Item
1. Financial Statements
LOTTERY.COM
INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
LOTTERY.COM
INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (UNAUDITED)
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
LOTTERY.COM
INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
| |
Common
Stock | | |
Preferred
Stock | | |
Additional Paid-In | | |
Accumulated | | |
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive | | |
Total AutoLotto
Inc. Stockholders’ | | |
Noncontrolling | | |
Total Stockholders’ | |
| |
Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Capital | | |
Deficit | | |
Income | | |
Equity | | |
Interest | | |
Equity | |
Balance as of December 31, 2020 | |
| 22,658,006 | | |
$ | 22,658 | | |
| - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 111,752,883 | | |
$ | (95,140,568 | ) | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 16,634,973 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 16,634,973 | |
Balance, value | |
| 22,658,006 | | |
$ | 22,658 | | |
| - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 111,752,883 | | |
$ | (95,140,568 | ) | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 16,634,973 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 16,634,973 | |
Issuance of common stock upon stock option exercise | |
| 15,029 | | |
| 15 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 885 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 900 | | |
| - | | |
| 900 | |
Conversion of convertible debt | |
| 1,398,224 | | |
| 1,398 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 933,602 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 935,000 | | |
| - | | |
| 935,000 | |
Beneficial conversion feature | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 9,149,683 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 9,149,683 | | |
| - | | |
| 9,149,683 | |
Issuance of digital securities | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 108,332 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 108,332 | | |
| - | | |
| 108,332 | |
Stock based compensation | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 2,160 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 2,160 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,160 | |
Comprehensive loss | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (5,456,034 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (5,456,034 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (5,456,034 | ) |
Balance as of March 31, 2021 | |
| 24,071,259 | | |
$ | 24,071 | | |
| - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 121,947,545 | | |
$ | (100,596,602 | ) | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 21,375,014 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 21,375,014 | |
Balance, value | |
| 24,071,259 | | |
$ | 24,071 | | |
| - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 121,947,545 | | |
$ | (100,596,602 | ) | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 21,375,014 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 21,375,014 | |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
LOTTERY.COM
INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
LOTTERY.COM
INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
1. Nature of Operations
Description
of Business
Lottery.com
Inc. (formerly Trident Acquisitions Corp) (“TDAC”, “Lottery.com” or “the Company”), was formed as
a Delaware corporation on March 17, 2016. On October 29, 2021, we consummated a business combination (the “Business Combination”)
with AutoLotto, Inc. (“AutoLotto”) pursuant to the terms of a Business Combination Agreement, dated February 21, 2021 (“Business
Combination Agreement”). Following the closing of the Business Combination (the “Closing”) we changed our name from
“Trident Acquisitions Corp.” to “Lottery.com Inc.” and the business of AutoLotto became our business. In connection
with the Business Combination, we moved our headquarters from New York, New York to AutoLotto’s offices in Spicewood, Texas.
We are a provider of domestic and international
lottery products and services. As an independent third-party lottery game service, we offer a platform developed and operated by us to
enable the remote purchase of legally sanctioned lottery games in the U.S. and abroad (the “Platform”). Our revenue generating
activities are focused on (i) offering the Platform via the Lottery.com app and our websites to users located in the U.S. and international
jurisdictions where the sale of lottery games is legal and our services are enabled for the remote purchase of legally sanctioned lottery
games (our “B2C Platform”); (ii) offering an internally developed, created and operated business-to-business application
programming interface (“API”) of the Platform to enable commercial partners in permitted U.S. and international jurisdictions
to purchase certain legally operated lottery games from us and resell them to users located within their respective jurisdictions (“B2B
API”); and (iii) delivering global lottery data, such as winning numbers and results, to commercial digital subscribers and providing
access to other proprietary, anonymized transaction data pursuant to multi-year contracts (“Data Service”).
We
have been a provider of lottery products and services, our business is subject to regulation in each jurisdiction in which we offer the
B2C Platform, or a commercial partner offers users access to lottery games through the B2B API. In addition, we must also comply with
the requirements of federal and other domestic and foreign regulatory bodies and governmental authorities in jurisdictions in which we
operate or with authority over our business. Our business is also subject to multiple other domestic and international laws, including
those relating to the transmission of information, privacy, security, data retention, and other consumer focused laws, and, as such,
may be impacted by changes in the interpretation of such laws.
On
June 30, 2021, we acquired an interest in Medios Electronicos y de Comunicacion, S.A.P.I de C.V. (“Aganar”) and JuegaLotto,
S.A. de C.V. (“JuegaLotto”). Aganar is authorized to operate in the licensed iLottery market in Mexico since 2007 as an online
retailer of Mexican National Lottery draw games, instant digital scratch-off games and other games of chance. JuegaLotto is authorized
by the Mexican federal regulatory authorities to sell international lottery games in Mexico.
On July 28, 2022, the Board
determined that the Company did not currently have sufficient financial resources to fund its operations or pay certain existing obligations,
including its payroll and related obligations and effectively ceased its operations furloughing certain employees effective July 29, 2022
(the “Operational Cessation”). Subsequently, the Company has had minimal day-to-day operations and has primarily focused its
operations on restarting certain aspects of its core business (the “Plans for Recommencement of Company Operations”).
On April 25, 2023, as part of the Plans for Recommencement of Company Operations,
the Company resumed its ticket sales operations to support its affiliate partners through its Texas retail network.
2. Liquidity and Going Concern
The accompanying consolidated financial
statements have been prepared on a going concern basis of accounting, which contemplates continuity of operations, realization of assets
and classification of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The accompanying consolidated financial statements
do not reflect any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classifications
of liabilities that might result if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Financial
Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 205-40, Disclosure of Uncertainties about
an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern, management must evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered
in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the
date these financial statements are issued. This evaluation does not take into consideration the potential mitigating effect of management’s
plans that have not been fully implemented or are not within control of the Company as of the date the financial statements are issued.
When substantial doubt exists under this methodology, management evaluates whether the mitigating effect of its plans sufficiently alleviates
substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The mitigating effect of management’s plans,
however, is only considered if both (1) it is probable that the plans will be effectively implemented within one year after the date that
the financial statements are issued, and (2) it is probable that the plans, when implemented, will mitigate the relevant conditions or
events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that
the financial statements are issued.
Due to
losses experienced by the Company’s Operational Cessation, the Company has experienced recurring net losses and negative cash
flows from operations and has an accumulated deficit of approximately $182,939,102
and a working capital of approximately $16.8 million at
March 31, 2022. For the three months ending March 31, 2022, the Company sustained a net loss of $34,750,964.
The Company sustained a loss from operations of $30.7 million
and $2.8 million
for the three months ending March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectfully. Subsequently, the Company sustained additional operating losses
and anticipates additional operating losses for the next twelve months. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the
Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company has historically funded its
activities to date almost exclusively from debt and equity financing. Management’s plans in order to meet its operating cash flow
requirements include financing activities such as private placements of its common stock, preferred stock offerings, and issuances of
debt and convertible debt. Although Management believes that it will be able to continue to raise funds by sale of its securities to provide
the additional cash needed to meet the Company’s obligations as they become due beginning with a loan agreement the Company entered
into with Woodford Eurasia Assets, Ltd. (“Woodford”) on December 7, 2022 (see Note 16. Subsequent Events), the Plans for Recommencement
of Company Operations to require substantial funds to implement and there is no assurance that the Company will be able to continue raising
the required capital.
The Company’s ability to continue
as a going concern for the next twelve months from the issuance of these financial statements depends on its ability to execute its business
plan, increase revenue, and reduce expenditures. Such conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue
as a going concern.
We will require additional financing to
continue to execute on our business plan. However, there can be no assurances that we will be successful in raising the additional capital
necessary to continue operations and execute on our business plan.
3. Significant Accounting Policies
Restatement
On
January 4, 2022, AutoLotto entered into a Business Loan Agreement (the “Business Loan”) with The Provident Bank (“Provident”),
pursuant to which the Company borrowed $30,000,000 from Provident, which was evidenced by a $30,000,000 Promissory Note. In accordance
with the terms of the Business Loan, upon entering into the agreement, $30,000,000 in a separate account with Provident was pledged as
security for the amount outstanding under the loan (“Collateral Security”). The $30,000,000 Collateral Security became restricted
and remained restricted until October 12, 2022, when AutoLotto defaulted on its obligations under the Business Loan and Provident foreclosed
on the $30,000,000 of Collateral Security. The Collateral Security, which was in the form of restricted cash, was presented as a contingent
liability on the Company’s balance sheet from March 31, 2022 until the obligation was satisfied in October of 2022.
As
previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
on July 22, 2022, as amended on July 22, 2022, the Company’s Management met on July 19, 2022 in consultation with the Chairman
of the Board of Directors of the Company, the Company’s legal counsel and the Company’s auditors at that time (Armanino LLP)
and concluded that the Company’s previously issued audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2021, and the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, previously filed with the SEC should
no longer be relied upon and should be restated.
The
need for the restatement arose out of the Company’s reexamination of various transactions that occurred in 2021 and which were
later rescinded or canceled in 2022. The Company has restated its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, as included
herein as discussed below and to reflect a change in the recognition of income in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606.
On
September 20, 2021, the Company entered into a purchase agreement with a major customer for the sale of various service credits with
a total purchase price of $30
million dollars. Upon execution of the purchase
agreement, the Company recognized the income and the customer was required make payment within 90 days. The customer provided payment
prior to December 31, 2021, in the form of a check accepted by the Company for deposit and included in undeposited funds. During 2022,
the Company discovered that the original service credits were non-transferrable and that the Company had pledged its own cash accounts
to secure the customer with a line of credit in the amount of $30,000,000
utilized by the customer to provide the Company
with payment towards the purchase of the service credits. Since the Company was prohibited from transferring the advertising portion
of the service credits and could not complete the sale of such credits, the Company cancelled the transaction and could not recognize
the income, or recognize a cash payment in the Company’s financial statements. In addition, the Company had recorded cost of sales
related to this transaction in the amount of $10,000,000. As a result, in the restated December 31, 2021 financial statements included
in the Amended Annual Report (the “Restated Audited Financials”), the Company decreased both cash and revenue by $30,000,000
for the year ended December 31, 2021 and reversed the related cost of sales which resulted in a decrease to cost of sales and an increase
in prepaid assets by $10,000,000 each for the year ended December 31, 2021.
In
addition, the Company had invoiced the customer a further $17,117,472 for various services and advertising credits for the year ended
December 31, 2021 and $18,539,472 during the three months ending March 31, 2022. The Company recorded such amounts to both revenue and
accounts receivable, respectfully. As a result of the cancellation of the transaction due to the inability of the Company to transfer
the credits and related services, the Company plans to decrease both accounts receivables and revenues by $17,117,472, in the restated
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021; and $18,539,472, in the restated financial statements for the three months
ended March 31, 2022.
In
an unrelated transaction, the Company entered into an arrangement with another customer totaling $5,000,000 in 2021. The Company recognized
the full amount of the arrangement and recorded $5,000,000 as revenue and accounts receivable for the year ended December 31, 2021. The
Company started performing the services under the arrangement during 2021, which services were to be completed in 2022. During the three
months ended March 31, 2022, the customer paid $500,000 towards these services. Subsequently, the Company determined that, in accordance
with ASC 606, due to an uncertainty of collectability of the remaining accounts receivable, the Company should not have recognized any
revenue from this agreement during the year ended December 31, 2021. As a result of the payment of $500,000 received during the year
ended December 31, 2021, the Company is allowed to record deferred revenue in the amount of $500,000. As a result, the Company
(i) decreased accounts receivable by $4,500,000, increased deferred revenue by $500,000 and decreased revenue by $5,000,000, for the year
ended December 31, 2021; and (ii) recorded revenue of $500,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
In addition, related to the transaction
stated above, in February 2022, the Company loaned the customer $450,000 and initially recorded it as a bridge loan receivable from the
customer. In March 2022, the parties executed a formal agreement for the arrangement described above, in the form of a secured promissory
note (the “Secured Promissory Note”). The Secured Promissory Note includes provisions regarding the development, implementation,
operation, and maintenance of the technology platform contemplated in the arrangement and also indicates that all work previously performed
on the project is to be considered performed under and governed by the Secured Promissory Note. The Secured Promissory Note provides that
the $450,000 bridge loan made in February be rolled into such note. In connection with the execution of the Secured Promissory Note, an
escrow was established and the Company deposited a total of $6,050,000 in the escrow account. The parties subsequently agreed that the
conditions of the escrow had been met and all of the funds were released, with $4,500,000 going back to the Company and $1,550,000 going
to the customer. The Company recorded the entire $6,500,000 as a Note Receivable and reported it as such in the Original Report. In connection
with the restatement of the financial statements included in the Original Report, the Company reviewed this transaction again and determined
that since the Company had received $4,500,000 of the $6,050,000 from the escrow, the actual amount loaned to the customer under the Secured
Promissory Note was $1,550,000 along with the $450,000 bridge loan, for a total of $2,000,000. As a result, the amount of the Note Receivable
has been corrected to $2,000,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Further, during the Company’s reassessment of all accounts as of
December 31, 2021, the Company determined that approximately $2,000,000
of prepaid advertising credits purchased during 2017 and 2018 may not be able to be fully utilized. As a result, the Company decreased
prepaid expenses by $2,000,000
and increased its reserve loss for prepaid advertising credits by $2,000,000,
in the restated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021.
The
following table presents the impact of the restatements on the Company’s previously reported consolidated balance sheet for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The values as previously reported were derived from the 2021 consolidated financial statements contained
in the Company’s previously reported balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 filed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K,
which were included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K that was filed with the SEC on May 10, 2023.
Schedule of Restatements of Previously Reported Consolidated Balance Sheet
| |
Reported | | |
Impacts | | |
Restated | |
| |
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2021 | |
| |
As Previously | | |
Restatement | | |
As | |
| |
Reported | | |
Impacts | | |
Restated | |
ASSETS | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash | |
$ | 62,638,970 | | |
$ | (30,000,000 | ) | |
$ | 32,638,970 | |
Accounts receivable | |
| 21,696,653 | | |
| (21,617,472 | ) | |
| 79,181 | |
Prepaid expenses | |
| 13,896,638 | | |
| 9,000,000 | | |
| 22,896,638 | |
Total Asset | |
$ | 147,151,478 | | |
$ | (42,617,472 | ) | |
$ | 104,534,006 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Deferred revenue | |
| 662,335 | | |
| 500,000 | | |
| 1,162,335 | |
Accrued and other expenses | |
| 4,528,815 | | |
| (112,647 | ) | |
| 4,416,168 | |
Total current liabilities | |
| 10,145,285 | | |
| 387,353 | | |
| 10,532,638 | |
Total liabilities | |
| 10,146,454 | | |
| 387,353 | | |
| 10,533,807 | |
Accumulated deficit | |
| (106,232,518 | ) | |
| (41,955,620 | ) | |
| -148,188,138 | |
Total Lottery.com Inc. stockholders’ equity | |
| 134,224,933 | | |
| (43,004,826 | ) | |
| 91,220,107 | |
Total Equity | |
| 137,005,024 | | |
| (43,004,825 | ) | |
| 94,000,199 | |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | |
$ | 147,151,478 | | |
$ | (42,617,472 | ) | |
$ | 104,534,006 | |
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q
and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Certain footnotes and other financial information normally required by accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, have been condensed or omitted in accordance with such rules and regulations. In management’s
opinion, these condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as our annual consolidated financial
statements and notes thereto and include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring items, considered necessary for the fair presentation.
The operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may
be expected for the year ending December 31, 2022.
The
condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 has been derived from our audited financial statements at that date but
does not include all disclosures and financial information required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The information included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our consolidated
financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2021, which were included in Amendment No. 1 to our Annual Report
on Form 10-K that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 10, 2023.
Impact
of Trident Acquisition Corp. Business Combination
We
accounted for the October 29, 2021 Business Combination as a reverse recapitalization whereby AutoLotto was determined as the accounting
acquirer and TDAC as the accounting acquiree. This determination was primarily based on:
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● |
former
AutoLotto stockholders having the largest voting interest in Lottery.com; |
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● |
the
Board of Directors of Lottery.com having not less than 5 members, and TDAC only having the ability under the Business Combination
Agreement to nominate one member to the Board of Directors for an initial two year term; |
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● |
AutoLotto
management continuing to hold executive management roles for the post-Business Combination entity and being responsible for the day-to-day
operations; |
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● |
the
post-Business Combination entity assuming the Lottery.com name, which was the assumed name under which AutoLotto conducted business; |
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● |
Lottery.com
maintaining the pre-existing AutoLotto headquarters; and |
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the
intended strategy of Lottery.com being a continuation of AutoLotto’s strategy. |
Accordingly,
the Business Combination was treated as the equivalent of AutoLotto issuing stock for the net assets of TDAC, accompanied by a recapitalization.
The net assets of TDAC are stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded.
While
TDAC was the legal acquirer in the Business Combination, because AutoLotto was determined to be the accounting acquirer, the historical
financial statements of AutoLotto became the historical financial statements of the combined company, upon the consummation of the Business
Combination. As a result, the financial statements included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect (i)
the historical operating results of AutoLotto prior to the Business Combination; (ii) our combined results and AutoLotto following the
Closing; (iii) the assets and liabilities of AutoLotto at their historical cost; and (iv) our equity structure for all periods presented.
In
connection with the Business Combination transaction, we have converted the equity structure for the periods prior to the Business Combination
to reflect the number of shares of our common stock issued to AutoLotto’s stockholders in connection with the recapitalization
transaction. As such, the shares, corresponding capital amounts and earnings per share, as applicable, related to AutoLotto convertible
preferred stock and common stock prior to the Business Combination have been retroactively converted by applying the exchange ratio established
in the Business Combination.
Non-controlling
Interests
Non-controlling
interests represent the proportionate ownership of Aganar and JuegaLotto, held by minority members and reflect their capital investments
as well as their proportionate interest in subsidiary losses and other changes in members’ equity, including translation adjustments.
Segment
Reporting
Operating
segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly
by our management in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing operating performance. Under the provisions of ASC 280-10, “Segment
Reporting” (“ASC 280”), we are not organized around specific services or geographic regions. We operate in one service
line, providing lottery products and services.
Our
management uses financial information, business prospects, competitive factors, operating results and other non-U.S. GAAP financial ratios
to evaluate our performance, which is the same basis on which our results and performance are communicated to our Board of Directors.
Based on the information described above and in accordance with the applicable literature, management has concluded that we are organized
and operated as one operating and reportable segment on a condensed consolidated basis for each of the periods presented.
Concentration
of Credit Risks
Financial instruments
that are potentially subject to concentrations of credit risk are primarily cash. Cash holdings are placed with major financial
institutions deemed to be of high-credit-quality in order to limit credit exposure. The Company maintains deposits and certificates of
deposit with banks which may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insured limit and money market accounts
which are not FDIC insured. In addition, deposits aggregating approximately $19,790 at April 30, 2023 are held in foreign banks. Management
believes the risk of loss in connection with these accounts is minimal.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions to determine the reported amounts of assets,
liabilities, revenue and expenses. Although management believes these estimates are reasonable, actual results could differ from these
estimates. We evaluate our estimates on an ongoing basis and prepare our estimates on a historical experience using assumptions we believe
to be reasonable under the circumstances.
Foreign
currency translation
The
financial statements of the Company’s significant non-U.S. subsidiaries are translated into United States dollars in accordance
with ASC 830, “Foreign Currency Matters”, using period-end rates of exchange for assets and liabilities, and average rates
of exchange for the period for revenues, costs and expenses and historical rates for equity. Resulting foreign currency translation adjustments
are recorded directly in accumulated other comprehensive loss as a separate component of shareholders’ deficit. Transaction gains
and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are
included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss when
realized.
Cash
As
of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, cash and cash equivalents were composed of cash deposits. Certain deposits with
some banks exceeded federally insured limits with the majority of cash held in one financial institution. Management believes all financial
institutions holding its cash are of high credit quality and does not believe we are subject to unusual credit risk beyond the normal
credit risk associated with commercial banking relationships.
The
Company had no marketable securities as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
Accounts
Receivable
Through
the various merchant providers used by us, we pre-authorize forms of payment prior to the sale of digital representation of lottery games
to minimize exposure to losses related to uncollected payments and we do not extend credit to the user of the B2C Platform or the commercial
partner of the B2B API, as its customers, in the normal course of business. We accrue 100 percent of all expenses associated with LotteryLink
prior to issuing accounts payable to a Master Affiliate or receiving associated payments. We estimate our bad debt exposure each period
and record a bad debt provision for accounts receivable we believe may not be collected in full. The Company did not record any allowance
for uncollectible receivables as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The Company has not incurred bad debt expense historically.
Prepaid
Expenses
Prepaid
expenses consist of payments made on contractual obligations for services to be consumed in future periods. The Company entered into
an agreement with a third party to provide advertising services and issued equity instruments as compensation for the advertising services.
The Company expenses the service as it is performed. The value of the services provided were used to value these contracts. The current
portion of prepaid expenses is included in current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Investments
On
August 2, 2018, AutoLotto purchased 186,666 shares of Class A-1 common stock of a third-party business development partner representing
4% of the total outstanding shares of such company. As this investment resulted in less than 20% ownership, it was accounted for using
the cost basis method.
Property
and equipment, net
Property
and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation and amortization are generally computed using the straight-line method over estimated
useful lives ranging from three to five years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated
useful life of the asset. Routine maintenance and repair costs are expensed as incurred. The costs of major additions, replacements and
improvements are capitalized. Gains and losses realized on the sale or disposal of property and equipment are recognized or charged to
other expense in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.
Depreciation
of property and equipment is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:
Schedule of Depreciation of Property and Equipment
Computers
and equipment |
|
3
years |
Furniture
and fixtures |
|
5
years |
Software |
|
3
years |
Notes
Receivable
Notes
receivable consist of contracts where the Company has loaned funds to outside parties. The Company accrues interest receivable over the
term of the outstanding notes and reviews for doubtful collectability periodically but in no instance less than annually.
Leases
Right-of-use
assets (“ROU assets”) represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities
represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at
commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Variable lease payments are not included in the calculation
of the right-of-use asset and lease liability due to uncertainty of the payment amount and are recorded as lease expense in the period
incurred. As most of the leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company used its incremental borrowing rate based on the information
available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. Otherwise, the implicit rate was used when readily
determinable. The lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will
exercise that option. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Under
the available practical expedient, the Company accounts for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component for all classes
of underlying assets as both a lessee and lessor. Further, management elected a short-term lease exception policy on all classes of underlying
assets, permitting the Company to not apply the recognition requirements of this standard to short-term leases (i.e. leases with terms
of 12 months or less).
Internal
Use Software Development
Software
development costs incurred internally to develop software programs to be used solely to meet our internal needs and applications are
capitalized once the preliminary project stage is complete and it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will
be used to perform the intended function. Additionally, we capitalize qualifying costs incurred for upgrades and enhancements to existing
software that result in additional functionality. Costs related to preliminary project planning activities, post-implementation activities,
maintenance and minor modifications are expensed as incurred. Internal-use software development costs are amortized on a straight line
basis over the estimated useful life of the software.
Software
License
Software
license represents the Company’s license agreements for third party software, which are amortized over their estimated economic
lives.
Customer
relationships
Customer
relationships are finite-lived intangible assets, which are amortized over their estimated economic lives. Customer relationships are
generally recognized as the result of business combinations.
Gaming
Licenses
The
Company incurs fees in connection with applying for and maintaining good standing in jurisdictions via business licenses. Fees incurred
in connection with the application and subsequent renewals are capitalized and amortized using the straight-line method over an estimated
useful life. These fees are capitalized and amortized over the shorter of their expected benefit under the partnership agreement or estimated
useful life.
Trademarks
and Tradenames
The
Company incurs fees in connection with applying for and maintaining trademarks and tradenames as well as trademarks and tradenames resulting
from acquisitions. Fees incurred in connection with the application and subsequent renewals are capitalized and amortized using the straight-line
method over an estimated useful life.
Domain
Name
Domain
name represents the cost incurred to purchase the website domain name and is being amortized on a straight-line method over an estimated
useful life.
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived assets, except for goodwill,
consist of property and equipment and finite-lived acquired intangible assets, such as internal-use software, software licenses, customer
relationships, gaming licenses, trademarks, tradenames and customer relationships. Long-lived assets, except for goodwill and indefinite-lived
assets, are tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset
may not be fully recoverable. Impairment expense is recognized to the extent an asset’s expected undiscounted future cash flows
are less than the asset’s carrying amount. The Company determined that there was no significant impairment of long-lived assets
during the three months ended March 31, 2022 or the year ended December 31, 2021.
Goodwill
The
Company’s business is classified into one reporting unit. In testing goodwill for impairment, the Company has the option to begin
with a qualitative assessment, commonly referred to as “Step 0,” to determine whether it is more likely than not that the
fair value of a reporting unit containing goodwill is less than its carrying value. This qualitative assessment may include, but is not
limited to, reviewing factors such as macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, cost factors, entity-specific financial
performance and other events, such as changes in the Company’s management, strategy and primary user base. If the Company determines
that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, the Company performs a quantitative
goodwill impairment analysis by comparing the carrying amount to the fair value of the reporting unit. If the carrying amount exceeds
the fair value, goodwill will be written down to the fair value and recorded as impairment expense in the consolidated statements of
operations. The Company performs its impairment testing annually and when circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce
the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value.
Revenue
Recognition
Under
the new standard, ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (“ASC 606”), the Company
recognizes revenues when the following criteria are met: (i) persuasive evidence of a contract with a customer exists; (ii) identifiable
performance obligations under the contract exist; (iii) the transaction price is determinable for each performance obligation; (iv) the
transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation; and (v) when the performance obligations are satisfied. Revenues are recognized
when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to the customers in an amount that reflects the consideration expected
to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.
Lottery
game revenue
Items
that fall under this revenue classification include:
Lottery
game sales
The
Company’s performance obligations of delivering lottery games are satisfied at the time in which the digital representation of
the lottery game is delivered to the user of the B2C Platform or the commercial partner of the B2B API, therefore, revenue is recognized
at a point in time. The Company receives consideration for lottery game sales at the time of delivery to the customer, either the user
or commercial partner, as applicable. There is no variable consideration related to lottery game sales. As each individual lottery game
delivered represents a distinct performance obligation and consideration for each game sale is fixed, representing the standalone selling
price, there is no allocation of consideration necessary.
In
accordance with ASC 606, the Company evaluates the presentation of revenue on a gross versus net basis dependent on if the Company is
a principal or agent. In making this evaluation, some of the factors that are considered include whether the Company has control over
the specified good or service before it is transferred to the customer. The Company also assesses if it is primarily responsible for
fulfilling the promise to provide the specified good or service, has inventory risk, and has discretion in establishing the price. For
all of the Company’s transactions, management concluded that gross presentation is appropriate, as the Company is primarily responsible
for providing the performance obligation directly to the customers and assumes fulfillment risk of all lottery game sales as it retains
physical possession of lottery game sales tickets from time of sale until the point of redemption. The Company also retains inventory
risk on all lottery game sales tickets as they are responsible for any potential winnings related to lost or unredeemable tickets at
the time of redemption. Finally, while each jurisdiction establishes the face value of the lottery ticket, representing the game sales
prices, the Company charges a separate and additional fee for the services it provides.
Affiliate
marketing credit revenue
The
Company’s performance obligation in agreements with certain customers is to transfer previously acquired affiliate marketing credits
(“credits”). Customers’ payment for these credits is priced on a per-contract basis. The performance obligation in
these agreements is to provide title rights of the previously acquired credits to the customer. This transfer is point-in-time when the
revenue is recognized, and there are no variable considerations related to this performance obligation.
Arrangements
with multiple performance obligations
The
Company’s contracts with customers may include multiple performance obligations. For such arrangements, management allocates revenue
to each performance obligation based on its relative standalone selling price. Management generally determines standalone selling prices
based on the prices charged to customers.
Deferred
Revenue
The
Company records deferred revenue when cash payments are received or due in advance of any performance, including amounts which are refundable.
Payment
terms vary by the type and location of the customer and the products or services offered. The term between invoicing and when payment
is due is not significant. For certain products or services and customer types, management requires payment before the products or services
are delivered to the customer.
Contract
Assets
Given
the nature of the Company’s services and contracts, it has no contract assets.
Taxes
Taxes
assessed by a governmental authority that are both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transactions, that are collected
by us from a customer, are excluded from revenue.
Cost
of Revenue
Cost
of revenue consists primarily of variable costs, comprising (i) the cost of procurement of lottery games, minus winnings to users, additional
expenses related to the sale of lottery games, including, commissions, affiliate fees and revenue shares; and (ii) payment processing
fees on user fees, including, chargebacks imposed on the Company. Non-variable costs included in cost of revenue include affiliate marketing
credits acquired on a per-contract basis.
Stock-based
Compensation
Effective
October 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU 2018-07, Compensation – “Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee
Share-based Payment Accounting” (“ASC 718”), which addresses aspects of the accounting for nonemployee share-based
payment transactions and accounts for share-based awards to employees in accordance with ASC 718. Under this guidance, stock compensation
expense is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized as an expense over the estimated service
period (generally the vesting period) on the straight-line attribute method.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
From
time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or other standard setting bodies that may have an impact on our accounting
and reporting. We believe that such recently issued accounting pronouncements and other authoritative guidance for which the effective
date is in the future either will not have an impact on our accounting or reporting or that such impact will not be material to our financial
position, results of operations and cash flows when implemented.
4. Restatement of Financial Statements
Management
of the Company re-evaluated its accounting for three months ending March 31, 2022, the Company determined to restate its previously issued
financial statements as of March 31, 2022 to correct accounting errors related to cash on hand, accounts receivable, other assets,
deferred revenue, accrued expenses, revenue, costs of revenue and stock-based compensation which caused the following misstatements.
The
following tables summarize the effect of the restatements on the specific items presented in our previously reported financial statements:
Schedule
of Restatements Reported In Financial Statements
LOTTERY.COM
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
| |
March
31, | | |
| | |
March
31, | |
| |
2022 | | |
Adjustments | | |
2022 | |
| |
(As
Filed) | | |
| | | |
(As
Restated) | |
ASSETS | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Current
assets: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash | |
$ | 50,795,889 | | |
| (46,500,250 | )(1)
(2) | |
$ | 4,295,639 | |
| |
| | | |
| (46,500,250 | ) | |
| | |
Restricted
cash | |
| - | | |
| 30,000,000 | (1) | |
| 30,000,000 | |
Accounts
receivable | |
| 35,796,548 | | |
| (34,356,944 | )(1)
(2) | |
| 1,439,604 | |
| |
| | | |
| (34,356,944 | ) | |
| | |
Prepaid
expenses | |
| 12,843,029 | | |
| 9,000,000 | (1) | |
| 21,843,029 | |
Other
current assets | |
| 246,599 | | |
| (4,682 | ) | |
| 241,917 | |
Total
current assets | |
| 99,682,065 | | |
| | | |
| 57,820,189 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Long-term
assets | |
| 54,962,270 | | |
| 8,509,686 | (1)
(2) | |
| 63,471,956 | |
Total
assets | |
$ | 154,644,335 | | |
| | | |
$ | 121,292,145 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Current
liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Trade
payables | |
$ | 2,559,846 | | |
| (167,602 | )(3) | |
$ | 2,392,244 | |
Deferred
revenue | |
| 544,643 | | |
| | | |
| 544,643 | |
Notes
payable - current | |
| 3,477,339 | | |
| | | |
| 3,477,339 | |
Accrued
interest | |
| 180,281 | | |
| | | |
| 180,281 | |
Accrued
and other expenses | |
| 4,081,672 | | |
| 391,435 | (3) | |
| 4,473,107 | |
Total
current liabilities | |
| 10,843,781 | | |
| | | |
| 11,067,614 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Long-term
liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Other
long term liabilities | |
| 1,522 | | |
| | | |
| 1,522 | |
Total
long-term liabilities | |
| 1,522 | | |
| | | |
| 1,522 | |
Commitments
and contingencies (Note 14) | |
| - | | |
| 30,000,000 | (1) | |
| 30,000,000 | |
Total
liabilities | |
| 10,845,303 | | |
| | | |
| 41,069,136 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Commitments
and contingencies | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Equity | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Controlling
Interest | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Preferred
Stock, par value $0.001, 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| - | |
Common
stock, par value $0.001, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 50,376,433 and 50,256,317 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and
December 31, 2021, respectively | |
| 46,928 | | |
| 3,448 | (7) | |
| 50,376 | |
Additional
paid-in capital | |
| 263,022,161 | | |
| (2,541,242
| )(4) | |
| 260,480,919 | |
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss | |
| (1,719 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (1,719 | ) |
Accumulated
deficit | |
| (121,919,207 | ) | |
| (61,019,895
| )(9) | |
| (182,939,102 | ) |
Total
Lottery.com Inc. stockholders’ equity | |
| 141,148,163 | | |
| | | |
| 77,590,474 | |
Noncontrolling
interest | |
| 2,650,869 | | |
| (18,334 | )(9) | |
| 2,632,535 | |
Total
Equity | |
| 143,799,032 | | |
| | | |
| 80,223,009 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity | |
$ | 154,644,335 | | |
| - | | |
$ | 121,292,145 | |
LOTTERY.COM
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
| |
2022 | | |
Adjustments | | |
2022 | |
| |
Three Months Ended March 31, | |
| |
2022 | | |
Adjustments | | |
2022 | |
| |
(As Filed) | | |
| | |
(As Restated) | |
Revenue | |
$ | 21,150,892 | | |
| (17,520,200 | )(1)
(2) | |
$ | 3,630,692 | |
Cost of revenue | |
| 3,165,469 | | |
| (780,727 | )(1)
(2) | |
| 2,384,742 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Gross profit | |
| 17,985,423 | | |
| | | |
| 1,245,950 | |
Operating expenses: | |
| 33,804,723 | | |
| (1,877,805 | )(2) | |
| 31,926,918 | |
Loss from operations | |
| (15,819,300 | ) | |
| | | |
$ | (30,680,968 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Other expenses | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest expense | |
| (953 | ) | |
| 4,934
| (3) | |
| 3,981 | |
Other expense | |
| (2,436 | ) | |
| 4,191,580
| (2) | |
| 4,189,144 | |
Total other expenses, net | |
| (3,389 | ) | |
| | | |
| 4,193,125 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Income tax expense (benefit) | |
| - | | |
| 23,364 | (2) | |
| 23,364 | |
Net loss | |
| (15,815,911 | ) | |
| | | |
| (34,897,457 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Other comprehensive loss | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net | |
| (1,064 | ) | |
| | | |
| 1,064 | |
Comprehensive loss | |
| (15,816,975 | ) | |
| | | |
| (34,898,521 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | |
| 129,222 | | |
| 18,335 | (3) | |
| 147,557 | |
Net loss attributable to Lottery.com Inc. | |
| (15,687,753 | ) | |
| | | |
| (34,750,964 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net loss per common share, basic and diluted | |
$ | (0.33 | ) | |
| | | |
$ | (0.69 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | |
| 46,832,919 | | |
| | | |
| 50,376,433 | |
LOTTERY.COM
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
| |
2022 | | |
Adjustments | | |
2022 | |
| |
Three
Months Ending March 31, | |
| |
2022 | | |
Adjustments | | |
2022 | |
| |
(As
Filed) | | |
| | |
(As
Restated) | |
Cash flow
from operating activities | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net loss attributable
to Lottery.com Inc. | |
| (15,686,689 | ) | |
$ | (19,064,275 | )(9) | |
| (34,750,964 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net
loss to net cash used in operating activities: | |
| 23,419,191 | | |
$ | ($2,195,301 | )
(9) | |
| 21,223,890 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Changes in assets & liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Accounts
receivable | |
| (14,099,895 | ) | |
| 12,739,472 | (1)
(2) | |
| (1,360,423 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| 12,739,472 | | |
| | |
Prepaid
expenses | |
| 1,053,609 | | |
| | | |
| 1,053,609 | |
Note Receivable | |
| - | | |
| (2,000,000 | )(6) | |
| (2,000,000 | ) |
Other
current assets | |
| (20,399 | ) | |
| 4,682
| (9) | |
| (15,717 | ) |
Trade
payables | |
| 1,553,311 | | |
| (167,602 | )(9) | |
| 1,385,709 | |
Deferred
revenue | |
| (117,692 | ) | |
| (500,000 | )
(1) (2) | |
| (617,692 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| (500,000 | ) | |
| | |
Accrued
interest | |
| 4,021 | | |
| | | |
| 4,021 | |
Accrued
and other expenses | |
| (10,648 | ) | |
| 67,587
| (9) | |
| 56,939 | |
Other long term assets | |
| - | | |
| (13,009,686 | )(8) | |
| (13,009,686 | ) |
Other
long term liabilities | |
| 353 | | |
| | | |
| 353 | |
Net
cash provided by operating activities | |
| (3,904,838 | ) | |
| | | |
| 1,970,039 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash flow
from investing activities | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Purchases
of property and equipment | |
| (18,305 | ) | |
| | | |
| (18,305 | ) |
Purchases
of intangible assets | |
| (1,124,873 | ) | |
| 1,124,873
| (9) | |
| - | |
Investment
in subsidiary, net | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| - | |
Net
cash used in investing activities | |
| (1,143,178 | ) | |
| | | |
| (18,305 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash flow
from financing activities | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Issuance
of digital securities | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| - | |
Proceeds
from exercise of options and warrants | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| - | |
Proceeds
from issuance of convertible debt | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| - | |
Payment
of debt issuance costs | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| - | |
Issuance
of note receivable | |
| (6,500,000 | ) | |
| 6,500,000 | (6) | |
| - | |
Proceeds
from issuance of notes payable | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| - | |
Principal
payments on debt | |
| (294,001 | ) | |
| | | |
| (294,001 | ) |
Net
cash provided by financing activities | |
| (6,794,001 | ) | |
| | | |
| (294,001 | ) |
Effect of exchange rate changes
on cash | |
| (1,064 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (1,064 | ) |
Net change in net cash and
restricted cash | |
| (11,843,081 | ) | |
| 13,499,750 | (9) | |
| 1,656,669 | |
Cash
and restricted cash at beginning of period | |
| 62,638,970 | | |
| (30,000,000 | )(1) | |
| 32,638,970 | |
Cash
and restricted cash at end of period | |
| 50,795,889 | | |
| - | | |
| 34,295,639 | |
The
following tables summarize the effect of the restatements on the specific items presented in our previously reported financial statements:
The
specific explanations for the items noted above in the restated financial statements are as follows:
|
(1) |
On
January 4, 2022, AutoLotto entered into a Business Loan Agreement (the “Business Loan”) with The Provident Bank (“Provident”),
pursuant to which the Company borrowed $30,000,000
from Provident, which was
evidenced by a $30,000,000
Promissory Note. In accordance
with the terms of the Business Loan, upon entering into the agreement, $30,000,000
in a separate account with
Provident was pledged as security for the amount outstanding under the loan (“Collateral Security”). The $30,000,000
Collateral Security became
restricted and remained restricted until October 12, 2022, when AutoLotto defaulted on its obligations under the Business Loan and Provident
foreclosed on the $30,000,000
of Collateral Security. The
Collateral Security, which was in the form of restricted cash, was presented as a contingent liability on the Company’s balance
sheet from March 31, 2022 until the obligation was satisfied in October of 2022.
|
|
|
|
|
(2) |
After
reexamination of various transactions that occurred in 2021 and which were later rescinded or canceled in 2022, the Company has restated
revenue on its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, to reflect a change in the recognition of income in accordance
with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606 |
|
a. |
On
September 20, 2021, the Company entered into a purchase agreement with a major customer for the sale of various service credits with
a total purchase price of $30
million dollars. Upon execution of the purchase
agreement, the Company recognized the income and the customer was required make payment within 90 days. The customer provided payment
prior to December 31, 2021, in the form of a check accepted by the Company for deposit and included in undeposited funds. During 2022,
the Company discovered that the original service credits were non-transferrable and that the Company had pledged its own cash accounts
to secure a line of credit in the amount of $30,000,000
utilized by the customer to provide the Company
with payment towards the purchase of the service credits. Since the Company was prohibited from transferring the advertising portion
of the service credits and could not complete the sale of such credits, the Company cancelled the transaction and could not recognize
the income, nor recognize a cash payment in the Company’s financial statements. In addition, the Company had recorded cost of sales
related to this transaction in the amount of $10,000,000. As a result, in the restated December 31, 2021 financial statements included
in the Amended Annual Report (the “Restated Audited Financials”), the Company decreased both cash and revenue by $30,000,000
for the year ended December 31, 2021 and reversed the related cost of sales which resulted in a decrease to cost of sales and an increase
in prepaid assets by $10,000,000 each for the year ended December 31, 2021. |
|
|
|
|
b. |
In
addition, the Company had invoiced the customer a further $17,117,472 for various services and advertising credits for the year ended
December 31, 2021 and $18,539,472 during the three months ending March 31, 2022. The Company recorded such amounts to both revenue
and accounts receivable, respectfully. As a result of the cancellation of the transaction due to the inability of the Company to
transfer the credits and related services, the Company decreased both accounts receivables and revenues by $17,117,472, in the restated
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021; and $18,539,472, in the restated financial statements for the three months
ended March 31, 2022. |
|
|
|
|
c. |
The
total adjustment to accounts receivable was an increase of $34,356,944. |
|
|
|
|
d. |
The
total adjustment to pre-paid expenses was an increase of $9,000,000 and other current assets decreased by $4,682. |
|
|
|
|
e. |
The
total adjustment to trade payables was a decrease of $167,602. |
|
|
|
|
f. |
The
total adjustment to revenue was a decrease of $17,520,200 |
|
|
|
|
g. |
Income tax expense increase of $23,364. |
|
|
|
|
h. |
The
total adjustment to cost of revenue was an increase of $780,727.
|
|
|
|
|
i. |
The
total adjustment to operating expenses was a decrease of $1,877,805 and the adjustment to other expense, net was an increase of 4,191,580. |
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(3) |
During
the Company’s reassessment of all accounts as of December 31, 2021, the Company determined that approximately $2,000,000 of
prepaid advertising credits purchased during 2017 and 2018 may not be able to be fully utilized. As a result, the Company decreased
prepaid expenses of $2,000,000 and increased its loss reserve for prepaid advertising credits by $2,000,000, in the restated financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2021. |
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|
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(4) |
After
the termination of several officers and employees subsequent to December 31, 2022 and the cancelation of various options and/or warrants
held by these individuals, the Company decreased Additional paid-in capital in the amount of $2,541,242. |
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(5) |
In
an unrelated transaction, the Company entered into an arrangement with another customer totaling $5,000,000
in 2021. The Company recognized
the full amount of the arrangement and recorded $5,000,000
as revenue and accounts receivable
for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Company started performing the services under the arrangement during 2021, which services were
to be completed in 2022. During October 2021, the customer paid $500,000
towards these services. Subsequently,
the Company determined that, in accordance with ASC 606, due to an uncertainty of collectability of the remaining accounts receivable,
the Company should not have recognized any revenue from this arrangement during the year ended December 31, 2021. As a result of the payment
of $500,000
received during the year ended
December 31, 2021, the Company is allowed to record deferred revenue in the amount of $500,000.
As a result, the Company (i) decreased accounts receivable by $4,500,000,
increased deferred revenue by $500,000
and decreased revenue by $5,000,000,
for the year ended December 31, 2021; and (ii) recorded revenue of $500,000
for the three months ended
March 31, 2022. |
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(6) |
In addition, related to the transaction stated above, in February 2022, the Company loaned the customer $450,000 and initially recorded it as a bridge loan receivable from the customer. In March 2022, the parties executed a formal agreement for the arrangement described above, in the form of a secured promissory note (the “Secured Promissory Note”). The Secured Promissory Note includes provisions regarding the development, implementation, operation, and maintenance of the technology platform contemplated in the arrangement and also indicates that all work previously performed on the project is to be considered performed under and governed by the Secured Promissory Note. The Secured Promissory Note provides that the $450,000 bridge loan made in February be rolled into such note. In connection with the execution of the Secured Promissory Note, an escrow was established and the Company deposited a total of $6,050,000 in the escrow account. The parties subsequently agreed that the conditions of the escrow had been met and all of the funds were released, with $4,500,000 going back to the Company and $1,550,000 going to the customer. The Company recorded the entire $6,500,000 as a Note Receivable and reported it as such in the Original Report. In connection with the restatement of the financial statements included in the Original Report, the Company reviewed this transaction again and determined that since the Company had received $4,500,000 of the $6,050,000 from the escrow, the actual amount loaned to the customer under the Secured Promissory Note was $1,550,000 along with the $450,000 bridge loan, for a total of $2,000,000. As a result, the amount of the Note Receivable has been corrected to $2,000,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022. |
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(7) |
On October 28, 2021, the Company granted 3,832,431 restricted stock awards and as of December 31, 2021 issued 3,448,066
not previously reported on the balance sheet and statement of equity as issued and outstanding. |
|
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(8) |
In addition, the Company had placed $16,500,000 in an escrow account with
Streicher Financial, LLC (“J. Streicher”) which was previously reported as cash in the amount of $16,500,000. Since the funds
were in an account which was not under the control by the Company and subsequently the Company filed a claim against J. Streicher for
the return of these funds which was later awarded to the Company (See Note 14 – Commitments and Contingencies). The fair value of
the future payments anticipated by the Company have been discounted and $11,697,163 has been reclassified from cash and recorded in long
term assets. |
|
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(9) |
As a result of all the foregoing adjustments,
the Company reevaluated the classifications of accounts on the statements of cash flows accordingly.
|
5. Business Combination
TDAC
Combination
On
October 29, 2021, the Company and AutoLotto consummated the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement. At the Closing,
each share of common stock and preferred stock of AutoLotto that was issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of
the Business Combination (other than excluded shares as contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement) was canceled and converted
into the right to receive approximately 3.0058 shares (the “Exchange Ratio”) of Lottery.com. common stock.
The
Business Combination closing was a triggering event for the Series B convertible notes, of which $63.8 million was converted into 3,248,526
shares of AutoLotto that were then converted into 9,764,511 shares of Lottery.com common stock using the Exchange Ratio.
At
the Closing, each option to purchase AutoLotto’s common stock, whether vested or unvested, was assumed and converted into an option
to purchase a number of shares of Lottery.com common stock in the manner set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.
The
Company accounted for the Business Combination as a reverse recapitalization whereby AutoLotto was determined as the accounting acquirer
and TDAC as the accounting acquiree. Refer to Note 3, Significant Accounting Policies, for further details. Accordingly, the Business
Combination was treated as the equivalent of AutoLotto issuing stock for the net assets of TDAC, accompanied by a recapitalization. The
net assets of TDAC are stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded.
The
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes reflect the historical results of AutoLotto prior to the merger
and do not include the historical results of TDAC prior to the consummation of the Business Combination.
Upon
the Closing, AutoLotto received total net proceeds of approximately $42,794,000 from TDAC’s trust and operating accounts. Total
transaction costs were approximately $9,460,000, which principally consisted of advisory, legal and other professional fees and were
recorded in additional paid in capital. Cumulative debt repayments of approximately $11,068,000, inclusive of accrued but unpaid interest,
were paid in conjunction with the close, which included approximately $5,475,000 repayment of notes payable to related parties, and approximately
$5,593,000 payment of accrued underwriter fees.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, the holders of issued and outstanding shares of AutoLotto prior to the Closing (the
“Sellers”) were entitled to receive up to 6,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock (the “Seller Earnout Shares”)
and Vadim Komissarov, Ilya Ponomarev and Marat Rosenberg (collectively the “TDAC Founders”) were also entitled to receive
up to 4,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock (the “TDAC Founder Earnout Shares” and, together with the Seller Earnout
Shares, the “Earnout Shares”). One of the earnout criteria had not been met by the December 31, 2021 deadline, thus no earnout
shares were granted specific to that criteria. As of March 31, 2022, 3,000,000 of the Seller Earnout Shares and 2,000,000 TDAC Founder
Earnout Shares were still eligible Earnout Shares until December 31, 2022.
Global
Gaming Acquisition
On
June 30, 2021, the Company acquired 100 percent of the equity of Global Gaming Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Global
Gaming”), which holds 80 percent of the equity of each of Medios Electronicos y de Comunicacion, S.A.P.I de C.V. (“Aganar”)
and JuegaLotto, S.A. de C.V. (“JuegaLotto”). JuegaLotto is federally authorized by the Mexico regulatory authorities with
jurisdiction over the ability to sell international lottery games in Mexico through an authorized federal gaming portal and is authorized
for games of chance in other countries throughout Latin America. Aganar has been operating in the licensed iLottery market in Mexico
since 2007 and is authorized to sell Mexican National Lottery draw games, instant win tickets, and other games of chance online and additionally
issues a proprietary scratch lottery game in Mexico under the brand name Capalli. The opening balance of the acquirees have been included
in our condensed consolidated balance sheet since the date of the acquisition. Since the acquirees’ financial statements were denominated
in Mexican pesos, the exchange rate of 22.0848 pesos per dollar was used to translate the balances.
The
net purchase price was allocated to the assets and liabilities acquired as per the table below. Goodwill represents the future economic
benefits arising from other assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately recognized. The fair values of the
acquired intangible assets were determined using Level 3 inputs which were not observable in the market.
The
total purchase price of $10,989,691, consisted of cash of $10,530,000 and 687,439 shares of common stock of AutoLotto at $0.67 per share.
The total consideration transferred was approximately $10,055,214, reflecting the purchase price, net of cash on hand at Global Gaming
and the principal amount of certain loans acquired. The purchase price is for an 80 percent ownership interest and is therefore grossed
up to $13,215,843 as to reflect the 20 percent minority interest in the acquirees. The purchase price was allocated to the identified
tangible and intangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date as follows:
Schedule of Tangible and Intangible Assets Acquisition
Cash | |
$ | 517,460 | |
Accounts receivable, net | |
| 34,134 | |
Prepaids | |
| 5,024 | |
Property and equipment, net | |
| 2,440 | |
Other assets, net | |
| 65,349 | |
Intangible assets | |
| 8,590,000 | |
Goodwill | |
| 4,940,643 | |
Total assets | |
$ | 14,155,051 | |
| |
| | |
Accounts payable and other liabilities | |
$ | (387,484 | ) |
Customer deposits | |
| (134,707 | ) |
Related party loan | |
| (417,017 | ) |
Total liabilities | |
$ | (939,208 | ) |
| |
| | |
Total net assets of Acquirees | |
$ | 13,215,843 | |
Goodwill
recognized in connection with the acquisition is primarily attributed to an anticipated growing lottery market in Mexico that is expected
to be achieved from the integration of these Mexican entities. None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
The
following are details of the purchase price allocated to the intangible assets acquired.
Schedule of Intangible Assets Acquired
Category | |
Fair Value | |
| |
| |
Customer relationships | |
$ | 410,000 | |
Gaming approvals | |
| 4,020,000 | |
Trade names and trademarks | |
| 2,540,000 | |
Technology | |
| 1,620,000 | |
| |
| | |
Total Intangibles | |
$ | 8,590,000 | |
Subsequently,
the Company adjusted Goodwill for the recording of related deferred tax liabilities as the Company released $1.6 million of valuation
allowance since the additional deferred tax liabilities represent a future source of taxable income. See Note 11.
6. Property and Equipment, net
Property
and equipment, net as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, consisted of the following:
Schedule
of Property and Equipment, Net
| |
March 31, | | |
December 31, | |
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
| |
| | |
| |
Computers and equipment | |
$ | 110,498 | | |
$ | 113,151 | |
Furniture and fixtures | |
| 31,818 | | |
| 23,760 | |
Software | |
| 1,903,121 | | |
| 1,903,121 | |
Property and equipment | |
| 2,045,437 | | |
| 2,040,032 | |
Accumulated depreciation | |
| (1,924,144 | ) | |
| (1,898,753 | ) |
Property and equipment, net | |
$ | 121,293 | | |
$ | 141,279 | |
Depreciation
expense was $4,152 and $41,185 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, respectively, and was $153,453 and $191,744 for the three months
ended March 31, 2021.
7. Intangible assets, net
Gross
carrying values and accumulated amortization of intangible assets:
Schedule
of Accumulated Amortization of Intangible Assets
| |
March 31, 2022 | |
December 31, 2021 | |
| |
Useful Life | |
Gross Carrying Amount | | |
Accumulated Amortization | | |
Net | | |
Gross Carrying Amount | | |
Accumulated Amortization | | |
Net | |
Amortizing intangible assets | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Customer relationships | |
6 years | |
$ | 1,350,000 | | |
$ | (612,639 | ) | |
$ | 737,361 | | |
$ | 1,350,000 | | |
$ | (556,389 | ) | |
$ | 793,611 | |
Trade name | |
6 years | |
| 2,550,000 | | |
| (429,306 | ) | |
| 2,120,694 | | |
| 2,550,000 | | |
| (217,223 | ) | |
| 2,332,777 | |
Technology | |
6 years | |
| 3,050,000 | | |
| (1,056,528 | ) | |
| 1,993,472 | | |
| 3,050,000 | | |
| (929,444 | ) | |
| 2,120,556 | |
Software agreements | |
6 years | |
| 14,450,000 | | |
| (3,851,111 | ) | |
| 10,598,889 | | |
| 14,450,000 | | |
| (3,145,277 | ) | |
| 11,304,723 | |
Gaming license | |
6 years | |
| 4,020,000 | | |
| (502,500 | ) | |
| 3,517,500 | | |
| 4,020,000 | | |
| (335,000 | ) | |
| 3,685,000 | |
Internally developed software | |
2 - 10 years | |
| 1,888,930 | | |
| (94,451 | ) | |
| 1,794,479 | | |
| 111,053 | | |
| (23,323 | ) | |
| 832,709 | |
Domain name | |
15 years | |
| 6,935,000 | | |
| (745,000 | ) | |
| 6,190,000 | | |
| 6,935,000 | | |
| (629,416 | ) | |
| 6,305,584 | |
| |
| |
$ | 34,243,930 | | |
$ | (7,291,535 | ) | |
$ | 26,952,395 | | |
$ | 32,466,053 | | |
$ | (5,836,072 | ) | |
$ | 26,629,981 | |
Amortization
expense with respect to intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 totaled $1,455,463 and $920,583, respectively,
which is included in depreciation and amortization in the Statements of Operations.
Estimated
amortization expense for years of useful life remaining is as follows:
Schedule
of Estimated Amortization Expense
Years ending December 31, | |
Amount | |
Remainder of 2022 | |
$ | 2,584,988 | |
2023 | |
| 5,169,975 | |
2024 | |
| 5,169,975 | |
2025 | |
| 5,169,975 | |
2026 | |
| 5,169,975 | |
Thereafter | |
$ | 2,514,841 | |
The
Company had software development costs of $2,342,163 and $2,080,999 related to projects not placed in service as of March 31, 2022 and
December 31, 2021, respectively which is included in intangible assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Amortization
will be calculated using the straight-line method over the appropriate estimated useful life when the assets are put into service.
8. Notes Receivable
On
March 22, 2022, the Company entered into a three year secured promissory note agreement with a principal amount of $2,000,000. The note
bears simple interest at the rate of approximately 3.1% annually, due upon maturity of the note. The note is secured by all assets, accounts,
and tangible and intangible property of the borrower and can be prepaid any time prior to its maturity date. As of March 31, 2022, the
entire $2,000,000 was outstanding.
This
note was received in consideration for a portion of the development work that the Company performed for the borrower who intends to use
the Company’s technology to launch its own online game in a jurisdiction outside the U.S., where the Company is unlikely to operate.
9. Notes Payable and Convertible Debt
Series
A Notes
From
August to October 2017, the Company entered into seven Convertible Promissory Note Agreements with unaffiliated investors for an aggregate
amount of $821,500. The notes bear interest at 10% per year, are unsecured, and were due and payable on June 30, 2019. The parties have
verbally agreed to extend the maturity of the notes to December 31, 2022. The Company cannot prepay the loan without consent from the
noteholders. As of March 31, 2022, there have been no Qualified Financing events that trigger conversion. As of March 31, 2022, the remaining
outstanding balance of $771,500 is no longer convertible and has been reclassified to Notes Payable as per the agreement. Accrued interest
on the note payable was $138,822 at March 31, 2022. These Notes Payable are in default.
Series
B Notes
From
November 2018 to December 2020, the Company entered into multiple Convertible Promissory Note agreements with unaffiliated investors
for an aggregate amount of $8,802,828. The notes bear interest at 8% per year, are unsecured, and were due and payable on dates ranging
from December 2020 to December 2021. For those notes maturing on or before December 31, 2020, the parties entered into amendments in
February 2021 to extend the maturity of the notes to December 21, 2021. The Company cannot prepay the loan without consent from the noteholders.
During
the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company entered into multiple Convertible Promissory Note agreements with unaffiliated investors
for an aggregate amount of $38,893,733. The notes bear interest at 8% per year, are unsecured, and are due and payable on dates ranging
from December 2021 to December 2022. The Company cannot prepay the loan without consent from the noteholders. As of December 31, 2021,
the Series B Convertible Notes had a balance of $0. The Company also issued additional convertible promissory notes with unaffiliated
investors for an aggregate amount of $10,000,000. The notes bear an interest at 6% per year, are unsecured and are due in May 2023.
During
the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company entered into amendments with six of the Series B promissory noteholders to increase the
principal value of the notes. The additional principal associated with the amendments totaled $3,552,114. The amendments were accounted
for as a debt extinguishment, whereby the old debt was derecognized and the new debt was recorded at fair value. The Company recorded
loss on extinguishment of $71,812 as a result of the amendment which is included in “Other expenses” on the condensed consolidated
statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
As
of October 29, 2021, all except $185,095 of the series B convertible notes were converted into 9,764,511 shares of Lottery.com common
stock. As of March 31, 2022, the remaining outstanding balance of $185,095 is no longer convertible and has been reclassified to notes
payable. See Note 3. Accrued interest on this note as of March 31, 2022 was $38,835.
Short
term loans
On
June 29, 2020, the Company entered into a Promissory Note with the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) for $150,000.
The loan has a thirty-year term and bears interest at a rate of 3.75% per annum. Monthly principal and interest payments were deferred
for twelve months after the date of disbursement. The loan may be prepaid at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties.
The Promissory Note contains events of default and other provisions customary for a loan of this type. As of March 31, 2022 and December
31, 2021, the balance of the loan was $150,000. As of March 31, 2022, the accrued interest on this note was $2,624.
In
August 2020, the Company entered into three separate note payable agreements with three individuals for an aggregate amount of $37,199.
The notes bear interest at variable rates, are unsecured, and the parties have verbally agreed the notes will be due upon a qualifying
financing event. As of March 31, 2022 and December 30, 2021 the balance of the loans totaled $13,000.
Notes
payable – related parties
On
August 28, 2018, in connection with the purchase of the entire membership interest of TinBu, the Company entered into several notes payable
totaling $12,674,635 with the sellers of the TinBu and a broker involved in the transaction. The notes had an initial interest rate of
0%, and original maturity date of January 25, 2022. The notes payable were modified during 2021 to extend the maturity to March 31, 2022
and modified the interest rate to include simple interest of 4.1% per annum effective October 1, 2021. Each of the amendments were evaluated
and determined to be loan modifications and accounted for accordingly. As of March 31, 2022 and December 30, 2021, the balance of the
notes was $2,357,744 and $2,628,234, respectively. These Notes Payable are in default.
10. Stockholders’ Equity
Common
Stock
Our
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, authorizes the issuance of an aggregate of 500,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001
per share. The shares of Common Stock are duly authorized, issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Our purpose is to engage in any lawful
act or activity for which corporations may now or hereafter be organized under the DGCL. Unless our Board determines otherwise, we will
issue all shares of our common stock in uncertificated form. Holders of our Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share held
of record on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. The holders of Common Stock do not have cumulative voting rights in the
election of directors. Upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up and after payment in full of all amounts required to be paid to
creditors and to the holders of preferred stock having liquidation preferences, if any, the holders of our Common Stock will be entitled
to receive pro rata our remaining assets available for distribution.
As
of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were 50,376,433 and 50,256,317 shares of common stock outstanding, respectively. During
the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company issued the following shares of common stock.
Schedule
of Common Stock
| |
| |
Issuance of Common Stock for legal settlement | |
| 60,000 | |
Exercise of options (Note 10) | |
| 60,116 | |
| |
| | |
Total | |
| 120,116 | |
Public
Warrants
The
Public Warrants became exercisable 30 days after the Closing as the Company has an effective registration statement under the Securities
Act covering the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants and a current prospectus relating to them is available
(or the Company permits holders to exercise their Public Warrants on a cashless basis and such cashless exercise is exempt from registration
under the Securities Act). The S-1 registration became effective November 24, 2021. The Public Warrants will expire five years after
October 29, 2021, which was the completion of the TDAC Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
The
Company may redeem the Public Warrants:
|
● |
in
whole and not in part; |
|
● |
at
a price of $0.01 per warrant; |
|
● |
upon
a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption; |
|
● |
if,
and only if, the last sale price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $16.00 per share for any 20 trading days within
a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to
the warrant holders; and |
|
● |
if,
and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the shares of common stock underlying such warrants
at the time of redemption and for the entire 30-day trading period referred to above and continuing each day thereafter until the
date of redemption. |
If
the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the
Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement. These warrants cannot be net cash
settled by the Company in any event.
After
giving effect to the Business Combination, there were 20,125,002 warrants to purchase shares of Common stock outstanding, 20,125,000
of which are Public Warrants and two of which were previously granted warrants of AutoLotto, which are now warrants of Lottery.com and
are exercisable to purchase an aggregate of 488,296 shares of common stock.
Schedule
of Common Stock Warrant
| |
| | |
| | |
Weighted | | |
| |
| |
| | |
Weighted | | |
Average | | |
| |
| |
| | |
Average | | |
Remaining | | |
| |
| |
Number of | | |
Exercise | | |
Contractual | | |
Aggregate | |
| |
Shares | | |
Price | | |
Life (years) | | |
Intrinsic Value | |
| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Outstanding at December 31, 2021 | |
| 395,675 | | |
$ | 0.11 | | |
| 4.0 | | |
$ | 2,478,501 | |
Granted | |
| 92,621 | | |
| 7.56 | | |
| 3.0 | | |
| | |
Exercised | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| | |
Forfeited/cancelled | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| | |
Outstanding at March 31, 2022 | |
| 488,296 | | |
| 1.52 | | |
| 3.6 | | |
$ | 1,200,387 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Exercisable at March 31, 2022 | |
| 488,296 | | |
$ | 1.52 | | |
| 3.6 | | |
$ | 1,200,387 | |
Private
Warrants
Private
warrants of TDAC issued before the business combination were forfeited and did not transfer to the surviving entity.
Unit
Purchase Option
On
June 1, 2018, the Company sold to the underwriter (and its designees), for $100, an option to purchase up to a total of 1,750,000 Units
exercisable at $12.00 per Unit (or an aggregate exercise price of $21,000,000) commencing on the consummation of the Business Combination.
The 1,750,000 Units represents the right to purchase 1,750,000 shares of common stock and 1,750,000 warrants to purchase 1,750,000 shares
of common stock. The unit purchase option may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis, at the holder’s option, and expires
on May 29, 2023. The Units issuable upon exercise of this option are identical to those offered by Lottery.com. The Company accounted
for the unit purchase option, inclusive of the receipt of $100 cash payment, as an expense of the Business Combination resulting in a
charge directly to stockholders’ equity. As of March 31, 2022 all of the 1,750,000 Units are vested, exercisable and outstanding.
Common
Stock Warrants
On
February 15, 2022, the Company issued warrants to purchase an aggregate 92,621 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise
price of $7.56 per share. The warrants were valued at $194,695 using a Black-Scholes pricing model.
The
Company has classified the warrants as having Level 2 inputs, and used the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to value the warrants.
The fair value at the issuance dates for the above warrants was based upon the following management assumptions:
Schedule
of Fair Value of Issuance Debts
| |
Issuance dates | |
Risk-free interest rate | |
| 1.80 | % |
Expected dividend yield | |
| 0 | % |
Expected volatility | |
| 113.17 | % |
Term | |
| 3 years | |
Fair value of common stock | |
$ | 3.75 | |
The
Company did not issue any other warrants during the three months ended March 31, 2022 or the year ended December 31, 2021. All outstanding
warrants are fully vested and have a weighted average remaining contractual life of 3.6 years. The Company incurred expenses related
to outstanding warrants of $194,695 and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Beneficial
Conversion Feature – Convertible Debt
As
detailed in Note 8 – Notes Payable and Convertible Debt, the Company has issued two series of convertible debt. Both issuances
resulted in the recognition of the beneficial conversion features contained within both of the instruments. The Company recognized the
proceeds allocable to the beneficial conversion feature of $8,480,697 as additional paid in capital and a corresponding debt discount
of $2,795,000. This additional paid in capital is reflected in the condensed consolidated Statements of Equity for the three months ended
March 31, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021.
Earnout
Shares
As
detailed in Note 3 – as part of the TDAC Combination as of December 31, 2021 a total of 5,000,000 Earnout Shares are eligible for
issuance until December 31, 2022.
11. Stock-based Compensation Expense
2015
Stock Option Plan
Prior
to the Closing, AutoLotto had the AutoLotto, Inc. 2015 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan (the “2015 Plan”) in place. Under
the 2015 Plan, incentive stock options could be granted at a price not less than fair market value of the AutoLotto common stock (the
“AutoLotto Common Stock”). If the AutoLotto Common Stock was at the time of grant listed on any stock exchange, then such
fair market value would be the closing selling price per share of AutoLotto Common Stock on the date in question on such stock exchange,
as such price is officially quoted in the composite tape of transactions on such stock exchange and published in The Wall Street Journal.
If there was no closing selling price for the Common Stock on the date in question, then the fair market value would be the closing selling
price on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists. If the Common Stock is at the time not listed on any Stock Exchange,
then the fair market value would be determined by the Board of Directors or the Committee acting in its capacity as administrator of
the Plan after taking into account such factors as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate. The maximum number of shares of Common
Stock that could have been issued over the term of the Plan could not exceed Four Hundred Fifty Thousand (450,000). Options are exercisable
over periods not to exceed 10 years (five years for incentive stock options granted to holders of 10% or more of voting stock) from the
date of grant. Shares of AutoLotto Common Stock issued under the 2015 Plan could, in the discretion of the Plan Administrator, be fully
and immediately vested upon issuance or vest in one or more installments over the Participant’s period of service or upon attainment
of specified performance objectives. The Plan Administrator could not impose a vesting schedule upon any option grant or the shares of
Common Stock subject to that option which is more restrictive than twenty percent (20%) per year vesting, with the initial vesting to
occur not later than one (1) year after the option grant date. However, such limitation shall not be applicable to any option grants
made to individuals who are officers of the Corporation, non-employee Board members or independent consultants.
2021
Equity Incentive Plan
In
connection with the Business Combination, our Board of Directors adopted, and our stockholders approved, the Lottery.com 2021 Incentive
Plan (the “2021 Plan”) under which 13,130,368 shares of Class A common stock were initially reserved for issuance. The 2021
Plan allows for the issuance of incentive and non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock
units and other stock or cash based awards. The number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock available for issuance under
the 2021 Plan increases annually on the first day of each calendar year, beginning on and including January 1, 2022 and ending on and
including January 1, 2031 by a number of shares of Company common stock equal to five percent of the total outstanding shares of Company
common stock on the last day of the prior calendar year. The maximum number of incentive stock options which can be granted under the
2021 Plan is 13,130,368. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may act prior to January 1st of a given year to provide that there
will be no such increase in the share reserve for such year or that the increase in the share reserve for such year will be a lesser
number of shares of Company common stock than would otherwise occur pursuant to the preceding sentence.
Stock
Options
The
Company did not issue any new stock options during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. The following table shows stock option
activity for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:
Schedule
of Stock Options Activity
| |
Shares Available for Grant | | |
Outstanding Stock Awards | | |
Weighted Average Exercise Price | | |
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years) | | |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |
Outstanding at December 31, 2020 | |
| 37,405 | | |
| 1,315,218 | | |
$ | 0.30 | | |
| 5.5 | | |
$ | 362,841 | |
Granted | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | |
Exercised | |
| - | | |
| (737,732 | ) | |
| (0.28 | ) | |
| - | | |
| | |
Forfeited/canceled | |
| 231,825 | | |
| (231,825 | ) | |
| (0.65 | ) | |
| - | | |
| | |
Outstanding at December 31, 2021 | |
| 269,230 | | |
| 345,661 | | |
| 0.97 | | |
| 4.4 | | |
| 2,061,303 | |
Granted | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | |
Exercised | |
| - | | |
| (60,116 | ) | |
| (0.67 | ) | |
| - | | |
| | |
Forfeited/canceled (uncanceled) | |
| (60,116 | ) | |
| 60,116 | | |
| 0.67 | | |
| - | | |
| | |
Outstanding at March 31, 2022 | |
| 209,114 | | |
| 345,661 | | |
$ | 0.41 | | |
| 4.2 | | |
$ | 944,544 | |
Exercisable at March 31, 2022 | |
| 209,114 | | |
| 345,661 | | |
$ | 0.41 | | |
| 4.2 | | |
$ | 944,544 | |
Stock-based
compensation expense related to the employee options was $0 and $4,320 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
No
income tax benefit has been recognized related to the stock-based compensation expense, and no tax benefits have been realized from the
exercised stock options. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, unrecognized stock-based compensation associated with stock options
amounted to $0.
Restricted
awards
The
Company awarded restricted stock to employees on October 28, 2021, which were granted with various vesting terms including, service-based
vesting, and performance-based vesting. In accordance with ASC 718, the Company has classified the restricted stock as equity.
For
employee issuances, the measurement date is the date of grant, and the Company recognizes compensation expense for the grant of the restricted
shares, over the service period for the restricted shares that vest over a period of multiple months or years and for performance-based
vesting awards, the Company recognizes the expense when management believes it is probable the performance condition will be achieved.
As of December 31, 2021, the Company had granted 3,832,431 shares with vesting to begin April 2022.
On
April 29, 2022, restricted stock awards for certain employees vested and resulted in withhold tax for those employees. Given the limited
trading liquidity of the Company’s common shares, the Company withheld 130,546 shares, valued at $2.38 per share (the closing price
on April 29, 2022) from the employees, and paid the withholding tax on the employees’ behalf.
For
the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recognized $20,880,655 of stock compensation expense related to the employee restricted
stock grants. As of March 31, 2022, unrecognized stock-based compensation associated with the restricted stock awards is $11,588,249
which will be expensed over the next 3.3 years.
The
Company had restricted stock activity summarized as follows:
Schedule
of Restricted Stock Awards Activity
| |
| | |
Weighted | |
| |
| | |
Average | |
| |
Number of | | |
Grant | |
| |
Shares | | |
Fair Value | |
To Outstanding at December 31, 2021 | |
| 3,832,431 | | |
$ | 14.75 | |
Granted | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Vested | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Forfeited/canceled | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Restricted shares unvested at March 31, 2022 | |
| 3,832,431 | | |
$ | 14.75 | |
12. Loss Per Share
The
following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share:
Schedule
of Basic and Dilutes Net Income Loss Per Share
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
| |
Three Months Ended March 31, | |
| |
2022
As Restated
| | |
2021 | |
| |
| | |
| |
Comprehensive net loss attributable to stockholders | |
$ | (34,750,964 | ) | |
$ | (5,456,034 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted average common shares outstanding | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic and diluted | |
| 50,376,433 | | |
| 22,888,700 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net loss per common share | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic and diluted | |
$ | (.69 | ) | |
$ | (0.24 | ) |
As
of March 31, 2022, the Company excluded 345,661 stock options, 3,832,431 restricted awards, 488,296 warrants, 5,000,000 earn out shares
and 1,750,000 unit purchase options respectively in the calculation of diluted loss per share, as the effect would be anti-dilutive due
to losses incurred.
13. Income Taxes
We
are required to file federal and state income tax returns in the United States. The preparation of these tax returns requires us to interpret
the applicable tax laws and regulations in effect in such jurisdictions, which could affect the amount of tax paid by us. In consultation
with our tax advisors, we base our tax returns on interpretations that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The tax
returns, however, are subject to routine reviews by the various federal and state taxing authorities in the jurisdictions in which we
file tax returns. As part of these reviews, a taxing authority may disagree with respect to the income tax positions taken by us (“uncertain
tax positions”) and, therefore, may require us to pay additional taxes. As required under applicable accounting rules, we accrue
an amount for our estimate of additional income tax liability, including interest and penalties, which we could incur as a result of
the ultimate or effective resolution of the uncertain tax positions. We account for income taxes using the asset and liability method.
Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributed to
differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred
tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary
differences and carry-forwards are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change
in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is established when necessary
to reduce deferred tax assets to amounts expected to be realized.
14. Commitments and Contingencies
Indemnification
Agreements
The
Company enters into indemnification provisions under its agreements with other entities in its ordinary course of business, typically
with members of its Board of Directors, Officers, business partners, customers, landlords, lenders and lessors. Under these provisions,
the Company generally indemnifies and holds harmless the indemnified party for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party as
a result of the Company’s activities or, in some cases, as a result of the indemnified party’s activities under the agreement.
The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification provisions is unlimited.
The Company has not incurred material costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims related to these indemnification agreements. As a result,
the Company believes the estimated fair value of these agreements is minimal. Accordingly, the Company has no liabilities recorded for
these agreements as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
Digital
Securities
In
2018, the Company commenced an offering (the “LDC Offering”) of 285 million revenue participation interests (the “Digital
Securities”) of net sweepstakes revenue of a wholly-owned entity of the Company, LDC Crypto Universal Public Company Limited (“LDC”);
in February 2022, LTRY WinTogether, Inc. (“LTRY WinTogether”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company assumed the obligations
and liabilities of LDC, including, without limitation, with respect to the Digital Securities. The Digital Securities do not have any
voting rights, redemption rights, or liquidation rights, nor are they tied in any way to other equity securities of any other subsidiary
of the Company or of the Company nor do they otherwise hold any rights that a holder of equity securities of LTRY WinTogether or the
Company may have or that a holder of traditional equity securities or capital stock may have. Rather, each of the holders of the Digital
Securities has a pro rata right to receive 7% of the net sweepstakes revenue. If the net sweepstakes revenue is zero for a given period,
holders of the Digital Securities are not eligible to receive any cash distributions from any sweepstakes of LTRY WinTogether for such
period. For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company incurred an obligation to pay an aggregate amount of approximately $5,632 to
holders of the outstanding Digital Securities. The Company has not satisfied any of those obligations as of March 31, 2022.
The
Company leases office space in Spicewood, Texas (the “Spicewood Lease”), under an agreement which expires January 21, 2024.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company’s total rent expense for the Spicewood Lease was approximately
$219,216 and $26,950, respectively.
The
Company leases space to facilitate its business in Waco, Texas (the “Waco Lease”). On or about April 6, 2022, the Company
remitted payment in the amount of $40,221, which included any offsets and rent payment obligations through March 31, 2022, and rent payment
obligations without offsets under the Waco Lease through March 31, 2022. The Waco lease expires on December 31, 2024. The Company additionally
leased space in Dallas, Texas (the “Dallas Lease”). On or about April 6, 2022, the Company remitted payment in the amount
of $204,725 for rent payment obligations from November 11, 2016, through March 31, 2022. Upon remitting said payment the Dallas Lease
terminated by agreement as of March 31, 2022.
As
of March 31, 2022, future minimum rent payments due under non-cancellable leases with initial maturities greater than one year are as
follows:
Schedule
of Future Minimum Rent Payments Due Under Non Cancellable Leases
Years ending December 31, | |
Amount | |
2022 (nine months) | |
| 144,457 | |
2023 | |
| 153,222 | |
2024 | |
| 48,404 | |
Total | |
$ | 346,083 | |
Litigation
and Other Loss Contingencies
As
of March 31, 2022, there were no pending proceedings that are deemed to be materially detrimental. The Company is a party to legal proceedings
in the ordinary course of its business. The Company believes that the nature of these proceedings is typical for a company of its size
and scope. See Note 16 for additional information.
J.
Streicher Financial
On
July 29, 2022, the Company filed an original Verified Complaint for Breach of Contract and Specific Performance (the “Complaint”)
against J. Streicher Financial, LLC (“Streicher”) in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Chancery
Court”). In its Complaint, the Company alleged that Streicher breached a contract entered into by the parties on March 9, 2022,
and demanded that Streicher return $16,500,000 it owed to the Company. On September 26, 2022, the Chancery Court entered an order in
favor of the Company, Granting with Modifications Company’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment in the amount of $16,500,000
(the “Judgment”). On October 27, 2022, the Chancery Court further awarded the Company $397,036.94 in attorney’s
fees (the “Fee Order”). On November 15, 2022, the Company initiated efforts against Streicher to seek collections
on the Judgment and Fee Order. The Company subsequently engaged a collection firm to pursue Streicher as a judgment debtor on behalf
of Company. Since being engaged, the collection firm has sought collections on Streicher by noticing Judgment-Debtor for Deposition by
Oral Examination in Aid of Judgment and seeking post-judgment discovery, including interrogatories and requests for production.
In
an effort to avoid post-judgment discovery, Streicher has indicated a willingness to pay the judgment over time with interest and is
attempting to negotiate a settlement and forbearance agreement with the Company. Streicher’s original deadline to produce documents
and respond to the post-judgment discovery was January 16, 2023, and the Deposition was scheduled to take place on January 19, 2023.
On January 20, 2023, faced with post-judgment discovery and depositions, Streicher remitted a partial payment towards the Judgment in
the amount of $75,000. On February 13, 2023, Streicher made another payment towards the Judgment in the amount of $50,000 and agreed
to make another payment in the amount of $75,000 on February 28, 2023. Streicher failed to remit the payment on February 28, 2023, and
as a result, the Company is proceeding with the post-judgment discovery and depositions, which was scheduled for March 16, 2023, provided
that Streicher did not appear at such hearing. The Company intends to fully collect on the Judgment and intends to pursue all legal and
equitable means to enforce the Judgment against Streicher until the Judgment is fully satisfied.
Restricted Cash and Letter of Credit
As of March 31, 2022, the Company had restricted
cash of $30,000,000 as collateral and security interest. In the first quarter of 2022, the company entered an agreement with a lending
institution and a business partner whereby the company pledged $30,000,000 as security for a line of credit which the lending institution
extended to the business partner. Under that agreement, $30,000,000 of company cash became restricted and remained restricted until the
fourth quarter of 2022 when the bank took the $30,000,000 from the company and extinguished the business partner’s debt. This has
been presented on the company’s Balance Sheet as a Contingent Liability from March 31, 2022 until the obligation was satisfied in
October of 2022.
15. Related Party Transactions
The
Company has entered into transactions with related parties. The Company regularly reviews these transactions; however, the Company’s
results of operations may have been different if these transactions were conducted with nonrelated parties.
During
the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company entered into borrowing arrangements with the individual founders to provide operating cash
flow for the Company. The Company paid $4,700 during the year ended December 31, 2020 and has an outstanding balance at March 31, 2022
of $13,000.
Services
Agreement with Master Goblin Games, LLC
In
March 2020, the Company entered into a service agreement (as amended, the “Service Agreement”), with Master Goblin Games,
LLC (“Master Goblin”), an entity that is wholly-owned by our former CFO and President, Ryan Dickinson. Master Goblin leases
retail locations in certain U.S. jurisdictions from which it operates tabletop game retail stores and, ancillary to such retail operations,
acts as sales agent or retailer licensed by the state lottery commission of such jurisdiction to sell lottery game tickets from such
retail stores. The Company acquires lottery games as requested by users from Master Goblin on a non-exclusive basis in such jurisdictions.
Pursuant
to the Service Agreement, Master Goblin is authorized and approved by the Company to incur up to $100,000 in initial expenses per location
for the commencement of operations at each location, including, without limitation, tenant improvements, furniture, inventory, fixtures
and equipment, security and lease deposits, and licensing and filing fees. Similarly, pursuant to the Service Agreement, during each
month of operation, Master Goblin is authorized to submit to the Company for reimbursement on-going expenses of up to $5,000 per location
for actually incurred lease expenses. The initial expenses are submitted by Master Goblin to the Company upon Master Goblin securing
a lease, and leases are only secured by Master Goblin in any location upon request of the Company. On-going expenses are submitted by
Master Goblin to the Company for reimbursement on a monthly basis, subject to offset, and are recorded by the Company as an expense.
To the extent Master Goblin has a positive net income in any month, exclusive of the sale of lottery games, such net income reduces or
eliminates such reimbursable expenses for that month. In addition, from time to time Master Goblin may incur certain additional reimbursable
expenses for the benefit of the Company. The Company paid Master Goblin an aggregate of $133,339.50, including expense reimbursements,
under the Service Agreement, as of March 31, 2022.
In January 2023, Woodford Eurasia Assets, Ltd. signed a letter of intent
to acquire Master Goblin. Such letter of intent would give Woodford the right to appoint a director to the Board of Directors of the Company
(see Note 16. Subsequent Events). As of the date of this Amended Report, no definitive documentation for this transaction has been signed.
16. Subsequent Events
Effective
July 1, 2022, Harry Dhaliwal was named as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer and principal financial officer. The Company
entered into a consulting agreement with Mr. Dhaliwal on July 1, 2022 (the “Consulting Agreement”). The Consulting Agreement
provided for Mr. Dhaliwal to serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company for six months, commencing on July 1, 2022 and terminating
on December 31, 2022. Mr. Dhaliwal’s consulting services could be terminated earlier than December 31, 2022 (i) upon Mr. Dhaliwal’s
resignation or death or (ii) by either the Company or Mr. Dhaliwal without cause or reason upon written notice to the other party 15
days prior to the termination date of the Consulting Agreement. Mr. Dhaliwal agreed to among other things, assist the Company with its
financial systems, develop a financial dashboard for the Board of Directors and Senior Management and carry out a comprehensive review
of the Company’s finance function. The Consulting Agreement included customer and employee non-solicitation provisions as well
as confidentiality obligations. Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, Mr. Dhaliwal was to be paid a total of $209,550 based on completion
of tasks and to have the opportunity to receive a discretionary bonus in the amount of $50,000. On October 9, 2022, Mr. Dhaliwal, resigned
as the Interim Chief Financial Officer and principal financial officer of the Company with immediate effect.
On
July 21, 2022, Lawrence Anthony “Tony” DiMatteo III, the then Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a member of its
Board of Directors, provided a notice of resignation as CEO of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiary, AutoLotto, and all of its other
subsidiaries and affiliates with the exception of LTRY WinTogether, Inc., with immediate effect. In connection with Mr. DiMatteo’s
resignation, the Company entered into a resignation and release agreement with Mr. DiMatteo effective July 22, 2022 (the “Release
Agreement”). Pursuant to the Release Agreement, Mr. DiMatteo resigned as CEO of the Company effective July 22, 2022.
Following
Mr. DiMatteo’s resignation, he agreed to serve as Senior Advisor to the Board commencing on July 22, 2022 and continuing until
the either party gives not less than ten (10) days’ prior notice to the other party (the “Consulting Period”) unless
certain conditions for earlier termination become applicable. Mr. DiMatteo agreed to, among other things, (i) provide consulting and
advisory services to the Board of Directors of the Company as requested and (ii) cooperate in any ongoing and any future investigation
by or related to the Company. Non-compete and customer and employee non-solicitation provisions as well as confidentiality obligations
from prior agreements entered into between Mr. DiMatteo and the Company will apply while he consults and for a period of one year thereafter.
Mr. DiMatteo may be paid $1,000 per month for each month during which he provides services to the Company and reimbursed for business
expenses validly incurred prior to his resignation. The Agreement includes a general release of claims by Mr. DiMatteo.
On
July 28, 2022, the Board determined that the Company did not currently have sufficient financial resources to fund its operations or
pay certain existing obligations, including its payroll and related obligations and ceased its operations. Accordingly, the Company furloughed
certain employees effective July 29, 2022. As of March 31, 2023, the Company owed approximately $1.4 million in outstanding payroll obligations.
On
July 29, 2022, the Company filed its original Verified Complaint for Breach of Contract and Specific Performance (the “Streicher
Complaint”) against J. Streicher Financial, LLC (“Streicher”) in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the
“Chancery Court”), styled AutoLotto, Inc. dba Lottery.com v. J. Streicher Financial, LLC (Case No. 2022-0661-MTZ). In the
Streicher Complaint, the Company alleged that Streicher breached the contract entered into by the parties on March 9, 2022 and demanded
that Streicher return $16,500,000.00 it owed to the Company. On September 26, 2022, the Chancery Court entered an order in favor of the
Company, Granting with Modifications Company’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment in the amount of $16,500,000.00 (the “Streicher
Judgment”). On October 27, 2022, the Chancery Court further awarded the Company $397,036.94 in attorney’s fees (the “Fee
Order”). On November 15, 2022, the Company initiated efforts against Streicher to seek collections on the Judgment. On December
8, 2022, the Company’s prior attorney Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP (“Skadden”) filed its Combined
Motion to Withdraw as Counsel and For a Charging Lien in amount of $3,024,201.17 for legal fees unpaid by Company (“Skadden’s
Motion”). On December 30, 2022, the Company filed its response to Skadden’s Motion, alleging that the Chancery Court should
deny Skadden’s Motion for a Charging Lien as a matter of law or, in the alternative, limit the charging lien to the amount of the
attorneys’ fees awarded by the Fee Order. As of the date of this Amended Report, the Chancery Court has not set Skadden’s
Motion for an oral hearing, nor has it entered an order on the motion. On January 20, 2023, faced with post-judgment discovery and depositions,
Streicher remitted a partial payment towards the Judgment in the amount of $75,000.00. On February 13, 2023, Streicher made another payment
towards the Judgment in the amount of $50,000.00 and had agreed to make another payment in the amount of $75,000.00 on February 28, 2023,
which it failed to make. The Company intends to fully collect on the Judgment and shall pursue all legal and equitable means to enforce
the Judgment against Streicher until the Judgment is fully satisfied. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors – Legal Proceedings Risks
– We may not recover amounts owed to us from J. Streicher Financial, LLC” for further information.
On
August 19, 2022, Preston Million filed the Class Action Complaint (the “Class Action Complaint”) against the Company and
certain former officers and directors of the Company in the United States District Court for Southern District of New York (the “SDNY”),
styled Preston Million, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated vs. Lottery.com, Inc. f/k/a Trident Acquisitions
Corp., Anthony DiMatteo, Matthew Clemenson and Ryan Dickinson (Case No. 1:22-cv-07111-JLR). The Class Action Complaint alleged violations
by all defendants of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) 15 U.S.C. §§
78j(b), 78t(a), as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”), U.S.C. § 78u-4 et seq.
(collectively “Federal Securities Laws”). On November 18, 2022, the SNDY ordered the appointment of RTD Bros, LLC, Todd Benn,
Tom Benn and Tomasz Rzedian (collectively “Lottery Investor Group”) as lead plaintiff and Glancy Prongay & Murray, LLP
as lead counsel for plaintiffs and for the class in the case. On December 5, 2022, the Court stipulated a Scheduling Order in the case.
On January 12, 2023, the Company’s legal counsel timely filed its Notice of Appearance. On January 31, 2022, plaintiffs filed their
Amended Complaint adding Kathryn Lever, Marat Rosenberg, Vadim Komissarov, Thomas Gallagher, Gennadii Butkevych, Ilya Ponomarev as additional
defendants in the case. The Amended Complaint alleges, among other things, that defendants made materially false and misleading statements
in violation of Section 10(b),14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and plaintiffs seek compensatory damages, reasonable cost and expenses
including counsel fees and expert fees. Pursuant to the Scheduling Order, the Company filed its motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint
on April 3, 2023, under the newly consolidated caption and its proposed order to dismiss the matter. Plaintiffs are expected to file
their opposition to the motion to dismiss no later than May 18, 2023, which would trigger the Company’s deadline to file its reply
brief in support of their motion to dismiss no later than June 20, 2023.
On
September 8, 2022, the Board appointed Mr. Sohail S. Quraeshi as CEO of the Company effective from September 12, 2022.
On
September 27, 2022, Armanino LLP (“Armanino”) resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company
effective immediately.
On
October 7, 2022, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved the engagement of Yusufali & Associates, LLC,
(“Yusufali”) as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm.
On
November 15, 2022, the Company formed a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Sports.Com, Inc., as a Texas corporation (the “New Subsidiary”).
The New Subsidiary will share the same principal address as the Company. In connection therewith, on November 19, 2022, the Company filed
in the State of Texas a “doing business as” assumed name registration under the name, “Sports.Com”, and intends
to file additional assumed name registrations under this name in other U.S. and foreign jurisdictions.
In
December 2022, an agreement was signed by and between Sports.com and Data Sports Group, GmbH (“DSG”), that provides Sports.com,
Inc. the exclusive North American distribution rights for sports data products offered and maintained by DSG. This suite of offerings
is being sold via the same sales resources and sales channels as the lottery data offered by TinBu, another wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Company. This relationship is in full effect now and the first signed contracts are expected in the second quarter of 2023.
The
Company has received funding that became available through Woodford Eurasia Assets, Ltd. (“Woodford”), which entered
into a Loan agreement with the Company on December 7, 2022. Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, Woodford agreed to fund up to $2.5 million,
subject to certain conditions and requirements, of which approximately $1.25 million has been received to date and $1.25 million is currently
owed pursuant to the terms of the agreement, upon request from the Company. The parties may also mutually agree to increase the amount
of the funding to $52.5 million (i.e., an additional $50 million). Amounts borrowed accrue interest at the rate of 12% per annum (22%
per annum upon the occurrence of an event of default) and are due within 12 months of the date of each loan. Amounts borrowed can be
repaid at any time without penalty.
Amounts
borrowed pursuant to the Loan Agreement are convertible into the Company’s common stock, beginning 60 days after the first loan
date, at the option of the lender, at the rate of 80% of the lowest publicly available price per share of Company common stock within
10 business days of the date of the agreement (which was equal to $0.28 per share), subject to a 4.99% beneficial ownership limitation
and a separate limitation preventing the holder from holding more than 19.99% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company,
without the Company obtaining shareholder approval for such issuance.
Conditions
to the loan included the resignation of four of the then members of the Board of Directors (Lisa Borders, Steven M. Cohen, Lawrence Anthony
DiMatteo and William Thompson, all of which persons have subsequently resigned from the Board of Directors), and the appointment of two
new directors (who have been appointed). Subsequent loans under the Loan Agreement also require our compliance with all listing requirements,
unless waived by Woodford. The Loan Agreement also allows Woodford to nominate another director to the Board of Directors, in the event
any independent member of the Board of Directors resigns.
Proceeds
of the loans can only be used by us for restarting our operations, and for general corporate purposes agreed to by Woodford.
The
Loan Agreement includes confidentiality obligations, representations, warranties, covenants, and events of default, which are customary
for a transaction of this size and nature. Included in the Loan Agreement are covenants prohibiting us from (a) making any loan in excess
of $1 million or obtaining any loan in amount exceeding $1 million without the consent of Woodford, which may not be unreasonably withheld;
(b) selling more than $1 million in assets; (c) maintaining less than enough assets to perform our obligations under the Loan Agreement;
(d) encumbering any assets, except in the normal course of business, and not in an amount to exceed $1 million; (e) amending or restating
our governing documents; (f) declaring or paying any dividend; (g) issuing any shares which negatively affects Woodford; and (h) repurchasing
any shares.
We
also agreed to grant warrants to Woodford to purchase 15% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company 7,619,207 shares
of common stock, with an exercise price equal to the average of the Nasdaq Official Closing Price for each of the ten days prior to the
first amount being debited from the bank account of Woodford, which equates to an exercise price of $0.28 per share. In the event we
fail to repay the amounts borrowed when due or Woodford fails to convert the amount owed into shares, the exercise price of the warrants
may be offset by amounts owed to Woodford, and in such case, the exercise price of the warrants will be subject to a further 25% discount
(i.e., will equal $0.21 per share).
On
January 30, 2023, Mr. Edward K. Moffly resigned as Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
On
February 1, 2023, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Mr. Mark Gustavson as Chief Executive Officer and principal
executive officer of the Company. Mr. Gustavson will also serve as principal financial/accounting officer of the Company until a replacement
is found. Mr. Mark Gustavson, as CEO, replaced Mr. Sohail S. Quraeshi, who is no longer serving as Chief Executive Officer or as a principal
executive officer of the Company, effective February 1, 2023, as a result of the change in Chief Executive Officer of the Company approved
by the Board of Directors.
On
March 13, 2023, John Brier, Bin Tu and JBBT, LLC (collectively, the “TinBu Plaintiffs”) filed its original complaint
against Lottery.com, Inc. f/k/a AutoLotto, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary TinBu, LLC (“TinBu”) in the Circuit
Court of the 13th Judicial District in and for Hillsborough County, Florida (the “TinBu Complaint”). The
Complaint alleges breach of contract(s) and misrepresentation with alleged damages in excess of $4.6
million. The parties agreed to extend the Company and its subsidiary’s
deadline to respond until May 1, 2023. On May 2, 2023, the Company and its subsidiary retained local counsel who filed a Notice of Appearance
on behalf of the Company and TinBu and filed a Motion for Enlargement requesting the Court to extend its deadline to file its initial
response to the Complaint by an additional 30 days (the “Motion for Enlargement”). The Motion has not been set for a hearing.
On May 5, 2023, Plaintiffs filed their Motion for Court Default (“Plaintiffs’ Motion for Default”), despite Company’s
Motion for Enlargement. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Default has not been set for a hearing. The Company intends to oppose Plaintiffs’
Motion for Default. On May 9, 2023, Plaintiffs served Plaintiffs’ First Request for Admissions (the “RFA) to the Company.
The Company intends to respond in a timely manner or make necessary objections to the RFA.
On March 29, 2023, the WinTogether Foundation
Board of Directors voted to suspend its relationship with the Company.
On
April 22, 2023, the Company signed an exclusive affiliate agreement with International Gaming Alliance (IGA), to supply official Texas
lottery tickets in the Dominican Republic.
On
April 25, 2023, the Company recommenced its ticket sales operations through its Texas retail network.
Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The
following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with the condensed consolidated financial
statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this Amended Report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Our actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward- looking
statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth in the section entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements” included herein and the sections entitled “Risk Factors” included in this Amended Report and in Amendment
No. 1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2021 (our “Amended Annual Report”).
Recent
Developments
Internal
Investigation and Operational Cessation
On
July 6, 2022, the Company announced that the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the board of directors of the Company
(the “Board”) had retained outside counsel to conduct an independent investigation that revealed instances of non-compliance
with state and federal laws concerning the states in which lottery tickets were procured as well as order fulfillment. The investigation
also identified issues pertaining to the Company’s internal accounting controls (the “Internal Investigation”). Following
a report on the filings of the Internal Investigation, on June 30, 2022, the Board terminated the employment of Ryan Dickinson as the
Company’s President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, effective July 1, 2022. Subsequently, the Company initiated a review
of its cash balances and related disclosures as well as its revenue recognition processes and other internal accounting controls.
On
July 20, 2022, Armanino LLP (“Armanino”), the Company’s registered independent public accountant for the fiscal years
ended December 31, 2021 and 2022, advised the Company that its audited financial statements of for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the
“2021 Audit”) and the unaudited financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 (the “March 2022 Financials”),
should no longer be relied upon. Armanino advised that it had determined, subsequent to the 2021 Audit and review of the March 2022 Financials,
that the Company had entered into a line of credit in January 2022 that was not disclosed in the footnotes to the 2021 Audit and was
not properly recorded in the March 2022 Financials (see Note 4 to our consolidated financial statements for more details).
On
July 28, 2022, the Board determined that the Company did not have sufficient financial resources to fund its operations or pay certain
existing obligations, including its payroll and related obligations, due to a significant misstatement of our cash balances.
The
following day, on July 29, 2022, the Company effectively ceased operations (the “Operational Cessation”), when it furloughed
the majority of its employees and generally suspended its lottery game sales. The Company’s remaining employees were limited to
the heads of the product, information technology and human resources teams as well as the entire legal and compliance team. Within one
week, several additional employees were recalled from furlough. All non-furloughed employees were retained, at the discretion of the
Company’s then Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer, to provide the minimal business functions needed to address the
Company’s legal and compliance issues and to secure necessary funding to resume the Company’s operations. Less than half
of these non-furloughed employees remain active in the efforts to restore Company operations and as of March 31, 2023, approximately
$1.4 million in outstanding payroll obligations remain unpaid.
On
September 27, 2022, Armanino resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company, effective immediately.
On
October 7, 2022, the Audit Committee approved the engagement of Yusufali & Associates, LLC, (“Yusufali”) as the Company’s
new independent registered public accounting firm.
Since
the Operational Cessation, the Company has had minimal day-to-day operations and has primarily focused its operations on restarting certain
of its core business (as described in more detail under “—Plans for Recommencement of Company Operations” below),
completing the restatement of the Company’s 2021 Audit (which was included in the Amended Annual Report) and March 2022 Financials
(which is included in this Amended Report) and preparing the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended June
30, 2022 and September 30, 2022 and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
AutoLotto
$30,000,000 Business Loan
On
January 4, 2022, AutoLotto entered into a Business Loan Agreement (the “Business Loan”) with The Provident Bank (“Provident”),
pursuant to which the Company borrowed $30,000,000 from Provident, which was evidenced by a $30,000,000 Promissory Note. The Promissory
Note accrued interest at the rate of 2.750% per annum (7.750% upon the occurrence of an event of default) and had a maturity date of
January 4, 2024. Monthly interest payments were due under the Promissory Note beginning February 4, 2022. The Promissory Note could be
repaid at any time without penalty. The Promissory Note included customary events of default for a debt obligation of the size of the
Promissory Note. The Business Loan included representations and warranties of AutoLotto and covenants (both positive and negative) which
were customary of a customary for a transaction of this nature and size, including rights to set off. Upon the occurrence of an event
of default, Provident could declare the entire amount owed immediately due and payable. We were required to pay a 1% commitment fee at
the time of our entry into the Business Loan, and another 1% annual loan fee on the first year anniversary thereof.
In
accordance with the terms of the Business Loan, upon entering into the agreement, $30,000,000 in a separate account with Provident was
pledged as security for the amount outstanding under the loan (“Collateral Security”). The $30,000,000 Collateral Security
became restricted and remained restricted until October 12, 2022, when AutoLotto defaulted on its obligations under the Business Loan
and Provident foreclosed on the $30,000,000 of Collateral Security. The Collateral Security, which was in the form of restricted cash,
was presented as a contingent liability on the Company’s balance sheet from March 31, 2022 until the obligation was satisfied in
October of 2022. See Note 4 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Loan
Agreement with Woodford
On
December 7, 2022, the Company entered into a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Woodford Eurasia Assets, Ltd. (“Woodford”),
pursuant to which Woodford agreed to provide the Company with up to $2.5 million, subject to certain conditions and requirements, of
which approximately $1.25 million has been received to date and $1.25 million is currently owed pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement.
The parties may also mutually agree to increase the amount of the loan to $52.5 million (i.e., an additional $50 million). Amounts borrowed
accrue interest at the rate of 12% per annum (or 22% per annum upon the occurrence of an event of default) and are due within 12 months
of the date of each loan. Amounts borrowed can be repaid at any time without penalty.
Amounts
borrowed pursuant to the Loan Agreement are convertible, at Woodford’s option, into shares of the Company’s common stock,
beginning 60 days after the first loan date at the rate of 80% of the lowest publicly available price per share of common stock within
10 business days of the date of the Loan Agreement (which was equal to $0.28 per share), subject to a 4.99% beneficial ownership limitation
and a separate limitation preventing Woodford from holding more than 19.99% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company,
without the Company obtaining shareholder approval for such issuance.
Conditions
to the Loan Agreement included the resignation of four prior members of the Board (Lisa Borders, Steven M. Cohen, Lawrence Anthony DiMatteo
and William Thompson, all of whom resigned from the Board in September 2022), and the appointment of two new independent directors. Subsequent
loans under the Loan Agreement also require the Company to comply with all listing requirements, unless waived by Woodford. The Loan
Agreement also allows Woodford to nominate another director to the Board of Directors, in the event any independent member of the Board
of Directors resigns.
Proceeds
of the loans can only be used by to restart the Company’s operations and for general corporate purposes agreed to by Woodford.
The
Loan Agreement includes confidentiality obligations, representations, warranties, covenants, and events of default, which are customary
for a transaction of this size and nature. Included in the Loan Agreement are covenants prohibiting us from (a) making any loan in excess
of $1 million or obtaining any loan in amount exceeding $1 million without the consent of Woodford, which consent may not be unreasonably
withheld; (b) selling more than $1 million in assets; (c) maintaining less than enough assets to perform our obligations under the Loan
Agreement; (d) encumbering any assets, except in the normal course of business, and not in an amount to exceed $1 million; (e) amending
or restating our governing documents; (f) declaring or paying any dividend; (g) issuing any shares which negatively affects Woodford;
and (h) repurchasing any shares.
The
Company also agreed to grant warrants to purchase shares of common stock to Woodford (the “Woodford Warrants”) in an amount
equal to 15% of the Company’s 7,619,207 issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Each Woodford Warrant has an exercise price
equal to the average of the closing price of the Company’s common stock for each of the ten days prior to the first amount being
debited from the bank account of Woodford, which equates to an exercise price of $0.28 per share. In the event the Company fails to repay
the amounts borrowed when due or Woodford fails to convert the amount owed into shares, the exercise price of the warrants may be offset
by amounts owed to Woodford, and in such case, the exercise price of the warrants will be subject to a further 25% discount (i.e., will
equal $0.21 per share).
In
connection with our entry into the Loan Agreement, the Company also entered into a Loan Agreement Deed, Debenture Deed and Securitization,
with Woodford (the “Security Agreement”), which provides Woodford with a first floating charge security interest over all
present and future assets of the Company in order to secure the repayment of amounts owed under the Loan Agreement. The floating charge
may be converted into a fixed charge upon the occurrence of certain events including: an event of default; if Woodford reasonably believes
that any secured property may be in jeopardy or danger of being seized or sold; or if Woodford reasonably considers that it is desirable
to protect its security interest. The floating charge may be automatically converted into a fixed charge upon the occurrence of certain
other events. The Security Agreement prohibits the Company from providing any other security interest over our assets, even if secondary
to Woodford, while the amounts borrowed under the Loan Agreement remain unpaid.
Business
Combination
On
October 29, 2021, we consummated the Business Combination with Trident Acquisitions Corp. (“TDAC” and after the Business
Combination described herein, the “Company”), pursuant to the terms of that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated
as of February 21, 2021 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among TDAC, Trident Merger Sub II Corp., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of TDAC (“Merger Sub”) and AutoLotto. Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, Merger Sub
merged with and into AutoLotto with AutoLotto surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of TDAC, which was renamed “Lottery.com
Inc.” The aggregate value of the consideration paid by TDAC to the holders of AutoLotto common stock in the Business Combination
(excluding shares that may be issued to former AutoLotto stockholders (the “Sellers”) as earnout consideration) was approximately
$440 million, consisting of approximately 40,000,000 shares of common stock valued at $11.00 per share. In addition, the Sellers and
TDAC’s founders are also entitled to receive up to 3 million and 2 million additional shares of common stock, respectively, to
the extent that certain share price targets are achieved following the Closing.
International
Expansion
In
June 2021, we closed the acquisition of Global Gaming, which holds 80% of the equity of each of Aganar and JuegaLotto. Aganar operates
in the licensed Online Lottery market in Mexico and is licensed to sell Mexican National Lottery draw games, instant win tickets, and
other games of chance online with access to a federally approved online casino and sportsbook gaming license. JuegaLotto is licensed
by Mexico authorities to commercialize international lottery games in Mexico through an authorized gaming portal and to commercialize
games of chance in other countries throughout Latin America. As of December 31, 2020, Latin America’s estimated lottery market
was approximately $9.1 billion across 26 countries. As of December 31, 2020, (the most recent date available) the addressable market
in the countries that JuegaLotto and Aganar cover includes 664 million people and potential customers. We believe these acquisitions
will provide inroads for the Company throughout Mexico and Latin America as we expand our international operations, expand our portfolio
of products, and expose our existing products to new markets.
Operations
Prior to Operational Cessation
Prior
to the Operational Cessation, the Company was a provider of domestic and international lottery products and services. As an independent
third-party lottery game service, we offered a platform that we developed and operated to enable the remote purchase of legally sanctioned
lottery games in the U.S. and abroad (the “Platform”). Our revenue generating activities included (i) offering the Platform
via our Lottery.com app and our websites to users located in the U.S. and international jurisdictions where the sale of lottery games
was legal and our services were enabled for the remote purchase of legally sanctioned lottery games (our “B2C Platform”);
(ii) offering an internally developed, created and operated business-to-business application programming interface (“API”)
of the Platform, which enabled our commercial partners, in permitted U.S. and international jurisdictions, to purchase certain legally
operated lottery games from us and to resell them to users located within their respective jurisdictions (“B2B API”); and
(iii) delivering global lottery data, such as winning numbers and results, and subscriptions to data sets of our proprietary, anonymized
transaction data pursuant to multi-year contracts to commercial digital subscribers (“Data Service”).
Mobile
Lottery Game Platform Services
Both
our B2C Platform and our B2B API provided users with the ability to purchase legally sanctioned draw lottery games via a mobile device
or computer, securely maintain their acquired lottery game, automatically redeem a winning lottery game, as applicable, and receive support,
if required, for the claims and redemption process. Our registration and user interfaces were designed to be easy to use, provide for
the creation of an account and purchase of a lottery game with minimum friction and without the creation of a mobile wallet or requirement
to pre-load minimum funds and — importantly — to provide instant confirmation of the user’s lottery game numbers, whether
selected at random or picked by the user. Users of our B2C Platform services paid a service fee and, in certain non-U.S. jurisdictions,
a mark-up on the purchase price. Prior to the Operational Cessation, we generated revenue from this service fee and mark-up. Our B2B
API Platform resumed limited operations in April 2023. As of the date of this Amended Report, our B2C Platform is not currently operational.
We anticipate that our B2C Platform will become operational in the third quarter of 2023.
The
WinTogether Platform
Prior
to the Operational Cessation, we operated and administered of all sweepstakes offered by WinTogether, a registered 501(c)(3) charitable
organization (“WinTogether”), which was formed in April 2020 to support charitable, educational, and scientific causes. In
consideration of our operation of the WinTogether platform and administration of the sweepstakes, we received a percentage of the gross
donations to a campaign, from which we paid certain dividends and all administration costs.
The
WinTogether platform continued operating after the Operational Cessation, until all sweepstakes campaigns were completed and all prizes
awarded. On March 29, 2023, the board of directors of WinTogether voted to suspend its relationship with the Company.
Current
Operations
Despite
the Operational Cessation, certain of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries have continued to operate under the direction of
the leadership teams that were in place prior to the Company’s acquisition of such companies. While the operational activities
of these subsidiaries vary, from the Operational Cessation through the date of this Amended Report, each of TinBu, Aganar and JuegaLotto
has decreased its expenses and has had its revenue remain consistent or decrease slightly from pre-Operational Cessation levels.
Data
Services
In
2018, we acquired TinBu, LLC (“TinBu”), a digital publisher and provider of lottery data results, jackpots, results, and
other data, as a wholly-owned subsidiary. Through TinBu, our Data Service delivers daily results of over 800 domestic and international
lottery games from more than 40 countries, including the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom, to over 400 digital publishers and media
organizations.
Our
technology pulls real time primary source data, and, in some instances, we acquire data from dedicated data feeds from the lottery authorities.
Our data is constantly monitored to ensure accuracy and timely delivery. We are not required to obtain licenses or approvals from the
lottery authorities to pull this primary source data or to acquire the data from such dedicated feeds. Commercial acquirers of our Data
Service pay a subscription for access to the Data Service and, for acquisition of certain large data sets, an additional per record fee.
We
additionally enter into multi-year contracts pursuant to which we sell proprietary, anonymized transaction data pursuant to multi-year
agreements and in accordance with our Terms of Service in consideration of a fee and in other instances provide the Data Service within
a bundle of provided services.
Aganar and JuegaLotto
On
June 30, 2021, we acquired 100% of the equity of Global Gaming Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Global Gaming”),
which holds 80% of the equity of each of Medios Electronicos y de Comunicacion, S.A.P.I de C.V. (“Aganar”) and JuegaLotto,
S.A. de C.V. (“JuegaLotto”). JuegaLotto is federally licensed by the Mexican regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over
the ability to commercialize lottery games in Mexico through an authorized federal gaming portal and to commercialize games of chance
in other countries throughout Latin America. Aganar has been operating in the licensed Online Lottery market in Mexico since 2007 and
has certain rights to sell Mexican National Lottery draw games, instant win tickets, and other games of chance online with access to
a federally approved online casino and sportsbook gaming license and additionally issues a proprietary scratch lottery game in Mexico
under the brand name Capalli.
Sports.com
In
December 2021, we finalized the acquisition of the domain name https://sports.com and on November 15, 2022, we formed a wholly-owned
subsidiary called Sports.com, Inc., a Texas corporation (“Sports.com”). Subsequently, Sports.com announced a partnership
with the Saudi Motorsports Company, which enabled the Company to roll out the Sports.com brand at the FIFA World Cup decider at the end
of November 2022. In December 2022, Sports.com signed an agreement with Data Sports Group, GmbH (“DSG”), which provides Sports.com
the exclusive North American distribution rights for sports data products offered and maintained by DSG (the “DSG Data”).
The DSG Data is being sold through the same sales resources and sales channels as the lottery data offered by TinBu. This relationship
is in full effect now and the first signed contracts are expected in the second quarter of 2023.
Plans
for Recommencement of Company Operations
As
noted above, since the Operational Cessation, the Company has had minimal day-to-day operations and has primarily focused its operations
on restarting certain of its core business. The Company has developed a three phase plan to recommence its operations, which plan is
outlined below.
Phase
1 – Relaunch B2B API Platform. During the Operational Cessation, the Company maintained positive relationships with
its ticket-printing and courier partners, as well as several distribution partners that have been found to be in compliance with local,
state, and federal rules related to ticket procurement and distribution. These partners have implemented the Lottery.com API and have
advised the Company that they expect to be ready to offer lottery games to their customers through their sales channels when the Company
resumes operations. As such, the Company believes that it has sufficient demand to resume operation of its B2B API platform operations,
assuming it is able to maintain the core employee team to manage the lottery ticket fulfillment process and access sufficient capital
to relaunch Project Nexus, which was designed to, among other things, handle high levels of user traffic and transaction volume, while
maintaining expediency, security, and reliability in the administrative and back-office functionality required by the B2B API. Our B2B
API Platform resumed limited operations in April 2023.
Phase
2 – Resume B2C Platform Operations. The Company believes that it will be in a position to relaunch its B2C Platform in the
third quarter of 2023. As of the date of this Amended Report, the Company expects that it will initially relaunch its B2C Platform to
customers in Texas for a period of time before rolling it out to other jurisdictions. If the Texas Bill is enacted into law as drafted,
the Company may elect to accelerate the relaunch of its Platform to customers in another state. The Company plans to limit the rollout
in order to give it additional time to properly vet and confirm compliance with local, state and federal rules related to ticket procurement
and distribution. The Company has also maintained various pre-paid media credits that it expects to use to launch and maintain promotional
campaigns geared towards encouraging prior customers to return to the Platform and to acquire new customers.
Phase
3 – Restore Other Business Lines and Projects. Assuming the success of Phase 1 and Phase 2, the Company expects to restore
other products it used to offer, such as supplying lottery tickets to consumers in approved domestic jurisdictions, partnering with licensed
providers in international jurisdictions to supply legitimate domestic lottery games, and reviving other products and services that were
under development when the Operational Cessation occurred.
As
of the date of this Amended Report, the current estimated cash balance of the Company and subsidiaries is approximately $366,600. The
Company believes that this cash on hand, along with future borrowings, will be sufficient for the Company to pay its service providers
to complete and file its deficient periodic reports, including this Amended Report, the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods
ending June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022, and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
As
of the date of this Amended Report, our common stock and warrants are traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”)
under the ticker symbols “LTRY” and “LTRYW,” respectively. As of the date of this Amended Report, we are not
in compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements (the “Listing Rules”) and have presented a plan to
regain compliance with the Listing Rules that was recently conditionally accepted by a hearing panel. Additionally, under its new
management, the Company continues to work to improve its disclosure and reporting controls, and plans to overhaul its systems of
internal control over financial reporting and invest in additional legal, accounting, and financial resources.
Even
if the Company’s three phase plan to recommence its operations is successful, there can be no assurance that the Company will be
able to regain compliance with the applicable Listing Rules, or that the hearings panel will stay the delisting of the Company’s
securities from Nasdaq. If the Company’s securities are delisted from Nasdaq, it could be more difficult to buy or sell the Company’s
common stock and warrants or to obtain accurate quotations, and the price of the Company’s common stock and warrants could suffer
a material decline. Delisting could also impair the Company’s ability to raise additional capital needed to funds its operations
and/or trigger defaults and penalties under outstanding agreements or securities of the Company.
There
can be no assurance that we will have sufficient capital to support our operations and pay expenses, repay our debt, or that additional
funds will be available on favorable terms, if at all. We may not be able to restart our operations and/or generate sufficient funding
to support such operations in the future. The Company’s ability to continue its current operations, prepare and refile deficient
and restated reports, and restart its prior operations, is dependent upon obtaining new financing. Future financing options available
to the Company include equity financings, debt financings or other capital sources, including collaborations with other companies or
other strategic transactions. Equity financings may include sales of common stock. Such financing may not be available on terms favorable
to the Company or at all. The terms of any financing may adversely affect the holdings or rights of the Company’s stockholders
and may cause significant dilution to existing stockholders. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining
sufficient funding on terms acceptable to the Company, if at all, which would have a material adverse effect on its business, financial
condition and results of operations, and it could ultimately be forced to discontinue its operations and liquidate. These matters, when
considered in the aggregate, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable
period of time, which is defined as within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. The accompanying financial
statements do not contain any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the classification of assets or the amounts and classification
of liabilities that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Performance
Measures
In
managing our business and assessing financial performance, we supplement the information provided by our financial statements with other
operating metrics. We use these metrics to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate
projections and make strategic decisions. The primary operating metrics we use are:
● |
transactions
per user; |
● |
tickets
per transaction; |
● |
gross
revenue per transaction; |
● |
gross
profit per transaction; and |
● |
gross
margin per transaction. |
These
metrics help enable us to evaluate pricing, cost and customer profitability. We believe it is useful to provide investors with the same
metrics that we use internally to make comparisons of our historical operating results, identify trends in our operating results and
evaluate our business. These metrics track our B2C business and exclude users who were referred by an affiliate or who made purchases
through an API partner.
| |
Three Months Ended March 31, | |
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
Transactions Per User (annualized) | |
| 12.58 | | |
| 9.46 | |
Tickets Per Transaction | |
| 3.68 | | |
| 4.09 | |
Gross Revenue Per Transaction | |
$ | 8.75 | | |
$ | 10.16 | |
Gross Profit Per Transaction | |
$ | 1.30 | | |
$ | 1.48 | |
Gross Margin per Transaction | |
| 14.9 | % | |
| 14.6 | % |
Transactions
Per User
Transactions
per user is the average number of individual transactions per user in a given period. An individual transaction is defined as the placement
of an order by a user on our Platform. We use this measure to determine the overall performance of our products on a per user basis.
When considered with the other operating metrics, transactions per user provides insight into user stickiness and buying patterns and
is a useful tool to identify our most active users, which enables us to deploy more targeted marketing and other strategic initiatives.
This metric also gives us the ability to categorize users based on their performance and determine where to expend marketing and/or operational
resources. Transactions per user may be subject to variables that are outside of our control, for instance the size and popularity of
a particular lottery game.
Tickets
Per Transaction
Tickets
per transaction is the average number of lottery game tickets purchased by a user per transaction. We use this measure to analyze the
impact of product performance with our customers on the number of tickets sold in one transaction. We believe this metric is useful for
our investors because it gives insight into the buying habits of our users. Similar to transactions per user, tickets per transaction
may be subject to variables that are outside of our control, for instance the size and popularity of a particular lottery game.
Gross
Revenue Per Transaction
Gross
revenue per transaction is the average gross amount of revenue per transaction. We use this measure to determine how our top line revenue
is performing on a per transaction basis, which helps us to identify and evaluate pricing trends. We believe this metric is useful for
our investors because it provides insight into our revenue growth potential on a per transaction basis.
Gross
Profit Per Transaction
Gross
profit per transaction is our average gross profit per transaction, calculated as gross revenue less the cost of the lottery game ticket
and any processing fees, including labor, printing and payment processing, per transaction. We believe this metric to be useful to evaluate
and analyze our costs and fee structure across product offerings and user cohorts, and additionally, helps our investors because it provides
insight into our profit growth potential on a per transaction basis.
Gross
Margin Per Transaction
Gross
margin per transaction is calculated by dividing gross profit per transaction by gross revenue per transaction. We consider this metric
to be a measure of overall performance that provides useful information about the profitability of our B2C Platform.
Components
of Our Results of Operations (Prior to the Operational Cessation)
Our
Revenue
Revenue
from B2C Platform. Our revenue is the retail value of the acquired lottery game and the service fee charged to the user, which
we impose on each lottery game purchased from our B2C Platform. The amount of the service fee is based upon several factors, including
the retail value of the lottery game purchased by a user, the number of lottery games purchased by a user, and whether such user is located
within the U.S. or internationally. Currently, in the U.S, the minimum service fee is $0.50 for the purchase of a $1 lottery game and
$1 for the purchase of a $2 lottery game; the service fee for additional lottery games purchased in the same transaction is 6% of the
face value of all lottery games purchased.
Internationally,
B2C sales in jurisdictions where we do not have direct or indirect authority generate an immaterial amount of revenue, and we are assessing
our operations in these jurisdictions.
Revenue
from B2B API. Together with our third-party commercial partner, we agree on the amount of the mark-up on the cost to be imposed
on the sale of each lottery game purchased through the B2B API, if any, together with a service fee to be charged to the user; we receive
up to 50% of the net revenues from such mark-up and service fee pursuant to our commercial agreement with each commercial partner. In
the U.S., the Company’s average gross revenue per such lottery game sale was $2.00 in the three months ended March 31, 2022. We
currently do not charge our commercial partners a fee for the use of the B2B API.
Data
Services. Commercial acquirers of our Data Service pay a subscription for access to the Data Service and, for acquisition of
certain large data sets, an additional per record fee. The Company additionally enters into multi-year contracts pursuant to which it
sells proprietary, anonymized transaction data pursuant to multi-year agreements and in accordance with our Terms of Service in consideration
of a fee.
Our
Operating Costs and Expenses
Personnel
Costs. Personnel costs include salaries, payroll taxes, health insurance, worker’s compensation and other benefits for
management and office personnel.
Professional
Fees. Professional fees include fees paid for legal and financial advisors, accountants and other professionals related to the
Business Combination and other transactions.
General
and Administrative. General and administrative expenses include marketing and advertising, expenses, office and facilities lease
payments, travel expenses, bank fees, software dues and subscriptions, expensed research and development (“R&D”) costs
and other fees and expenses.
Depreciation
and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expenses include depreciation and amortization expenses on real property and
other assets.
Key
Trends and Factors Affecting Our Results
The
following describes the trends associated with our business prior to the Operational Cessation that have impacted, and which we expect
will continue to impact, our business and results of operations in a material way:
International
operations. We face challenges related to expanding our footprint globally and the related process of obtaining the licenses
and regulatory approvals necessary to provide services and products within new and emerging markets. Largely as a result of the COVID-19
pandemic, the international jurisdictions where we operate and seek to expand have been subject to increasing foreign currency fluctuations
against the U.S. dollar, soaring inflation and political and economic instability. We expect these trends to continue during fiscal 2022
and believe they are likely to cause a material decrease in consumer spending, which could have a material impact on our revenues. We
expect that it will take a longer period of time to achieve revenue gains or generate cash in the new regions or any new international
jurisdictions in which we expand, outside of our domestic geographies.
Introduction
of a new gaming platform. We have developed a proprietary, blockchain-enabled gaming platform, which we have named Project Nexus.
Project Nexus is designed to handle high levels of user traffic and transaction volume, while maintaining expediency, security, and reliability
in processing lottery game sales, the retail requirements of the B2C Platform, the administrative and back-office functionality required
by the B2B API, and the claims and redemption process. We expect to utilize this platform to launch new products, including any proprietary
products we may introduce. The introduction of new technology like Project Nexus is subject to risks including, for example, implementation
delays, issues successfully integrating the technology into our solutions, or the possibility that the technology does not produce the
expected benefits.
Our
growth plans and the competitive landscape. Our direct competitors operate in the global entertainment and gaming industries
and, like us, seek to expand their product and service offerings with integrated products and solutions. Our short-to-medium term focus
is on increasing our penetration in our existing U.S. jurisdiction by increasing direct to consumer marketing campaigns, introducing
our B2C Platform into new U.S. and international jurisdictions, and acquiring synergistic regulated and sports betting enterprises domestically
and abroad. Competition in the sale of online lottery games has significantly increased in recent years, is currently characterized by
intense price-based competition, and is subject to changing technology, shifting needs and frequent introductions of new games, development
platforms and services. To maintain our competitive edge alongside other established industry players (many of which have more resources,
or capital), we expect to incur greater operating expenses in the short-term, such as increased marketing expenses, increased compliance
expenses, increased personnel and advisory expenses associated with being a public company, additional operational expenses and salaries
for personnel to support expected growth, additional expenses associated with our ability to execute on our strategic initiatives including
our aim to undertake merger and acquisition activities, as well as additional capital expenditures associated with the ongoing development
and implementation of Project Nexus.
Current
Plan of Operations
As
of the date of this Amended Report, the Company’s primary revenue drivers are the resumption of its B2B API platform and the launch
of Sports.com. It is anticipated that operational costs for the next 12 months through April 30, 2024 will be greater than revenues.
It is anticipated that the liquidity gap will be satisfied by equity or debt raised, of which there is no assurance.
Beyond
the next 12 months, the Company plans to re-launch its B2C Platform and continue to expand in domestic and international jurisdictions.
The Company plans to enhance its mobile application to include pool plays, tickets subscriptions, loyalty programs and various gamification
modules.
Results
of Operations
Our
consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern and, accordingly, do not include
adjustments relating to the recoverability and realization of assets and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should
we be unable to continue in operation. We expect we will require additional capital to meet our long-term operating requirements. We
expect to raise additional capital through, among other things, the sale of equity or debt securities.
Three
Months Ended March 31, 2022 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
The
following table summarizes our results of operations for the three month ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, respectively.
| |
Three
Months Ended March 31, | | |
| | |
| |
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | | |
$
Change | | |
%
Change | |
| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Revenue | |
$ | 3,630,692 | | |
$ | 5,461,539 | | |
| (1,830,847 | ) | |
| (0.34 | )% |
Cost
of revenue | |
| 2,384,742 | | |
| 2,946,981 | | |
| (562,239 | ) | |
| (0.19 | )% |
Gross
profit | |
| 1,245,950 | | |
| 2,514,558 | | |
| (1,268,608 | ) | |
| (0.50 | )% |
Total
operating expenses | |
| 31,926,918 | | |
| 5,266,824 | | |
| 26,660,094 | | |
| 5.06 | % |
Loss
from operations | |
| (30,680,968 | ) | |
$ | (2,752,266 | ) | |
| (27,928,702 | ) | |
| 10.15 | % |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Other
expenses | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest
expense | |
| 3,981 | | |
| 2,472,048 | | |
| (2,468,067 | ) | |
| (1.00 | )% |
Other
expense | |
| 4,189,144 | | |
| 231,720 | | |
| 3,957,424 | | |
| 17.08 | % |
Total
other expenses, net | |
| 4,193,125 | | |
| 2,703,768 | | |
| 1,489,357 | | |
| 0.55 | % |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net
loss before income tax | |
$ | (34,874,093 | ) | |
| (5,456,034 | ) | |
| (29,418,059 | ) | |
| 5.39 | % |
Income
tax expense (benefit) | |
| 23,364 | | |
| - | | |
| 23,364 | | |
| 100.00 | % |
Net
loss | |
| (34,897,457 | ) | |
| (5,456,034 | ) | |
| (29,441,423 | ) | |
| 5.40 | % |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Other
comprehensive loss | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Foreign
currency translation adjustment, net | |
| (1,064 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (1,064 | ) | |
| | |
Comprehensive
loss | |
| (34,898,521 | ) | |
| (5,456,034 | ) | |
| (29,442,487 | ) | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net
income attributable to noncontrolling interest | |
| 147,557 | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net
loss attributable to Lottery.com Inc. | |
| (34,750,964 | ) | |
| (5,456,034 | ) | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net
loss per common share | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic
and diluted | |
$ | (0.69 | ) | |
$ | (0.24 | ) | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted
average common shares outstanding | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic
and diluted | |
| 50,376,433 | | |
| 22,888,700 | | |
| | | |
| | |
Revenue.
Revenue.
Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $3.6 million, a decrease of $1.8 million, or 34%, compared to revenue of $5.4 million
for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The decrease in revenue is because $1.5 million of project related revenue from business partners
in the three months ended March 31, 2021 was not recurring revenue.
Cost of Revenue. Cost of
revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $2.4 million, a decrease of $0.6 million, or 19%, compared to cost of revenue of
$2.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The decrease in the cost of revenue was driven by costs incurred for outside contractors
in connection with a project for a business partner in a new jurisdiction in 2021 that were not recurring.
Gross
Profit. Gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $1.2 million compared to $2.5 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2021, a decrease of $1.3 million, or 50%. This decrease was primarily due to the decrease in revenue because project related
revenue from business partners was not recurring in 2022.
Operating
Costs and Expenses.
| |
Three Months Ended March 31, | | |
| | |
| |
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | | |
$ Change | | |
% Change | |
Operating expenses | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Personnel costs | |
$ | 24,402,866 | | |
$ | 1,095,793 | | |
$ | 23,307,073 | | |
| 2,127 | % |
Professional fees | |
| 3,137,950 | | |
| 2,415,198 | | |
| 722,752 | | |
| 30 | % |
Sales & marketing | |
| 1,887,870 | | |
| 313,442 | | |
| 1,574,428 | | |
| 502 | % |
General and Administrative | |
| 1,124,307 | | |
| 1,075,132 | | |
| 49,175 | | |
| 5 | % |
Depreciation and amortization | |
| 1,373,925 | | |
| 367,259 | | |
| 1,006,666 | | |
| 274 | % |
Total operating expenses | |
$ | 31,926,918 | | |
$ | 5,266,824 | | |
$ | 26,661,159 | | |
| 506 | % |
Operating expenses for the three
months ended March 31, 2022 were $31.9 million, an increase of $26.6 million, or 506%, compared to $5.3 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2021. The increase was primarily driven by increased personnel expenses incurred from $20.7 million of stock compensation expense
and increased general and administrative expenses from public company expenses, increased headcount to support the Company’s growth,
increased marketing spends resulting from the use of Gatehouse Media credits, which we received several years ago in exchange for warrants,
and increased amortization expenses driven by acquisitions made during the 2021 fiscal year
Personnel Costs. Personnel
costs increased by $23.3 million, from $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, to $24.4 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2022. The increase was due primarily to an increase of $20.7 million in stock compensation expense as a result of equity grants
that were valued at the share price soon after the Business Combination.
Professional
Fees. Professional fees increased by $0.7 million, or 30%, from $2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 to $3.1 million
for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase was driven primarily by public company legal and professional fees including
60,000 shares of common stock issued of at a fair value of approximately $241,740 at $4.03 per share.
Sales and Marketing. Sales
and marketing expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were approximately $1.8 million, compared to $0.3 million for the three
months ended March 31, 2021, an increase of $1.6 million, or 502%. This increase was due primarily to an increase in media credits used
during the current period.
General and Administrative.
General and administrative expenses increased $1.0 million, or 5%, from $1.08 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 to $1.1
million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. These costs increased in general is mainly attributed to travel costs, development
opportunities, increased business licensing, bank fees, and insurance.
Depreciation
and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased $1.0 million, or 274%, from $0.4 million for the three months ended March
31, 2021 to $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase was driven by the acquisition of the sports.com domain
name in 2021 as well as the intangibles created through the purchase of Global Gaming.
Other
(Income) Expense, Net.
| |
Three Months Ended March 31, | | |
| | |
| |
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | | |
$ Change | | |
% Change | |
Other expenses | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest expense | |
| 3,981 | | |
| 2,472,048 | | |
| (2,468,067 | ) | |
| (100 | )% |
Other (income) expense | |
| 4,189,144 | | |
| 231,720 | | |
| 3,957,4243 | | |
| 1708 | % |
Total other (income) expense, net | |
$ | 4,193,125 | | |
$ | 2,703,768 | | |
| 1,489,357 | | |
| 55 | % |
Interest
Expense. We had minimal interest expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to interest expense of $2.5 million
for the three months ended March 31, 2021. This change was driven by lower debt levels as a result of debt that converted into equity
at the time of the Business Combination or settled in cash following the Closing.
Other
Expense. Other expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 is related to an expense recorded to reflect a discount on a long
term asset that will be received by the Company over time.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Prior
to the Operational Cessation, our primary need for liquidity was to fund working capital requirements of our business, growth, capital
expenditures and for general corporate purposes. Our primary source of liquidity had historically been funds generated by financing activities.
Upon the Closing on October 29, 2021, we received net proceeds of approximately $42.8 million in cash.
Following
the Operational Cessation, our primary need for liquidity has been to fund the restart of our business operations, re-hire employees
and pay our expenses. As of the date of this Amended Report, our sole source of liquidity is the funds provided to us under the Loan
Agreement with Woodford, of which $1.25 million remains available to us under such agreement. We expect that the most likely source of
such future funding presently available to us is through additional borrowings under the Loan Agreement or through the issuance of equity
or debt securities. If Woodford does not advance us amounts owed under the Loan Agreement or we are otherwise not able to secure the
necessary capital to restart our operations, hire new employees, and obtain funding sufficient to support and restart our operations,
we may be forced to permanently cease our operations, sell off our assets and operations, and/or seek bankruptcy protection, which could
cause the value of our securities to become worthless.
These
conditions, along with our current lack of material revenue producing activities, and significant debt, raise substantial doubt about
our ability to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months. For more information, see Note 2 – Liquidity and Going Concern to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Convertible
Debt Obligations
Prior
to the Closing, we funded our operations through the issuance of convertible promissory notes.
From
August to October 2017, the Company entered into seven Convertible Promissory Note Agreements with unaffiliated investors for an aggregate
amount of $821,500. The notes bore interest at 10% per year, were unsecured, and were due and payable on June 30, 2019. The Company and
the noteholders executed amendments in February 2021 to extend the maturity date to December 21, 2021. As of both March 31, 2022 and
December 31, 2021, the balance of these notes was $771,500.
From
November 2019 through October 28, 2021, we issued approximately $48.2 million in aggregate principal amount of Series B convertible promissory
notes. The notes bear interest at 8% per year, were unsecured, and were due and payable on dates ranging from December 2020 to December
2022. For those promissory notes that would have matured on or before December 31, 2020, the parties extended the maturity date to December
21, 2021 through amendments executed in February 2021. The amendments also allowed for automatic conversion to equity as a result of
the Business Combination. Nearly all of the aforementioned promissory notes automatically converted into shares of Common Stock or were
terminated pursuant to their terms, as applicable, in connection with the Closing. Those that remain outstanding do not have conversion
terms that were triggered by the Closing.
Immediately
prior to the Closing, approximately $60.0 million of convertible debt was converted into equity of AutoLotto. As of March 31, 2022, we
had no convertible debt outstanding.
See
“—Recent Developments— Loan Agreement with Woodford” above for additional information on the terms of
the Loan Agreement.
Cash
Flows
Prior
to the Operational Cessation, net cash provided by operating activities was $1.9 million
for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $3.9 million for the three months
ended March 31, 2021. Factors affecting changes in operating cash flows were decreased revenue from operations which were combined with
increased expenses for professional fees, personnel costs, and sales and marketing activities in 2022 as compared to 2021. Net cash used
in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $0, compared to $3.1 million for the prior year. The decrease
was primarily the result of a decrease in spending on capitalized software development. Net cash used by financing activities was $.3
million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to net cash provided of $14.5 million for the three months ended March 31,
2021. The decrease was primarily due convertible debt being issued in 2021 which did not repeat in 2022 as well as the repayment of principal
repayments for $4.8 million of debt in 2022.
Emerging
Growth Company Accounting Election
Section
102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards
until private companies are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company
can choose not to take advantage of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth
companies, and any such election to not take advantage of the extended transition period is irrevocable. We are an “emerging growth
company” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and have elected to take advantage of the benefits
of this extended transition period. We expect to remain an emerging growth company through the end of the 2023 fiscal year and we expect
to continue to take advantage of the benefits of the extended transition period. This may make it difficult or impossible to compare
the financial results with the financial results of another public company that is either not an emerging growth company or is an emerging
growth company that has chosen not to take advantage of the extended transition period exemptions for emerging growth companies because
of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842).” This guidance requires recognition of most lease liabilities
on the balance sheet to give investors, lenders, and other financial statement users a more comprehensive view of a company’s long-term
financial obligations, as well as the assets it owns versus leases. ASU 2016-02 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December
15, 2021, and for interim periods within annual periods after December 15, 2022. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11 making transition
requirements less burdensome. The standard provides an option to apply the transition provisions of the new standard at its adoption
date instead of at the earliest comparative period presented in the Company’s financial statements. We are currently evaluating
the impact that this guidance will have on our financial statements as well as the expected adoption method. We do not believe the adoption
of this standard will have a material impact on our financial statements.
In
June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”,
as additional guidance on the measurement of credit losses on financial instruments. The new guidance requires the measurement of all
expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable
supportable forecasts. In addition, the guidance amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased
financial assets with credit deterioration. The new guidance is effective for all public companies for interim and annual periods beginning
after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. In October 2019,
the FASB approved a proposal which grants smaller reporting companies additional time to implement FASB standards on current expected
credit losses (CECL) to January 2023. As a smaller reporting company, we will defer adoption of ASU No. 2016-13 until January 2023. We
are currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
In
connection with the filing of the Original Report on May 16, 2022, our management, with the participation of our then Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of March 31, 2022. Based on their evaluation, our then Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2022, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to material
weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting with respect to our financial statement close and reporting process.
Subsequent
to the evaluation made in connection with the filing of the Original Report on May 16, 2022, our management, with the participation of
our Chief Executive Officer, reevaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of March 31, 2022. Our disclosure and procedures are designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management,
including our Chief Executive Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Management
recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving
their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost benefit relationship of possible controls and
procedures. Based on such reevaluation, our Chief Executive Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Amended
Report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial
reporting with respect to our financial statement close and reporting process, as described further below. As a result of this conclusion,
we retained third-party accounting consultants who performed additional analysis as deemed necessary to ensure that our financial statements
were prepared in accordance with GAAP. Accordingly, management believes that the financial statements included in this Amended
Report present fairly in all material respects our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.
Material
Weaknesses in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (as restated)
In
connection with the audit of our condensed consolidated financial statements included in our Amended Annual Report, our management has
identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 relating to deficiencies
in the design and operation of the procedures relating to the closing of our financial statements. These include: (i) our lack of a sufficient
number of personnel with an appropriate level of knowledge and experience in accounting for complex or non-routine transactions, (ii)
the fact that our policies and procedures with respect to the review, supervision and monitoring of our accounting and reporting functions
were either not designed and in place or not operating effectively; (iii) our inability to complete the timely closing of financial books
at the quarter and fiscal year end, and (iv) incomplete segregation of duties in certain types of transactions and processes.
Specifically,
management did not design and maintain sufficient procedures and controls related to revenue recognition including those related to
ensuring accuracy of revenue recognized from non-routine transactions such as the sales of LotteryLink Credits, which resulted in an
overstatement of revenue of approximately $52.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2021, which required a restatement of our
previously issued financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 contained in the Amended Annual Report.
We
have implemented remediation steps to improve our internal control over financial reporting and to remediate the identified material
weaknesses, including (i) adding personnel with sufficient accounting knowledge; (ii) adopting a more rigorous period-end review process
for financial reporting; (iii) adopting improved period close processes and accounting processes, and (iv) clearly defining and documenting
the segregation of duties for certain transactions and processes. Management has expanded and will continue to enhance our system of
identifying transactions and evaluating and implementing the accounting standards that apply to our financial statements, including through
enhanced analyses by our personnel and third-party professionals with whom we consult regarding complex accounting applications. We intend
to continue take steps to remediate the material weaknesses described above and further continue re-assessing the design of controls,
the testing of controls and modifying processes designed to improve our internal control over financial reporting. The Company plans
to continue to assess its internal controls and procedures and intends to take further action as necessary or appropriate to address
any other matters it identifies or are brought to its attention. We will not be able to fully remediate these material weaknesses until
these steps have been completed and have been operating effectively for a sufficient period of time. The implementation of our remediation
will be ongoing and will require validation and testing of the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over a sustained
period of financial reporting cycles. We may also conclude that additional measures may be required to remediate the material weaknesses
in our internal control over financial reporting.
We
cannot assure you that the measures we take will be sufficient to remediate the material weaknesses we identified or avoid the identification
of additional material weaknesses in the future. If the steps we take do not remediate the material weaknesses in a timely manner, there
could continue to be a reasonable possibility that this control deficiency or others could result in another material misstatement of
our annual or interim financial statements that would not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Except
as otherwise described herein, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the
evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.