ESPORTS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC. - Annual Report: 2022 (Form 10-K)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

☒ ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022

☐ TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____________ to____________

Commission File Number: 001-39262

ESPORTS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Block 6, Triq Paceville

St. Julians, Malta, STJ 3109

(Address of principal executive offices)

356 2713 1276

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. ☐ Yes ☒ No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. ☐ Yes ☒ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transaction period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). ☐ Yes ☒ No

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of December 31, 2021, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was $71,320,452 based on the closing price reported for such date on the Nasdaq Capital Markets. For purposes of the above statement only, all directors, executive officers and 10% shareholders are assumed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for any other purpose.

As of October 12, 2022, there were 70,922,944 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 issued and outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K (including the section regarding Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations) contains forward-looking statements regarding our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “estimate,” “potential,” “project,” “should,” “would,” “predict,” and similar expressions or variations of such words are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not deemed to represent an all-inclusive means of identifying forward-looking statements as denoted in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Additionally, statements concerning future matters are forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or our financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

Although forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K reflect the good faith judgment of our Management, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known by us. Consequently, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties and actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in or anticipated by the forward-looking statements. Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). You can read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. You can obtain additional information about the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains an Internet site (www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, including us.

We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, unless required by law. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made throughout the entirety of this Annual Report, including in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” which attempts to advise investors and other interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. You should carefully consider these risks before you make an investment decision with respect to our stock.

In this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the terms “we”, “our”, and “us” refer to Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. and our wholly owned subsidiaries.

PART I

Item 1. Business

Corporate History

Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. (the “Company” or “EEG”) was formed in the state of Nevada on July 22, 2008 under the name Virtual Closet, Inc., before changing its name to DK Sinopharma, Inc. on June 6, 2010 and then to, VGambling, Inc. on August 12, 2014. On or about April 24, 2017, VGambling, Inc. changed its name to Esports Entertainment Group, Inc.

The Company is a diversified operator of iGaming, traditional sports betting and esports businesses with a global footprint. The Company’s strategy is to build and acquire iGaming and traditional sports betting platforms and use them to grow the esports business whereby customers have access to game centers, online tournaments and player-versus-player wagering. On July 31, 2020, the Company commenced revenue generating operations with the acquisition of LHE Enterprises Limited, a holding company for Argyll Entertainment (“Argyll”), an online sportsbook and casino operator. On January 21, 2021, the Company completed its acquisition of Phoenix Games Network Limited, the holding company for the Esports Gaming League (“EGL”), and provider of event management and team services, including live and online events and tournaments. On March 1, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of the operating assets and specified liabilities that comprise the online gaming operations of Lucky Dino Gaming Limited, a company registered in Malta, and Hiidenkivi Estonia OU, its wholly owned subsidiary registered in Estonia (collectively referred to as “Lucky Dino”). On June 1, 2021, the Company acquired ggCircuit, LLC (“GGC”) and Helix Holdings, LLC (“Helix”). GGC is a business-to-business software company that provides cloud-based management for gaming centers, a tournament platform and integrated wallet and point-of-sale solutions. Helix owned and operated esports centers that were disposed of on June 10, 2022, as the Company exited the physical sites. From the Helix acquisition, the Company retained its core esports programming and gaming infrastructure and remains focused on its core esports offerings with the EEG Labs (“EEG Labs”) analytics platform, and the yet to be released proprietary player-versus-player wagering platform Betground (formerly known as LANDuel). On July 13, 2021, the Company completed its acquisition of Bethard Group Limited the online casino and sports book business operating under the brand of Bethard (“Bethard”). Bethard’s business-to-consumer operations provides sportsbook, casino, live casino and fantasy sport betting services.

Business Overview

Esports is a skill-based, competitive, and organized form of video gaming by professional players, playing individually or as teams. Esports typically takes the form of organized, multiplayer video games that include genres such as real-time strategy, fighting, first-person shooter and multiplayer online battle arena games. Most major professional esports events and a wide range of amateur esports events are broadcast live via streaming services including twitch.tv and youtube.com. Through the Company’s yet to be released Betground wagering platform Betground, players and fans alike may engage in peer-to-peer skill-based betting, where gamers can bet on their ability to beat other gamers in a betting exchange environment and where fan/spectators have the ability to bet on their favorite gamers to win real cash and prizes.

EEG is an esports-focused iGaming and entertainment company with a global footprint. EEG’s strategy is to build and acquire betting and related platforms, and lever them into the rapidly growing esports vertical. We operate the business in two verticals, EEG iGaming and EEG Games.

Recent Developments:

September 2022 Financing

On September 15, 2022, the Company entered into a underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Maxim Group LLC and Joseph Gunnar & Co., LLC, as representative of the several underwriters identified therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to a firm commitment public offering of (a) 30,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock and (b) Warrants (“September 2022 Warrants”) to purchase up to 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock, at an exercise price of $0.25 per share, at an aggregate price of $0.25 per share and accompanying Warrant (the “September 2022 Offering”). Under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriters a 45-day option an option to purchase up to an additional 4,500,000 of Common Stock (the “September 2022 Overallotment Common Stock”) and/or Warrants (the “September 2022 Overallotment Warrants”) (collectively, the “September 2022 Overallotment”). The closing of the offering took place on September 19, 2022.

The gross proceeds received from the sale of the shares of the Common Stock and September 2022 Warrants in the September 2022 Offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company and before any overallotment, was $7,500,000.

The underwriters exercised their option for 3,600,000 September Overallotment Warrants, at a purchase price of $0.01 per warrant, with an exercise price of $0.25 per warrant. Total proceeds from the September 2022 Overallotment Warrants was $36,000.

The Company remitted to the Holder of the Senior Convertible Note an amount of $2,265,928 equal to fifty percent (50%) of all net proceeds above $2,000,000 following the payment of 7% in offering fees including Underwriting discounts and commissions. In addition, as part of the September 2022 Offering, the Holder purchased $512,500 of securities (2,050,000 shares of Common Stock and 2,050,000 Warrants) and the Company paid the Holder an additional $512,500. The proceeds remitted to the Holder of the Senior Convertible Note reduced the principal balance of the Senior Convertible Note on a dollar-for-dollar basis.

The net proceeds received by the Company, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company and amounts remitted to the Holder of the Senior Convertible Note was $4,080,990.

The shares of Common Stock and the September 2022 Warrants, including the 2022 Overallotment Warrants, sold by the Company have been registered pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-252370), which the SEC declared effective on February 5, 2021. A final prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus relating to the offering were filed with the SEC on September 19, 2022.

The Company does not intend to list the September 2022 Warrants, including the 2022 Overallotment Warrants, sold in the offering on any securities exchange or other trading market.

On September 19, 2022, prior to the closing of the offering, the Company entered into a warrant agency agreement (the “Warrant Agency Agreement”) with Vstock Transfer, LLC (“Vstock”), to serve as the Company’s warrant agent for the September 2022 Warrants, including September 2022 Overallotment Warrants. Upon the closing of the offering. The September 2022 Warrants, including September 2022 Overallotment Warrants are exercisable upon issuance and expire five years from the date they first became exercisable.

Sale of Helix Assets

On June 10, 2022, the Company entered into and consummated the transaction contemplated by that certain asset purchase agreement by and between the Company and SCV CAPITAL, LLC (the “Buyer”) pursuant to which the Buyer agreed to acquire from the Company the Helix assets related to the Company’s ownership and operation of esports game centers in Foxboro, MA and North Bergen, NJ, herein referred to as the “Helix Game Centers”. The total purchase price for the Helix Game Centers was approximately $1,200,000, with the purchase price being primarily attributable to the Buyer’s assumption of certain liabilities related to the Helix Game Centers, including leases and sponsorship liabilities. Our gain on sale of $1,069,262 was driven by the amounts of liabilities assumed by the Buyer.

Potential Sale of Spanish iGaming Operations

On June 15, 2022, the Company signed a non-binding letter of intent to sell its Spanish iGaming operations, including its Spanish iGaming license, as part of its strategy to focus on its core brand assets.

Regulatory Developments

United Kingdom

Since the acquisition of the Argyll iGaming business on July 31, 2020, the Company has been responding to periodic requests for information from the UK Gambling Commission (“UKGC”) in relation to information required to maintain its UK license following the change of corporate control. The Company continues to operate in the UK market and there have been no adverse judgments imposed by the UKGC against the Company. In recent months, the Company has reduced its spending on marketing and has been focused on retaining existing customers and reactivating past customers. We believe these efforts will have a positive effect on our results of operations.

Netherlands

On October 1, 2021, a new licensing regime was implemented in the Netherlands for online gaming operators. This resulted in the Company discontinuing its iGaming operations in this market in the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2021 (Q2 of fiscal year 2022). The sole period in which the Company had revenues from its iGaming operations in the Netherlands was in the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2021 (Q1 of fiscal year 2022). As a result of these regulatory developments in the Netherlands, net revenues for our Bethard Business (as define below) declined from approximately $5.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 to approximately $3.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021. Net revenues for our Bethard business represented approximately 35% and 24% of our total net revenues for, respectively, the three months ended September 30, 2021 and three months ended December 31, 2021. The Company may re-enter the Dutch market in the second half of fiscal year 2023.

Finland

On January 1, 2022, amendments to the Finnish Lotteries Act came into effect, further restricting marketing opportunities and enhancing the enforcement powers of the Finnish regulator. Prior to these amendments coming into effect, in the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2021, the Company received a communication from the Finnish regulator requesting clarification on its marketing and gaming practices related to its Finnish iGaming operations. The Company responded to the communication in Q3 of fiscal year 2022 and changed its business operations in Finland as of the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022 as part of its response.

Further powers allowing the Finnish regulator to require blocking by payment service providers of overseas operators who are targeting their marketing activities towards Finnish customers are also expected to come into effect in the calendar year starting January 1, 2023. The Company believes that the changes that it has made to its business operations in Finland will allow it to avoid being adversely affected by the Finnish regulator’s new powers.

While there have been no adverse judgments imposed by the Finnish regulator against the Company, as a result of these Finnish regulatory developments, we estimate that net revenues for our Lucky Dino business have declined from approximately $6.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 to approximately $4.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022. Net revenues for our Lucky Dino business represented approximately 42% of our consolidated net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Operations in Finland run under the Malta Gaming Authority (“MGA”) license on the Lucky Dino in-house built iDefix casino-platform. The Company continues to launch new brands and offer new products on its various sites tailoring the experience towards each of its markets including new markets in Central America and South America. We believe revenues will be generated by these new brands and new products.

Compliance with Nasdaq Listing Requirements

On April 11, 2022, the Company received a deficiency notification letter from the Listing Qualifications Staff of Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “Nasdaq”) indicating that the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) because the bid price for the Company’s Common Stock had closed below $1.00 per share for the previous 30 consecutive business days. In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has 180 calendar days from the date of such notice, or until October 10, 2022, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement. To regain compliance, the bid price for the Company’s Common Stock must close at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days. As of October 13, 2022, the Company did not regain compliance with the $1.00 bid price requirement.

On June 7, 2022, the Company received an additional written notice from Nasdaq indicating that, for the last 30 consecutive business days, the market value of our listed securities (the “MVLS”) has been below the minimum requirement of $35 million for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(2). In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(C), the Company has 180 calendar days, or until December 5, 2022, to regain compliance. The notice states that to regain compliance, the Company’s MVLS must close at $35 million or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days (or such longer period of time as the Nasdaq staff may require in some circumstances, but generally not more than 20 consecutive business days) during the compliance period ending December 5, 2022. As of October 13, 2022, we have not yet regained compliance with the $35 million MVLS requirement.

On October 11, 2022 the Company received a letter from Nasdaq that the Company’s Common Stock will be delisted, and the Company’s Common Stock warrants traded under the symbols GMBLW and GMBLZ and the Company’s 10% Series A cumulative redeemable convertible preferred stock traded under symbol GMBLP will no longer qualify for listing, and in that regard trading of the Company’s Common Stock, Common Stock warrants and 10% Series A cumulative redeemable convertible preferred stock will be suspended at the opening of business on October 20, 2022, if we have not requested an appeal. The Company is eligible to request an appeal of the delisting determination. Under Nasdaq rules, while any appeal is pending, the suspension of trading of the Company’s Common Stock, warrants and 10% Series A cumulative redeemable convertible preferred stock will be stayed and will continue to trade on Nasdaq until the Nasdaq hearing panel makes a determination after the hearing.

March 2022 Offering

On March 2, 2022, the Company closed an offering (the “March 2022 Offering”) in which it sold 15,000,000 units at $1.00 consisting of one share of Common Stock and one warrant for a total of 15,000,000 warrants with an exercise price of $1.00 (the “March 2022 Warrants”). The March 2022 Offering provided net cash proceeds of $13,605,000. Under the terms of the related underwriting agreement, there was also an overallotment option to purchase up to 2,250,000 shares of Common Stock and/or March 2022 Warrant (such overallotment March 2022 Warrants, the “April 2022 Overallotment Warrants”) with an exercise price of $1.00 issued to the underwriters of the offering. On April 1, 2022 the underwriters of the March 2022 Offering exercised the Over-Allotment option and purchased 2,250,000 April 2022 Overallotment Warrants at a price of $0.01 per warrant. The Company received net proceeds of $20,925. The March 2022 Warrants, including the April 2022 Overallotment, trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol GMBLZ.

Senior Convertible Note

On June 2, 2021, the Company issued a senior convertible note (the “Old Senior Convertible Note”) before it was exchanged for a new senior convertible note (the “Senior Convertible Note” or “New Note”) on February 22, 2022. The Old Senior Convertible Note was issued to the lender (the “Holder”) in the principal amount of $35,000,000 with the Company receiving proceeds at issuance of $32,515,000, net of debt issuance costs of $2,485,000. The Old Senior Convertible Note would have matured on June 2, 2023, at which time the Company would have been required to repay the original principal balance and a minimum return (“Premium on Principal”) equal to 6% of any outstanding principal. The aggregate principal of the Old Senior Convertible Note repayable at maturity was $37,100,000.

On February 22, 2022, the Company agreed to enter into an exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with the Holder whereby the Old Senior Convertible Note of the Company, with a remaining principal amount of $29,150,001, was exchanged for the New Note in the aggregate principal amount of $35,000,000.

The New Note is convertible, at the option of the Holder, into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a conversion price of $17.50 per share.

If an Event of Default (as defined in the New Note) has occurred under the New Note, the Holder may elect to alternatively convert the New Note at the Alternate Conversion Price (as defined in the New Note). In connection with an Event of Default, the Holder may require us to redeem in cash any or all of the New Note. The redemption price will equal 100% of the outstanding principal of the New Note to be redeemed, and accrued and unpaid interest and unpaid late charges thereon, or an amount equal to market value of the shares of our Common Stock underlying the New Note, as determined in accordance with the New Note, if greater. The Holder will not have the right to convert any portion of a New Note, to the extent that, after giving effect to such conversion, the Holder (together with certain related parties) would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the shares of our Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. The Holder may from time to time increase this limit to 9.99%, provided that any such increase will not be effective until the 61^st day after delivery of a notice to us of such increase. From and after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Interest Rate shall automatically be increased to 12.0% per annum. The Company is currently in default and the Holder has not yet elected to alternatively convert.

In addition, unless approval of our stockholders as required by Nasdaq is obtained, the Company is prohibited from issuing any shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the New Note or otherwise pursuant to the terms of the New Note, if the issuance of such shares of Common Stock would exceed 19.99% of our outstanding shares of Common Stock or otherwise exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue without breaching our obligations under the rules and regulations of Nasdaq.

Under the New Note, and consistent with the Old Senior Convertible Note, the Company is subject to certain customary affirmative and negative covenants regarding the incurrence of indebtedness, the existence of liens, the repayment of indebtedness, the payment of cash in respect of dividends, distributions or redemptions, and the transfer of assets, among other matters. The Company is also subject to certain financial covenants relating to available cash, our ratio of debt to market capitalization and minimum cash flow. The Company is also subject to financial covenants as it relates minimum revenues that commenced on June 30, 2022. As of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company was in default with regards to the debt covenants of the New Note and the Holder may request the Company to begin paying monthly cash interest at a default rate of 12%. The Holder has not elected at this time to require us to redeem any portion or the principal balance of the New Note for cash or to convert any portion or the principal balance of the New Note into shares of Common Stock.

It was previously determined that the Company was not in compliance with the Old Senior Convertible Note covenants at September 30, 2021 and subsequent reporting dates. The Company therefore requested and received a waiver dated October 13, 2021 for (i) any known breaches or potential breaches of financial covenants in effect related to the available cash test and minimum cash flow test through December 25, 2021, (ii) any known breach resulting from the placement of a lien on the outstanding share capital of Prozone Limited, the entity that holds the assets of Bethard, and (iii) any known breach which would result from the Company’s announcement that it would purchase an equity interest in Game Fund Partners Group LLC through the contribution of up to 200,000 shares of Common Stock. In addition, the Company requested and received an amendment to the Old Senior Convertible Note wherein the permitted ratio of outstanding debt to market capitalization was increased temporarily from 25% to 35% through December 25, 2021.

In consideration for the October 13, 2021 waiver, the Company agreed to permit the conversion of up to $7,500,000 of the original principal balance of the Old Senior Convertible Note at the Alternate Conversion Price into shares of Common Stock, exclusive of the Premium on Principal and 15% premium payable that applies to an Alternate Conversion. During the year ended June 30, 2022, the Holder of the Old Senior Convertible Note had converted the full principal amount of $7,500,000 into 2,514,459 shares of Common Stock.

The Company also previously obtained a waiver from the Holder of the Old Senior Convertible Note on November 2, 2021 in connection with its announcement to commence an underwritten registered public offering of its 10.0% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock. In consideration for this waiver, the Company agreed to increase the cash price payable upon a redemption of the Old Senior Convertible Note by the Company to be equal to 10% of the conversion amount, as defined in Old Senior Convertible Note agreement as any unpaid principal, minimum return due to the Holder, and unpaid interest due on such redemption date. The Company agreed to pay the Holder of the Old Senior Convertible Note an amount of $1,500,000 under the terms of a registration rights agreement.

During the three months ended December 31, 2021, the Company had not maintained compliance with the covenants of the Old Senior Convertible Note, having identified non-compliance with the same financial covenants previously identified at September 30, 2021. The Company obtained a waiver from the compliance with certain covenants, as of December 31, 2021 and through March 30, 2022. The Company further entered into a non-binding term sheet dated February 22, 2022, to restructure the New Note to mitigate the risk of default on the covenants in future periods. This term sheet expired without a new debt facility being completed. Since the expiration of the waiver on March 30, 2022, the Company is not in compliance with its covenants. The Company has not remitted payment to the Holder of an amount equal to 30% of the gross proceeds from the March 2022 Offering to be applied as a reduction of principal.

The New Note agreement includes provision that should the Company be in both breach of its debt covenants and its price per common share trade below the conversion floor price of $2.1832 (the “Conversion Floor Price”), the Holder may elect the Alternate Conversion option that includes a make-whole provision payable to the Holder in cash. At March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022 and through the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, both the Company was in breach of its debt covenants and the price per share of its Common Stock had declined below the Conversion Floor Price. As a result, the make-whole provision in the New Note agreement was determined to represent an obligation of the Company under the terms of the New Note.

At June 30, 2022, the Company estimates it would be required to issue up to 16,031,513 shares of Common Stock under the Alternate Conversion make-whole provision of the New Note. At June 30, 2022, the Company also estimates the fair value of the derivative liability, which gives effect to the cash amount payable to the Holder under the Alternate Conversion make-whole provisions of the New Note, to be $9,399,620. While the Company records a derivative liability at each reporting period for the amount contingently payable to the Holder under the Alternate Conversion make-whole provision, a strict application of the formula in the New Note indicates the cash liability to the Holder may be materially higher than the derivative liability. A calculation of the cash liability due to the Holder under the Alternate Conversion make-whole provision of the New Note indicated a liability of approximately $180,000,000 at June 30, 2022.

The derivative liability amount recognized by the Company for its obligation to the Holder under the Alternate Conversion make-whole provision of the New Note is subject to material fluctuation at each reporting date. The output of the Monte Carlo model that is used to estimate the fair value of the derivative liability will fluctuate based on the Company’s share price, market capitalization, estimated enterprise value, and the Company’s estimate of credit and non-performance risk.

Subsequent to year end, on September 19, 2022, as part of the September 2022 Offering (see below), the Company remitted to the Holder of the Senior Convertible Note an amount of $2,265,928 equal to fifty percent (50%) of all net proceeds above $2,000,000 following the payment of 7% in offering fees including Underwriting discounts and commissions. In addition, as part of the September 2022 Offering, the Holder purchased $512,500 of securities (2,050,000 shares of Common Stock and 2,050,000 Warrants) and the Company paid the Holder an additional $512,500. The proceeds remitted to the Holder of the Senior Convertible Note reduced the principal balance of the Senior Convertible Note on a dollar-for-dollar basis.

At-the Market Equity Offering Program

On September 3, 2021, the Company entered “at the market” equity offering program (“ATM”), to sell up to an aggregate of $20,000,000 of Common Stock. The shares were issued pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-252370) and the Company filed a prospectus supplement, dated September 3, 2021 with the SEC in connection with the offer and sale of the shares pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement with the broker. The Company sold an aggregate of 1,165,813 shares through the ATM through September 2, 2022, for gross proceeds of $4,005,267. The agreement between the Company and Maxim Group LLC governing the ATM expired on September 3, 2022. At this time, the Company does not plan on entering into a new ATM agreement.

Bethard Acquisition

On July 13, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of the business-to-consumer operations of Bethard that provides sportsbook, casino, live casino and fantasy sport betting services with gaming licenses to customers in Sweden, Spain, Malta and Ireland (“Bethard” or the “Bethard Business”), from Gameday Group Plc, a limited liability company incorporated in Malta (the “Seller”). The acquisition included (i) the brand names of the Bethard Business (Bethard, Fastbet, Betive and Betzerk); (ii) domains relating to the brands acquired; (iii) the customer databases relating to the acquired brands; (iv) website content, materials and code pertaining to the domains acquired; and (v) certain licensee rights under an ambassador agreement. The Company acquired licenses for operating in Sweden, Spain, Malta and Ireland.

The acquisition of Bethard expanded the iGaming operations of the Company in Europe and provided the Company with increased opportunity to cross-sell its esports offerings to a larger customer base. The acquisition of Bethard resulted in the Company acquiring the outstanding share capital of Prozone Limited, a public liability company registered in Malta, which had previously received the assets of Bethard in a pre-closing restructuring by the Seller. The initial payment of purchase consideration for Bethard included cash paid at closing in an amount equal to €13,000,000 (equivalent to $15,346,019 using exchange rates in effect at the acquisition date), including €1,000,000 (equivalent to $1,180,463 using exchange rates in effect at the acquisition date) paid for a regulatory deposit with the Spanish Gaming Authority. The cash purchase consideration of Bethard also included a second payment (“Second Payment”) of €4,000,000 (approximately $4,721,852 using exchange rates in effect at the acquisition date) that was paid by the Company on November 16, 2021, using the proceeds raised from the issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock (see Note 15 for discussion of the 10% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock). The total purchase consideration of Bethard also requires the Company to pay additional contingent cash consideration during the 24-month period following the acquisition date equal to 15% of net gaming revenue until the November 16, 2021, with the percentage then decreasing to 12% of net gaming revenue for the remaining term ending July 2023. The total purchase consideration also provides for a payment of up to €7,600,000 (equivalent to $8,971,519 using exchange rates in effect at the acquisition date) of contingent share consideration should a specific ambassador agreement be successfully assigned to the Bethard Business acquired by the Company following the acquisition date.

In connection with the pre-closing restructuring, Prozone also entered into agreements with the Seller that included (i) a white label platform licensing agreement (“White Label Agreement’), (ii) a turnkey platform licensing agreement (“Turnkey Agreement”), and (iii) a services agreement whereby the Seller will provide transitional and support services to Prozone during a 24-month period following the acquisition. Pursuant to the terms of the White Label Agreement and/or the Turnkey Agreement, Prozone has agreed to operate for a minimum period of 24 months utilizing the Seller’s platform. After 24 months, Prozone shall be free to terminate the White Label Agreement and/or Turnkey Agreement (as applicable) and migrate any domains and customer databases acquired to another platform of Prozone’s choice. The Seller agreed to ensure that each of the licenses acquired by the Company and included in the acquisition of the Bethard Business will be transferred or subsequently granted to the Company, subject to such transfers being permitted under the relevant local regulations. The transfers and grants of licenses has been completed in readiness for the transition and migration.

EEG iGaming:

EEG iGaming includes the esports betting platform with full casino and sportsbook functionality and services for iGaming customers. iDefix, proprietary technology acquired in connection with the acquisition of Lucky Dino, is an MGA iGaming platform with payments, payment automation manager, bonusing, loyalty, compliance and casino integrations that services all Lucky Dino sites along with SportNation.com and Vie.bet. In addition, our other in-house gambling software platform, Phoenix, is a modern reimagined sportsbook that caters to both millennial esports bettors as well as traditional sports bettors. Phoenix is being developed through the assets and resources from our acquisition of FLIP Sports Limited, a software development company (“FLIP”).

EEG’s goal is to be a leader in the large and rapidly growing sector of esports real-money wagering, offering fans the ability to wager on professional esports events in a licensed and secure environment. From February 2021, under the terms of our Maltese Gaming Authority (MGA) license, we are now able to accept wagers from residents of over 180 jurisdictions including countries within the European Union, New Zealand and Latin America, on our ‘‘Vie.bet’’ platform.

Alongside the Vie.bet esports focused platform, EEG owns and operates:

We currently hold five Tier-1 gambling licenses (Malta, UK, Ireland, Spain and Sweden). Our Argyll, Lucky Dino and Bethard operations provide a foothold in mature markets in Europe into which we believe we can cross-sell our esports offerings.

On August 17, 2020, we announced entry into a multi-year partnership with Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc, now Bally’s Corporation, to launch their proprietary mobile sports betting product, ‘‘Vie.gg’, in the state of New Jersey, as a real money wagering “skin” of Bally’s Atlantic City, the holder of a New Jersey casino license, internet gaming permit and a sports wagering license. We were granted approval to operate pursuant to the transactional waiver issued by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (‘‘DGE’’) on January 21, 2022.

As noted above in recent developments, on June 15, 2022, the Company signed a non-binding letter of intent to sell its Spanish iGaming operations, including its Spanish iGaming license, as part of its strategy to focus on its core brand assets.

EEG Games:

EEG Games’ focus is on providing esports entertainment experiences to gamers through a combination of (1) our proprietary infrastructure software, GGC, which underpins our focus on esports and is a leading provider of local area network (“LAN”) center management software and services, enabling us to seamlessly manage mission critical functions such as game licensing and payments, 2) online tournaments (through our EGL tournament platform), and 3) player-vs-player wagering (through our yet to be released Betground our proprietary wagering product). Currently, we operate our esports EEG Games business in the United States and Europe.

We believe that as the size of the market and the number of esports enthusiasts continues to grow, so will the number of esports enthusiasts who gamble on events, which we believe would increase the demand for our platform.

Competitive Advantages/Operational Strengths

The online gambling and wagering industry is increasingly competitive. With relatively low barriers to entry, new competitors are entering the esports wagering and video game tournament segments. In both of these segments, there currently exist several major competitors. Most of EEG’s current competitors, including bet365, William Hill, Betway, Penn National Gaming, Inc., Pinnacle Sports, PointsBet Holdings Limited., DraftKings Inc., Rush Street Interactive, Inc., Kindred Group plc, Flutter Entertainment plc, Betsson AB, Super Group (SGHC) Limited, 888 Holdings plc, and Entain Plc, have far greater resources than us.

However, we believe the following strengths position us for sustainable growth:

Management Team and Key Personnel Experience:

EEG’s Board of Directors includes senior managers with extensive experience in online gambling, esports, information technology, compliance, regulation, accounting and finance.

EEG’s officers and management include individuals with extensive experience in online gambling, esports, information technology, marketing, business development, payment processing, compliance, regulation, accounting, finance and customer service.

Unique Positioning within Digital Gaming:

EEG was one of the first digital gaming companies with an esports-first focus and a line of esports businesses; leading the effort to broaden legislation for betting on esports competitions. We are uniquely focused on connecting to customers across a broad set of retail and digital businesses to achieve greater revenue, scale, and profitability, as well as shaping esports infrastructure to facilitate omni-channel betting.

Technology Assets:

Strong Brand Partnerships:

EEG has partnered, with various leading brands in pro sports, including football, hockey, basketball and soccer, with an aggregate fanbase of over 50 million, as well as with several individual social media influencers.

Growth Strategy

In the future, we intend to:

Future Products and Services:

Online Esports Tournament Play

EEG intends to offer players from around the world, including the United States (unless prohibited in a state or international jurisdiction) the ability to enter and participate in online video game tournaments and win cash prizes, via our enhanced EGL tournament platform. Online esports tournament play consists of two or more people playing against each other in a game from their personal phones or computers, where such players do not necessarily have to be playing in real time. These events could be held over the course of a day, a week or even a month and the winner will be the one with the top score or the fastest time at the conclusion of the event. Cash-based tournaments involving games of skill are not considered gambling in most U.S. states because the generally accepted definition of gambling involves three specific things: (1) the award of a prize, (2) paid-in consideration (meaning entrants pay to compete) and (3) an outcome determined on the basis of chance. As a result, games of skill are not generally subject to the same laws and regulations as our esports event wagering service. We expect participants in our tournaments being able to enter and play against each other with prize money distributed to the last remaining competitors. We anticipate collecting a tournament entry fee for our tournaments, as well as a percentage of total winnings that are paid to users (typically 10% of the entry fees) and thus none of their money will be at risk or otherwise dependent on the outcome. We intend to offer users a wide selection of video games of skill to be played online for real money in groups, both large and small, or major tournaments. We believe using the tournament platform to penetrate the US market will allow us to grow our brand within the esports community.

International Market Expansion

EEG received a gaming service license for online betting from the MGA in April 2020, and in February 2021, established a brick-and-mortar office and commenced online gaming operations in Malta. The Bethard brand acquisition added additional Spanish and Swedish licenses, in addition to the UK and Irish licenses that the Company already operated under. In order to effectively penetrate international markets, we translated our website into several additional languages and offer customer service and technical support in the local language of key markets.

EEG’s Online Wagering Platforms

According to Zion Market Research’s, the online gambling market represents one of the fastest growing segments of the gambling industry. Zion Market Research estimated the size of the global online gambling market in 2021 was in excess of $61.5 billion and is projected to reach $114.4 billion by 2028.

iDefix, the Company’s modern online casino platform that the Lucky Dino online casino brands operate on is licensed in Malta. iDefix provides a full technical solution for casino operations, with various management tools as well as in-depth business intelligence reporting and analysis. The Argyll brands and the Bethard brands operate on SB Tech and offer online users traditional casino style games such as roulette, blackjack, or slots, as well as offering online wagering on traditional sporting events such as soccer, horse racing and football.

On the Vie.gg esports-focused wagering platform, a player can place a bet on a team participating in any number of approved tournaments, which are scheduled to be held in the upcoming weeks. The website also maintains a “how to play” section on the website which provides players with instructional videos on placing bets as well as other pieces of information that may be beneficial to an inexperienced player or a new user of our website. Additionally, the website includes a “frequently asked questions” section which provides customers with the ability to easily navigate general questions relating to the website, personal account information, payment processing and betting rules and procedures.

Marketing and Sales Initiatives

The Company has several sponsorship marketing agreements in place for its website.

EEG is looking to expand into new geographic territories by obtaining licenses to operate in those territories. The need for hands-on implementation in these territories and support will require investment in additional marketing activities, offices, and other overhead.

We will also accelerate our expansion if we find complementary businesses that we are able to acquire in other markets. Marketing efforts to expand into new territories have included esports team and tournament sponsorship, affiliate marketing, social media advertising, content creation, and attendance at esports and gaming events in addition to personal contact with other industry leaders.

We plan to increase our marketing efforts and awareness of our brands through our existing suite of websites, as well as future offerings by:

Further, we intend to continue to invest in optimizing the Company’s website in an effort to become the premier esports gaming and gambling website in the industry.

Regulations Affecting our Business

The offering and operation of online real-money gambling platforms and related software and solutions is subject to extensive regulation and approval by various national, federal, state, provincial, tribal and foreign agencies (collectively, “gaming authorities”). Gambling laws are usually based on public policy declaration designed to protect the integrity of the gaming industry and its consumers, as well as to enhance economic development and tourism and to increase tax revenue. To accomplish these goals, gambling laws require EEG to obtain licenses or findings of suitability from gaming authorities for EEG, including each of our subsidiaries engaged in these activities, and certain of our directors, officers, employees and in some instances, significant shareholders (typically beneficial owners of more than 5% of a company’s outstanding equity unless waived as a passive institutional investor). The criteria used by gambling authorities to make determinations as to qualification and suitability of an applicant varies among jurisdictions, but generally require the submission of detailed personal and financial information followed by a thorough and sometimes lengthy investigation. Gaming authorities have broad discretion in determining whether an applicant qualifies for licensing or should be found suitable. Gambling authorities generally look, at a minimum, to the following criteria when determining to grant a license or finding of suitability, including (i) the financial stability, integrity and responsibility of the applicant, (ii) the quality, security and regulatory compliance of the applicant’s online real-money platform and gaming equipment and related software, as applicable, and (iii) the history and associations of the applicant. Gambling authorities may, subject to certain administrative proceeding requirements, (i) deny an application, or limit, condition, restrict, revoke or suspend any license, registration, finding of suitability or approval, and (ii) fine any person licensed, registered or found suitable or approved. Notwithstanding the foregoing, some jurisdictions explicitly prohibit gaming in all or certain forms, and we will not market our gambling services in these jurisdictions. If any director, officer or employee of EEG fails to qualify for a license or is found unsuitable (including due to the failure to submit the required documentation) by a gaming authority, EEG may deem it necessary, or be required to, sever its relationship with such person, which may include terminating the employment of any such person. Gambling authorities have the right to investigate any individual or entity having a material relationship with EEG, to determine whether such individual or entity is suitable or should be licensed to do business as a business associate of ours. In addition, certain gambling authorities monitor the activities of the entities they regulate both in their respective jurisdiction and in other jurisdictions to ensure that these entities are in compliance with local standards on a worldwide basis.

On May 14, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, a 1992 law that barred state-authorized sports gambling with some exceptions and made Nevada the only state where a person could wager on the results of a single game. Since the Supreme Court’s decision, sports gambling has commenced in numerous states and many more states have enabling legislation pending. We plan to explore expansion of our esports online wagering platform into other U.S. States, at the appropriate time, and seek licenses in the United States in addition to the New Jersey license

The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (“UIEGA”) made it a federal offense, punishable by up to five years in prison, for a business to accept payments “in connection with the participation of another person in unlawful internet gambling.” In support of such new prohibitions, the UIGEA uses a variety of terms — some of which are ambiguous or undefined. Initially, the UIGEA broadly defines a “bet or wager” as the staking or risking by any person of something of value upon the outcome of a contest of others, a sporting event, or a game subject to chance, upon an agreement or understanding that the person or another person will receive something of value in the event of a certain outcome.

Further, a “bet or wager” specifically includes a chance on a lottery or prize awarded predominantly by chance; a “scheme” as defined in Title 28, U.S.C. § 3702 relating to government-sponsored amateur or professional sports betting and, “any instructions or information pertaining to the establishment or movement of funds by the bettor or customer in, to, or from, an account with the business of betting or wagering.” While this final prohibition incorporates the term “business of betting or wagering,” that term is not specifically defined anywhere in the UIGEA. The only reference to that term comes in § 5362(2), which states the following: the term “business of betting or wagering” does not include the activities of a financial transaction provider, or any interactive computer service or telecommunications service.

Nonetheless, the law does contain specific prohibitions. In order to establish a violation of the UIGEA, it must be shown that:

In the context of this statute “unlawful Internet gambling” is defined as follows:

To place, receive, or otherwise knowingly transmit a bet or wager by any means which involves the use, at least in part, of the Internet where such bet or wager is unlawful under any applicable Federal or State law in the state or tribal lands in which the bet or wager is initiated, received, or otherwise made.

Therefore, the UIGEA only applies to online gambling transactions that are already prohibited by other state, federal, or tribal laws and thus, in order for the financial transaction to be prohibited by § 5363 of the UIGEA, the bet or wager must be “initiated, received, or otherwise made” in a place where such activity (the bet of wager) violates preexisting state, federal, or tribal law.

Similarly, several other laws provide federal law enforcement with the authority to enforce and prosecute gambling operations conducted in violation of underlying state gambling laws. As with UIEGA, these enforcement laws include the Illegal Gambling Business Act and the Travel Act. No violation of the UIGEA, the Illegal Gambling Business Act or the Travel Act can be found absent a violation of an underlying state law or other federal law. In addition, the Wire Act of 1961 (the “Wire Act”) provides that anyone engaged in the business of betting or wagering knowingly uses a wire communication facility for the transmission in interstate or foreign commerce of bets or wagers or information assisting in the placing of bets or wagers on any sporting event or contest, or for the transmission of a wire communication which entitles the recipient to receive money or credit as a result of bets or wagers, or for information assisting in the placing of bets or wagers, will be fined or imprisoned, or both. However, the Wire Act notes that it shall not be construed to prevent the transmission in interstate or foreign commerce of information for use in news reporting of sporting events or contests, or for the transmission of information assisting in the placing of bets or wagers on a sporting event or contest from a State or foreign country where betting on that sporting event or contest is legal into a State or foreign country in which such betting is legal. In 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) reversed its previously-issued opinion published in 2011, which stated that interstate transmissions of wire communications that do not relate to a “sporting event or contest” fall outside the purview of the Wire Act. The DOJ’s updated opinion concluded instead that the Wire Act was not limited to wagering on sporting events or contests, and that certain of its provisions apply to non-sports-related wagering activity. In June 2019, a federal district court in New Hampshire ruled that the DOJ’s new interpretation of the Wire Act was erroneous and vacated the DOJ’s new opinion. On January 20, 2021, the First Circuit reaffirmed the district court’s decision. The DOJ did not appeal to the Supreme Court. However, while a positive result, arguably the case is binding precedent only within the First Circuit, and only applies to the specific parties in the lawsuit. Accordingly, the Wire Act could still impact our ability to engage in online internet gaming in the future. See ‘Recent Developments’ section above for a discussion of specific regulation items in relevant jurisdictions.

Intellectual Property

Within the European Union, Argyll owns a registered trademark for its SportNation brand, and Esports Entertainment Malta owns several trademarks for its Lucky Dino, Kalevala, Casinojefe and Fiksukasino brands. Bethard controlled brands include Bethard, Fastbet, Betive and Betzerk.

GGC, LLC also owns the ggCircuit trademark.

Esports Entertainment Group owns the trademarks for its VIE brand and has applied for the trademark for its EGL brand, which is currently pending approval by the intellectual property office.

The Company owns the underlying IP rights for the iDefix and Phoenix platforms.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Our business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that you should be aware of in evaluating our business. If any such risks and uncertainties actually occur, our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. The risks described below are not the only risks that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us, or that we currently deem to be immaterial may also materially adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. The risk factors described below should be read together with the other information set forth in this Annual Report, including our consolidated financial statements and the related notes, as well as in other documents that we file with the SEC. You should not interpret our disclosure of any risks in this Annual Report as implying that such risks have not already materialized.

Summary of the Material Risks Associated with Our Business

These risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

The summary risk factors described above should be read together with the text of the full risk factors below and in the other information set forth in this Annual Report, including our consolidated financial statements and the related notes, as well as in other documents that we file with the SEC. If any such risks and uncertainties actually occur, our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. The risks summarized above or described in full below are not the only risks that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us, or that we currently deem to be immaterial may also materially adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

Risks Related to Our Business

We have not continued to satisfy the continued listing requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market, and failure to regain compliance with the listing standards by could result in the suspension or delisting of our common stock, which could, among other things, limit demand for our common stock, substantially impair our ability to raise additional capital and have an adverse effect on the market price of, and the efficiency of the trading market for, our common stock.

Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market. To maintain our listing we are required to satisfy continued listing requirements, including the requirements commonly referred to as the minimum bid price rule and with either the stockholders’ equity rule or the market value of listed securities rule. The minimum bid price rule requires that the closing bid price of our common stock be at least $1.00 per share, and the stockholders’ equity rule requires that our stockholders’ equity be at least $2.5 million, or, alternatively, that the market value of our listed securities be at least $35 million or that we have net income from continuing operations of $500,000 in the most recently completed fiscal year or in two of the three most recently completed fiscal years. We currently do not meet these criteria. There can be no assurance we will continue to satisfy applicable continued listing requirements.

The suspension or delisting of our common stock, or the commencement of delisting proceedings, for whatever reason could, among other things, substantially impair our ability to raise additional capital; result in the loss of interest from institutional investors, the loss of confidence in our company by investors and employees, and in fewer financing, strategic and business development opportunities; and result in potential breaches of agreements under which we made representations or covenants relating to our compliance with applicable listing requirements. Claims related to any such breaches, with or without merit, could result in costly litigation, significant liabilities and diversion of our management’s time and attention and could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, business and results of operations.

On April 11, 2022, we received a deficiency notification letter from the Listing Qualifications Staff of Nasdaq indicating that the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) because the bid price for the Company’s common stock had closed below $1.00 per share for the previous 30 consecutive business days.

In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has 180 calendar days from the date of such notice, or until October 10, 2022, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement. To regain compliance, the bid price for the Company’s common stock must close at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days. As of October 13, 2022, we had not regained compliance with the $1.00 bid price requirement. There can be no assurance that we will regain compliance with this requirement.

On June 7, 2022, we received an additional written notice from Nasdaq indicating that, for the last 30 consecutive business days, the market value of our listed securities (the “MVLS”) has been below the minimum requirement of $35 million for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(2).

In accordance with Nasdaq listing rule 5810(c)(3)(C), the Company has 180 calendar days, or until December 5, 2022, to regain compliance. The notice states that to regain compliance, the Company’s MVLS must close at $35 million or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days (or such longer period of time as the Nasdaq staff may require in some circumstances, but generally not more than 20 consecutive business days) during the compliance period ending December 5, 2022. As of October 13, 2022, we had not yet regained compliance with the $35 million MVLS requirement. There can be no assurance that we will regain compliance with this requirement.

On October 11, 2022 the Company received a letter from Nasdaq that the Company’s Common Stock will be delisted, and the Company’s Common Stock warrants traded under the symbols GMBLW and GMBLZ and the Company’s 10% Series A cumulative redeemable convertible preferred stock traded under symbol GMBLP will no longer qualify for listing, and in that regard trading of the Company’s Common Stock, Common Stock warrants and 10% Series A cumulative redeemable convertible preferred stock will be suspended at the opening of business on October 20, 2022, if we have not requested an appeal. The Company is eligible to request an appeal of the delisting determination. Under Nasdaq rules, while any appeal is pending, the suspension of trading of the Company’s Common Stock, warrants and 10% Series A cumulative redeemable convertible preferred stock will be stayed and will continue to trade on Nasdaq until the Nasdaq hearing panel makes a determination after the hearing.

If our common stock is delisted from Nasdaq and is traded over-the-counter

In addition to the foregoing, if our Common Stock is delisted from the Nasdaq and is traded on the over-the-counter market, the application of the “penny stock” rules could adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock and increase the transaction costs to sell those shares. The SEC has adopted regulations which generally define a “penny stock” as any equity security not listed on a national securities exchange or quoted on Nasdaq that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. If our Common Stock is delisted from Nasdaq and is traded on the over-the-counter market at a price of less than $5.00 per share, our Common Stock would be considered a penny stock. Unless otherwise exempted, the SEC’s penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, before a transaction in a penny stock, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document that provides information about penny stock and the risks in the penny stock market, the current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and the salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. Further, prior to a transaction in a penny stock occurs, the penny stock rules require the broker-dealer to provide a written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s agreement to the transaction. If applicable in the future, the penny stock rules may restrict the ability of brokers-dealers to sell our Common Stock and may affect the ability of investors to sell their shares, until our Common Stock is no longer a penny stock.

If we implement a reverse stock split, the liquidity of our common stock may be adversely effected.

Under Nevada law, our board of directors may take action to effect a reverse split of our Common Stock and a corresponding decrease to our authorized capital stock, without stockholder approval pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 78.207 if required to comply with the minimum bid price rule and if deemed to be in the interests of the Company. However, there can be no assurance that the market price per new share of our Common Stock after the reverse stock split will remain unchanged or increase in proportion to the reduction in the number of old shares of our Common Stock outstanding before the reverse stock split. The liquidity of the shares of our Common Stock may be affected adversely by any reverse stock split given the reduced number of shares of our Common Stock that will be outstanding following the reverse stock split, especially if the market price of our Common Stock does not increase as a result of the reverse stock split. Following any reverse stock split, the resulting market price of our Common Stock may not attract new investors and may not satisfy the investing requirements of those investors. Although we believe that a higher market price of our common stock may help generate greater or broader investor interest, there can be no assurance that the reverse stock split will result in a share price that will attract new investors, including institutional investors. In addition, there can be no assurance that the market price of our Common Stock will satisfy the investing requirements of those investors. As a result, the trading liquidity of our Common Stock may not necessarily improve.

Competition within the global interactive entertainment and gaming industries is intense and our existing and potential users may be attracted to competing forms of entertainment such as television, movies and sporting events, as well as other entertainment and gaming options on the Internet. If our offerings do not continue to be popular, our business could be harmed.

There is intense competition amongst gaming solution providers. There are a number of established, well financed companies producing both land-based and online gaming and interactive entertainment products and systems that compete with the products of the Company. As some of our competitors have financial resources that are greater than EEG, they may spend more money and time on developing and testing products, undertake more extensive marketing campaigns, adopt more aggressive pricing policies or otherwise develop more commercially successful products than the Company, which could impact the Company’s ability to win new marketing contracts and renew our existing ones. Furthermore, new competitors may enter the Company’s key market areas. If the Company is unable to obtain significant market presence or if it loses market share to its competitors, the Company’s results of operations and future prospects would be materially adversely affected. There are many companies with already established relationships with third parties, including gaming operators that are able to introduce directly competitive products and have the potential and resources to quickly develop competitive technologies. The Company’s success depends on its ability to develop new products and enhance existing products at prices and on terms that are attractive to its customers.

There has also been consolidation among the Company’s competitors in the esports and gaming industry. Such consolidation could result in the formation of larger competitors with increased financial resources and altered cost structures, which may enable them to offer more competitive pricing models, gain a larger market share of customers, expand product offerings and broaden their geographic scope of operations.

The industries in which we operate are characterized by intense competition. We compete against other providers of retail or online sports betting and online or bricks-and-mortar casino, as well as against providers of online and mobile entertainment and leisure products more generally. Other companies that provide these products and services are often well-established and financed, and other companies may introduce competitive products or services. Our competitors may spend more money and time on developing and testing products and services, undertake more extensive or far-reaching marketing campaigns, adopt more aggressive pricing, bonusing or promotions or otherwise develop more commercially successful products or services than ours, which could negatively impact our business. Our competitors may also develop products, features or services that are similar to ours or that achieve greater market acceptance. New competitors, whether licensed or not, may enter the sports betting or gaming industries. If we are unable to maintain or improve our market share, or if our offerings do not continue to be popular, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects could be adversely affected. Competitive pressures may also adversely affect our margins. We operate in the global gaming and entertainment industry with our online casino and online sports betting and other gaming offerings. Our customers face a vast array of entertainment choices. Other forms of entertainment, such as television, movies and digital streaming and on-demand services (which continue to gain popularity), social media, sporting events and in-person casinos, are more well-established, and our customers may view them as offering greater variety, affordability, interactivity and enjoyment. We compete with these and other forms of entertainment for our customers’ discretionary time and income. If we are unable to sustain sufficient interest in our online and retail product and service offerings in comparison to other forms of entertainment, including new forms of entertainment, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects could be adversely affected. Our ability to growth our revenue in the future will depend, in large part, upon our ability to attract new customers to our offerings and retain and engage existing customers, as well as continued user adoption of online casino and online sports betting more generally. Growth in the online casino, sports betting and gaming industries and the level of demand for and market acceptance of our offerings will be subject to a high degree of uncertainty. We cannot provide assurance that customer adoption of our offerings will continue at their current levels or increase in the future, or that the Company will achieve growth consistent with the industry.

Our projections, including for revenues, market share, expenses and profitability, are subject to significant risks, assumptions, estimates and uncertainties and may therefore differ materially from our expectations.

We operate in rapidly changing and competitive industries, and our projections are subject to risks and assumptions made by management with respect to our industries. Operating results are difficult to forecast because they generally depend on our assessment of the timing of adoption of future legislation and regulations by different states and countries as well as anticipated tax rates in such states and countries, all of which are uncertain. Furthermore, if we invest in new product development or distribution channels that do not achieve significant commercial success, whether because of competition or otherwise, we may not recover the often substantial up-front costs of developing and marketing those products and distribution channels, or recover the opportunity cost of diverting management and financial resources away from other products or distribution channels.

Additionally, our business may be affected by reduced consumer spending from time to time as a result of factors that may be difficult to predict. This may result in decreased revenue, and we may be unable to adopt measures in a timely manner to mitigate any unexpected shortfall in income. This inability could cause our operating results in a given quarter to be higher or lower than expected. If actual results differ from our estimates, analysts may negatively react, and our stock price could be materially impacted.

Public health epidemics or outbreaks, such as COVID-19, could materially and adversely impact our business.

The novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) emerged in December 2019 and has since adversely impacted global commercial activity, disrupted supply chains and contributed to significant volatility in financial markets. The ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced material uncertainty and risk with respect to the Company and its performance, especially as it relates to in-person attendance at events and game centers. 

The Company has previously indicated that a significant or prolonged decrease in consumer spending on entertainment or leisure activities may have an adverse effect on demand for the Company’s product offerings, including in-person access to game centers and tournaments, reducing cash flows and revenues, and thereby materially harming the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. During the year ended June 30, 2022, the Company determined that in-person attendance at its Helix and customer game centers was not expected to attain levels previously forecasted for such period. Additionally, projections for the Argyll business included continued losses into fiscal 2023 due to high levels of competition in the UK market and high regulatory burdens placed on the iGaming businesses in the UK market. Further, the levels of investment by the Company that are necessary to achieve the previous revenue and EBITDA projections impacted a number of the Company’s businesses. As such, the Company recognized an impairment of long-lived assets held by its Argyll, GGC, EGL, and Helix businesses and impairment of goodwill held by its Argyll, EGL, GGC and Helix businesses. On June 10, 2022, the Company disposed of the assets and related liabilities of two Helix Game Centers located in New Jersey and Massachusetts.

The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on other areas of the business will depend on future developments, which are uncertain and may result in an extended period of continued business disruption and reduced operations. A materially disruptive resurgence of COVID-19 cases or the emergence of additional variants or strains of COVID-19 could cause other widespread or more severe impacts depending on where infection rates are highest. Any resulting financial impact cannot be reasonably estimated at this time but may have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. The Company will continue to monitor developments relating to disruptions and uncertainties caused by COVID-19.

Since we have a limited operating history and have a limited history of revenue producing operations, it is difficult for potential investors to evaluate our business.

While we were incorporated under the laws of Nevada in July 2008, we did not begin to commence revenue generating operations until July 2020 with the acquisition of Argyll. Since this acquisition, we also acquired several businesses including FLIP, EGL, Lucky Dino, GGC, Helix (of which the game center assets were sold on June 10, 2022) and Bethard. Prior to these acquisitions, our operations had focused primarily on the design, development and testing of our wagering systems. We continue to be subject to all the risks and uncertainties inherent in a new business and sale of new products and services. As a result, we still must establish many corporate functions necessary to operate our business, including finalizing our administrative structure, continuing our product development, assessing and expanding our marketing activities, implementing financial systems and controls and personnel recruitment. Accordingly, you should consider the Company’s prospects in light of the costs, uncertainties, delays, and difficulties frequently encountered by companies that are in a development stage. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties that a company, such as ours, with a limited operating history will face. In particular, you should consider that we cannot provide assurance that we will be able to:

If we cannot successfully accomplish any of the foregoing objectives, our business may not succeed.

We have a history of accumulated deficits, recurring losses and negative cash flows from operating activities. We may be unable to achieve or sustain profitability or remain a going concern.

We have only recently commenced revenue producing operations during the year ended June 30, 2021 through the previously mentioned acquisitions. If we are unable to increase revenues in future periods, we will not be able to achieve and maintain profitability. Beyond this, we may incur significant losses in the future for a number of reasons including other risks described in this document, and we may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays and other unknown events. Accordingly, we may not ever be able to achieve profitability. We incurred negative cash flows from operating activities and recurring net losses in fiscal years 2022 and 2021. As of June 30, 2022, and 2021, our accumulated deficit was $149,140,426 and $46,908,336, respectively. These factors, among others, raised substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

Our quarterly results can fluctuate and if we fail to meet the expectations of analysts or investors, our stock price and the value of your investment could decline substantially.

The betting operations of the Company are subject to the seasonal variations dictated by the sporting calendar, which may have an effect on its financial performance. Customer engagement in our online casino and sports betting offerings may vary due to numerous factors, including customers satisfaction with our platform, the number and timing of sporting events, the length of professional sports seasons, our offerings and those of our competitors, our marketing efforts, climate and weather conditions, public sentiment or an economic downturn. As customer engagement varies, so may our quarterly financial performance. Traditional sports have an off-season that can cause a corresponding, temporary decrease in their respective revenues. The Company’s ability to generate revenues is also affected by the scheduling of major events that do not occur annually.

Cancellation or curtailment of significant sporting events, for example due to adverse weather, traffic or transport disruption or civil disturbances or the outbreak of infectious diseases, or the failure of certain sporting teams to qualify for sporting events, may adversely impact the business, financial condition and results of operations of the Company for the relevant period.

We may require additional capital to support our growth plans, and such capital may not be available on terms acceptable to us, if at all. This could hamper our growth and adversely affect our business.

We intend to make investments to support our business growth and may require additional funds to respond to business challenges, including the need to develop new offerings and features or enhance our existing offerings and features, improve our operating infrastructure or acquire complementary businesses, personnel and technologies. Accordingly, we may need to engage in equity or debt financings to secure additional funds. Our ability to obtain additional capital, if and when required, will depend on our business plans, investor demand, our operating performance, capital markets conditions and other factors. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity, equity-linked or debt securities, those securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to the rights of our currently issued and outstanding equity or debt, and our existing shareholders may experience dilution. If we are unable to obtain additional capital when required, or on satisfactory terms, our ability to continue to support our business growth or to respond to business opportunities, challenges or unforeseen circumstances could be adversely affected, and our business may be harmed.

We may invest in or acquire other businesses, and our business may suffer if we are unable to successfully integrate acquired businesses into our company or otherwise manage the growth associated with multiple acquisitions.

As part of our business strategy, we have made, and we intend to continue to make, acquisitions as opportunities arise to add new or complementary businesses, products, brands or technologies. In some cases, the costs of such acquisitions may be substantial, including as a result of professional fees and due diligence efforts. There is no assurance that the time and resources expended on pursuing a particular acquisition will result in a completed transaction, or that any completed transaction will ultimately be successful. In addition, we may be unable to identify suitable acquisition or strategic investment opportunities, or may be unable to obtain any required financing or regulatory approvals, and therefore may be unable to complete such acquisitions or strategic investments on favorable terms, if at all. We may decide to pursue acquisitions with which our investors may not agree and we cannot assure investors that any acquisition or investment will be successful or otherwise provide a favorable return on investment. In addition, acquisitions and the integration thereof require significant time and resources and place significant demands on our management, as well as on our operational and financial infrastructure. In addition, if we fail to successfully close transactions or integrate new teams, or integrate the products and technologies associated with these acquisitions into our company, our business could be seriously harmed. Acquisitions may expose us to operational challenges and risks, including:

Our acquisition strategy may not succeed if we are unable to remain attractive to target companies or expeditiously close transactions. Issuing shares of Common Stock to fund an acquisition would cause economic dilution to existing stockholders. If we develop a reputation for being a difficult acquirer or having an unfavorable work environment, or target companies view our Common Stock unfavorably, we may be unable to consummate key acquisition transactions essential to our corporate strategy and our business may be seriously harmed.

Risks that impact our customers may impact us.

Because we generate website traffic through our affiliate marketing program, if participants in our affiliate marketing program see a slowdown in business or website traffic it may lead to fewer visitors on our website, which could have an adverse effect on our business.

Because a number of our directors and a substantial portion of our assets are located in jurisdictions other than the United States and Canada, you may have no effective recourse against the directors not located in the United States and Canada for misconduct and may not be able to enforce judgment and civil liabilities against these directors.

Three of our directors and a substantial portion of our assets are or may be located in jurisdictions outside the U.S. As a result, a person may not be able to affect service of process within the U.S. on our directors and officers. A person also may not be able to recover against them on judgments of U.S. courts or to obtain original judgments against them in foreign courts, including judgments predicated upon civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws.

We are vulnerable to additional or increased taxes and fees.

We believe that the prospect of raising significant additional revenue through taxes and fees is one of the primary reasons that certain jurisdictions permit legalized gaming. As a result, gaming companies are typically subject to significant taxes and fees in addition to the normal federal, state, provincial and local income taxes and such taxes and fees may be increased at any time. From time to time, legislators and officials have proposed changes in tax laws or in the administration of laws affecting the gaming industry. Many states and municipalities, including ones in which we operate, are currently experiencing budgetary pressures that may make it more likely they would seek to impose additional taxes and fees on our operations. It is not possible to determine the likelihood or extent of any such future changes in tax laws or fees, or changes in the administration of such laws; however, if enacted, such changes could have a material adverse impact on our business.

Our growth prospects depend on the legal status of real-money gaming in various jurisdictions, including within the United States, and legalization may not occur in as many states or countries as we expect, or may occur at a slower pace than we anticipate. Additionally, even if jurisdictions legalize real money gaming, this may be accompanied by legislative or regulatory restrictions and/or taxes that make it impracticable or less attractive to operate in those jurisdictions, or the process of implementing regulations or securing the necessary licenses to operate in a particular jurisdiction may take longer than we anticipate, which could adversely affect our future results of operations and make it more difficult to meet our expectations for financial performance.

A number of US states have legalized, or are currently considering legalizing, real money gaming, and our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects are significantly dependent upon legalization of real money gaming. If a large number of additional states or the federal government enact real money gaming legislation and we are unable to obtain, or are otherwise delayed in obtaining the necessary licenses to operate online sports betting or iGaming websites in U.S. jurisdictions where such games are legalized, our future growth in online sports betting and iGaming could be materially impaired.

As we enter into new jurisdictions, states or the federal government may legalize real money gaming in a manner that is unfavorable to us. As a result, we may encounter legal, regulatory and political challenges that are difficult or impossible to foresee and which could result in an unforeseen adverse impact on planned revenues or costs associated with the new opportunity. For example, certain states require us to have a relationship with a retail operator for online Sportsbook access, which tends to increase our costs of revenue. States that have established state-run monopolies may limit opportunities for participants like us. States also impose substantial tax rates on online sports betting and iGaming revenue, in addition to the federal excise tax of 25 basis points on the amount of each wager. As most state product taxes apply to various measures of modified gross profit, tax rates, whether federal- or state-based, that are higher than we expect will make it more costly and less desirable for us to launch in a given jurisdiction, while tax increases in any of our existing jurisdictions may adversely impact our profitability.

Therefore, even in cases in which a jurisdiction purports to license and regulate sports betting or iGaming, the licensing and regulatory regimes can vary considerably in terms of their business-friendliness and at times may be intended to provide incumbent operators with advantages over new licensees. Therefore, some “liberalized” regulatory regimes are considerably more commercially attractive than others.

Furthermore, in the online real money gaming industry, a significant “first mover” advantage exists. Our ability to compete effectively in respect of a particular style of online real money gaming in the United States may be premised on introducing a style of gaming before our competitors. Failing to do so (“move first”) could materially impair our ability to grow in the online real money gaming space. We may fail to accurately predict when online real money gaming will be legalized in significant jurisdictions. The legislative process in each state and at the Federal level is unique and capable of rapid, often unpredictable change. If we fail to accurately forecast when and how, if at all, online real money gaming will be legalized in additional state jurisdictions, such failure could impair our readiness to introduce online real money gaming offerings in such jurisdictions which could have a material adverse impact on our business.

Our business is subject to online security risk, including security breaches, denial of service or ransomware attacks, and loss or misuse of our stored information as a result of such a breach, including customers’ personal information, could lead to government enforcement action or other litigation, potential liability, or otherwise harm our business.

We receive, process, store and use personal information and other customer data. There are numerous federal, state and local laws regarding privacy and the storing, sharing, use, processing, disclosure and protection of personal information and other data. Any failure or perceived failure by us to comply with our privacy policies, our privacy-related obligations to customers or other third parties, or our privacy-related legal obligations, or any compromise of security that results in the unauthorized release or transfer of personally identifiable information or other player data, may result in governmental enforcement actions, litigation or public statements against us by consumer advocacy groups or others and could cause our customers to lose trust in us which could have an adverse impact on our business. In the area of information security and data protection, many states have passed laws requiring notification to customers when there is a security breach for personal data, such as the 2002 amendment to California’s Information Practices Act, or requiring the adoption of minimum information security standards that are often vaguely defined and difficult to practically implement. The costs of compliance with these types of laws may increase in the future as a result of changes in interpretation or changes in law. Any failure on our part to comply with these types of laws may subject us to significant liabilities.

Third parties we work with, such as vendors, may violate applicable laws or our policies, and such violations may also put our customers’ information at risk and could in turn have an adverse impact on our business. We are also subject to payment card association rules and obligations under each association’s contracts with payment card processors. Under these rules and obligations, if information is compromised, we could be liable to payment card issuers for the associated expense and penalties. If we fail to follow payment card industry security standards, even if no customer information is compromised, we could incur significant fines or experience a significant increase in payment card transaction costs.

Security breaches, computer malware and computer hacking attacks have become more prevalent in our industry. Many companies, including ours, have been the targets of such attacks. Any security breach caused by hacking which involves efforts to gain unauthorized access to information or systems, or to cause intentional malfunctions or loss or corruption of data, software, hardware or other computer equipment, and the inadvertent transmission of computer viruses could harm our business. Though it is difficult to determine what harm may directly result from any specific interruption or breach, any failure to maintain performance, reliability, security and availability of our network infrastructure to the satisfaction of our players may harm our reputation and our ability to retain existing players and attract new players.

If unauthorized disclosure of the source code we currently license we could potentially lose future trade secret protection for that source code. This could make it easier for third parties to compete with our products by copying functionality which could adversely affect our revenue and operating margins. Unauthorized disclosure of source code also could increase security risks.

Because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable or degrade service, or sabotage systems, change frequently and often are not recognized until launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures. We have developed systems and processes that are designed to protect customer information and prevent data loss and other security breaches, including systems and processes designed to reduce the impact of a security breach at a third party vendor; however, such measures cannot provide absolute security.

Risks related to our reliance on third party technology, platforms and software (“third-party software”), and any failures, errors, defects or disruptions in such third-party software could diminish our brand and reputation, subject us to liability, disrupt our business and adversely affect our operating results and growth prospects.

We rely on third party software that is critical to the performance of our platform and offerings and to user satisfaction. Argyll’s principal suppliers is SB Tech, Bethard Brands utilizes SB Tech and Together Gaming and, Lucky Dino has various third party casino game suppliers.

If there is any interruption to the third-party software provided by these suppliers or their products or services are not as scalable as anticipated or at all, or if there are problems in upgrading such products or services, our business could be adversely affected, and we may be unable to find adequate replacement services on a timely basis or at all and/or at a reasonable price. Additionally, third-party software may contain errors, bugs, flaws or corrupted data, and these defects may only become apparent after their launch. If a particular product offering is unavailable when end users attempt to access it or navigation through our platforms is slower than they expect, users may be unable to place their bets and may be less likely to return to our platforms as often, if at all. Furthermore, programming errors, defects and data corruption could disrupt our operations, adversely affect the experience of our users, harm our reputation, cause our users to stop utilizing our platforms, divert our resources and delay market acceptance of our offerings, any of which could result in legal liability to us or harm our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Moreover, end users are discriminating about the nature of the products offered and our suppliers do not provide new and improved products on a regular basis, we may lose market share.

There is a risk that if the contracts with such third parties are terminated and not renewed, or not renewed on favorable terms, or if they do not get the level of support (in terms of updates and technical assistance) they require as we grow, this will materially impact upon our financial condition and performance going forward. There may be circumstances in which we wish to terminate our arrangements with such suppliers due to poor performance or other reasons, but we are unable to do so. Any such circumstance may have a material adverse effect on our reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are dependent upon such software suppliers defending any challenges to their intellectual property; any litigation that arises as a result of such change could materially impact upon us and, following even if legal actions were successfully defended, such actions could disrupt our business in the interim, divert management time and result in significant cost and expense for us. Further, any negative publicity related to any of our third-party partners, including any publicity related to regulatory concerns, could adversely affect our reputation and brand, and could potentially lead to increased regulatory or litigation exposure.

As a condition of an ongoing license, permit or other authorization required for their business, a key supplier to the Company may determine that a condition of the ongoing use of their products and services, or the continuation of the license, is that the Company should block custom from certain territories, which may cause business disruption and loss should the Company either need to switch suppliers at short notice or discontinue business in certain territories, either permanently (while such suppliers are necessary) or pending the expiry of contract notice periods and/or the sourcing of alternative suppliers.

We rely on third-party providers to validate the identity and identify the location of our users, and if such providers fail to perform adequately, provide accurate information or we do not maintain business relationships with them, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

There is no guarantee that the third-party geolocation and identity verification systems that we rely on will perform adequately, or be effective. We rely on our geolocation and identity verification systems to ensure we are in compliance with certain laws and regulations, and any service disruption to those systems would prohibit us from operating our offerings, and would adversely affect our business. Additionally, incorrect or misleading geolocation and identity verification data with respect to current or potential users received from third-party service providers may result in us inadvertently allowing access to our offerings to individuals who should not be permitted to access them, or otherwise inadvertently deny access to individuals who should be able to access our offerings, in each case based on inaccurate identity or geographic location determination. Our third-party geolocation services provider relies on its ability to obtain information necessary to determine geolocation from mobile devices, operating systems, and other sources. Changes, disruptions or temporary or permanent failure to access such sources by our third-party services providers may result in their inability to accurately determine the location of our users. Moreover, our inability to maintain our existing contracts with third-party services providers, or to replace them with equivalent third parties, may result in our inability to access geolocation and identity verification data necessary for our day-to-day operations. If any of these risks materializes, we may be subject to disciplinary action, fines, lawsuits, and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

We rely on third-party payment processors to process deposits and withdrawals made by our users, and if we cannot manage our relationships with such third parties and other payment-related risks, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

We rely on a limited number of third-party payment processors to process deposits and withdrawals made by our users. If any of our third-party payment processors terminates its relationship with us or refuses to renew its agreement with us on commercially reasonable terms, we would need to find an alternate payment processor, and may not be able to secure similar terms or replace such payment processor in an acceptable time frame. Further, the software and services provided by our third-party payment processors may not meet our expectations, contain errors or vulnerabilities, be compromised or experience outages. Any of these risks could cause us to lose our ability to accept online payments or other payment transactions or make timely payments to our users, any of which could make our technology less trustworthy and convenient and adversely affect our ability to attract and retain our users.

Nearly all of our payments are made by credit card, debit card or through other third-party payment services, which subjects us to certain regulations and to the risk of fraud. Any introduction of legislation or regulations restricting financial transactions with online gambling operators or prohibiting the use of credit cards and other banking instruments for online gambling transactions, or any other increase in the stringency of regulation of financial transactions, whether in general or in relation to the online gambling industry in particular, may restrict the ability of EEG to accept payment from its customers or facilitate withdrawals by them. Certain governments may seek to impede the online gambling industry by introducing legislation or through enforcement measures designed to prevent customers or financial institutions based in their jurisdictions from transferring money to online gambling operations. They may seek to impose embargoes on currency use, wherever transactions are taking place. This may result in the providers of payment systems for a particular market deciding to cease providing their services for such market. This in turn would lead to an increased risk of payments due to EEG being misappropriated, frozen or diverted by banks and credit card companies. We may in the future offer new payment options to users that may be subject to additional regulations and risks. There may be a limited availability of alternative systems, in particular in light of recent consolidation in the financial services industry. We are also subject to a number of other laws and regulations relating to the payments we accept from our users, including with respect to money laundering, money transfers, privacy and information security. If we fail to comply with applicable rules and regulations, we may be subject to civil or criminal penalties, fines and/or higher transaction fees and may lose our ability to accept online payments or other payment card transactions, which could make our offerings less convenient and attractive to our users. If any of these events were to occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

For example, if we are deemed to be a money transmitter as defined by applicable regulation, we could be subject to certain laws, rules and regulations enforced by multiple authorities and governing bodies in the United States and numerous state and local agencies who may define money transmitter differently. For example, certain states may have a more expansive view of who qualifies as a money transmitter. Additionally, outside of the United States, we could be subject to additional laws, rules and regulations related to the provision of payments and financial services, and if we expand into new jurisdictions, the foreign regulations and regulators governing our business that we are subject to will expand as well. If we are found to be a money transmitter under any applicable regulation and we are not in compliance with such regulations, we may be subject to fines or other penalties in one or more jurisdictions levied by federal or state or local regulators, including state Attorneys General, as well as those levied by foreign regulators. In addition to fines, penalties for failing to comply with applicable rules and regulations could include criminal and civil proceedings, forfeiture of significant assets or other enforcement actions. We could also be required to make changes to our business practices or compliance programs as a result of regulatory scrutiny.

If we fail to detect fraud or theft, including by our users and employees, our reputation may suffer which could harm our brand and reputation and negatively impact our business, financial condition and results of operations and can subject us to investigations and litigation.

We have in the past incurred, and may in the future incur, losses from various types of financial fraud, including use of stolen or fraudulent credit card data, claims of unauthorized payments by a user and attempted payments by users with insufficient funds. Bad actors use increasingly sophisticated methods to engage in illegal activities involving personal information, such as unauthorized use of another person’s identity, account information or payment information and unauthorized acquisition or use of credit or debit card details, bank account information and mobile phone numbers and accounts. Under current credit card practices, we may be liable for use of funds on our products with fraudulent credit card data, even if the associated financial institution approved the credit card transaction.

Acts of fraud may involve various tactics, including collusion. Successful exploitation of our systems could have negative effects on our product offerings, services and user experience and could harm our reputation. Failure to discover such acts or schemes in a timely manner could result in harm to our operations. In addition, negative publicity related to such schemes could have an adverse effect on our reputation, potentially causing a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. In the event of the occurrence of any such issues with our existing technology or product offerings, substantial engineering and marketing resources and management attention may be diverted from other projects to correct these issues, which may delay other projects and the achievement of our strategic objectives.

In addition, any misappropriation of, or access to, users’ or other proprietary information or other breach of our information security could result in legal claims or legal proceedings, including regulatory investigations and actions, or liability for failure to comply with privacy and information security laws, including for failure to protect personal information or for misusing personal information, which could disrupt our operations, force us to modify our business practices, damage our reputation and expose us to claims from our users, regulators, employees and other persons, any of which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

Despite measures we have taken to detect and reduce the occurrence of fraudulent or other malicious activity on our offerings, we cannot guarantee that any of our measures will be effective or will scale efficiently with our business. Our failure to adequately detect or prevent fraudulent transactions could harm our reputation or brand, result in litigation or regulatory action and lead to expenses that could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are required to comply with applicable anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism legislation a breach of which could lead to government enforcement action or other litigation, potential liability, or otherwise harm our business.

The Company receives deposits and other payments from customers in the normal course of their business. The receipt of monies from customers imposes anti-money laundering and other obligations and potential liabilities on the Company. Compliance with all such laws and regulations creates complex regulatory obligations which involves a risk of large financial penalties (in not being fully compliant) and additional potential burdens (in being fully compliant). While the Company has processes in place regarding customer profiling and the identification of customers’ source of funds, such processes may fail or prove to be inadequate whether in respect of the source of customers’ funds or otherwise. Any such failure or inadequacy could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position and impact upon its licensing obligations.

Handling, or any form of facilitating the use of criminal property, is a crime in all jurisdictions in which the Company takes material custom (and going forward will take material custom). In instances where no local licensing regime is in place and there is doubt in connection with the legality of the remote supply of gambling services, there is a risk that the authorities will claim that money movements in connection with gambling amounts to money laundering, irrespective of whether the intention is actually to launder money (i.e., to disguise or conceal its provenance). This gives rise to a risk that when monies are held in (or moved into) certain territories, authorities may wish to freeze their onward payment, seek to trace money movements into different jurisdictions and recover the relevant sums. This would give rise to conflicts of law issues (not all the definitions of what comprises criminal property are identical in all jurisdictions) and what may not amount to money laundering in one jurisdiction may satisfy the definition in that other territory. There is a risk that should any such claim be brought and be successful, significant funds may have to be repatriated to the jurisdiction bringing a claim, which would have a significant impact on the profitability of the Company.

We rely on other third-party data and live-streaming providers for real-time and accurate data and/or live streams for sporting events, and if such third parties do not perform adequately or terminate their relationships with us, our costs may increase and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

We rely on third-party sports data and live streaming providers to obtain accurate information regarding schedules, results, performance and outcomes of sporting events and the live streaming of such events, such as horse racing. We rely on this data to determine when and how bets are settled. We have experienced, and may continue to experience, errors in this data and/or streaming feed which may result in us incorrectly settling bets. If we cannot adequately resolve the issue with our end users, our end users may have a negative experience with our offerings, our brand or reputation may be negatively affected and our users may be less inclined to continue or resume utilizing our products or recommend our platform to other potential users. As such, a failure or significant interruption in our service would harm our reputation, business and operating results.

Furthermore, if any of our data and/or live streaming partners terminates its relationship with us or refuses to renew its agreement with us on commercially reasonable terms, we would need to find an alternate provider, and may not be able to secure similar terms or replace such providers in an acceptable time frame. Any of these risks could increase our costs and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Further, any negative publicity related to any of our third-party partners, including any publicity related to regulatory concerns, could adversely affect our reputation and brand, and could potentially lead to increased regulatory or litigation exposure.

We may be subject to the payment of contributions or fees to sporting bodies or rights holders for the use of their data.

Gambling operators can be liable to make contributions to sporting bodies whether under regulations or agreement, such as The Horserace Betting Levy Board in the UK, as a way of ensuring certain revenues generated from betting on sports are used to benefit those sports or related interests. We may also be required to pay royalties or other types of levies to the organizers of sporting events, or the rights holders in respect of such, to offer betting markets on such events. Any requirement to pay additional levies, fees or royalties would have a material adverse effect on our business. In all such cases, the level of any such levy, fee or royalty will be outside the control of the Company. The Company cannot predict with any certainty what future payments may be required for the success of their business in the future and what other additional resources will need to be made available to address the conditions which impose fees, royalties or other levies, as well as sports integrity issues.

The success, including win or hold rates, of existing or future online betting and casino gaming products depends on a variety of factors and is not completely controlled by us.

The sports betting and casino gaming industries are characterized by an element of chance. Accordingly, our Argyll Brands employ theoretical win rates to estimate what a certain type of sports bet or game, on average, will win or lose in the long run. Net win is impacted by variations in the hold percentage (the ratio of net win to total amount wagered), or actual outcome, on our games and sports betting we offer to our users. We use the hold percentage as an indicator of a casino game’s or sports bet’s performance against its expected outcome. Although each game or sports bet generally performs within a defined statistical range of outcomes, actual outcomes may vary for any given period. In addition to the element of chance, win rates (hold percentages) may also (depending on the game involved) be affected by the spread of limits and factors that are beyond our control, such as an end user’s skill, experience and behavior, the mix of games played, the financial resources of users, the volume of bets placed and the amount of time spent gambling. As a result of the variability in these factors, the actual win rates on our online casino games and sports bets may differ from the theoretical win rates we have estimated and could result in the winnings of our casino game’s or sports bet’s users exceeding those anticipated. The variability of win rates (hold rates) also have the potential to negatively impact our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

Participation in the sports betting industry exposes us to trading, liability management and pricing risk. We may experience lower than expected profitability and potentially significant losses as a result of a failure to determine accurately the odds in relation to any particular event and/or any failure of its sports risk management processes.

Our fixed-odds betting products involve betting where winnings are paid on the basis of the stake placed and the odds quoted. Odds are determined with the objective of providing an average return to the Company over a large number of events and therefore, over the long term, gross win percentage is expected to remain fairly constant. However, there can be significant variation in gross win percentage event-by-event and day-by-day. As a result, in the short term, there is less certainty of generating a positive gross win, and we may experience significant losses with respect to individual events or betting outcomes, in particular if large individual bets are placed on an event or betting outcome or series of events or betting outcomes. Odds compilers and risk managers are capable of human error, thus even allowing for the fact that a number of betting products are subject to capped pay-outs, significant volatility can occur. In addition, it is possible that there may be such a high volume of trading during any particular period that even automated systems would be unable to address and eradicate all risks. Any significant losses on a gross-win basis could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, if a jurisdiction where we hold or wish to apply for a license imposes a high turnover tax for betting (as opposed to a gross-win tax), this too would impact profitability, particularly with high value/low margin bets, and likewise have a material adverse effect on our business.

Our profitability depends upon many factors for which no assurance can be given.

Profitability depends upon many factors, including the ability to develop and maintain valuable products and services, our ability to identify and obtain the rights to additional products to add to our existing product line, success and expansion of our sales programs, expansion of our customer base, obtaining the right balance of expense levels and the overall success of our business activities. While we expect revenue growth during the next 12 months as a result of our recent acquisitions of Argyll, EGL, Lucky Dino, GGC and Bethard, we may not be able to achieve or sustain profitability on a quarterly or annual basis. Our failure to become and remain profitable would depress the value of our company and could impair our ability to raise capital, expand our business, diversify our product offerings or even continue our operations. A decline in the value of our stock could also cause you to lose all or part of your investment.

Future cash flows fluctuations may affect our ability to fund our working capital requirements or achieve our business objectives in a timely manner.

Our working capital requirements and cash flows are expected to be subject to quarterly and yearly fluctuations, depending on such factors as timing and size of capital expenditures, levels of sales and collection of receivables, customer payment terms and supplier terms and conditions. We expect that a greater than expected slow-down in capital spending by our customers may require us to adjust our current business model. As a result, our revenues and cash flows may be materially lower than we expect, and we may be required to reduce our capital expenditures and investments or take other measures in order to meet our cash requirements. We may seek additional funds from liquidity-generating transactions and other conventional sources of external financing (which may include a variety of debt, convertible debt and/or equity financings). We cannot provide any assurance that our net cash requirements will be as we currently expect. Our inability to manage cash flow fluctuations resulting from the above factors could have a material adverse effect on our ability to fund our working capital requirements from operating cash flows and other sources of liquidity or to achieve our business objectives in a timely manner.

Our business may be materially and adversely affected by increased levels of debt.

In order to finance our business or to finance possible acquisitions we may incur significant levels of debt compared to historical levels, and we may need to secure additional sources of funding, which may include debt or convertible debt financing, in the future. A high level of debt, arduous or restrictive terms and conditions relating to accessing certain sources of funding, failure to meet the financial and/or other covenants in our credit and/or support facilities and any significant reduction in, or access to, such facilities, poor business performance or lower than expected cash inflows could have adverse consequences on our ability to fund our business operations. Other effects of a high level of debt include the following:

If we do not comply with our obligations pursuant to our New Note, the noteholder could require us to redeem in cash any or all of the New Note which would have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.

On June 2, 2021, the Company issued the Old Senior Convertible Note before it was exchanged for the New Note on February 22, 2022. The Old Senior Convertible Note was issued to the Holder in the principal amount of $35,000,000 with the Company receiving proceeds at issuance of $32,515,000, net of debt issuance costs of $2,485,000.

On February 22, 2022, the Company agreed to enter into the Exchange Agreement with the Holder whereby the Old Senior Convertible Note of the Company, with a remaining principal amount of $29,150,001, was exchanged for New Note in the aggregate principal amount of $35,000,000.

The New Note agreement includes provision that should the Company be in both breach of its debt covenants and its price per common share trade below the Conversion Floor Price of $2.1832, the Holder may elect the Alternate Conversion option that includes a make-whole provision payable to the Holder in cash. At March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022 and through the date of this Annual Report, the Company was both in breach of its debt covenants and the price per share of its Common Stock had declined below the Conversion Floor Price. As a result, the make-whole provision in the New Note agreement was determined to represent an obligation of the Company under the terms of the New Note.

At June 30, 2022, the Company estimates it would be required to issue up to 16,031,513 shares of Common Stock under the Alternate Conversion make-whole provision of the New Note. At June 30, 2022, the Company also estimates the fair value of the derivative liability, which gives effect to the cash amount payable to the Holder under the Alternate Conversion make-whole provisions of the New Note, to be $9,399,620. While the Company records a derivative liability at each reporting period for the amount contingently payable to the Holder under the Alternate Conversion make-whole provision, a strict application of the formula in the New Note indicates the cash liability to the Holder may be materially higher than the derivative liability. A calculation of the cash liability due to the Holder under the Alternate Conversion make-whole provision of the New Note indicated a liability of approximately $180,000,000 at June 30, 2022.

The derivative liability amount recognized by the Company for its obligation to the Holder under the Alternate Conversion make-whole provision of the New Note is subject to material fluctuation at each reporting date. The output of the Monte Carlo model that is used to estimate the fair value of the derivative liability will fluctuate based on the Company’s share price, market capitalization, estimated enterprise value, and the Company’s estimate of credit and non-performance risk.

While the Company is currently in default with regards to the New Note, the Holder has not yet elected to require us to redeem in cash any or all of the New Note. In addition, the Holder has not elected to convert any or all of the New Note into shares of Common Stock

If the Holder required us to redeem in cash any or all of the New Note, it would have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.

The gaming and interactive entertainment industries are intensely competitive. The Company faces competition from a growing number of companies and, if the Company is unable to compete effectively, its business could be negatively impacted.

There is intense competition amongst gaming solution providers. There are a number of established, well financed companies producing both land-based and online gaming and interactive entertainment products and systems that compete with the products of the Company. As some of our competitors have financial resources that are greater than EEG’, they may spend more money and time on developing and testing products, undertake more extensive marketing campaigns, adopt more aggressive pricing policies or otherwise develop more commercially successful products than the Company, which could impact the Company’s ability to win new marketing contracts and renew our existing ones. Furthermore, new competitors may enter the Company’s key market areas. If the Company is unable to obtain significant market presence or if it loses market share to its competitors, the Company’s results of operations and future prospects would be materially adversely affected. There are many companies with already established relationships with third parties, including gaming operators that are able to introduce directly competitive products and have the potential and resources to quickly develop competitive technologies. The Company’s success depends on its ability to develop new products and enhance existing products at prices and on terms that are attractive to its customers.

There has also been consolidation among the Company’s competitors in the esports and gaming industry. Such consolidation could result in the formation of larger competitors with increased financial resources and altered cost structures, which may enable them to offer more competitive pricing models, gain a larger market share of customers, expand product offerings and broaden their geographic scope of operations.

The Company’s online offerings are part of new and evolving industries, which presents significant uncertainty and business risks.

The online gaming and interactive entertainment industry, which includes social, casual and mobile gaming and interactive entertainment, is relatively new and continues to evolve. Whether these industries grow and whether EEG’s online business will ultimately succeed, will be affected by, among other things, developments in social networks, mobile platforms, legal and regulatory developments (such as the passage of new laws or regulations or the extension of existing laws or regulations to online gaming activities), taxation of gaming activities, data privacy laws and regulation and other factors that the Company is unable to predict and which are beyond the Company’s control. Given the dynamic evolution of these industries, it can be difficult to plan strategically, and it is possible that competitors will be more successful than the Company at adapting to change and pursuing business opportunities. Additionally, as the online gaming industry advances, including with respect to regulation, the Company may become subject to additional compliance-related costs. Consequently, the Company cannot provide assurance that its online and interactive offerings will grow at the rates expected or be successful in the long term.

Several companies have launched online social casino offerings, and new competitors are likely to continue to emerge, some of which may be operated by social gaming companies with a larger base of existing users, or by casino operators with more experience in operating a casino. If our products do not obtain popularity or maintain popularity or fail to grow in a manner that meets management’s expectations, our results of operations and financial condition could be harmed.

We operate in a very competitive business environment and if we do not adapt our approach and our products to meet this competitive environment, our business, results of operations or financial condition could be adversely impacted.

There is intense competition in the gaming management and gaming products industry which is characterized by dynamic customer demand and rapid technological advances. Today, there are many systems providers in the U.S. and abroad offering casinos and gaming operators “total solution” casino management and table games management systems. As a result, we must continually adapt our approach and our products to meet this demand and match technological advances and if we cannot do so, our business results of operations or financial condition may be adversely impacted. Conversely, the development of new competitive products or the enhancement of existing competitive products in any market in which we operate could have an adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition. If we are unable to remain dynamic in the face of changes in the market, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Our growth will depend on our ability to attract and retain users, and the loss of our users, failure to attract new users in a cost-effective manner, or failure to effectively manage our growth could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

Our ability to achieve growth in revenue in the future will depend, in large part, upon our ability to attract new users to our offerings, retain existing users of our offerings and reactivate users in a cost-effective manner. Achieving growth in our community of users may require us to increasingly engage in sophisticated and costly sales and marketing efforts, which may not make sense in terms of return on investment. We have used and expect to continue to use a variety of free and paid marketing channels, in combination with compelling offers and exciting games to achieve our objectives. For paid marketing, we intend to leverage a broad array of advertising channels, including sponsorships, affiliate networks, social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Twitch, paid and organic search, and other digital channels, such as mobile display. If the search engines on which we rely modify their algorithms, change their terms around gaming, or if the prices at which we may purchase listings increase, then our costs could increase, and fewer users may click through to our website. If links to our website are not displayed prominently in online search results, if fewer users click through to our website, if our other digital marketing campaigns are not effective, or if the costs of attracting users using any of our current methods significantly increase, then our ability to efficiently attract new users could be reduced, our revenue could decline and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed.

In addition, our ability to increase the number of users of our offerings will depend on continued user adoption of esports. Growth in the esports industry and the level of demand for and market acceptance of our product offerings will be subject to a high degree of uncertainty. We cannot assure that consumer adoption of our product offerings will continue or exceed current growth rates, or that the industry will achieve more widespread acceptance.

Additionally, as technological or regulatory standards change and we modify our platforms to comply with those standards, we may need users to take certain actions to continue playing, such as performing age verification checks or accepting new terms and conditions. Users may stop using our product offerings at any time, including if the quality of the user experience on our platform, including our support capabilities in the event of a problem, does not meet their expectations or keep pace with the quality of the customer experience generally offered by competitive offerings.

Failure to attract, retain and motivate key employees may adversely affect the Company’s ability to compete and the loss of the services of key personnel could have a material adverse effect on the business.

The Company depends on the services of a few key executive officers. The loss of any of these key persons could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition. The Company’s success is also highly dependent on its continuing ability to identify, hire, train, motivate and retain highly qualified technical, marketing and management personnel. Competition for such personnel can be intense, and the Company cannot provide assurance that it will be able to attract or retain highly qualified technical, marketing and management personnel in the future. Stock options may comprise a significant component of key employee compensation, and if the Company’s Common Share price declines, it may be difficult to retain such individuals. Similarly, changes in the Company’s share price may hinder the Company’s ability to recruit key employees, as they may elect to seek employment with other companies that they believe have better long-term prospects. The Company’s inability to attract and retain the necessary technical, marketing and management personnel may adversely affect its future growth and profitability. The Company’s retention and recruiting may require significant increases in compensation expense, which would adversely affect the Company’s results of operation.

The leadership of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Grant Johnson (“Mr. Johnson”), has been a critical element of the Company’s success. The departure, death or disability of Mr. Johnson or other extended or permanent loss of his services, or any negative market or industry perception with respect to him or arising from his loss, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business. The Company’s other executive officers and other members of senior management have substantial experience and expertise in the business and have made significant contributions to its growth and success. The unexpected loss of services of one or more of these individuals could also adversely affect the Company. The Company is not protected by key man or similar life insurance covering members of senior management but is contemplating obtaining key man insurance.

Our internal control over financial reporting does not currently meet the standards required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and failure to achieve and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act could have a material adverse effect on our business and stock price.

We are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Although we are not required to provide an attestation report on the internal controls over financial reporting by our independent registered public accounting firm, we are required to comply with applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act as well as other rules and regulations that include, and not limited to, the listing standards of the Nasdaq, including changes in corporate governance practices and the establishment and maintenance of effective disclosure and financial controls. The rules governing the standards that must be met for our management to assess our internal control over financial reporting are complex and require significant documentation, testing and possible remediation. We might encounter problems or delays in completing the implementation of any changes necessary to make a favorable assessment of our internal control over financial reporting as it relates to our operations inclusive of recent business combinations. If we cannot favorably assess the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, investors could lose confidence in our financial information and the price of our Common Stock could decline.

Failure to remediate our material weaknesses or maintain adequate financial, information technology and management processes and controls could lead to errors in our financial reporting, which could adversely affect our business.

We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control that includes the inability to (i) complete an effective assessment of our internal controls over financial reporting, (ii) maintain sufficient period-end financial reporting controls related to segregation of duties, reviews of completed or non-recurring transactions, and procedures for preparing the financial statements and disclosures, and (iii) maintain sufficient information technology controls and perform testing of information technology controls for operating effectiveness. If we do not remediate our material weaknesses and complete our implementation of internal controls, we may not detect errors timely, produce reliable financial reports, and prevent financial fraud. A lack of internal control could also result in regulatory scrutiny and a loss of confidence by stakeholders, which in-turn could harm our business and adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock. Failure to comply with Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley could also potentially subject us to sanctions or investigations by the SEC, FINRA or other regulatory authorities, as well as increase the risk of liability arising from litigation based on securities law. If we are unable to upgrade our systems, implement additional financial and management controls, reporting systems, IT systems and procedures, and hire additional accounting, finance, compliance and audit staff in a timely and effective fashion, our ability to comply with our financial reporting requirements and other rules that apply to reporting companies under the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act could be impaired.

The Company’s business is vulnerable to changing economic conditions and to other factors that adversely affect the industries in which it operates.

The demand for entertainment and leisure activities tends to be highly sensitive to changes in consumers’ disposable income, and thus can be affected by changes in the economy and consumer tastes, both of which are difficult to predict and beyond the control of the Company. Unfavorable changes in general economic conditions, including recessions, economic slowdown, sustained high levels of unemployment, and increasing fuel or transportation costs, may reduce customers’ disposable income or result in fewer individuals visiting casinos, whether land-based or online, or otherwise engaging in entertainment and leisure activities, including gambling. As a result, the Company cannot ensure that demand for its products or services will remain constant. Continued or renewed adverse developments affecting economies throughout the world, including a general tightening of availability of credit, decreased liquidity in many financial markets, increasing interest rates, increasing energy costs, acts of war or terrorism, transportation disruptions, natural disasters, declining consumer confidence, sustained high levels of unemployment or significant declines in stock markets, could lead to a further reduction in discretionary spending on leisure activities, such as gambling. Any significant or prolonged decrease in consumer spending on entertainment or leisure activities could reduce the Company’s online games, reducing the Company’s cash flows and revenues. If the Company experiences a significant unexpected decrease in demand for its products, it could incur losses.

Changes in ownership of competitors or consolidations within the gaming industry may negatively impact pricing and lead to downward pricing pressures which could reduce revenue.

A decline in demand for the Company’s products in the gaming industry could adversely affect its business. Demand for the Company’s products is driven primarily by the replacement of existing services as well as the expansion of existing online gaming, and the expansion of new channels of distribution, such as mobile gaming. Additionally, consolidation within the online gambling market could result in the Company facing competition from larger combined entities, which may benefit from greater resources and economies of scale. Also, any fragmentation within the industry creating a number of smaller, independent operators with fewer resources could also adversely affect the Company’s business as these operators might cause a further slowdown in the replacement cycle for the Company’s products.

Litigation costs and the outcome of litigation could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business.

From time to time, the Company may be subject to litigation claims through the ordinary course of its business operations regarding, but not limited to, employment matters, security of consumer and employee personal information, contractual relations with suppliers, marketing and infringement of trademarks and other intellectual property rights. Litigation to defend the Company against claims by third parties, or to enforce any rights that we may have against third parties, may be necessary, which could result in substantial costs and diversion of our resources, causing a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations. Aside from the lawsuit and other matters referenced herein under the heading “Legal Proceedings”, the Company is not aware of any current material legal proceedings outstanding, threatened or pending as of the date hereof by or against the Company, given the nature of its business, it is, and may from time to time in the future be, party to various, and at times numerous, legal, administrative and regulatory inquiries, investigations, proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. Because the outcome of litigation is inherently uncertain, if one or more of such legal matters were to be resolved against the Company for amounts in excess of management’s expectations, the Company’s results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.

While we work to integrate the iGaming businesses and operations together and leverage with the esports business and operations, management’s focus and resources may be diverted from operational matters and other strategic opportunities.

Successful integration of acquisitions operations, sports betting, gaming and esports technology and personnel into those of EEG places an additional burden on management and other internal resources. The diversion of management’s attention and any difficulties encountered in the transition and integration process could harm our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. In addition, uncertainty about the effect of the acquisitions on our systems, employees, customers, partners, and other third parties, including regulators, may have an adverse effect on us. These uncertainties may impair our ability to attract, retain and motivate key personnel for some time after the acquisitions.

Furthermore, the overall integration of the businesses may result in material unanticipated problems, expenses, liabilities, competitive responses, and loss of customers and other relationships. The difficulties of combining the operations of the companies include, among others, difficulties in integrating operations and systems; conforming standards, controls, procedures and accounting and other policies, business cultures and compensation structures; assimilating employees, including possible culture conflicts and different opinions on technical decisions and product roadmaps; managing the expanded operations of a larger and more complex company, including coordinating a geographically dispersed organization; and keeping existing customers and obtaining new customers. Many of these factors will be outside our control and any one of them could result in increased costs, decreases in the amount of expected revenues and diversion of management’s time and energy, which could materially impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our business may be materially and adversely affected by the combined company’s business following acquisitions. If the Company is required to write down goodwill and other intangible assets, the Company’s financial condition and results would be negatively affected.

When the Company acquires a business, a substantial portion of the purchase price of the acquisition is allocated to goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets. The amount of the purchase price which is allocated to goodwill and other intangible assets is determined by the excess of the purchase price over the net identifiable assets acquired. According to the Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-02, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Accounting for Goodwill, and Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-18, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Identifiable Intangible Assets in a Business Combination, which addresses the financial accounting and reporting standards for the acquisition of intangible assets outside of a business combination and for goodwill and other intangible assets subsequent to their acquisition. This accounting standard requires that goodwill and intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives no longer be amortized but instead be tested for impairment at three different points in time. The Company must also perform annual tests for impairment. However, upon meeting certain criteria, some firms may not require a quantitative annual test. The Company may also be required to perform an interim impairment test, which is required if certain “triggering events” occur, such as adverse changes in the business climate or market which might negatively impact the value of a reporting unit. Finally, Other intangible assets will continue to be amortized over their useful lives. Under current accounting standards, if the Company determines goodwill or intangible assets are impaired, the Company will be required to write down these assets. Any write-down would have a negative effect on the consolidated financial statements.

Risks Related to International Operations

The risks related to international operations, in particular in countries outside of the United States and Canada, could negatively affect the Company’s results.

A material proportion of the Company’s operations are conducted in foreign jurisdictions including, but not limited to the United Kingdom, Malta and Sweden. It is expected that the Company will derive more than 80% of its revenue from transactions denominated in currencies other than the United States dollar, and the Company expects that receivables with respect to foreign sales will continue to account for a significant majority of its total accounts and receivables outstanding. As such, the Company’s operations may be adversely affected by changes in applicable foreign government policies and legislation or social instability and other factors which are not within the control of the Company, including, but not limited to, recessions in foreign economies, expropriation, nationalization and limitation or restriction on repatriation of funds, assets or earnings, longer receivables collection periods and greater difficulty in collecting accounts receivable, changes in consumer tastes and trends, renegotiation or nullification of existing contracts or licenses, changes in gaming policies, regulatory requirements or the personnel administering them, currency fluctuations and devaluations, exchange controls, economic sanctions and royalty and tax increases, risk of terrorist activities, revolution, border disputes, implementation of tariffs and other trade barriers and protectionist practices, taxation policies, including royalty and tax increases and retroactive tax claims, volatility of financial markets and fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, difficulties in the protection of intellectual property particularly in countries with fewer intellectual property protections, the effects that evolving regulations regarding data privacy may have on the Company’s online operations, adverse changes in the creditworthiness of parties with whom the Company has significant receivables or forward currency exchange contracts, labor disputes and other risks arising out of foreign governmental sovereignty over the areas in which the Company’s operations are conducted. The Company’s operations may also be adversely affected by social, political and economic instability and by laws and policies of such foreign jurisdictions affecting foreign trade, taxation and investment. If the Company’s operations are disrupted and/or the economic integrity of its contracts is threatened for unexpected reasons beyond its control, its business may be harmed.

The Company’s international activities may require protracted negotiations with host governments, national companies and third parties. Foreign government regulations may favor or require the awarding of contracts to local contractors or require foreign contractors to employ citizens of, or purchase supplies from, a particular jurisdiction. In the event of a dispute arising in connection with the Company’s operations in a foreign jurisdiction where it conducts its business, the Company may be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of foreign courts or may not be successful in subjecting foreign persons to the jurisdictions of the courts of United States or Canada or enforcing American and Canadian judgments in such other jurisdictions. The Company may also be hindered or prevented from enforcing its rights with respect to a governmental instrumentality because of the doctrine of sovereign immunity. Accordingly, the Company’s activities in foreign jurisdictions could be substantially affected by factors beyond the Company’s control, any of which could have a material adverse effect on it. The Company believes that management’s experience to date in commercializing its products and solutions in Europe and the Caribbean may be of assistance in helping to reduce these risks. Some countries in which the Company may operate may be considered politically and economically unstable.

Doing business in the industries in which the Company operates often requires compliance with numerous and extensive procedures and formalities. These procedures and formalities may result in unexpected or lengthy delays in commencing important business activities. In some cases, failure to follow such formalities or obtain relevant evidence may call into question the validity of the entity or the actions taken. Management of the Company is unable to predict the effect of additional corporate and regulatory formalities which may be adopted in the future including whether any such laws or regulations would materially increase the Company’s cost of doing business or affect its operations in any area.

We may in the future enter into agreements and conduct activities outside of the jurisdictions where it currently carries on business, which expansion may present challenges and risks that the Company has not faced in the past, any of which could adversely affect the results of operations and/or financial condition.

The Company is subject to foreign exchange and currency risks that could adversely affect its operations, and the Company’s ability to mitigate its foreign exchange risk through hedging transactions may be limited.

The Company expects that it will derive in excess of 80% of its revenues in currencies other than the United States dollar; however, a substantial portion of the Company’s operating expenses are incurred in United States dollars. Fluctuations in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar, the Euro and other currencies may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results. The Company’s consolidated financial results are affected by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Foreign currency exchange rate exposures arise from current transactions and anticipated transactions denominated in currencies other than United States dollars and from the translation of foreign-currency-denominated balance sheet accounts into United States dollar-denominated balance sheet accounts. The Company is exposed to currency exchange rate fluctuations because portions of its revenue and expenses are denominated in currencies other than the United States dollar, particularly the Euro. In particular, uncertainty regarding economic conditions in Europe and the debt crisis affecting certain countries in the European Union pose risk to the stability of the Euro. Exchange rate fluctuations could adversely affect the Company’s operating results and cash flows and the value of its assets outside of United States. If a foreign currency is devalued in a jurisdiction in which the Company is paid in such currency, then the Company’s customers may be required to pay higher amounts for the Company’s products, which they may be unable or unwilling to pay.

While the Company may enter into forward currency swaps and other derivative instruments intended to mitigate the foreign currency exchange risk, there can be no assurance the Company will do so or that any instruments that the Company enters into will successfully mitigate such risk. If the Company enters into foreign currency forward or other hedging contracts, the Company would be subject to the risk that a counterparty to one or more of these contracts defaults on its performance under the contracts. During an economic downturn, a counterparty’s financial condition may deteriorate rapidly and with little notice, and the Company may be unable to take action to protect its exposure. In the event of a counterparty default, the Company could lose the benefit of its hedging contract, which may harm its business and financial condition. In the event that one or more of the Company’s counterparties becomes insolvent or files for bankruptcy, its ability to eventually recover any benefit lost as a result of that counterparty’s default may be limited by the liquidity of the counterparty. The Company expects that it will not be able to hedge all of its exposure to any particular foreign currency, and it may not hedge its exposure at all with respect to certain foreign currencies. Changes in exchange rates and the Company’s limited ability or inability to successfully hedge exchange rate risk could have an adverse impact on the Company’s liquidity and results of operations.

Global privacy concerns could result in regulatory changes and impose additional costs and liabilities on the Company, limit its use of information, and adversely affect its business.

Personal privacy has become a significant issue in Canada, the United States, Europe, and many other countries in which the Company currently operates and may operate in the future. Many federal, state, and foreign legislatures and government agencies have imposed or are considering imposing restrictions and requirements about the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information obtained from individuals. Changes to laws or regulations affecting privacy could impose additional costs and liability on the Company and could limit its use of such information to add value for customers. If the Company were required to change its business activities or revise or eliminate services, or to implement burdensome compliance measures, its business and results of operations could be harmed. In addition, the Company may be subject to fines, penalties, and potential litigation if it fails to comply with applicable privacy regulations, any of which could adversely affect the Company’s business, liquidity and results of operation.

The Company’s results of operations could be affected by natural events in the locations in which it operates or where its customers or suppliers operate.

The Company, its customers, and its suppliers have operations in locations subject to natural occurrences such as severe weather and other geological events, including hurricanes, earthquakes, or flood that could disrupt operations. Any serious disruption at any of the Company’s facilities or the facilities of its customers or suppliers due to a natural disaster could have a material adverse effect on revenues and increase its costs and expenses. If there is a natural disaster or other serious disruption at any of our facilities, it could impair its ability to adequately supply its customers, cause a significant disruption to its operations, cause the Company to incur significant costs to relocate or re-establish these functions and negatively impact its operating results. While we intend to seek insurance against certain business interruption risks, such insurance may not adequately compensate the Company for any losses incurred as a result of natural or other disasters. In addition, any natural disaster that results in a prolonged disruption to the operations of our customers or suppliers may adversely affect its business, results of operations or financial condition.

Risks Related to Regulation

The Company is subject to various laws relating to trade, export controls, and foreign corrupt practices, the violation of which could adversely affect its operations, reputation, business, prospects, operating results and financial condition.

We are subject to risks associated with doing business outside of the United States, including exposure to complex foreign and U.S. regulations such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”) and other anti-corruption laws which generally prohibit U.S. companies and their intermediaries from making improper payments to foreign officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. Violations of the FCPA and other anti-corruption laws may result in severe criminal and civil sanctions and other penalties. It may be difficult to oversee the conduct of any contractors, third-party partners, representatives or agents who are not our employees, potentially exposing us to greater risk from their actions. If our employees or agents fail to comply with applicable laws or company policies governing our international operations, we may face legal proceedings and actions which could result in civil penalties, administration actions and criminal sanctions. Any determination that we have violated any anti-corruption laws could have a material adverse impact on our business. Changes in trade sanctions laws may restrict the Company’s business practices, including cessation of business activities in sanctioned countries or with sanctioned entities.

Violations of these laws and regulations could result in significant fines, criminal sanctions against the Company, its officers or its employees, requirements to obtain export licenses, disgorgement of profits, cessation of business activities in sanctioned countries, prohibitions on the conduct of its business and its inability to market and sell the Company’s products in one or more countries. Additionally, any such violations could materially damage the Company’s reputation, brand, international expansion efforts, ability to attract and retain employees and the Company’s business, prospects, operating results and financial condition.

We also deal with significant amounts of cash in our operations and are subject to various reporting and anti-money laundering regulations. Any violation of anti-money laundering laws or regulations by any of our properties could have a material adverse impact on our business.

The gaming industry is heavily regulated and failure by the Company to comply with applicable requirements could be disruptive to its business and could adversely affect its operations.

The gaming industry is subject to extensive scrutiny and regulation at all levels of government, both domestic and foreign, including but not limited to, federal, state, provincial, local, and in some instances, tribal authorities. While the regulatory requirements vary by jurisdiction, most require:

Compliance with the various regulations applicable to internet gaming is costly and time-consuming. Regulatory authorities at the non-U.S., U.S. federal, state and local levels have broad powers with respect to the regulation and licensing of internet gaming operations and the Company’s licenses may be revoked, suspended or limited for non-compliance and regulators have the power to impose substantial fines on us and take other actions, any one of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. These laws and regulations are dynamic and subject to potentially differing interpretations, and various legislative and regulatory bodies may expand current laws or regulations or enact new laws and regulations regarding these matters. We will strive to comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to our business. It is possible, however, that these requirements may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent from one jurisdiction to another and may conflict with other rules. Non-compliance with any such law or regulations could expose us to claims, proceedings, litigation and investigations by private parties and regulatory authorities, as well as substantial fines and negative publicity, each of which may materially and adversely affect our business.

Any license, permit, approval or finding of suitability may be revoked, suspended or conditioned at any time. The loss of a license in one jurisdiction could trigger the loss of a license or affect the Company’s eligibility for a license in another jurisdiction. The Company may be unable to obtain or maintain all necessary registrations, licenses, permits or approvals, and could incur fines or experience delays related to the licensing process which could adversely affect its operations. The finding of suitability process may be expensive and time-consuming. The Company’s delay or failure to obtain licenses and approvals in any jurisdiction may prevent it from distributing its solutions and generating revenues. A gaming regulatory body may refuse to issue or renew a registration, license or other approval if the Company, or one of its directors, officers, employees or associates: (i) is considered to be a detriment to the integrity or lawful conduct or management of gaming, (ii) no longer meets a registration, license or other approval requirement, (iii) has breached or is in breach of a condition of registration, licensure, other approval or an operational agreement with a regulatory authority, (iv) has made a material misrepresentation, omission or misstatement in an application for registration, license or other approval or in reply to an enquiry by a person conducting an audit, investigation or inspection for a gaming regulatory authority, (v) has been refused a similar registration, license or other approval in another jurisdiction, (vi) has held a similar registration, or license or other approval in that province, state or another jurisdiction which has been suspended, revoked or cancelled, or (vii) has been convicted of an offence, inside or outside of the United States that calls into question the Company’s honesty or integrity or the honesty or integrity of one of its directors, officers, employees or associates.

Generally, any person who fails or refuses to apply for a finding of suitability or a license within the prescribed period after being advised that it is required by gaming authorities may be denied a license or found unsuitable, as applicable. Furthermore, we may be subject to disciplinary action or our licenses may be in peril if, after we receive notice that a person is unsuitable to be a stockholder or to have any other relationship with us or any of our subsidiaries, we: (i) pay that person any dividend or interest upon our voting securities; (ii) allow that person to exercise, directly or indirectly, any voting right conferred through securities held by that person; (iii) pay remuneration in any form to that person for services rendered or otherwise; or (iv) fail to pursue all lawful efforts to require such unsuitable person to relinquish his voting securities.

Additionally, the Company’s services must be approved in some jurisdictions in which they are offered; this process cannot be assured or guaranteed. Obtaining these approvals is a time-consuming process that can be extremely costly. Even where a jurisdiction regulates online gaming, it may not be commercially desirable to secure a license in such a jurisdiction due to tax or other operational considerations.

A provider of gaming solutions may pursue corporate regulatory approval with regulators of a particular jurisdiction while it pursues technical regulatory approval for its gaming solutions by that same jurisdiction. It is possible that after incurring significant expenses and dedicating substantial time and effort towards such regulatory approvals, that the Company may not obtain either of them. If the Company fails to obtain the necessary certification, registration, license, approval or finding of suitability in a given jurisdiction, it would likely be prohibited from distributing its services in that particular jurisdiction altogether. If the Company fails to seek, does not receive, or receives a revocation of a license in a particular jurisdiction for its games, hardware or software, then it cannot sell, service or place on a participation or leased basis or license its products in that jurisdiction and its issued licenses in other jurisdictions may be impacted. Furthermore, some jurisdictions require license holders to obtain government approval before engaging in some transactions, such as business combinations, reorganizations, stock offerings and repurchases. The Company may not be able to obtain all necessary registrations, licenses, permits, approvals or findings of suitability in a timely manner, or at all. Delays in regulatory approvals or failure to obtain such approvals may also serve as a barrier to entry to the market for the Company’s solutions. If the Company is unable to overcome the barriers to entry, it will materially affect its results of operations and future prospects. To the extent new gaming jurisdictions are established or expanded, the Company cannot guarantee it will be successful in penetrating such new jurisdictions or expanding its business in line with the growth of existing jurisdictions. As the Company enters into new markets, it may encounter legal and regulatory challenges that are difficult or impossible to foresee and which could result in an unforeseen adverse impact on planned revenues or costs associated with the new market opportunity. If the Company is unable to effectively develop and operate within these new markets, then its business, operating results and financial condition could be impaired. The Company’s failure to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals in jurisdictions, whether individually or collectively, would have a material adverse effect on its business.

To expand into new jurisdictions, the Company may need to be licensed, obtain approvals of its products and/or seek licensure of its officers, directors, major shareholders, key employees or business partners. Any delays in obtaining or difficulty in maintaining regulatory approvals needed for expansion within existing markets or into new jurisdictions can negatively affect the Company’s opportunities for growth or delay its ability to recognize revenue from the sale or installation of products in any such jurisdictions.

Directly related to the above risk, the Company is currently responding to requests UKGC in relation to change in corporate control. These requests occur in response to a change of control of a UK license and if the Company is inadequate in responding to the UKGC’s queries it could have a material adverse effect on the business.

The Company is subject to regulation affecting internet gaming which varies from one jurisdiction to another and future legislative and court proceedings pertaining to internet gaming may have a material impact on the operations and financial results of EEG.

Online gambling is not unequivocally legal in all jurisdictions. The Company is licensed to supply gambling services from jurisdictions in which it operates but not in every jurisdiction where the customer is located. Some countries have introduced regulations attempting to restrict or prohibit internet gaming, while others have taken the position that internet gaming should be regulated and have adopted or are in the process of considering legislation to enable that regulation.

While the U.K. and other European countries and territories such as Malta, Alderney and Gibraltar have currently adopted a regime which permits its licensees to accept wagers from any jurisdiction, other countries, including the United States have, or are in the process of implementing, regimes which permit only the targeting of the domestic market provided a local license is obtained and local taxes accounted for. Other European countries and territories continue to defend a licensing regime that protects monopoly providers and have combined this with an attempt to outlaw all other suppliers. By contrast, a number of countries have not passed legislation in relation to online gambling but may introduce it. Some jurisdictions have not updated legislation focused on land-based gambling which may be interpreted in an unfavorable way to online gambling. Different jurisdictions have different views to determining where gambling takes place and which jurisdiction’s law applies and these views may change from time to time.

We currently block, through IP address filtering, direct access to wagering on our international websites from the United States and other jurisdictions that the Company is precluded from supplying its services to pursuant to its gaming licenses. Individuals are required to enter their age upon gaining access to our platform and any misrepresentation of such users age will result in the forfeiting of his or her deposit and any withdrawals from such users account requires proof of government issued identification. In addition, our payment service providers use their own identity and ISP verification software. Despite all such measures, it is conceivable that, a user, underage, or otherwise could devise a way to evade our blocking measures and access our international websites from the United States or any other foreign jurisdiction in which we do not currently permit users to use our services.

Future legislative and court decisions may have a material impact on the operations and financial results. Therefore, there is a risk that civil and criminal proceedings, including class actions brought by or on behalf of prosecutors or public entities incumbent monopoly providers, or private individuals, could be initiated against the Company, internet service providers, credit card processors, advertisers and others involved in the internet gaming industry. Such potential proceedings could involve substantial litigation expense, penalties, fines, seizure of assets, injunctions or other restrictions being imposed upon the Company or its licensees or other business partners, while diverting the attention of key executives. Such proceedings could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, revenues, operating results and financial condition as well as impact upon the Company’s reputation.

There can be no assurance that legally enforceable prohibiting legislation will not be proposed and passed in jurisdictions relevant or potentially relevant to the Company’s business to legislate or regulate various aspects of the internet or the online gaming industry (or that existing laws in those jurisdictions will not be interpreted negatively). Compliance with any such legislation may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations, either as a result of the Company’s determining that a jurisdiction should be blocked, or because a local license may be costly for the Company or its licensees to obtain and/or such licenses may contain other commercially undesirable conditions.

The Company may not be able to capitalize on the expansion of online or other forms of interactive gaming or other trends and changes in the gaming industry, due to laws and regulations governing these industries.

The Company participates in the new and evolving interactive gaming industry through its online, social and mobile products. The Company intends to take advantage of the liberalization of online and mobile gaming, within Canada, the U.S. and internationally; however, expansion of online and mobile gaming involves significant risks and uncertainties, including legal, business and financial risks. The success of online and mobile gaming and the Company’s interactive products and services may be affected by future developments in social networks, including Facebook, mobile platforms, regulatory developments, data privacy laws and other factors that the Company is unable to predict and are beyond its control. Consequently, the Company’s future operating results relating to its online gaming products and services are difficult to predict, and EEG cannot provide assurance that its products and services will grow at expected rates or be successful in the long term.

Additionally, the Company’s ability to successfully pursue its interactive gaming strategy depends on the laws and regulations relating to wagering through interactive channels. Internationally, laws relating to online gaming are evolving, particularly in Europe. To varying degrees, a number of European governments have taken steps to change the regulation of online wagering through the implementation of new or revised licensing and taxation regimes, including the possible imposition of sanctions on unlicensed providers. The Company cannot predict the timing, scope or terms of any such state, federal or foreign laws and regulations, or the extent to which any such laws and regulations will facilitate or hinder its interactive strategy.

The Company’s ability to operate in its proposed online jurisdictions or expand in new online jurisdictions could be adversely affected by new or changing laws or regulations, new interpretations of existing laws or regulations, and difficulties or delays in obtaining or maintaining required licenses or product approvals.

Changes in existing gaming laws or regulations, new interpretations of existing gaming laws or regulations or changes in the manner in which existing laws and regulations are enforced, all with respect to online gaming activities, may hinder or prevent the Company from continuing to operate in those jurisdictions where it currently carries on business, which would harm its operating results and financial condition. Furthermore, gaming regulatory bodies may from time to time amend the various disclosures and reporting requirements. If the Company fails to comply with any existing or future disclosure or reporting requirements, the regulators may take action against the Company which could ultimately include fines, the conditioning, suspension or revocation of approvals, registrations, permits or licenses and other disciplinary action. It cannot be assured that the Company will be able to adequately adjust to such potential changes. Additionally, evolving laws and regulations regarding data privacy, cyber security and anti-money laundering could adversely impact opportunities for growth in the Company’s online business, and could result in additional compliance-related costs.

Public opinion can also exert a significant influence over the regulation of the gaming industry. A negative shift in the public’s perception of gaming could affect future legislation in different jurisdictions. Among other things, such a shift could cause jurisdictions to abandon proposals to legalize gaming, thereby limiting the number of new jurisdictions into which the Company could expand. Negative public perception could also lead to new restrictions on or to the prohibition of gaming in jurisdictions in which the Company currently operates.

Recent regulatory changes in the Netherlands and Finland have had a material impact on our financial results.

As a result of a new licensing regime that was implemented in the Netherlands for online gaming operators, we have discontinued our iGaming operations in this market and net revenues for our Bethard business declined from approximately $5.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 to approximately $3.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021. Net revenues for our Bethard business represented approximately 35% and 24% of our total net revenues for, respectively, the three months ended September 30, 2021 and three months ended December 31, 2021.

In addition, as a result of regulatory developments in Finland and a communication from the Finnish regulator, we estimate that net revenues for our Lucky Dino business have declined from approximately $6.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 to approximately $4.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 (a preliminary estimate based on currently available information and subject to change). Net revenues for our Lucky Dino business represented approximately 42% of our consolidated net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022. There can be no assurance that revenues from the Company’s Finnish iGaming operations will rise in the future.

Regulations that may be adopted with respect to the internet and electronic commerce may decrease the growth in the use of the internet and lead to the decrease in the demand for the Company’s products and services.

In addition to regulations pertaining to the gaming industry in general and specifically to online gaming, the Company may become subject to any number of laws and regulations that may be adopted with respect to the internet and electronic commerce. New laws and regulations that address issues such as user privacy, pricing, online content regulation, taxation, advertising, intellectual property, information security, and the characteristics and quality of online products and services may be enacted. As well, current laws, which predate or are incompatible with the internet and electronic commerce, may be applied and enforced in a manner that restricts the electronic commerce market. The application of such pre-existing laws regulating communications or commerce in the context of the internet and electronic commerce is uncertain. Moreover, it may take years to determine the extent to which existing laws relating to issues such as intellectual property ownership and infringement, libel and personal privacy are applicable to the internet. The adoption of new laws or regulations relating to the internet, or particular applications or interpretations of existing laws, could decrease the growth in the use of the internet, decrease the demand for the Company’s products and services, increase the Company’s cost of doing business or could otherwise have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, revenues, operating results and financial condition.

The Company’s shareholders and business partners are subject to extensive governmental regulation and if a shareholder is found unsuitable by a gaming authority, that shareholder would not be able to beneficially own the Company’s Common Shares directly or indirectly.

In many jurisdictions, gaming laws can require any of the Company’s shareholders and business partners to file an application, be investigated, and qualify or have his, her or its suitability determined by gaming authorities. Gaming authorities have very broad discretion in determining whether an applicant should be deemed suitable. Subject to certain administrative proceeding requirements, the gaming regulators have the authority to deny any application or limit, condition, restrict, revoke or suspend any license, registration, finding of suitability or approval, or fine any person licensed, registered or found suitable or approved, for any cause deemed reasonable by the gaming authorities.

Furthermore, any person required by a gaming authority to be found suitable, who is found unsuitable by the gaming authority, may not hold directly or indirectly ownership of any voting security or the beneficial or record ownership of any non-voting security or any debt security of any public corporation which is registered with the relevant gaming authority beyond the time prescribed by the relevant gaming authority. A violation of the foregoing may constitute a criminal offence. A finding of unsuitability by a particular gaming authority impacts that person’s ability to associate or affiliate with gaming licenses in that particular jurisdiction and could impact the person’s ability to associate or affiliate with gaming licenses in other jurisdictions.

Many jurisdictions also require any person who acquires beneficial ownership of more than a certain percentage of voting securities of a gaming company and, in some jurisdictions, non-voting securities, typically 5%, to report the acquisition to gaming authorities, and gaming authorities may require such holders to apply for qualification or a finding of suitability, subject to limited exceptions for “institutional investors” that hold a company’s voting securities for investment purposes only.

Current environmental laws and regulations, or those enacted in the future, could result in additional liabilities and costs. Compliance with these laws could increase the Company’s costs and impact the availability of components required to manufacture its products. Violation of these laws may subject the Company to significant fines, penalties or disposal costs, which could negatively impact its results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

Legislative and regulatory changes could negatively affect our business and the business of our customers.

Legislative and regulatory changes may affect demand for or place limitations on the placement of our products. Such changes could affect us in a variety of ways. Legislation or regulation may introduce limitations on our products or opportunities for the use of our products and could foster competitive products or solutions at our or our customers’ expense. Our business will likely also suffer if our products became obsolete due to changes in laws or the regulatory framework.

Legislative or regulatory changes negatively impacting the gaming industry as a whole or our customers in particular could also decrease the demand for our products. Opposition to gaming could result in restrictions or even prohibitions of gaming operations in any jurisdiction or could result in increased taxes on gaming revenues. Tax matters, including changes in state, federal or other tax legislation or assessments by tax authorities could have a negative impact on our business. A reduction in growth of the gaming industry or in the number of gaming jurisdictions or delays in the opening of new or expanded casinos could reduce demand for our products. Changes in current or future laws or regulations or future judicial intervention in any particular jurisdiction may have a material adverse effect on our existing and proposed foreign and domestic operations. Any such adverse change in the legislative or regulatory environment could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

In the context of our EU-facing operations, we may be subject to specific compliance obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the “GDPR”) and associated laws and regulations in different EU Member States in which we operate. This risk is not unique to the Company, but to every international business that has a presence in multiple data protection jurisdictions. However, the Company acknowledges that portions of its business established outside the EU may be required to comply with the requirements of the GDPR and associated EU legislation with respect to the offering of products or services to, or the monitoring of, individuals in the EU. We may also be subject to the local privacy and data protection laws of the EU Member States in which we offer products or services. Failure to comply with these EU data protection and privacy laws, can carry penalties and potential criminal sanctions, as well as the risk of litigation. In addition, Directive 2002/58/EC (as amended by Directive 2009/136/EC) (together, the “e-Privacy Directive”) governs, among other things, the use of cookies and the sending of electronic direct marketing within the European Union and, as such, will apply to our marketing activities within the EU. Following Brexit, the UK has adopted its own data protection and direct marketing laws (the “UK data protection laws”) which are currently based on the corresponding EU legislation. Our UK-facing operations may therefore be subject to specific compliance obligations under the UK data protection laws.

In our efforts to comply with these requirements, we rely on positions and interpretations of the law that have yet to be fully tested before the relevant courts and regulators. While the UK data protection laws are currently similar to the corresponding EU laws, it is possible that those laws will diverge in the future; to the extent that those laws do diverge, then that may increase the costs of maintaining regulatory compliance. There is also a risk that it may become more difficult to make cross-border transfers of personal data, as a result of diverging data protection regimes in the territories where our customers are located and the territories where our operations are based. If a regulator or court of competent jurisdiction determined that one or more of our compliance efforts does not satisfy the applicable requirements of the GDPR or the e-Privacy Directive, or the UK data protection laws, or if any party brought a claim in this regard, there could be potential governmental or regulatory investigations, enforcement actions, regulatory fines, compliance orders, litigation or public statements against us by consumer advocacy groups or others, and that could cause customers to lose trust in us and damage our reputation. Likewise, a change in guidance could be costly and have an adverse effect on our business.

Risks Related to Intellectual Property and Technology

The Company’s intellectual property may be insufficient to properly safeguard its technology and brands.

The Company may apply for patent protection in the United States, Canada, Europe and other countries relating to certain existing and proposed processes, designs and methods and other product innovations. Patent applications can, however, take many years to issue and the Company can provide no assurance that any of these patents will be issued at all. If the Company is denied any or all of these patents, it may not be able to successfully prevent its competitors from imitating its solutions or using some or all of the processes that are the subject of such patent applications. Such imitation may lead to increased competition within the finite market for the Company’s solutions. Even if pending patents are issued to the Company, its intellectual property rights may not be sufficiently comprehensive to prevent its competitors from developing similar competitive products and technologies. The Company’s success may also depend on its ability to obtain trademark protection for the names or symbols under which it markets its products and to obtain copyright protection and patent protection of its proprietary technologies, intellectual property and other game innovations and if the granted patents are challenged, protection may be lost. The Company may not be able to build and maintain goodwill in its trademarks or obtain trademark or patent protection, and there can be no assurance that any trademark, copyright or issued patent will provide competitive advantages for the Company or that the Company’s intellectual property will not be successfully challenged or circumvented by competitors.

Computer source codes for technology licenses may also receive protection under international copyright laws. As such, EEG, or the party which it licenses the source code from, may need to initiate legal proceedings following such use to obtain orders to prevent further use of the source code.

The Company will also rely on trade secrets, ideas and proprietary know-how. Although the Company generally requires its employees and independent contractors to enter into confidentiality and intellectual property assignment agreements, it cannot be assured that the obligations therein will be maintained and honored. If these agreements are breached, it is unlikely that the remedies available to the Company will be sufficient to compensate it for the damages suffered. In spite of confidentiality agreements and other methods of protecting trade secrets, the Company’s proprietary information could become known to or independently developed by competitors. If the Company fails to adequately protect its intellectual property and confidential information, its business may be harmed, and its liquidity and results of operations may be materially adversely impacted.

The Company may be subject to claims of intellectual property infringement or invalidity and adverse outcomes of litigation could unfavorably affect its operating results.

Monitoring infringement and misappropriation of intellectual property can be difficult and expensive, and the Company may not be able to detect infringement or misappropriation of its proprietary rights. Although the Company intends to aggressively pursue anyone who is reasonably believed to be infringing upon its intellectual property rights and who poses a significant commercial risk to the business, to protect and enforce its intellectual property rights, initiating and maintaining suits against such third parties will require substantial financial resources. The Company may not have the financial resources to bring such suits, and, if it does bring such suits, it may not prevail. Regardless of the Company’s success in any such actions, the expenses and management distraction involved may have a material adverse effect on our financial position.

A significant portion of the Company’s revenues may be generated from products using certain intellectual property rights, and EEG’s operating results would be negatively impacted if it was unsuccessful in licensing certain of those rights and/or protecting those rights from infringement, including losses of proprietary information from breaches of the Company’s cyber security efforts.

Further, the Company’s competitors have been granted patents protecting various gaming products and solutions features, including systems, methods and designs. If the Company’s products and solutions employ these processes, or other subject matter that is claimed under its competitors’ patents, or if other companies obtain patents claiming subject matter that the Company uses, those companies may bring infringement actions against it. The question of whether a product infringes a patent involves complex legal and factual issues, the determination of which is often uncertain. In addition, because patent applications can take many years to issue, there may be applications now pending of which the Company is unaware, which might later result in issued patents that the Company’s products and solutions may infringe. There can be no assurance that the Company’s products, including those with currently pending patent applications, will not be determined to have infringed upon an existing third-party patent. If any of the Company’s products and solutions infringes a valid patent, the Company may be required to discontinue offering certain products or systems, pay damages, purchase a license to use the intellectual property in question from its owner, or redesign the product in question to avoid infringement. A license may not be available or may require EEG to pay substantial royalties, which could in turn force EEG to attempt to redesign the infringing product or to develop alternative technologies at a considerable expense. Additionally, the Company may not be successful in any attempt to redesign the infringing product or to develop alternative technologies, which could force the Company to withdraw its product or services from the market.

The Company may also infringe other intellectual property rights belonging to third parties, such as trademarks, copyrights and confidential information. As with patent litigation, the infringement of trademarks, copyrights and confidential information involve complex legal and factual issues and the Company’s products, branding or associated marketing materials may be found to have infringed existing third-party rights. When any third-party infringement occurs, the Company may be required to stop using the infringing intellectual property rights, pay damages and, if it wishes to keep using the third-party intellectual property, purchase a license or otherwise redesign the product, branding or associated marketing materials to avoid further infringement. Such a license may not be available or may require EEG to pay substantial royalties.

It is also possible that the validity of any of EEG’s intellectual property rights might be challenged either In standalone proceedings or as part of infringement claims in the future. There can be no assurance that EEG’s intellectual property rights will withstand an invalidity claim and, if declared invalid, the protection afforded to the product, branding or marketing material will be lost.

Moreover, the future interpretation of intellectual property law regarding the validity of intellectual property by governmental agencies or courts in the United States, Canada, Europe or other jurisdictions in which EEG has rights could negatively affect the validity or enforceability of the Company’s current or future intellectual property. This could have multiple negative impacts including, without limitation, the marketability of, or anticipated revenue from, certain of EEG’s products. Additionally, due to the differences in foreign patent, trademark, copyright and other laws concerning proprietary rights, the Company’s intellectual property may not receive the same degree of protection in foreign countries as it would in the United States, Canada, or Europe. The Company’s failure to possess, obtain or maintain adequate protection of its intellectual property rights for any reason in these jurisdictions could have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operations and financial condition.

Furthermore, infringement and other intellectual property claims, with or without merit, can be expensive and time-consuming to litigate, and the Company may not have the financial and human resources to defend itself against any infringement suits that may be brought against EEG. Litigation can also distract management from day-to-day operations of the business.

In addition, the Company’s business is dependent in part on the intellectual property of third-parties. For example, the Company licenses intellectual property from third parties for use in its gaming products. The future success of the Company may depend upon its ability to obtain licenses to use new and existing intellectual property and its ability to retain or expand existing licenses for certain products. If the Company is unable to obtain new licenses or renew or expand existing licenses, it may be required to discontinue or limit its use of such products that use the licensed marks and its financial condition, operating results or prospects may be harmed.

The failure to enforce and maintain our intellectual property rights could enable others to use trademarks used by our business which could adversely affect the value of the Company.

The success of our business depends on our continued ability to use our existing tradenames in order to increase our brand awareness. Argyll owns a European Union registered trademark for its SportNation brand, and Esports Entertainment Malta owns European Union registered trademarks for its Lucky Dino brands, and the Company controls the Bethard brands of Bethard, Fastbet and Betive. As of the date hereof, we do not have any federally registered trademarks owned by us in relation to the Vie.gg brand, but we plan to pursue registered trademarks for Vie.gg and the Esports Entertainment Group. The unauthorized use or other misappropriation of any of the foregoing trademarks or tradenames could diminish the value of our business which would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operation.

Compromises of the Company’s systems or unauthorized access to confidential information or EEG’s customers’ personal information could materially harm EEG’s reputation and business.

EEG collects and stores confidential, personal information relating to its customers for various business purposes, including marketing and financial purposes, and credit card information for processing payments. For example, the Company handles, collects and stores personal information in connection with its online gaming products. The Company may share this personal and confidential information with vendors or other third parties in connection with processing of transactions, operating certain aspects of EEG’s business or for marketing purposes. The Company’s collection and use of personal data is governed by federal, state and provincial laws and regulations as well as the applicable laws and regulations in other countries in which it operates. Privacy law is an area that changes often and varies significantly by jurisdiction. EEG may incur significant costs in order to ensure compliance with the various privacy requirements. In addition, privacy laws and regulations may limit EEG’s ability to market to its customers.

EEG intends to assess and monitor the security of collection, storage and transmission of customer information on an ongoing basis. EEG intends to utilize commercially available software and technologies to monitor, assess and secure its network. However, the systems currently intended for transmissions and approval of payment card transactions, and the technology utilized in payment cards themselves, all of which can put payment card data at risk, are determined and controlled by the payment card industry, not EEG. Although EEG intends to take steps designed to safeguard its customers’ confidential personal information, its network and other systems and those of third parties, such as service providers, could be compromised by a third-party breach of EEG’s system’s security or that of a third-party provider or as a result of purposeful or accidental actions of third parties, EEG’s employees or those employees of a third party. Advances in computer and software capabilities and encryption technology, new tools and other developments may increase the risk of such a breach. As a result of any security breach, customer information or other proprietary data may be accessed or transmitted by or to a third party. Despite these measures, there can be no assurance that EEG is adequately protecting its customers’ information.

Any loss, disclosure or misappropriation of, or access to, customers’ or other proprietary information or other breach of EEG’s information security could result in legal claims or legal proceedings, including regulatory investigations and actions, or liability for failure to comply with privacy and information security laws, including for failure to protect personal information or for misusing personal information, which could disrupt EEG’s operations, damage its reputation and expose it to claims from its customers, financial institutions, regulators, payment card associations, employees and other persons, any of which could have a material adverse effect on EEG’s business, revenues, financial conditions and operations.

Service interruptions of internet service providers could impair the Company’s ability to carry on its business.

Most of the Company’s customers will rely on internet service providers to allow the Company’s customers and servers to communicate with each other. If internet service providers experience service interruptions, communications over the internet may be interrupted and impair the Company’s ability to carry on business. In addition, the Company’s ability to process e-commerce transactions depends on bank processing and credit card systems. In order to prepare for system problems, the Company intends to continuously seek to strengthen and enhance its planned facilities and the capability of its system infrastructure and support. Nevertheless, any system failure as a result of reliance on third parties, including network, software or hardware failure, which causes a delay or interruption in the Company’s online services and products and e-commerce services, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, revenues, operating results and financial condition.

There is a risk that the Company’s network systems will be unable to meet the growing demand for its online products.

The growth of internet usage has caused frequent interruptions and delays in processing and transmitting data over the internet. There can be no assurance that the internet infrastructure or the Company’s own network systems will be able to meet the demand placed on it by the continued growth of the internet, the overall online gaming and interactive entertainment industry and the Company’s customers.

The internet’s viability as a medium for products and services offered by the Company could be affected if the necessary infrastructure is not sufficient, or if other technologies and technological devices eclipse the internet as a viable channel.

End-users of the Company’s products and services will depend on internet service providers and the Company’s system infrastructure (or those of its licensed partners) for access to the Company’s or its licensees’ products and services. Many of these services have experienced service outages in the past and could experience service outages, delays and other difficulties due to system failures, stability or interruption.

Systems, network or telecommunications failures or cyber-attacks may disrupt the Company’s business and have an adverse effect on EEG’s results of operations.

Any disruption in the Company’s network or telecommunications services could affect the Company’s ability to operate its games and online offerings, which would result in reduced revenues and customer down time. The Company’s network and databases of business or customer information, including intellectual property, trade secrets, and other proprietary business information and those of third parties EEG utilizes, will be susceptible to outages due to fire, floods, power loss, break-ins, cyber-attacks, hackers, network penetration, data privacy or security breaches, denial of service attacks and similar events, including inadvertent dissemination of information due to increased use of social media. Despite implementation of network security measures and data protection safeguards by EEG, including a disaster recovery strategy for back office systems, the Company’s servers and computer resources will be vulnerable to viruses, malicious software, hacking, break-ins or theft, third-party security breaches, employee error or malfeasance, and other potential compromises. Disruptions from unauthorized access to or tampering with the Company’s computer systems, or those of third parties EEG utilizes, in any such event could result in a wide range of negative outcomes, including devaluation of the Company’s intellectual property goodwill and/or brand appeal, increased expenditures on data security, and costly litigation, and can have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, revenues, reputation, operating results and financial condition.

Malfunctions of third-party communications infrastructure, hardware and software expose the Company to a variety of risks that it cannot control.

Our business will depend upon the capacity, reliability and security of the infrastructure owned by third parties over which our offerings would be deployed. The Company has no control over the operation, quality or maintenance of a significant portion of that infrastructure or whether or not those third parties will upgrade or improve their equipment. We depend on these companies to maintain the operational integrity of our connections. If one or more of these companies is unable or unwilling to supply or expand our levels of service in the future, our operations could be adversely impacted. Also, to the extent the number of users of networks utilizing our future products and services suddenly increases, the technology platform and secure hosting services which will be required to accommodate a higher volume of traffic may result in slower response times or service interruptions. System interruptions or increases in response time could result in a loss of potential or existing users and, if sustained or repeated, could reduce the appeal of the networks to users. In addition, users depend on real-time communications; outages caused by increased traffic could result in delays and system failures. These types of occurrences could cause users to perceive that our products and services do not function properly and could therefore adversely affect our ability to attract and retain licensees, strategic partners and customers.

Risks Related to Our Common Stock

The trading price of our Common Stock has been, and will likely continue to be, volatile and you could lose all or part of your investment.

The trading price of our Common Stock has been, and will likely continue to be, volatile and subject to wide fluctuations in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control. Any of the factors listed below could have a material adverse effect on your investment in our Common Stock and our Common Stock may trade at prices significantly below the price you paid for them. In such circumstances, the trading price of our securities may not recover and may experience a further decline.

Factors affecting the trading price of our Common Stock may include:

Broad market and industry factors may materially harm the market price of our Common Stock irrespective of our operating performance. The stock market in general, and the Nasdaq, has experienced price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of the affected companies. The trading prices and valuations of these stocks, and of our Common Stock, may not be predictable. A loss of investor confidence in the market for the stocks of other companies which investors perceive to be similar to us could depress our stock price regardless of our business, prospects, financial conditions or results of operations. A decline in the market price of our Common Stock also could adversely affect our ability to issue additional securities and our ability to obtain additional financing in the future.

We may be required to take write-downs or write-offs, restructuring and impairment or other charges that could have a significant negative effect on our financial condition, results of operations and stock price, which could cause you to lose some or all of your investment.

We may be forced to write-down or write-off assets, restructure our operations, or incur impairment or other charges that could result in losses. Even though these charges may be non-cash items and not have an immediate impact on our liquidity, the fact that we report charges of this nature could contribute to negative market perceptions about us or our securities. In addition, charges of this nature may cause us to violate net worth or other covenants to which we may be subject. Accordingly, a stockholder could suffer a reduction in the value of their shares.

The coverage of business or our Common Stock by securities or industry analysts or the absence thereof could adversely affect our securities and trading volume.

The trading market for our Common Stock is influenced in part by the research and other reports that industry or securities analysts publish about us or our business or industry from time to time. We do not control these analysts, or the content and opinions included in their reports. Analysts who publish information about our securities may have had relatively little experience with our company given our history, which could affect their ability to accurately forecast our results and make it more likely that we fail to meet their estimates. If analysts do cover us and one or more of them downgrade our securities, or if they issue other unfavorable commentary about us or our industry or inaccurate research, our stock price would likely decline. Furthermore, if one or more of these analysts cease coverage or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets. Any of the foregoing would likely cause our stock price and trading volume to decline.

We currently do not intend to pay dividends on our Common Stock. As a result, your only opportunity to achieve a return on your investment is if the price of our Common Stock appreciates.

We currently do not expect to declare or pay dividends on our Common Stock. In addition, in the future we may enter into agreements that prohibit or restrict our ability to declare or pay dividends on our Common Stock. As a result, your only opportunity to achieve a return on your investment will be if the market price of our Common Stock appreciates and you sell your shares at a profit.

You may experience dilution of your ownership interest due to the future issuance of additional shares of our Common Stock.

We are in a capital intensive business and we do not have sufficient funds to finance the growth of our business or to support our projected capital expenditures. As a result, we will require additional funds from future equity or debt financings, including sales of preferred shares or convertible debt, to complete the development of new projects and pay the general and administrative costs of our business. We may in the future issue our previously authorized and unissued securities, resulting in the dilution of the ownership interests of holders of our Common Stock. We are currently authorized to issue 500,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Additionally, the Board may subsequently approve increases in authorized Common Stock. The potential issuance of such additional shares of common or preferred stock or convertible debt may create downward pressure on the trading price of our Common Stock. We may also issue additional shares of Common Stock or other securities that are convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock in future public offerings or private placements for capital raising purposes or for other business purposes. The future issuance of a substantial number of common shares into the public market, or the perception that such issuance could occur, could adversely affect the prevailing market price of our common shares. A decline in the price of our common shares could make it more difficult to raise funds through future offerings of our common shares or securities convertible into common shares.

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our Common Stock in the public market could occur at any time, either by us or our stockholders. Actual sales of our Common Stock, or the perception in the market that we or holders of a large number of shares intend to sell shares, could reduce the market price of our Common Stock. Our outstanding shares of Common Stock may be freely sold in the public market at any time to the extent permitted by the Securities Act or to the extent such shares have already been registered under the Securities Act and are held by non-affiliates.

The exercise of our outstanding options and warrants may result in significant dilution to our stockholders.

As of June 30, 2022, we had outstanding options to purchase up to 1.1 million shares of our Common Stock and, we had outstanding warrants to purchase up to approximately 22.6 million shares of our Common Stock. The exercise of a significant portion of our outstanding options and warrants may result in significant dilution to our stockholders.

We may issue preferred stock with terms that could dilute the voting power or reduce the value of our Common Stock.

Our certificate of incorporation authorizes us to issue, without stockholder approval, one or more series of preferred stock having such designation, powers, privileges, preferences, including preferences over our Common Stock respecting dividends and distributions, terms of redemption and relative participation, optional, or other rights, if any, of the shares of each such series of preferred stock and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as our Board of Directors may determine. The terms of one or more series of preferred stock could dilute the voting power or reduce the value of our Common Stock. For example, the repurchase or redemption rights or liquidation preferences we could assign to holders of preferred stock could affect the residual value of our Common Stock.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation allows for our board of directors to create new series of preferred stock without further approval by our stockholders, which could have an anti-takeover effect and could adversely affect holders of our Common Stock.

Our authorized capital includes preferred stock issuable in one or more series. Our Board of Directors has the authority to issue preferred stock and determine the price, designation, rights, preferences, privileges, restrictions and conditions, including voting and dividend rights, of those shares without any further vote or action by stockholders. The rights of the holders of Common Stock will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of holders of any preferred stock that may be issued in the future. The issuance of additional preferred stock, while providing desirable flexibility in connection with possible financings and acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire a majority of the voting power of our outstanding voting securities, which could deprive our holders of Common Stock of a premium that they might otherwise realize in connection with a proposed acquisition of our company.

Efforts to remediate our material weaknesses and comply with the applicable provisions of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act will involve significant expenditures, and non-compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may adversely affect us and the market price of our Common Stock.

Under current SEC rules, we have been required to report on our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or Section 404, and related rules and regulations of the SEC. We will be required to review on an annual basis our internal control over financial reporting, and on a quarterly and annual basis to evaluate and disclose changes in our internal control over financial reporting. This process may result in a diversion of management’s time and attention and may involve significant expenditures. We have not maintained internal control over financial reporting in a manner that meets the standards of publicly traded companies required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The rules governing the standards that must be met for our evaluation management to assess our internal control over financial reporting are complex and require significant documentation, testing and possible remediation. We might encounter problems or delays in completing the implementation of any changes necessary to make a favorable assessment of our internal control over financial reporting. If we cannot remediate our material weaknesses or favorably assess the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, investors could lose confidence in our financial information and the price of our Common Stock could decline.

Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents and Nevada law could discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our company and may affect the trading price of our Common Stock and warrants.

We are a Nevada corporation and the anti-takeover provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes may discourage, delay or prevent a change in control by prohibiting us from engaging in a business combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years after the person becomes an interested stockholder, even if a change in control would be beneficial to our existing stockholders. In addition, our certificate of incorporation and bylaws may discourage, delay or prevent a change in our management or control over us that stockholders may consider favorable. Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws:

We are a smaller reporting company and a non-accelerated filer and the reduced disclosure requirements available to us may make our Common Stock less attractive to investors.

The SEC established the smaller reporting company, or SRC, category of companies in 2008, and expanded it in 2018, in an effort to provide general regulatory relief for smaller companies. SRCs may choose to comply with scaled financial and non-financial disclosure requirements in their annual and quarterly reports and registration statements relative to non-SRCs. In addition, companies that are not “accelerated filers” can take advantage of additional regulatory relief. Whether a company is an accelerated filer or a SRC is determined on an annual basis. For so long as we qualify as a non-accelerated filer and/or a SRC, we will be permitted to and we intend to rely on some or all of the accommodations available to such companies. These accommodations include:

We will continue to qualify as a SRC and non-accelerated filer for so long as (a) our public float is less than $75 million as of the last day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter or (b) our public float is $75 million or more but less than $700 million and we reported annual revenues of less than $100 million for our most recently completed fiscal year.

We may choose to take advantage of some, but not all, of the available accommodations. We cannot predict whether investors will find our Common Stock less attractive if we rely on these accommodations. If some investors find our Common Stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our Common Stock and the price of our Common Stock may be more volatile.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.

Not applicable.

Item 2. Properties.

Effective on August 19, 2021, we relocated our executive and business offices to Block 6, Triq Paceville, Saint Julians, Malta, STJ 3109. We entered into a lease for our executive and business offices, consisting of approximately 284 square feet, for a term expiring in 2026. The annual rent for the first year under the lease agreement is €83,000, with such amount increasing by 4% in each of the subsequent years of the five-year term. Prior to the relocation, our executive and business offices were located at 170 Pater House, Psaila Street, Birkirkara, Malta, BKR 9077 where we sub-leased approximately 150 square feet of property. We have also entered into a lease in Hoboken New Jersey that was effective September 1, 2021 which serves as the headquarters for our gaming operations in the United States. The lease is month to month with a monthly rent of $5,728. We believe that our current facilities are adequate to meet our needs for the immediate future.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

In September 2018, Boustead Securities, LLC (“Boustead”) notified the Company of a claim that it was owed $192,664, as well as warrants to purchase 1,417,909 shares of the Company’s Common Stock as compensation for Boustead acting as the placement agent for the sale of the Company’s securities between June 2017 and 2018. This matter was brought to arbitration on December 7, 2020. On February 3, 2021, the arbitration awarded Boustead $289,874 in damages and allowable costs (excluding attorneys’ fees) with interest accruing approximately $21 per day. At June 30, 2021, the Company had recorded a liability for the amount awarded in arbitration in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheet. The Company paid $294,051 to settle the arbitration award, inclusive of accrued interest, on August 24, 2021.

On August 3, 2020, Tangiers Global, LLC (“Tangiers”) filed a lawsuit against the Company alleging that it had breached its obligations related to an 8% convertible promissory note dated June 3, 2016 and common stock purchase warrants of the same date. On April 30, 2021, a Settlement Agreement was entered into with Tangiers for an undisclosed amount. The Company has settled and paid the liability and the amount of the settlement was not material to the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

The Company at times may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising from its operations in the normal course of business. The Company is currently not involved in any litigation that it believes could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of our Company or any of our subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting our company, our Common Stock, any of our subsidiaries or of our companies or our subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such, in which an adverse decision could have a material adverse effect.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

Market Information

Our Common Stock, Unit A Warrants, 10% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and March 2022 Warrants are quoted for trading on Nasdaq under the symbols “GMBL”, “GMBLW”, “GMBLP” and “GMBLZ”, respectively.

As of October 12, 2022, 70,922,944 shares of our Common Stock were issued and outstanding.

Approximate Number of Equity Security Holders

As of October 12, 2022, there were approximately 128 holders of record of our Common Stock. This number does not include shares held by brokerage clearing houses, depositories or others in unregistered form.

Dividend Policy

To date, we have not paid any dividends on our Common Stock and do not anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. The declaration and payment of dividends on the Common Stock is at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on, among other things, our operating results, financial condition, capital requirements, contractual restrictions or such other factors as our Board of Directors may deem relevant. We currently expect to use all available funds to finance the future development and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying dividends on our Common Stock in the foreseeable future.

Recent Purchases

During the three months ended June 30, 2022, there were no repurchases of the Company’s Common Stock by the Company.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

During the three months ended June 30, 2022, the Company issued 200,000 shares of Common Stock to Damian Mathews, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, as part of his employment agreement. The sale and issuance of such shares were determined to be exempt from registration under Rule 701 of the Securities Act.

Item 6. [Reserved]

Not applicable.

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with other sections of this Annual Report, including “Item 1. Business” and the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes included elsewhere in this Report. Unless otherwise indicated, the terms “we,” “us,” or “our” refer to Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. (the “Company” or “EEG”), a Nevada corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries.

This section of this report includes a number of forward-looking statements that reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. As the Company’s acquisition of Bethard took place early during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 and the Company’s acquisitions of ggCircuit, LLC (“GGC”), Helix Holdings, LLC (“Helix”), Lucky Dino Gaming Limited (“Lucky Dino”), Esports Gaming League (“EGL”), FLIP and Argyll Entertainment (“Argyll”) took place during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, this Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations speaks only to the historical operations of the Company during the 2022 fiscal year end and the Company’s historical business prior such acquisitions. Forward looking statements are often identified by words like: believe, expect, estimate, anticipate, intend, project and similar expressions or words which, by their nature, refer to future events. You should not place undue certainty on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this report. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or our predictions.

Overview

Esports is skill based, competitive, organized video gaming by professional players, individually or as teams. Esports typically takes the form of organized, multiplayer video games that include genres such as real-time strategy, fighting, first-person shooter and multiplayer online battle arena games. As of June 30, 2022, the most popular esports games in the industry include Dota 2 and League of Legends (each multiplayer online battle arena games), and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (a first-person shooter game). Fortnite, Call of Duty¸ Overwatch, and Apex Legends are other well-known popular esports games in the industry. Most major professional esports events and a wide range of amateur esports events are broadcast live via streaming services including twitch.tv and youtube.com.

EEG is an esports focused iGaming and entertainment company with a global footprint. EEG’s strategy is to build and acquire betting and related platforms, and lever them into the rapidly growing esports vertical. We are focused on driving growth in two markets that include iGaming (“EEG iGaming”) and esports (“EEG Games”).

We have financed operations primarily through the sale of equity securities and short-term debt. Until revenues are sufficient to meet our needs, we will continue to attempt to secure financing through equity or debt securities.

Basis of Presentation

We operate two complementary business segments: Our EEG iGaming business and our EEG Games business. See below for a discussion of the Company’s change from one reportable segment.

EEG iGaming

Our EEG iGaming business is comprised of our casino and sportsbook product offerings. Currently, we operate our EEG iGaming segment primarily in Europe.

EEG iGaming includes the esports betting platform with full casino and sportsbook functionality and services for EEG iGaming customers. Our in-house gambling software platform, Phoenix, is a modern reimagined sportsbook that caters to both millennial esports bettors as well as traditional sports bettors. Phoenix is being developed through the assets and resources from our FLIP acquisition.

EEG’s goal is to be a leader in the large and rapidly growing sector of esports real-money wagering, offering fans the ability to wager on professional esports events in a licensed and secure environment. From February 2021, under the terms of our MGA license, we are now able to accept wagers from residents of over 180 jurisdictions including countries within the European Union, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa, on our ‘‘Vie.bet’’ platform.

Alongside the Vie.bet esports focused platform, EEG owns and operates:

On August 17, 2020, we announced entry into a multi-year partnership with Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc, now Bally’s Corporation, to launch their proprietary mobile sports betting product, ‘‘Vie.gg’, in the state of New Jersey, as a real money wagering “skin” of Bally’s Atlantic City, the holder of a New Jersey Casino License, Internet Gaming Permit and a Sports Wagering License. We were granted approval to operate pursuant to a transactional waiver order issued by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (‘‘DGE’’) on January 21, 2022.

In total, we currently hold five Tier-1 gambling licenses (Malta, UK, Ireland, Spain and Sweden). Our acquisitions of Argyll, Lucky Dino and Bethard provide a foothold in mature markets in Europe into which we believe we can cross-sell our esports offerings.

EEG Games

EEG Games’ focus is on providing esports entertainment experiences to gamers through a combination of 1) our proprietary infrastructure software, GGC, which underpins our focus on esports and is a leading provider of local area network (“LAN”) center management software and services, enabling us to seamlessly manage mission critical functions such as game licensing and payments, 2) online tournaments (through our EGL tournament platform), and 3) player-vs-player wagering (through our yet to be released Betground our proprietary wagering product). Currently, we operate our esports EEG Games business in the United States and Europe.

We believe that as the size of the market and the number of esports enthusiasts continues to grow, so will the number of esports enthusiasts who gamble on events, which would likely increase the demand for our platform.

COVID-19

The novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) emerged in December 2019 and has since adversely impacted global commercial activity, disrupted supply chains and contributed to significant volatility in financial markets. The ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced material uncertainty and risk with respect to the Company and its performance, especially as it relates to in-person attendance at events and game centers.

The Company has previously indicated that a significant or prolonged decrease in consumer spending on entertainment or leisure activities may have an adverse effect on demand for the Company’s product offerings, including in-person access to game centers and tournaments, reducing cash flows and revenues, and thereby materially harming the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. During the year ended June 30, 2022, the Company determined that in-person attendance at its Helix and customer game centers was not expected to attain levels previously forecasted for such period. Additionally, projections for the Argyll business included continued losses into fiscal 2023 due to high levels of competition in the UK market and high regulatory burdens placed on the EEG iGaming businesses in the UK market. Further, the levels of investment by the Company that are necessary to achieve the previous revenue and EBITDA projections impacted a number of the Company’s businesses. As such, the Company recognized an impairment of long-lived assets held by its Argyll, GGC, EGL, and Helix businesses and impairment of goodwill held by its EGL, GGC and Helix businesses. On June 10, 2022, the Company disposed of the assets and related liabilities of two Helix Game Centers located in New Jersey and Massachusetts.

The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on other areas of the business will depend on future developments, which are uncertain and may result in an extended period of continued business disruption and reduced operations. A materially disruptive resurgence of COVID-19 cases or the emergence of additional variants or strains of COVID-19 could cause other widespread or more severe impacts depending on where infection rates are highest. Any resulting financial impact cannot be reasonably estimated at this time but may have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. The Company will continue to monitor developments relating to disruptions and uncertainties caused by COVID-19.

Operating, Regulatory and Competitive Environment

We operate in both emerging and well established competitive markets. We expect that our future growth will come from online gaming and sports betting via expansions of gaming in existing jurisdictions; entrance into new jurisdictions and, improvements/expansions of our existing properties and strategic acquisitions of gaming properties, expanded software sales to more screens in game centers including in universities, entertainment centers and casinos, as well as increased esports adoption and events, particularly in North America. We continue to adjust operations and cost structures to reflect the changing economic conditions. We also continue to focus on revenue and cost synergies from our acquisitions, and offering our customers additional gaming experiences through our affiliates. The gaming industry is characterized by an increasingly high degree of competition among a large number of participants, including game centers, riverboat casinos; dockside casinos; land-based casinos; video lottery; iGaming; online and retail sports betting; sports media companies; gaming at taverns; gaming at truck stop establishments; sweepstakes and poker machines not located in casinos; the potential for increased fantasy sports; significant growth of Native American gaming tribes, historic racing or state-sponsored i-lottery products in or adjacent to states we operate in; and other forms of gaming.

United Kingdom

Since the acquisition of the Argyll EEG iGaming business on July 31, 2020, the Company has been responding to periodic requests for information from the UK Gambling Commission (“UKGC”) in relation to information required to maintain its UK license following the change of corporate control. The Company continues to operate in the UK market and there have been no adverse judgments imposed by the UKGC against the Company. In recent months, the Company has reduced its spending on marketing and has been focused on retaining existing customers and reactivating past customers. We believe these efforts will have a positive effect on our results of operations.

Netherlands

In the Netherlands, a new licensing regime was implemented in the Netherlands for online gaming operators, with applications being accepted from April 1, 2021. EEG did not apply for a license after assessing the criteria for applying. The first licenses took effect on October 1, 2021. In a surprise to the market, the Dutch Minister issued guidance warning that even those operators that were not targeting the Dutch market but were passively accepting Dutch customers would be punished, with authorities given the power to issue increased fines. Prior to this guidance, operators had understood that passive acceptance of bets was permissible. The vast majority of unlicensed operators (including EEG’s brands) promptly withdrew from the Dutch market completely on October 1, 2021, closing all active Dutch customer accounts. The sudden and earlier than anticipated withdrawal from the Dutch market had a negative impact on the unlicensed operators in the region. The sole period in which the Company had revenues from its EEG iGaming operations in the Netherlands was in the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2021. As a result of these regulatory developments in the Netherlands, net revenues for our Bethard business declined from approximately $5.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 to approximately $3.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021. Net revenues for our Bethard business represented approximately 35% and 24% of our total net revenues for, respectively, the three months ended September 30, 2021 and three months ended December 31, 2021. The Company may re-enter the Dutch market in the second half of fiscal year 2023.

Finland

On January 1, 2022, amendments to the Finnish Lotteries Act came into effect, further restricting marketing opportunities and enhancing the enforcement powers of the Finnish regulator. Prior to these amendments coming into effect, in the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2021, the Company received a communication from the Finnish regulator requesting clarification on its marketing and gaming practices related to its Finnish EEG iGaming operations. The Company responded to the communication in Q3 of fiscal year 2022 and starting in the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022, the Company has changed its business operations in Finland as part of its response.

Further powers allowing the Finnish regulator to require blocking by payment service providers of overseas operators who are targeting their marketing activities towards Finnish customers are also due to come into effect in calendar year starting January 1, 2023. The Company believes that the changes that it has made to its business operations in Finland will allow it to avoid being adversely affected by the Finnish regulator’s new powers.

While there have been no adverse judgments imposed by the Finnish regulator against the Company, as a result of these Finnish regulatory developments, we estimate that net revenues for our Lucky Dino business have declined from approximately $6.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 to approximately $4.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 (a preliminary estimate based on currently available information and subject to change). Net revenues for our Lucky Dino business represented approximately 42% of our consolidated net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Operations in Finland run under the MGA license on the Lucky Dino in-house built iDefix casino-platform. The Company continues to launch new brands and offer new products on its various sites tailoring the experience towards each of its markets including new markets in Central American and South America. We believe revenues will be generated by these new brands and new products.

Other

In July 2020, the Swedish Ministry for Finance implemented a number of restrictive measures on online casino operators in reaction to the impact of COVID-19 restrictions. These included caps on deposits and bonuses. This had a negative impact on revenues across the industry during that period. These restrictions were lifted on November 14, 2021.

The State of Ontario’s licensing regime came into force on April 4, 2022, meaning that any operator of gambling sites taking bets from customers in Ontario will require a license to do so. Whilst EEG iGaming may wish to apply for a license in the future, it has decided not to apply for a license at this time and therefore we blocked access to our site for users based in the territory in advance of that date.

The Company continues to monitor developments related to regulatory activities.

Recent Developments

On July 13, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of the business-to-consumer operations of Bethard Group Limited (“Bethard”) that provides sportsbook, casino, live casino and fantasy sport betting services with gaming licenses to customers in Sweden, Spain, Malta and Ireland (the “Bethard Business”). The acquisition of Bethard expands the EEG iGaming operations of the Company in Europe and provides the Company with increased opportunity to cross-sell its esports offerings to a larger customer base. The acquisition of Bethard resulted in the Company acquiring the outstanding share capital of Prozone Limited, a public liability company registered in Malta, that had previously received the assets of Bethard in a pre-closing restructuring by the Seller, for approximately $26.8 million including $6.7 million of contingent consideration valued at the time of closing.

On June 10, 2022, the Company disposed of the assets of the Helix Game Centers to focus on the esports technology assets on the online gaming. The gain of $1.1 million recorded includes the amount of cash received and liabilities assumed by the purchaser, including leases and sponsorship liabilities over the carrying value of the assets sold.

September 2022 Financing

On September 15, 2022, the Company entered into a underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Maxim Group LLC and Joseph Gunnar & Co., LLC, as representative of the several underwriters identified therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to a firm commitment public offering of (a) 30 million shares of the Company’s Common Stock and (b) Warrants (“September 2022 Warrants”) to purchase up to 30 million shares of Common Stock, at an exercise price of $0.25 per share, at an aggregate price of $0.25 per share and accompanying Warrant (the “September 2022 Offering”). Under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriters a 45-day option an option to purchase up to an additional 4.5 million of Common Stock (the “September 2022 Overallotment Common Stock”) and/or Warrants (the “September 2022 Overallotment Warrants”) (collectively, the “September 2022 Overallotment”). The closing of the offering took place on September 19, 2022.

The gross proceeds received from the sale of the shares of the Common Stock and September 2022 Warrants in the September 2022 Offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company and before any overallotment, was $7.5 million.

The underwriters exercised their option for 3.6 million September Overallotment Warrants, at a purchase price of $0.01 per warrant, with an exercise price of $0.25 per warrant. Total proceeds from the September 2022 Overallotment Warrants was less than $0.1 million.

The Company remitted to the Holder of the Senior Convertible Note an amount of $2.3 million equal to fifty percent (50%) of all net proceeds above $2.0 million following the payment of 7% in offering fees including Underwriting discounts and commissions. In addition, as part of the September 2022 Offering, the Holder purchased $0.5 million of securities (2.1 million shares of Common Stock and 2.1 million Warrants) and the Company paid the Holder an additional $0.5 million. The proceeds remitted to the Holder of the Senior Convertible Note reduced the principal balance of the Senior Convertible Note on a dollar-for-dollar basis.

The net proceeds received by the Company, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company and amounts remitted to the Holder of the Senior Convertible Note was $4.1 million.

The shares of Common Stock and the September 2022 Warrants, including the 2022 Overallotment Warrants, sold by the Company have been registered pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-252370), which the SEC declared effective on February 5, 2021. A final prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus relating to the offering were filed with the SEC on September 19, 2022.

The Company does not intend to list the September 2022 Warrants, including the 2022 Overallotment Warrants, sold in the offering on any securities exchange or other trading market.

On September 19, 2022, prior to the closing of the offering, the Company entered into a warrant agency agreement (the “Warrant Agency Agreement”) with Vstock Transfer, LLC (“Vstock”), to serve as the Company’s warrant agent for the September 2022 Warrants, including September 2022 Overallotment Warrants. Upon the closing of the offering. The September 2022 Warrants, including September 2022 Overallotment Warrants are exercisable upon issuance and expire five years from the date they first became exercisable.

Key Performance Indicators

In the industry, revenue is driven by discretionary consumer spending. We have no way of determining why customers spend more or less money; therefore, we are unable to quantify a dollar amount for each factor that impacts our customers’ spending behaviors. However, some insight into the factors that we believe are likely to account for such changes and which factors may have a greater impact than others, include, decreases in discretionary consumer spending have historically been brought about by weakened general economic conditions, such as lackluster recoveries from recessions, high unemployment levels, higher income taxes, low levels of consumer confidence, weakness in the housing market, high fuel or other transportation costs, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Such insights are based solely on our judgment and professional experience, and no assurance can be given as to the accuracy of our judgments. The vast majority of our revenues is EEG iGaming revenue, which is highly dependent upon the number and volume and spending levels of customers.

Reportable Segments

During the fourth quarter of fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, the Company evaluated its reportable segments and changed from one reportable segment to two reportable segments: EEG iGaming and EEG Games. The Company reorganized its management structure resulting in changes to key executives and other employees creating its two distinct segments. Prior periods presented have been recast to reflect the change in reportable segments. See Notes 1 and 20 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included herein for a description of each of our reportable segments.

Comparability of Financial Results

During the year ended June 30, 2022 we completed one acquisition. This was the acquisition of Bethard, on July 13, 2021 (the “Bethard Acquisition). During the year ended June 30, 2021, we completed multiple acquisitions throughout the period. This included the acquisitions of GGC and Helix on June 1, 2021 (we sold the two Helix Game Centers acquired in the acquisition on June 10, 2022, see recent developments above), Lucky Dino on March 1, 2021 and EGL on January 21, 2021, Argyll on July 31, 2020 and FLIP on September 3, 2020 (the “2021 Acquisitions”). Together these are referred to as the “Business Acquisitions”.

The business Acquisitions resulted in, among other things, a considerable increase in revenue and related costs of revenue, amortizable intangible assets and goodwill. The amortization of acquired intangibles has materially increased our consolidated general and administrative expenses (and adversely affected our consolidated net loss) for periods after the acquisitions and is expected to continue to do so for the foreseeable future. We are listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “Nasdaq”) and have hired personnel and incurred costs that are necessary and customary for our operations as a public company, which has contributed to, and is expected to continue to contribute to, higher general and administrative costs.

The following discussion of our results of operations for the year ended June 30, 2022, includes the financial results of the Bethard Acquisition and the comparison year ended June 30, 2021 includes approximately one month of GGC and Helix, four months of Lucky Dino, five months of EGL and 11 months of Argyll. Accordingly, our consolidated results of operations for the year ended June 30, 2022 are not comparable to our consolidated results of operations for the prior period.

Financial Highlights

The following table sets forth a summary of our financial results for the periods indicated and is derived from our consolidated financial statements for the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:

Non-GAAP Information

This report includes Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP performance measure that we use to supplement our results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Company uses this non-GAAP financial measure for financial and operational decision making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. The Company believes that it provides useful information about operating results, enhances the overall understanding of past financial performance and future prospects, and allows for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision making. Adjusted EBITDA, as calculated, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of performance of other companies in other industries or within the same industry. We define Adjusted EBITDA as earnings (loss) before interest expense, net; income taxes; depreciation and amortization; stock-based compensation; cost of acquisition; asset impairment charges; loss on extinguishment of senior convertible note; loss on conversion of senior convertible note; change in fair value of derivative liability; change in fair value of warrant liability; change in fair value of contingent consideration; and other income (loss), and certain other non-recurring, non-cash or non-core items, as described in the reconciliation below, if not covered above.

Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain expenses that are required in accordance with U.S. GAAP because they are non-recurring items (for example, in the case of transaction-related costs), non-cash expenditures (for example, in the case of depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, asset impairment charges, change in fair value of derivative liability and change in fair value of warrant liability), or are not related to our underlying business performance (for example, in the case of interest income and expense and litigation settlement and related costs).

Segment Revenues and Adjusted EBITDA

The table below presents our Segment Revenues and Adjusted EBITDA reconciled to our net loss, for the periods indicated:

(1) Other comprises of corporate and overhead costs.

(2) We have no intersegment revenues or costs and thus no eliminations required.

(3) We define Adjusted EBITDA as earnings (loss) before, as applicable to the particular period, interest expense, net; income taxes; depreciation and amortization; stock-based compensation; cost of acquisition; asset impairment charges; loss on extinguishment of senior convertible note; loss on conversion of senior convertible note; change in fair value of derivative liability; change in fair value of warrant liability; change in fair value of contingent consideration; and other income (loss), and certain other non-recurring, non-cash or non-core items (included in table above).

Results of Operations

Comparison on Year ended June 30, 2022 and 2021

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. The financial data is at the consolidated level and reported in U.S. Dollar ($).

Revenue

Revenue totaled $58.4 million in the year ended June 30, 2022, an increase of $41.6 million, or 248%, from the $16.8 million recorded in the year ended June 30, 2021. The increase is primarily attributable to the iGaming operations of Lucky Dino and Argyll that were acquired during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 and Bethard that was acquired in July 2021 of fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, increasing the iGaming segment revenue by $36.9 million from $16.2 million to $53.1 million and GGC that was also acquired during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 and was the primary factor in the increase in EEG Games revenue of $4.7 million from $0.6 million to $5.3 million.

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue totaled $24.2 million in the year ended June 30, 2022, an increase of $16.3 million, or 206%, from the $7.9 million recorded in the year ended June 30, 2021. The increase is primarily attributable to the EEG iGaming segment of Lucky Dino, Argyll and Bethard acquisitions and includes $9.2 million for additional payment processing fees, platform costs, gaming duties and costs related to revenue sharing arrangements, $3.0 million additional for the game provider expenses and $1.3 million higher other direct expenses related to the delivery of services. EEG Games incurred $1.6 million higher platform costs, $1.1 million higher game provider costs and $0.1 million other direct expenses across the segment.

Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing expense totaled $25.7 million in the year ended June 30, 2022, an increase of $15.7 million, or 157%, over the $10.0 million recorded for the year ended June 30, 2021. The increase was primarily attributable to $12.0 million higher marketing and $0.9 million higher affiliate costs related to EEG iGaming segment and $2.8 million in additional Corporate expense for sponsorship agreements with professional sports clubs and our service partners.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expense totaled $51.3 million for the year ended June 30, 2022, an increase of $26.7 million, or 109%, over the $24.6 million recorded for the year ended June 30, 2021. The increase was primarily attributable to increases of $8.7 million in payroll costs, $5.8 million depreciation and amortization, $2.5 million related to other general and administrative cost primarily including incremental costs for information technology related disbursements from the EEG iGaming segment, and $4.6 million in payroll costs, $2.9 million depreciation and amortization, and $1.5 million related to other general and administrative cost including professional fees from the EEG Games segment. Corporate general and administrative costs increased $0.7 million with $2.0 million in higher payroll costs, $1.1 million higher stock based compensation, and $0.8 million increase in other general and administrative cost including other, professional fees and legal fees, offset by $3.2 million less in acquisition related costs due to Bethard being the sole acquisition at the beginning of the year ended June 30, 2022 compared to the multiple acquisitions in the year ended June 30, 2021.

Impairment

During the third quarter the Company concluded that goodwill impairment indicators existed based on the significant volatility in the Company’s stock price where the Company experienced a sustained reduction from the middle of the third quarter through March 31, 2022 and subsequently. As of March 31, 2022, the Company determined that in-person attendance at its Helix and customer game centers was not expected to attain levels previously forecasted and that under the current liquidity and investment constraints is the Company was less likely to reach the previously forecasted revenue and profits for EGL and GGC. These factors and the continuing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, uncertainties caused by inflation and world stability, resulted in the Company evaluating its goodwill and long-lived assets, including intangible assets, for impairment as of March 31, 2022. During the third quarter the Company recognized $38.6 million of asset impairment charges, including $23.1 million of goodwill and $15.5 million of other long-lived assets in the EGL, GGC and Helix reporting units from the EEG Games segment. The Company tests its goodwill for impairment annually on April 1. There was no further impairment identified as of the annual testing date from that recognized as of March 31, 2022. In the three months ending June 30, 2022, while implementing cost saving initiatives, and with the continuing liquidity and investment restraints and further reduction in the Company’s already deflated stock price, the Company again concluded that as of June 30, 2022, goodwill impairment indicators existed, and the Company evaluated its goodwill and long-lived assets, including intangible assets, for further impairment. The Company identified that with the additional regulation and expected costs of continuing in the UK market that the iGaming Argyll (UK) goodwill and asset group intangible assets and equipment were impaired resulting in additional asset impairment charges of $7.9 million, including $3.9 million of goodwill and $4.0 million of other long-lived assets in the iGaming Argyll reporting unit from the EEG iGaming segment, for a total for the year ended June 30, 2022 of $46.5 million. There were no impairment charges for the year ended June 30, 2021.

Other Income (expense)

Other income (expense), net changed $14.0 million from an expense of $4.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2021 to an expense of $18.5 million for the year ended June, 2022. The other expense for the year ended June 30, 2022 results primarily from the $10.9 million expense for derivative liabilities on senior convertible note, $28.5 million of loss on extinguishment primarily attributable to amortization of the debt discount, $6.0 million loss on the conversion of the Senior Convertible Note, driven by the conversion of a principal provided to the Senior Convertible Note holder as part of the October 13, 2021 waiver provided on the covenants related to the Senior Convertible Note and $6.4 million in interest expense. These expenses were offset by other income primarily made up of $2.4 million for the change in the fair value of the contingent consideration due as part of the Bethard transaction and $31.5 million from the reduction in fair value of the warrant liability. The Series A and Series B Warrants fair value decreased from $23.5 million as of June 30, 2021 to $0.1 million and the March 2022 Warrants and the April 2022 Overallotment Warrants decreased from initial fair value of $10.2 million to $2.1 million as of June 30, 2022, resulting in a total gain of $31.5 million. The other expense for the year ended June 30, 2021 primarily included a charge of $4.7 million related to the revaluation of the warrant liability recorded in connection with the acquisition of Argyll through issuance of Common Stock, a charge of $1.7 million related to the settlement of the contingent consideration liability for the FLIP and EGL acquisitions through the issuance of Common Stock, and interest expense of $0.7 million related primarily to the Senior Convertible Note. This was partially offset by a benefit of $3.2 million related to the revaluation of Series A and Series B warrants issued in connection with the Senior Convertible Note dated June 2, 2021.

Income Tax

The income tax benefit for the year ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was $5.7 million and $3.8 million, respectively. The income tax benefit recorded for the year ended June 30, 2022 results primarily from the release of valuation allowance of $5.7 million that followed an assessment of the realizability of our deferred tax assets subsequent to the completion of the Bethard acquisitions. The income tax benefit recorded for the year ended June 30, 2021 results primarily from the release of valuation allowance of $4.1 million that followed an assessment of the realizability of our deferred tax assets subsequent to the completion of the Argyll, EGL, GGC and Helix acquisitions. It is anticipated that our deferred tax assets will be realized through future reversal of deferred tax liabilities. The income tax benefit was offset by income tax expense related to one of our foreign subsidiaries as well as the estimated exposure for accrued interest and penalties that may be imposed related to tax filings.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

For a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements, see Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the consolidated financial statements.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

Liquidity and Going Concern

The Company 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 the consolidated financial statements included in this report are issued. The evaluation of going concern under the accounting guidance requires significant judgment.

The Company has determined that certain factors raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern for a least one year from the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements. One such factor considered by the Company is its compliance with certain debt covenants under terms of the Senior Convertible Note (the “Senior Convertible Note” or “New Note”). The Company has not maintained compliance with certain debt covenants and is currently in default under the terms of the Senior Convertible Note. On February 28, 2022 the Company exchanged the existing Senior Convertible Note (the “Old Senior Convertible Note”) with the New Note resulting in the increase of the principal outstanding balance of indebtedness from the carrying value of $29.1 million, as adjusted for the conversions of principal and Premium on Principal through February 22, 2022, to $35.0 million. The New Note is classified as a current liability on the consolidated balance sheet as it may be redeemed by the Holder prior to its maturity date. The Company has also recorded a derivative liability for the alternate conversion in the Senior Convertible Note of $9.4 million in current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet million that may be due to the Holder as part of the make-whole liability under the default terms of the Senior Convertible Note. The cash liability calculated under the terms of the New Note of approximately $180.0 million is materially higher than the fair value of the derivative liability of $9.4 million calculated at June 30, 2022. The calculated make-whole liability may differ materially from the amount at which the Company may be required to pay under the New Note. The Company has held non-binding discussions with the Holder to restructure its obligation under the New Note. However, there can be no guarantee that the Company will be able to reach an agreement to restructure the New Note.

The evaluation of going concern under the accounting guidance requires significant judgment. In addition to compliance with debt covenants, the Company considered that as of June 30, 2022 it had an accumulated deficit of 149.1 million and that in recent years it has had a history of recurring losses from operations and recurring negative cash flows from operations as it has prepared to grow its esports business through acquisition and new venture opportunities. At June 30, 2022, the Company had total current assets of $10.0 million and total current liabilities of $65.8 million. Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended June 30, 2022 was $21.0 million, which includes a net loss of $102.2 million. The Company must also consider its current liquidity as well as future market and economic conditions that may be deemed outside the control of the Company as it relates to obtaining financing and generating future profits. On March 2, 2022 the Company closed an offering (the “March 2022 Offering”) in which it sold 15.0 million units at $1.00 consisting of one share of Common Stock and one warrant for a total of 15.0 million warrants with an exercise price of $1.00 (the “March 2022 Warrants”). There was also an overallotment option exercised to purchase warrants to purchase an additional 2.3 million shares of common stock (the “April 2022 Overallotment Warrants”) with an exercise price of $1.00 issued to the underwriters of the offering on April 1, 2022.The March 2022 Offering provided net cash proceeds of $13.6 million. As of June 30, 2022, the Company had $2.5 million of available cash on-hand and net current liabilities of $55.9 million. On September 19, 2022 the Company closed an offering (the “September 2022 Offering”) in which it sold (a) 30 million shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share and (b) warrants to purchase up to 30 million shares of Common Stock, at an exercise price of $0.25 per share (the “September 2022 Warrants”), at an aggregate price of $0.25 per share and accompanying September 2022 Warrant. The gross proceeds to us from the sale of the shares of Common Stock and Warrants before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company was $7.5 million. The Company also sold an Overallotment for 3.6 million September 2022 Overallotment Warrants, at a purchase price of $0.01 per warrant, with an exercise price of $0.25 per warrant. Total proceeds from the September 2022 Overallotment Warrants were less than $0.1 million. The Company remitted to the Holder of the Senior Convertible Note an amount of $2.3 million equal to fifty percent (50%) of all net proceeds above $2.0 million following the payment of 7% in offering fees including Underwriting discounts and commissions. In addition, as part of the September 2022 Offering, the Holder purchased $0.5 million of securities (2.1 million shares of Common Stock and 2.1 million Warrants) and the Company paid the Holder an additional $0.5 million. The proceeds remitted to the Holder of the Senior Convertible Note reduced the principal balance of the Senior Convertible Note on a dollar-for-dollar basis. The net proceeds received by the Company, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company and amounts remitted to the Holder of the Senior Convertible Note was $4.1 million. The Company intends to use the balance of the net proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes to support ongoing business operations. The amount of available cash on hand on October 12, 2022, one business day preceding this filing, was $2.6 million.

The Company believes that its current level of cash and cash equivalents are not sufficient to fund its operations and obligations without additional financing. Although the Company has financing available, as further described below, the ability to raise financing using these sources is subject to several factors, including market and economic conditions, performance, and investor sentiment as it relates to the Company and the esports and iGaming industry. The combination of these conditions was determined to raise substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least one year from the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements.

In determining whether the Company can overcome the presumption of substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern, the Company may consider the effects of any mitigating plans for additional sources of financing. The Company identified additional financing sources it believes are currently available to fund its operations and drive future growth that include (i) the potential proceeds from the exercise of the 15.0 million March 2022 Warrants and 2.25 million April 2022 Overallotment Warrants, exercisable at $1.00, outstanding at June 30, 2022, (ii) the potential proceeds from the exercise of the 30.0 million September 2022 Warrants and 3.6 million September Overallotment Warrants, exercisable at $0.25, that were issued subsequent to June 30, 2022 (iii) the ability to sell shares of Common Stock of the Company, and (iv) the ability to raise additional financing from other sources. The Company is also in discussions with the Holder of the Senior Convertible Note to restructure the payment terms and debt covenants. These above plans are likely to require the Company to place reliance on several factors, including favorable market conditions, to access additional capital in the future. These plans were therefore determined not to be sufficient to overcome the presumption of substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

The Company’s sources and (uses) of cash for the year ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 are shown below:

As noted above, at June 30, 2022, we had total current assets of $10.0 million and total current liabilities of $65.8 million. Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended June 30, 2022 was $21.0 million, which includes a net loss of $102.2 million, offset by net non-cash adjustments of $72.4 million.

Net cash used in investing activities for the year ended June 30, 2022 totaled $20.1 million principally related to the Bethard acquisition.

Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended June 30, 2022 totaled $23.5 million, which related to proceeds from the issuance of 15 million units, each consisting of one share of Common Stock and one March 2022 Warrant, as part of the March 2022 Offering, the issuance of the shares of the 10% Series A cumulative redeemable convertible preferred stock and the issuance of Common Stock of 1.2 million shares through the at-the-money, partially offset by the payment of the dividends on the 10% Series A cumulative redeemable convertible preferred stock, the contingent consideration of Bethard and repayments of notes payable and finance lease.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires our management to make assumptions and estimates about future events and apply judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. These estimates are based on management’s historical and industry experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. On a regular basis, we evaluate these accounting policies, assumptions, estimates and judgments to ensure that our financial statements are presented fairly and in accordance with U.S. GAAP. However, because future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty, actual results may differ from our estimates, and such differences could be material.

A full discussion of our significant accounting policies is contained in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements, which is included in Item 8 – “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this report. We believe that the following accounting estimates are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our financial results. These estimates require our most difficult, subjective or complex judgments because they relate to matters that are inherently uncertain. We have reviewed these critical accounting policies and estimates and related disclosures with our Audit Committee.

Revenue recognition

Revenue and Cost Recognition

The revenue of the Company is currently generated from online casino and sports betting (referred to herein as “EEG iGaming Revenue”), and esports revenue (referred to herein as “EEG Games Revenue”), consisting of the sales of subscriptions to access cloud-based software used by independent operators of game centers, from consulting and data analytic services provided to game operators (“EEG Games Esports and Other Revenue”), and from the provision of esports event and team management services (“EEG Games Esports Event Management and Team Service Revenue”). The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) when control of a product or service is transferred to a customer. The amount of revenue is measured at the transaction price, or the amount of consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring a promised good or service. The transaction price includes estimates of variable consideration to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of revenue recognized will not occur.

Revenue generating activities of the Company may be subject to value added tax (“VAT”) in certain jurisdictions in which the Company operates. Revenue is presented net of VAT in the consolidated statements of operations. VAT receivables and VAT payables are included in other receivables and accounts payable and accrued expenses, respectively on the consolidated balance sheets. Sales to customers do not have significant financing components or payment terms greater than 12 months.

EEG iGaming Revenue

EEG iGaming revenue is derived from the placement of bets by end-users, also referred to as customers, through online gaming sites. The transaction price in an iGaming contract, or Net Gaming Revenue (“NGR”), is the difference between gaming wins and losses, as further reduced by any nondiscretionary incentives awarded to the customer. Gaming transactions involve four performance obligations, namely the settlement of each individual bet, the honoring of discretionary incentives available to the customer through loyalty reward programs, the award of free spin and deposit match bonuses, and the winning of a casino jackpot. The total amount wagered by a customer is commonly referred to as the win or Gross Gaming Revenue (“GGR”). The GGR is allocated to each performance obligation using the relative standalone selling price (“SSP”) determined for iGaming contracts.

Revenue recognition for individual wagers is recognized when the gaming occurs, as such gaming activities are settled immediately. The revenue allocated to incentives, such as loyalty points offered through a rewards program, is deferred and recognized as revenue when the loyalty points are redeemed. Revenue allocated to free spins and deposit matches, referred to as bonuses, are recognized at the time that they are wagered. The revenue for jackpot games is recognized when the jackpot is won by the customer. The Company applies a practical expedient by accounting for its performance obligations on a portfolio basis as iGaming contracts have similar characteristics. The Company expects the application of the revenue recognition guidance to a portfolio of iGaming contracts will not materially differ from the application of the revenue recognition guidance on an individual contract basis.

The Company evaluates bets that its users place on websites owned by third party brands in order to determine whether it may recognize revenue on a gross basis, when acting as the principal provider of the wagering service, or on a net basis, when acting as an intermediary or agent. The principal in a wagering service involving a third party is generally the entity that controls the wagering service such that it has a right to the services being performed by the third party and can direct the third party in delivery of the service to its users. The Company records revenue on a gross basis as it has determined it is the principal in transactions involving third parties, such as revenue sharing arrangements, as it controls the wagering service being offered to the users such that it has a right to the service performed by third parties and can further direct third parties in providing services to users. The Company further records expenses related to its revenue sharing arrangements and other third-party iGaming expenses within costs of revenue in the consolidated statements of operations.

EEG Games Revenue

EEG Games Esports and Other Revenue

The Company derives revenue sales of subscriptions to access cloud-based software used by independent operators of game centers, as well as from consulting and data analytic services provided to game operators. The revenue derived from the sale of subscription services to cloud-based software used by game centers is recognized over the term of the contract, which generally can range from one month to one year in duration, beginning on the date the customer is provided access to the Company’s hosted software platform. The revenue from the operation of game centers by the Company was recognized when a customer purchased time to use the esports gaming equipment at each center. The revenue from time purchased by a customer and from the sale of concessions was recognized at the point of sale.

The software subscriptions also allow for game center operators to enable their equipment to mine cryptocurrency when gaming stations are not in use by the end user. The software allows the participating game center operators to contribute their computer power for the purpose of adding a block to the blockchain within a mining pool where the Company and the participating game center operators are participants. The Company’s software enables the participating game center operators to enter into mining pools with mining pool operators to provide computing power to the mining pool to mine cryptocurrency digital assets. The Company and the participating game center operators are entitled to a fractional share of the fixed cryptocurrency digital asset award the mining pool operator receives (less transaction fees to the mining pool operator) for successfully adding a block to the blockchain. The Company and participating game center operators’ fractional share is based on the proportion of computing power contributed to the mining pool operator to the total computing power contributed by all mining pool participants in solving the current algorithm. A digital asset award is received by the Company from the mining pool, in the form of cryptocurrency (i.e., Ethereum), for successfully adding a block to the blockchain. The Company records a payable for the amount due to each participating game center operator, in the form of U.S. dollars, based on the participating game center operators’ computing power contributed toward the mining of the award less a fee charged by the Company. The amounts due to the participating game center operators are paid in U.S. dollars. The Company recognizes the fair value of the digital awards, net of fees and amounts payable to the game center operators, as revenue at the time the digital award is added to the blockchain using the price of the digital coin quoted in U.S. dollars. The transaction consideration of the digital award the Company receives, if any, is non-cash consideration. The Company records revenue on a net basis as it has determined it is the agent in the transactions with the mining pool and facilitates the provision of the computing power and payments for the participating game center operators. The transaction consideration for the mining of cryptocurrency is variable consideration as it is based on the number of blocks added to the blockchain and the amount of the digital asset received from the mining pool. Because it is not probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue will not occur, the consideration is constrained until the mining pool operator successfully places a block and the Company receives confirmation of the consideration it will receive, at which time revenue is recognized. There is currently no specific definitive guidance under U.S. GAAP or alternative accounting framework for the accounting for digital assets recognized as revenue or held, and management has exercised significant judgment in determining the appropriate accounting treatment. In the event authoritative guidance is enacted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), the Company may be required to change its policies, which could impact the Company’s consolidated financial position and results from operations.

The Company further provides consultation services related to the use of hardware and equipment for gaming operations together with implementation services that include sourcing, training, planning, and installation of technology. The Company considers services related to hardware and equipment, implementation, and any design of user interface for the customer as separate performance obligations. Revenue for hardware equipment and design of custom user interface is recognized at a point in time upon delivery and completion. Implementation services are recognized over time, as services are performed.

The Company also has contracts with software companies to provide talent data analytics and related esports services, which include analytic development, other related services to develop software and applications for tournaments, to provide data support, data gathering, gameplay analysis and reporting which includes talent analytics and related esports services, including analytic development, data analysis, survey design, interview services, player dossiers, and expert services. The Company recognizes revenue from its data analytic services over the life of the contract utilizing the output method, using a direct measurement of the value to the customer of the goods or services transferred to date relative to the remaining goods or services promised under the contact. The Company elected to use the right to invoice practical expedient and recognize revenue based on the amounts invoiced. The payment terms and conditions vary by contract; however, the Company’s terms generally require payment within 30 to 60 days from the invoice date.

The Company has partnership contracts with strategic customers within the esports industry. The partnership contracts are negotiated agreements, which contain both licensing arrangements of intellectual property and development services, including fixed and variable components. The variability of revenue is driven by development plans and results of sales as specified by the partnership contract, which are known as of an invoice date. Partnership contracts generally do not have terms that extend beyond one year. The Company considers licensing arrangements and development services as separate performance obligations. Licensing revenues are recorded over time. Revenue associated with development is recognized over time, as labor is incurred.

Contracts that contain multiple performance obligations require an allocation of the transaction price to each distinct performance obligation based on a relative standalone selling price basis unless the transaction price is variable and meets the criteria to be allocated entirely to a performance obligation or to a distinct good or service that forms part of a single performance obligation. The Company determines standalone selling price based on the price at which the performance obligation is sold separately. If the standalone selling price is not observable through past transactions, the Company estimates the standalone selling price taking into account the Company’s overall pricing objectives, considering market conditions and other factors, including the value of the deliverables in the contracts, customer demographics, geographic locations, and the number and types of users within the contracts.

EEG Games Esports Event Management and Team Service Revenue

The Company derives revenue from esports event management and team services. Esports event management services support the creation, production and delivery of an esports event by providing event staffing, gaming consoles, and other technical goods and services for a customer event that is either hosted live in person or online. The revenue generated from esports event management services is generally earned on a fixed fee basis per event.

The esports team services offerings of the Company include recruitment and management services offered to sports clubs to facilitate their entrance into esports tournament competition. Team services provided to a customer may include player recruitment, administration of player contracts, processing of tournament admission, providing logistical arrangements, as well as providing ongoing support to the team during the event. Team services are earned on a fixed fee basis per tournament.

Esports event management and team services revenues are recognized over the term of the event or the relevant contractual term for services as this method best depicts the transfer of control to the customer. The Company recognizes revenue for event management services based on the number of days completed for the event relative to the total days of the event. Revenue from team management services is recognized from inception of the contract through the end of the tournament using the number of days completed relative to the total number of days in the contract term. Revenue collected in advance of the event management or team services is recorded as deferred revenue on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company may also enter into profit sharing arrangements which are determined based on the net revenue earned by the customer for an event in addition to a fixed fee. Revenue recognition for profit sharing arrangements is recognized at the time the revenue from the event is determined, which is generally at the conclusion of the event. An event or team services contact may further require the Company to distribute payments to event or tournament attendees resulting in the recognition of a processing fee by the Company. The Company does not recognize revenue from the processing of payments until the conclusion of the event or tournament.

The Company evaluates the service being provided under an esports event and team services contract to determine whether it should recognize revenue on a gross basis as the principal provider of the service, or on a net basis in a manner similar to that of an agent. The Company has determined that for esports event and team services contracts that allow for the assignment of individual tasks to a third-party contractor, the Company acts as the principal provider of the service being offered to the customer as it remains primarily responsible for fulfilling the contractual promise to the customer. In profit sharing arrangements, such as events that allow for the Company to share in the revenue earned by a customer for an event, the Company has determined it acts in the role of an agent to the customer as the event creator. The Company has also determined it acts as an agent when it collects a processing fee for performing the service of distributing prize money on behalf of its customers to event or tournament winners.

Contract Liabilities

Liabilities to customers include both player liabilities, consisting of a free spin bonus and a deposit match bonus, and the player reward liabilities. The free spin bonus provides the user the opportunity to a free play, or otherwise spin, on an iGaming casino slot machine without withdrawing a bet amount from the player’s account. The deposit match bonus matches a player’s deposit up to a certain specified percentage or amount. These bonuses represent consideration payable to a customer and therefore are treated as a reduction of the transaction price in determining NGR. The Company also offers non-discretionary loyalty rewards points to customers that can be redeemed for free play or cash. The Company allocates revenue from wagers to loyalty points rewards earned by users, thereby deferring a portion of revenue from users that participate in a loyalty reward program. The amount of revenue deferred related to loyalty points available to users is based on the estimated fair value of the loyalty point incentive available to the user.

The Company also records payments received in advance of performance under an esports gaming services contract or event management or team services contract as deferred revenue.

Business Combinations

The Company accounts for business combinations using the acquisition method of accounting. The Company records the assets acquired, liabilities assumed and acquisition-related contingent consideration at fair value on the date of acquisition. The difference between the purchase price, including any contingent consideration, and the fair value of net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. The Company may adjust the preliminary purchase price and purchase price allocation, as necessary, during the measurement period of up to one year after the acquisition closing date as it obtains more information as to facts and circumstances that impact the determination of fair value at the acquisition date. Any change in fair value of acquisition-related contingent consideration resulting from events after the acquisition date is recognized in earnings. Acquisition-related costs are recognized separately from the acquisition and are expensed as incurred.

Impairment of Goodwill and long-lived assets

Goodwill represents the excess of fair value of consideration paid for an acquired entity over the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Goodwill is not amortized but rather it is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis on April 1 for each fiscal year, or more often if events or changes in circumstances indicate that more likely than not the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. A reporting unit represents an operating segment or a component of an operating segment. In accordance with ASC Topic 350 Intangibles - Goodwill and Other, our business is classified into four reporting units: iGaming (including Argyll, Bethard and Lucky Dino), EGL, GGC, and Helix.

In testing goodwill for impairment, we have 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, including changes in our management, strategy and primary user base. If we determine that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, we then perform a quantitative goodwill impairment analysis by comparing the carrying amount to the fair value of the reporting unit. If it is determined that the fair value is less than its carrying amount, the excess of the goodwill carrying amount over the implied fair value is recognized as an impairment loss in accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-04, Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Accounting for Goodwill Impairment. The Company utilizes a discounted cash flow analysis, referred to as an income approach, and uses internal and market multiples, to assess reasonableness of assumptions, to determine the estimated fair value of our reporting units. For the income approach, significant judgments and assumptions including anticipated revenue growth rates, discount rates, gross margins, operating expenses, working capital needs and capital expenditures are inherent in the fair value estimates, which are based on our operating and capital forecasts. As a result, actual results may differ from the estimates utilized in our income approach. The use of alternate judgments and/or assumptions could result in a fair value that differs from our estimate and could result in the recognition of additional impairment charges in the financial statements. As a test for reasonableness, the Company also considers the combined fair values of our reporting units to a reasonable market capitalization of the Company. The Company may elect not to perform the qualitative assessment for some or all reporting units and perform a quantitative impairment test.

In accordance with ASC 350, for goodwill, after considering the asset impairment charges to the asset groups, the Company performed its interim and annual goodwill impairment tests, that compared the estimated fair value of each reporting unit to their respective carrying values. The estimated fair value of each reporting unit was derived primarily by utilizing a discounted cash flows analysis. The results of the impairment tests performed indicated that the carrying value of the EGL, GGC and Helix reporting units exceeded their estimated fair values determined by the Company. Based on the results of the goodwill impairment testing procedures, the Company recognized impairments of goodwill of $1,895,164 for the EGL reporting unit, $8,831,000 for the GGC reporting unit, $12,393,591 for the Helix reporting unit, for a total of $23,119,755 for the EEG Games segment, and $3,852,876 for the iGaming Argyll UK reporting unit of the iGaming segment, totaling $26,972,631 for the year ended June 30, 2022 in asset impairment charges in the consolidated statements of operations. As of June 30, 2022, the Company determined there was no impairment related to the remaining goodwill of the Company consisting of $19,660,481 in the iGaming Malta reporting unit and EEG iGaming segment and $2,614,832 in the GGC reporting unit and EEG Games segment. The fair value of the iGaming Malta reporting unit exceeded the carrying value in total by approximately 29.3% and the fair value of the GGC reporting unit exceeded the carrying value in total by approximately 12.2%. A decrease of 1.0% in our terminal growth rate would not result in impairment of goodwill for the iGaming Malta or the GGC reporting units. An increase of 1.0% in our discount rate would not result in impairment of goodwill for iGaming Malta or the GGC reporting units.

Equipment and other long-lived assets, including finite lived intangibles, are evaluated for impairment periodically or when events and circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If an evaluation is required, an estimate of future undiscounted cash flows are determined through estimated disposition date of the asset. To the extent that estimated future undiscounted net cash flows attributable to the asset are less than the carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognized equal to the difference between the carrying value of such asset and its fair value, considering external market participant assumptions. An estimation of future cash flows requires significant judgment as the Company makes assumptions about future results and market conditions. Since the determination of future cash flows is an estimate of future performance, there may be impairments recognized in future periods in the event future cash flows do not meet expectations.

During the year ended June 30, 2022, the Company had concluded the fair values of certain equipment and other long-lived assets, including finite lived intangible assets were lower than their current carrying values, and had recognized impairment totaling $3,644,048 and $12,100,997 for the Argyll, EGL, GGC and Helix tradenames and developed technology and software, respectively, $1,675,580 for the Argyll and EGL player relationships, $35,519 for the Argyll gaming licenses, $653,107 for the Argyll, EGL and Helix Game Centers computer equipment, leasehold improvements, furniture and equipment and finance lease assets and $1,416,807 for the impairment of the Helix Game Centers operating lease right-of-use assets.

The total asset impairment charges in the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended June 30, 2022 for equipment and other long-lived assets, including finite lived intangible assets was $19,526,058, including $4,016,503 from EEG iGaming segment and $15,509,555 from the EEG Games segment.

Derivative financial instruments

The Company evaluates its convertible notes, equity instruments and warrants, to determine if those contracts or embedded components of those contracts qualify as derivatives. The result of this accounting treatment is that the fair value of the embedded derivative is recorded at fair value each reporting period and recorded as a liability in the balance sheet. In the event that the fair value is recorded as a liability, the change in fair value is recorded in the statements of operations as other income or expense.

In circumstances where the embedded conversion option in a convertible instrument is required to be bifurcated and there are also other embedded derivative instruments in the convertible instrument that are required to be bifurcated, the bifurcated derivative instruments are accounted for as a single, compound derivative instrument.

The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is reassessed at the end of each reporting period. Equity instruments that are initially classified as equity that become subject to reclassification are reclassified to a liability at the fair value of the instrument on the reclassification date. Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current to correspond with its host instrument. The Company records the fair value of the remaining embedded derivative at each balance sheet date and records the change in the fair value of the remaining embedded derivative as other income or expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

None.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not required.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

See financial statements included in Item 15 “Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules” of this annual report.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain a set of disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that this information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. As further discussed below, we have identified material weaknesses in the effectiveness, design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer and effected by our Board of Directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and includes those policies and procedures that:

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Because of the inherent limitations of internal control, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.

The Company’s management, including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, do not expect that its disclosure controls or internal controls will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. In addition, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.

As of June 30, 2022, management has not completed an effective assessment of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting based on the 2013 Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework. Management has concluded that, during the period covered by this report, our internal controls and procedures were not effective to detect the inappropriate application of U.S. GAAP. Management identified the following material weaknesses set forth below in our internal control over financial reporting.

The material weaknesses described above could result in misstatements of the accounts and disclosures that would result in a material misstatement of the annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected.

This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered independent public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered independent public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the SEC that permit the Company to provide only the management’s report in this annual report.

Remediation Plans and Actions

Management has taken, and will continue to take, several actions to remediate the identified material weaknesses. By fiscal year end 2022:

Although management believes the Company has made improvements, additional efforts are necessary to remediate the material weaknesses. To further address the material weaknesses, the Company will, among other things:

In addition, under the direction of the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, management will continue to develop and implement policies and procedures to improve the overall effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Management believes the foregoing efforts will effectively remediate the material weaknesses. As the Company continues to evaluate and work to improve its internal control over financial reporting, management may determine additional measures are necessary to address control deficiencies or determine that it is necessary to modify the remediation plan described above. Management cannot provide assurance as to when the Company will remediate such weaknesses, nor can management be certain of whether additional actions will be required or the costs of any such actions.

Item 9B. Other Information.

None

Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

The names of our executive officers and directors and their age, title, and biography as of October 13, 2022 are set forth below. Our officers and directors serve until their respective successors are elected and qualified.

The following noteworthy experience, qualifications, attributes and skills for each Board member, together with the biographical information for each person described below, led to our conclusion that the person should serve as a director in light of our business and structure:

Grant Johnson

Mr. Johnson has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 2013. From 2007 to 2013, Mr. Johnson advised several development stage companies as a sales management and business development consultant. From 2003 to 2007, Mr. Johnson was co-founder, President, Chief Operating Officer and a Director of Swiss Medica Inc., a US publicly listed company which manufactured and sold nutraceutical products online. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Johnson was founder, President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Healthnet International Inc., a US publicly listed company which sold nutraceutical products online. From early 1996 to 1999, Mr. Johnson was Vice President of Starnet Communications International, Inc. and Softec Systems Inc., a market leader in the B2B sector of the online gambling industry. Mr. Johnson obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and history from the University of Western Ontario in Canada.

Damian Mathews

Mr. Mathews has been the Chief Financial Officer of the Company since April 2022, adding the role of Chief Operating Officer in June 2022. Mr. Mathews has been a member of the Board of Directors since June 2020 serving as Audit Committee Chair prior to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Mathews combines over 25 years of experience in senior finance positions within investment management, banking and accounting. Previously, he had been involved with the Qatar and Abu Dhabi Investment Company (a sovereign wealth fund owned investment company) as Chief Financial Officer from 2014 to 2020. From 2012 to 2014 he was a Director of his own consultancy business, NZ Pacific Investments, in New Zealand. From 2009 to 2012 he held senior management positions including General Manager Finance (New Zealand); Head of Finance and Operations Americas (United States); and Head of Change Management (Australia) at Commonwealth Bank of Australia Group. From 2007 to 2008 Damian was a Director in Product Control at ABN Amro bank in London. From 2002 to 2006 he held various senior financial controller positions at Royal Bank of Scotland Group in London. From 1998 to 2002 he was an Assistant Vice President at Credit Suisse First Boston investment bank in London and the Bahamas. From 1994 to 1998, he was an Assistant Manager at KPMG accountants in London. He has a joint honors undergraduate degree in Economics and Politics from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

John Brackens

Mr. Brackens has been the Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer of the Company since 2019. Mr. Brackens has been a member of the Board of Directors since September 2022. Mr. Brackens combines over 12 years of experience in information technology senior management following a 4-year career leading customer experience teams. Previously, he had been involved in five organizations within the game industry holding positions including Chief Operating Officer, Treasurer, Foreign Director, and Network Operations Manager. From 2018 through January 2019, Mr. Brackens was the Operations Director for Carte Blanche Entertainment, Inc., an iGaming company. From 2016 to 2017, he was Chief Operating Officer for Sparkjumpers Pte Ltd., a company involved in video game development and eSports tournament events. From January 2014 to January 2016, he was Manager of Network Operations of Activision Blizzard - Demonware an entertainment company that focused on AAA game development. Mr. Brackens studied Electrical Engineering at Arizona State University. On September 26, 2019, Mr. Brackens was appointed chief technology officer of the Company.

Lydia Roy

Ms. Roy has been Group General Counsel and Compliance, Corporate Secretary for the Company since February 2022. Ms. Roy joined the Company in 2021 as Head of Legal, Esports. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Roy served as senior counsel for Flutter Entertainment- The Stars Group Brand and several multinational corporations ranging from gaming, logistics and security. Ms. Roy received a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Ottawa. She received a J.D. and L.LL from the University of Ottawa Law School. Ms. Roy is a member of the Law Society of Ontario in Canada and a member of the Massachusetts Bar. She is licensed to practice in Ontario Canada, Massachusetts and Florida as Authorized House Counsel Florida Bar.

Jennifer Pace

Ms. Pace has been the Chief People Officer of the Company since September 2022. Previously, Ms. Pace was the Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Administration since September 2021. Ms. Pace combines over 2.5 years of experience in iGaming/gaming senior management following a 22-year career in the financial services sector. Ms. Pace has served as senior vice president of human resources and administration of the Company since September 2021. Ms. Pace was the Vice President of Payments and People Operations of the Company from April 2020 to September 2021 and the Head of Payments of the Company from January to April 2020. She was also the company secretary for Western Union Business Solutions from February to December 2018 and for Western Union Malta Holdings Limited and Western Union Malta Ltd from December 2017 to December 2018. From November 2014 to December 2018, she was a director of Western Union Business Solutions, Western Union Malta Holdings Limited and Western Union Malta Ltd. From 2011 through 2018, Ms. Pace was the country manager for Western Union Business Solutions, a financial services and B2B payments company. From 2009 to 2011, she was country manager Malta/Cyprus & Lebanon for Travelex Financial Services Ltd, a company involved in financial services and B2B Payments. From 1992 to 2000, she was a business development manager and FX Trader of Thomas Cook Financial Services Ltd, a financial services Business to Business and Business to Customer company that focused on foreign exchange. Ms. Pace is also currently a director of Esports Entertainment (Malta) Ltd, Prozone Ltd, BHGES PLC., all iGaming licensed companies. Ms. Pace holds a level 3 CISI Finance and Financial Management Services qualification, Level 3 and an MQF Level 7 (MA equivalent) in Advanced Employment Law.

Alan Alden

Mr. Alden has been a specialist in advising remote gaming companies located in Malta since 2000, when he advised the first remote gaming companies as the Senior Manager of Enterprise Risk Services at Deloitte & Touche (Malta). In 2006, Mr. Alden established Kyte Consultants Ltd, a company that specialized in the remote gaming and payment card sectors, to assist companies located in Malta. In 2009, Mr. Alden became a founding director in Contact Advisory Services Ltd, a licensed Company Service Provider (CSP) that offers a complete service to its customers, from company incorporation, to licensing for gaming and financial institutions. Since 2010, Mr. Alden has served as the General Secretary of the Malta Remote Gaming Council. Mr. Alden is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (“CISSP”) and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (“CISA”). Mr. Alden was also the founding President of the ISACA Malta Chapter between 2005 and 2008. In 2015, Mr. Alden became a Part Time Lecturer on IT Auditing at the University of Malta.

Janis Jones Blackhurst

Ms. Jones Blackhurst served as a director of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: CZR) since October 2019. Ms. Jones Blackhurst served as Executive Vice President, Public Policy and Corporate Responsibility of Caesars from May 2017 through September 2019. Ms. Jones Blackhurst also served as Executive Vice President of Communications and Government Relations of Caesars from November 2011 until May 2017 and as Senior Vice President of Communications and Government Relations of Caesars from November 1999 to November 2011. Ms. Jones Blackhurst has over 20 years of experience in the gaming industry and has played a key role in innovating responsible gaming programs that are now used throughout the industry. Ms. Jones Blackhurst serves as the Chairwoman of the Public Education Foundation and as Chief Executive-In-Residence of the UNLV International Gaming Institute. Ms. Jones Blackhurst became Executive Director, UNLV Black Fire Leadership Initiative January 2021. Since February 2021, Ms. Jones Blackhurst has served as a director of Gaming & Hospitality Acquisition Corp. Prior to joining Caesars, Ms. Jones Blackhurst served two terms as Mayor of Las Vegas, from 1991 until 1999.

Chul Woong Lim

Since October 2020 Mr. Lim has been CEO for Studio KOO based in Seoul, South Korea. Between 2022 and 2018 Mr. Lim was Director of Global Business for Loud Communications based in Seoul, South Korea. Between 2014 and 2018 Mr. Lim was the Secretary General of the International e-Sports Federation (IeSF) based in Seoul, South Korea where he was responsible for relations with 47 national federations, international sports authorities, and global partners, in addition to organizing and operating the eSports World Championship and other international esports tournaments. During 2010, Mr. Lim was Deputy Manager of Sports Marketing with FIRSONS Inc., a Seoul, South Korea based sports events marketing firm. Mr. Lim was one of our Directors between January 30, 2015, and October 26, 2016. Mr. Lim received a B.S. in Physical Education from Seoul National University.

Kaitesi Munroe

Ms. Munroe has served as a Principal of Cozen O’Connor, Public Strategies since June 2021. Prior to joining Cozen O’Connor, Ms. Munroe was the Government Affairs & Social Impact Associate at The Madison Square Garden Company from November 2019 to April 2021, where she assisted in the implementation and operation of the MSG Relief Fund, a $2.6 million fund to support MSG employees impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. She also served on the company’s 15-member Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Council to promote equity within the workforce and supply chain. Ms. Munroe was a legislative analyst for the New York State Assembly from June 2015 to November 2019, where she designed the enabling legislative framework for implementing Daily Fantasy Sports in New York that generated millions in state revenue. She co-founded the Caucus Young Professionals in November 2018, which has raised more than $15,000 to implement the first ever Annual Young Professional Networking Receptions for the NYS Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators’ Caucus weekend.

Mr. Alden, Ms. Jones Blackhurst, Mr. Lim and Ms. Munroe, are independent directors as that term is defined in Section 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq rules.

Family Relationships

There are no family relationships between any of our directors or executive officers.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Owner Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s directors, executive officers and persons who beneficially own 10% or more of a class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act to file reports of beneficial ownership and changes in beneficial ownership with the SEC. Directors, executive officers and greater than 10% stockholders are required by the rules and regulations of the SEC to furnish the Company with copies of all reports filed by them in compliance with Section 16(a). To the Company’s knowledge, based solely on a review of reports furnished to it, for the year ended June 30, 2022, all of the Company’s officers, directors and ten percent holders have made the required filings.

Board Composition and Director Independence

Our Common Stock and warrants are listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market. Under the rules of Nasdaq, “independent” directors must make up a majority of a listed company’s Board of Directors. In addition, applicable NASDAQ rules require that, subject to specified exceptions, each member of a listed company’s audit and compensation committees be independent within the meaning of the applicable Nasdaq rules. Audit Committee members must also satisfy the independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act.

Our Board of Directors consists of 7 members. The directors will serve until our next annual meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The Company defines “independent” as that term is defined in Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq rules.

In making the determination of whether a member of the Board of Directors is independent, our Board of Directors considers, among other things, transactions and relationships between each director and his immediate family and the Company, including those reported under the caption “Related Party Transactions.” The purpose of this review is to determine whether any such relationships or transactions are material and, therefore, inconsistent with a determination that the directors are independent. On the basis of such review and its understanding of such relationships and transactions, our Board of Directors affirmatively determined that Mr. Alden, Ms. Jones Blackhurst, Mr. Lim, and Ms. Munroe are qualified as independent and do not have any material relationships with us that might interfere with exercising independent judgment.

Board Committees

Our Board of Directors has established an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Each committee has its own charter, which is available on our website at www.esportsentertainmentgroup.com. Each of the board committees has the composition and responsibilities described below.

Members will serve on these committees until their resignation or until otherwise determined by our Board of Directors.

Our independent directors noted above are independent within the meaning of the Nasdaq rules.

The members of each committee are, as follows:

Audit Committee: Mr. Alden, Ms. Jones Blackhurst and Mr. Lim. Mr. Alden serves as the Chair of the Audit Committee.

Compensation Committee: Ms. Jones Blackhurst, Mr. Lim and Ms. Munroe. Ms. Jones Blackhurst serves as Compensation Committee Chair.

Nominating and Governance Committee: Mr. Alden, Ms. Jones Blackhurst and Ms. Munroe. Ms. Jones Blackhurst serves as Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee oversees our accounting and financial reporting processes and oversees the audit of our consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. The specific functions of this Committee include, but are not limited to:

Compensation Committee

Our Compensation Committee assists the Board of Directors in the discharge of its responsibilities relating to the compensation of the board of directors and our executive officers.

The Committee’s compensation-related responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

The purpose of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is to recommend to the Board of Directors nominees for election as directors and persons to be elected to fill any vacancies on the Board of Directors, develop and recommend a set of corporate governance principles and oversee the performance of the Board of Directors.

The Committee’s responsibilities include:

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may delegate any of its responsibilities to subcommittees as it deems appropriate. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is authorized to retain independent legal and other advisors, and conduct or authorize investigations into any matter within the scope of its duties.

Code of Ethics

We have adopted a code of ethics applicable to our principal executive, financial and accounting officers and all persons performing similar functions. A copy of that code is available on our corporate website at www.esportsentertainmentgroup.com. We expect that any amendments to such code, or any waivers of its requirements, will be disclosed on our website.

Board Diversity

We seek diversity in experience, viewpoint, education, skill, and other individual qualities and attributes to be represented on our Board of Directors. We believe directors should have various qualifications, including individual character and integrity; business experience; leadership ability; strategic planning skills, ability, and experience; requisite knowledge of our industry and finance, accounting, and legal matters; communications and interpersonal skills; and the ability and willingness to devote time to our company. We also believe the skill sets, backgrounds, and qualifications of our directors, taken as a whole, should provide a significant mix of diversity in personal and professional experience, background, viewpoints, perspectives, knowledge, and abilities. Nominees are not to be discriminated against on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or any other basis proscribed by law. The assessment of prospective directors is made in the context of the perceived needs of our Board of Directors from time to time.

All of our directors have held high-level positions in business or professional service firms and have experience in dealing with complex issues. We believe that all our directors are individuals of high character and integrity, are able to work well with others, and have committed to devote sufficient time to the business and affairs of our company. In addition to these attributes, the description of each director’s background set forth above indicates the specific qualifications, skills, perspectives, and experience necessary to conclude that each individual should continue to serve as a director of our company.

Board and Committee Meetings

Our Board of Directors held eleven formal board meetings and four formal Audit Committee meetings during year ended June 30, 2022. Our Board of Directors held ten formal board meetings and four formal Audit Committee meetings during year ended June 30, 2021.

Annual Meeting Attendance

We encourage each of our directors to attend annual meetings of stockholders. To that end, and to the extent reasonably practicable, we will schedule a meeting of our Board of Directors on the same day as our annual meeting of stockholders.

Disclosure of Commission Position on Indemnification of Securities Act Liabilities

Our directors and officers are indemnified as provided by the Nevada corporate law and our bylaws. We have agreed to indemnify each of our directors and certain officers against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the provisions described above, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than our payment of expenses incurred or paid by our director, officer or controlling person in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

We have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities is asserted by one of our directors, officers, or controlling persons in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our legal counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit the question of whether such indemnification is against public policy to a court of appropriate jurisdiction. We will then be governed by the court’s decision.

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

To the best of our knowledge, none of our directors or executive officers has, during the past ten years:

Except as set forth in our discussion below in “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions,” none of our directors or executive officers has been involved in any transactions with us or any of our directors, executive officers, affiliates or associates which are required to be disclosed pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.

Item 11. Executive Compensation.

For the year ended June 30, 2022, our named executive officers (“Named Executive Officers” or “NEOs”) were:

The following table summarizes information concerning the compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to, our Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer or PEO) and our two most highly compensated executive officers other than the Principal Executive Officer during fiscal years 2022 and 2021 (collectively, the “Named Executive Officers”) who served in such capacities. We have included the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Operating Officer who resigned from their positions during the year. We included their replacement Damian Mathews and his compensation for the period of employment. We included John Brackens the Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer as he was the next highly compensated after the resignations and replacement of the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Operating Officer.

Employment Agreements

Grant Johnson

On June 1, 2017, we entered into an Employment Agreement with Grant Johnson to serve as our Chief Executive, President, Financial and Accounting Officer. The agreement provides for an annual salary of $150,000. On September 29, 2020, we entered into an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Grant Johnson to serve as our Chief Executive Officer (the “Johnson Employment Agreement”). We will continue to employ Mr. Johnson for the period beginning retroactively on May 1, 2020 (the “Commencement Date”) and ending on January 31, 2025, (the “Initial Term”). The Initial Term shall be automatically renewed for successive consecutive one (1) year periods (each, a “Renewal Term” and the Initial Term and Renewal Term are collectively referred to as the “term of employment”) thereafter unless either party sends written notice to the other party, not more than 270 days and not less than 180 days before the end of the then-existing term of employment, of such party’s desire to terminate the Johnson Employment Agreement at the end of the then-existing term, in which case the Johnson Employment Agreement will terminate at the end of the then-existing term.

The Johnson Employment Agreement provides for an annual salary of $300,000 (the “Base Salary”). In addition to the Base Salary, Mr. Johnson may receive a cash bonus up to 150% of the Base Salary determined by the relationship between our annual performance and an annual target performance set each year by mutual agreement between the Board of Directors.

Mr. Johnson participates in the executive stock option plan consistent with other C-level officers. In addition, the Mr. Johnson shall receive 100,000 shares of our Common Stock for each stock or asset acquisition consummated during the term of his employment that increases the gross revenues of the Company by $10,000,000 or more, as determined by the auditors and the Board of Directors. He will also be issued 200,000 of our Common Stock if we reach positive cash flow EBIDTA, as determined our auditors and the Board of Directors. Mr. Johnson will further receive a Common Stock issuance of 200,000 shares if our market capitalization exceeds $500,000,000 for a period of 30 consecutive trading days. In addition, the Mr. Johnson will receive a 200,000 Common Stock issuance if our market capitalization exceeds $1,000,000,000 for a period of 30 consecutive trading days. Further, Mr. Johnson will receive an issuance of 200,000 shares of Common Stock if our market capitalization exceeds $1,500,000,000 for a period of 30 consecutive trading days. Mr. Johnson will also be entitled receive an additional 100,000 shares of Common Stock for each additional $100,000,000 increase in market capitalization thereafter, provided that such increase is sustained for a period of 30 consecutive trading days.

Mr. Johnson is entitled to receive various employee benefits generally made available to other C-level officers and senior managers of the Company. If the Company were to terminate Mr. Johnson’s employment without cause, Mr. Johnson would be entitled to receive all compensation earned but unpaid through the date of termination and a severance payment equal to two (2) years’ worth of his then-existing Base Salary and previous years’ bonus.

Damian Mathews

On April 2, 2022, the Company entered into a consultancy agreement to retain the services of Mr. Damian Mathews to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), and in June 2022 the agreement was amended as he was appointed as Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) in addition to his role as CFO. Mr. Mathews salary is approximately $300,000 per annum. The Company remits monthly payments to its Chief Financial Officer of NZD 36,995 ($23,524 translated using the exchange rate in effect at June 30, 2022) under the consultancy agreement and $500 per month under the employment agreement. In connection with this appointment the Company provided a one-time issuance of 200,000 shares of Common Stock to the Chief Financial Officer.

The employment agreement with Mr. Mathews is for one year and is automatically extended for an additional one year term unless the Company or Mr. Mathews provides written notice within 60 days notice prior to the end of the current employment term. Mr. Mathews is eligible to earn an annual employee stock option bonus in such amount, if any, as determined in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors. Mr. Mathews participates in the executive stock option plan consistent with other C-level officers. The employment agreement with Mr. Mathews may be terminated with or without cause. Upon termination Mr. Mathews’ employment because of disability, the Company shall pay or provide Mr. Mathews (i) any unpaid base fee and any accrued vacation through the date of termination; (ii) any unpaid annual bonus accrued with respect to the fiscal year ending on or preceding the date of termination; (iii) reimbursement for any unreimbursed expenses properly incurred through the date of termination; and (iv) any Accrued Benefits. Upon the termination of Mr. Mathews’ employment because of death, Mr. Mathews’ estate shall be entitled to any Accrued Benefits. Upon the termination Mr. Mathews’ employment by the Company for cause or by either party in connection with a failure to renew the employment agreement, the Company shall pay Mr. Mathews any Accrued Benefits.

John Brackens

On May 9, 2019, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. John Brackens to serve as the Company’s Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer with a salary of $120,000 per annum. On September 20, 2019, the Company entered in a new employment agreement with Mr. Brackens to update Mr. Brackens position with the Company as its Chief Technology Officer. Under this amended agreement, Mr. Brackens was to receive an initial base salary of $120,000 per annum with his salary increased to $144,000 per annum upon the Company’s completion of financing in excess of $5,000,000. On May 1, 2020, the Company further amended the employment agreement with Mr. Brackens to update Mr. Bracken’s salary to $144,000 per annum. On February 22, 2021, the employment agreement with Mr. Brackens was amended further to increase Mr. Bracken’s salary effective from March 1, 2021 to approximately $200,000 payable in U.S. dollars and Euro.

The employment agreement with Mr. Brackens is for one year and is automatically extended for an additional one year term unless the Company or Mr. Brackens provides written notice within 60 days notice prior to the end of the current employment term. Mr. Brackens is eligible to earn an annual employee stock option bonus in such amount, if any, as determined in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors. Mr. Brackens participates in the executive stock option plan consistent with other C-level officers. The employment agreement with Mr. Brackens may be terminated with or without cause. Upon termination Mr. Brackens’ employment because of disability, the Company shall pay or provide Mr. Brackens (i) any unpaid base fee and any accrued vacation through the date of termination; (ii) any unpaid annual bonus accrued with respect to the fiscal year ending on or preceding the date of termination; (iii) reimbursement for any unreimbursed expenses properly incurred through the date of termination; and (iv) any Accrued Benefits. Upon the termination of Mr. Brackens’ employment because of death, Mr. Brackens’ estate shall be entitled to any Accrued Benefits. Upon the termination Mr. Brackens’ employment by the Company for cause or by either party in connection with a failure to renew the employment agreement, the Company shall pay Mr. Brackens any Accrued Benefits.

Outstanding Equity Awards at June 30, 2022

The following table summarizes the outstanding equity award holdings held by our named executive officers and directors at June 30, 2022.

Stock Incentive Plans

On September 10, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the 2020 Equity and Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”) that provides for the issuance of incentive and non-qualified stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and stock appreciation rights to officers, employees, directors, consultants, and other key persons. Under the 2020 Plan, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance was 1,500,000 shares. Each year on January 1, for a period of up to nine years, the maximum number of shares authorized for issuance under the 2020 Plan is automatically increased by 233,968 shares. At June 30, 2022, there was a maximum of 1,967,936 shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the 2020 Plan. There were no additional equity awards eligible for issuance from the 2017 Stock Incentive Plan that had been adopted by the Company on August 1, 2017. The outstanding stock options granted under the 2017 Plan were transferred to the 2020 Plan. As of June 30, 2022, there were 857,410 shares of Common Stock available for future issuance under the 2020 Plan.

Incentive Stock Options

All of our employees are eligible to be granted Incentive Stock Options pursuant to the 2020 Plan as may be determined by our Board of Directors which administers the Plan.

Options granted pursuant to the 2020 Plan terminate at such time as may be specified when the option is granted.

The total fair market value of the shares of Common Stock (determined at the time of the grant of the option) for which any employee may be granted options which are first exercisable in any calendar year may not exceed $100,000.

In the discretion of the Board of Directors, options granted pursuant to the 2020 Plan may include installment exercise terms for any option such that the option becomes fully exercisable in a series of cumulating portions. The Board of Directors may also accelerate the date upon which any option (or any part of any option) is first exercisable. However, no option, or any portion thereof may be exercisable until one year following the date of grant. In no event shall an option granted to an employee then owning more than l0% of our Common Stock be exercisable by its terms after the expiration of five years from the date of grant, nor shall any other option granted pursuant to 2020 Plan be exercisable by its terms after the expiration of ten years from the date of grant.

Non-Qualified Stock Options

Our employees, directors and officers, and consultants or advisors are eligible to be granted Non-Qualified Stock Options pursuant to 2020 Plan as may be determined by our Board of Directors which administers the Plan, provided however that bona fide services must be rendered by such consultants or advisors and such services must not be in connection with a capital-raising transaction or promoting our Common Stock.

Options granted pursuant to 2020 Plan terminate at such time as may be specified when the option is granted.

In the discretion of the Board of Directors options granted pursuant to the Plan may include instalment exercise terms for any option such that the option becomes fully exercisable in a series of cumulating portions. The Board of Directors may also accelerate the date upon which any option (or any part of any option) is first exercisable. In no event shall an option be exercisable by its terms after the expiration of ten years from the date of grant.

Stock Bonuses

Our employees, directors and officers, and consultants or advisors are eligible to receive a grant of our shares, provided however that bona fide services must be rendered by such consultants or advisors and such services must not be in connection with a capital-raising transaction or promoting our Common Stock. The grant of the shares rests entirely with our Board of Directors which administers the Plan. It is also left to the Board of Directors to decide the type of vesting and transfer restrictions which will be placed on the shares.

Employee Pension, Profit Sharing or other Retirement Plan

We do not have a defined benefit, pension plan, profit sharing or other retirement plan, although we may adopt one or more of such plans in the future.

Directors’ Compensation

The table below shows the compensation paid to our non-executive directors during the year ended June 30, 2022.