Mill City Ventures III, Ltd - Annual Report: 2009 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
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For
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
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For
the transition period from _______________________ to
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Commission
File Number 0-16686
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POKER
MAGIC, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota
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20-4709758
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(State
of incorporation)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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130
West Lake Street, Suite 300
Wayzata,
Minnesota
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55391
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (952) 473-3442
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title
of Each Class
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Name
of Each Exchange on which Registered
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common
stock, $0.001 par value per share
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in
Rule 405 of the Securities Act. o Yes x 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. o Yes x 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 the filing
requirements for the past 90 days. x Yes o No
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted 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 and post such files). o Yes
o
No
Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best
of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. o
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by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “non-accelerated
filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one)
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company x
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by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule12b-2
of the Act). o
Yes x
No
The
aggregate market value of the voting stock held by persons other than officers,
directors and more than 5% shareholders of the registrant as of June 30, 2009
was $.29 million, based on the closing sales price of $0.06 per share as
reported on the OTCBB. As of February 26, 2010, there were 9,963,224
shares of the issuer’s common stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding.
DOCUMENTS
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Form
10-K
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Business
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Item
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Risk
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Item
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Unresolved
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Properties
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Item
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Legal
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Submission
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Market
for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
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Selected
Financial Data
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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Financial
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Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
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Item
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Controls
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Other
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Item
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Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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Item
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Executive
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Shareholder Matters
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Item
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Certain
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Exhibits
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Overview
Poker
Magic, Inc. (“Poker Magic,” the “Company” or “we”) is a Minnesota corporation
that was incorporated in January 2006. We are a development-stage company
focused on promoting and placing our Winner’s Pot Poker game online, into
casinos and entertainment facilities country-wide, including those located in
Native American tribal lands. We are also seeking to expand the number of
products or services that we offer in the gaming industry. We believe that
the long-term success of our operations will be determined by our ability to
bring new and innovative products, game play and services to the
market.
Our
current gaming product is “Winner’s Pot Poker,” which is a table game form of
five-card stud poker. In the Winner’s Pot Poker game, the dealer deals
each player, and the dealer himself, two cards face down and three cards face
up. Each player “antes” before the deal to be eligible to receive cards in
the game. After each player has received his or her first three cards from
the dealer, each player may either fold or place a first bet equal to the
ante. The first bet may not be any more or less than the ante. After
the next card is dealt, each of the remaining players has a choice between
folding or placing a second bet that must be equal to twice the ante. The
dealer may not fold. After the last card is dealt, the hands are compared
and the winning hand (determined by using standard poker rankings) takes a
predetermined percentage of the total bets and antes made in the course of the
game. In addition, players are entitled to make certain optional “bonus
bets.”
On March
10, 2006, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Select Video, Inc., a
Delaware corporation. Under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, we
acquired substantially all of the assets of Select Video, Inc., including the
following patents and trademarks:
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United
States patent number 5,839,732, issued on November 24, 1998, entitled
“Method of Playing a Casino Poker
Game”
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United
States Trademark (registered on the supplemental register) for the mark
“WINNER’S POT POKER,” registration number 2,172,043, dated July 7, 1998,
and
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United
States Trademark (registered on the supplemental register) for the mark
“POKER MAGIC,” registration number 3,272,173 dated July 31,
2007.
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In
consideration of such assets, we issued Select Video an aggregate of 3,022,991
shares of our common stock, and agreed to pay Select Video a five percent
royalty on gross proceeds we generate from the sale or license of products using
the acquired assets relating to Winner’s Pot Poker.
On
December 26, 2007, we entered into a license agreement with Bally’s Park Place,
Inc. d/b/a/ Bally’s Atlantic City, permitting Bally’s, on a non-exclusive basis,
to use one unit of the Winner’s Poker Pot game on a trial basis at no charge
until such time that the New Jersey Casino Control Commission ended the test
period for the game. We had earlier (on August 22, 2007) secured the issuance of
temporary rules and amendments governing the implementation of Winner’s Pot
Poker in Atlantic City casinos. The amendments and rules added Winner’s
Pot Poker to the list of authorized table games in New Jersey, governed the
physical characteristics of the Winner’s Pot Poker game layout, defined the card
deck for use with the Winner’s Pot Poker game, specified the terms of the use of
the cards during Winner’s Pot Poker game play, and contained technical proposals
governing the operation of Winner’s Pot Poker. We had also earlier
obtained a transactional waiver from the New Jersey Casino Control Commission
for the licensure requirement applicable to casino service industry suppliers
(CSI), which waiver permitted us to legally license to Bally’s Park Place the
play of our Winner’s Pot Poker game in Bally’s Atlantic City
casinos.
After a
successful trial period, we amended our license agreement with Bally’s Park
Place on June 26, 2008. Under the amended license agreement, Bally’s Park
Place pays us a license fee in the amount of (i) $475 per month for the right to
the use of our Winner’s Pot Poker game in the Atlantic City casinos for a full
week during that month, and (ii) $200 per month for the right to the use of our
Winner’s Pot Poker game in the Atlantic City casinos on weekends only during any
month. As amended, the license agreement currently contemplates the
licensure of only two Winner’s Pot Poker game units—one for full-week use and
the other for weekend-only use. This amendment was entered into after the
adoption by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission of temporary regulations
governing the rules of the Winner’s Pot Poker game. The amended license
agreement is a month-to-month agreement that may be cancelled by either party at
any time. Currently, Bally’s is utilizing two weekend-only
games.
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Business
Model
We intend
to continue to market and license our current table game, “Winner’s Pot Poker,”
to online, casino and entertainment facilities and operations for a licensing
fee. Depending on the particular features of any gaming products or services
that we subsequently develop or acquire, we may license such products or
services, or certain aspects thereof. By relying on a licensing model that
relies primarily on intellectual property, we hope to maximize potential revenue
streams while minimizing the amount of capital required to operate the business.
This differs from a more traditional gaming and entertainment product model that
focuses on electronic gaming machines or boxes that are subject to more
stringent regulatory approval processes, and which is therefore more capital
intensive.
In
addition, we are actively seeking joint venture opportunities with partners that
could incorporate Winner’s Pot Poker into their current product offerings and
expand the visibility of our table game into new gaming markets.
Our goal
is essentially to capture a small piece of the U.S. gaming market, and research
opportunities to break into expanding international markets. Currently, there
are approximately 1,500 casinos and gaming facilities, including pari-mutuel,
casino-cruises, dog tracks, racinos and horse tracks, in operation in 47 states
within the United States (World Casino Directory).
Legalized gaming has undergone tremendous growth in the past decade, with the
gaming industry producing gross revenues in 2007 (the most recent year for which
American Gaming Association statistics are available) of approximately $92.3
billion compared to $58.2 billion in 1999, 63% increase.
Gaming in
other countries has also generally been increasing. In Canada, for
example, over 100 casinos are in operation and this number is presently
increasing. Similarly, new gaming establishments within South American
countries, particularly Argentina, Chile and Peru, have opened in just the prior
year. Central American countries are also expanding their gaming
operations with the majority of casinos located in Costa Rica, a very popular
tourist destination.
Despite
the recent year-over-year and historical increases and the expansion of table
gaming into new states, the recent poor state of general economy in the United
States has negatively impacted consumer willingness to spend on entertainment
and other discretionary items, including gaming. This is evidenced in part
by the fact that gaming revenues in the two largest casino states―Nevada and New
Jersey―declined during 2009, (see Nevada Gaming Control Board
report, and New Jersey Casino Control Commission report).
Products
and Services
Winner’s
Pot Poker is a five-card stud poker game in which a dealer deals each player,
and the dealer him or herself, two cards face down and three cards face up. Each
player “antes” before the deal. After the first three cards are dealt, each of
the players may fold or may place a “bet wager” in an amount equal to
the ante. After the fourth card is dealt, each of the remaining players has
a choice between folding or placing a second bet, a “double wager,” equal
to twice the ante. The
dealer may not fold. After the last card is dealt, the hands are compared and
the winning hand takes a predetermined percentage of the total bets and antes
made in the course of the game.
In
addition, each player is entitled to place an optional bonus bet known as the
“jacks plus” bet. The “jacks plus” bet stays in play allowing the player to win
even if (s)he has folded her/his poker hand. A player wins a “jacks plus” bonus
wager if the player's hand contains a pair of jacks or better regardless of the
ultimate winning hand. By placing a “jacks plus” bet, a player has the
opportunity to win even if (s)he has folded her/his poker hand earlier in the
game.
The game
is played with up to six players and a dealer who is a “house” employee, using a
standard 52-card “poker” deck. A winning hand is determined using standard poker
rankings. In this method for playing the game, after the first three cards are
dealt, each player betting places a wager equal to the ante amount for that
hand. All players place the same ante amount.
The
dealer then deals, to each player and to the dealer, one card from the
poker deck. Each player has a choice, after each portion of the poker hand
is dealt, to fold (in which case that player’s placed wager is surrendered),
or to wager an additional amount (in which case (s)he continues playing the
game). The dealer then deals a final card from the poker deck to each
player, and to him or herself, to complete the round of play. The hands of
the dealer and the remaining players are then examined in order to determine the
holder of the hand having the highest poker rank.
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The
player that holds the highest ranking hand is awarded a predetermined percentage
of the sum of all wagered amounts. This predetermined percentage may for example
be 90%, in which case the remaining 10% is given to the house. Because the
dealer is required to wager the full amount at the beginning of the game, and is
not given an opportunity to fold, the dealer has no opportunity to use strategy
in order to limit the dealer’s losses where the dealer holds a bad hand. That
limitation is perceived by players in the game as an advantage in their favor.
Also, the players’ opportunity to win the remaining players’ first and second
bets also provides impetus for new players to play the game.
Competition
There are
a number of domestic and international businesses which we compete against. We
believe that our ability to compete effectively will be based on a number of
factors, including but not limited to our ability to:
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Develop
or acquire new games or technologies, or rights to new intellectual
property that may be used in the development of new
games
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Enter
into joint ventures that will enhance exposure of our
games
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Obtain
additional state and other jurisdictional regulatory
approvals
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Expand
our marketing efforts domestically and
internationally
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Obtain
floorspace for our games in casinos and entertainment facilities,
primarily through marketing and sales and relationship-building
efforts
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Increase
the number of games and frequency of use at existing customer
locations
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Satisfy
players with the playing experience of our games,
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Protect
our intellectual property against infringing
parties.
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We expect
that we will face intense competition due to the number of game machine and game
play providers, the limited number of casinos and jurisdictions in which they
operate, the continuous introduction of new products into the market, and the
limited amount of floorspace dedicated to poker. We view our competition
generally as any other business seeking floorspace at a casino or entertainment
facility at which gaming activities may be conducted, whether that floorspace be
sought for slot machines (or other terminal or box-oriented games) or table
games. In this regard, our anticipated competitors include gaming companies such
as Shuffle Master and Progressive, and also include the licensors of various
intellectual properties such as Multimedia Games. Nearly all of our
competitors are larger than us and have significantly greater resources than we
do. Competitive factors that we expect will critically affect our business
include the continuity of relationships which our marketing and sales agents
have at casinos and entertainment facilities, and the popularity of our games
and related offerings in general. Finally, we believe that the long-term success
of our operations will be determined by our ability to bring new and innovative
products, game play and services to the market.
Regulation
To date,
our licensing efforts have been focused on entering into such agreements with
casinos and gaming establishments in New Jersey, Nevada and Minnesota. On August
22, 2007, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission adopted temporary regulations
governing the Winner’s Pot Poker game. We have yet to obtain the final
casino service industry (CSI) supplier license from the New Jersey Casino
Control Commission, which is more broad and flexible than the current
transactional waiver which we have thus far secured. On January 23, 2009,
the New Jersey Casino Control Commission approved our petition to continue
conducting business with Bally’s while the issuance of the final license is
underway and extended our term through July 24, 2009. On July 24,
2009, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission extended our term through
January 24, 2010 and on January 5, 2010, the New Jersey Casino Control
Commission extended our term through July 24, 2010. It is, however,
extremely difficult to anticipate how much success we will have in our
efforts to license our games to establishments other than Bally’s Park Place, if
any at all, and thereby generate additional revenues. It is also difficult
to assess how long we will be able to maintain our present arrangement with
Bally’s Park Place in light of the fact that our amended license agreement has a
month-to-month term.
We have
yet to obtain the final licensure required in the states of Nevada and
Minnesota, which jurisdictions have been the focus of our marketing efforts thus
far. We anticipate expansion of our marketing efforts into tribal nations
in Oklahoma during 2010. In particular, we expect that we will require at least
the following licenses, registrations and approvals in the near future to permit
us to license our gaming products to casinos and gaming establishments in the
relevant jurisdictions:
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Casino
service industry (CSI) supplier license issued by the New Jersey Casino
Control Commission (described
above)
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Distribution
licenses permitting us to distribute Winner’s Pot Poker game units (i.e.,
table layouts) to casinos and gaming establishments in Nevada, issued by
the Nevada State Gaming Control
Board
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Registration
with the Nevada Gaming Commission as a publicly traded
company
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Distribution
licenses permitting us to distribute Winner’s Pot Poker game units to
casinos and gaming establishments in
Minnesota
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Approval
from the applicable Tribal Councils permitting us to distribute Winner’s
Pot Poker game units to casinos and gaming establishments located in
tribal lands in Minnesota; and
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Approval from the applicable
Tribal Councils permitting us to distribute Winner’s Pot Poker game units
to casinos and gaming establishments located in tribal lands in
Oklahoma.
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As we
seek to begin operations in other states and, where applicable, Native American
tribal lands, we will be subject to additional state and Native American laws
and regulations that affect both our general commercial relationships with our
customers as well as the products and services provided to them. The following
summarizes the material aspects of these laws and regulations.
New Jersey State Laws and
Regulations. The manufacture, distribution and operation of gaming
machines and other aspects of casino gaming in New Jersey are subject to strict
regulation pursuant to the New Jersey Casino Control Act and the regulations
promulgated thereunder (collectively, referred to as the “New Jersey Act”). The
New Jersey Act created the New Jersey Casino Control Commission (the “New Jersey
Commission”) and the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (the “New Jersey
Division”). The New Jersey Commission is authorized to decide all license
applications and other matters and to promulgate regulations under the New
Jersey Act. The New Jersey Division is authorized to investigate all license
applications, make recommendations to the New Jersey Commission, and to
prosecute violations of the New Jersey Act.
Under the
New Jersey Act, a company must be licensed as a gaming-related casino service
industry (CSI) supplier, or fulfill other requirements, in order to license
authorized games to New Jersey casinos. In its discretion, the New Jersey
Commission may permit an unlicensed applicant for a CSI license to transact
business with New Jersey casinos prior to licensure. First, however, the
New Jersey Commission must have determined that the unlicensed entity’s
application was complete. Then, a casino that desires to transact business with
the unlicensed application must obtain the approval of the New Jersey Commission
for each business transaction in which they seek to engage by filing a petition
with the New Jersey Commission (a “transactional waiver petition”). The
transactional waiver petition must demonstrate that good cause exists for
granting such petition. The New Jersey Commission is not permitted to grant a
transactional waiver petition if the New Jersey Division objects to the
petition. The New Jersey Commission has deemed our application complete and has
granted us a transactional waiver to conduct business under the current license
agreement with Bally’s Park Place, Inc.
In
connection with our license application, the New Jersey Division conducted an
investigation of us as the applicant and our individual qualifiers to determine
suitability for licensure. In order for a CSI license to be issued by the New
Jersey Commission, we had to demonstrate, by clear and convincing evidence, our
good character, honesty and integrity, financial stability, integrity and
responsibility.
The New
Jersey Commission has broad discretion regarding the issuance, renewal,
suspension or revocation of CSI supplier licenses. If our CSI supplier license
application is denied, we will not be able to transact business with New Jersey
casinos. There is no guarantee that we will be granted an initial license or
that, following the issuance of an initial CSI license or any renewal thereof,
we will continue to be granted renewals of the license. The New Jersey
Commission may impose conditions on the issuance of a license. In addition, the
New Jersey Commission has the authority to impose fines or suspend or revoke a
license for violations of the New Jersey Act, including the failure to satisfy
applicable licensure requirements. A CSI supplier license is issued for an
initial period of two years and is thereafter renewable for four-year
periods.
The New
Jersey Commission has temporarily adopted new rules and amendments
governing the implementation of Winner’s Pot Poker in Atlantic City
casinos. As drafted, the amendments and rules add Winner’s Pot Poker to the list
of authorized table games in New Jersey, govern the physical characteristics of
the Winner’s Pot Poker layout, define the card deck for use with Winner’s Pot
Poker, specify the terms of the use of the cards during Winner’s Pot Poker, and
contain technical proposals governing the operation of Winner’s Pot
Poker.
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Nevada State Laws and Regulations.
The sale and distribution of casino games in Nevada is subject to:
(i) Nevada state laws; (ii) local laws; (iii) the regulations and
ordinances of the Nevada Gaming Commission; (iv) the regulations and ordinances
of the Nevada State Gaming Control Board; and (v) various county and
municipal regulatory authorities (collectively, the “Nevada Gaming
Authorities”). The laws, regulations and ordinances of the Nevada Gaming
Authorities address the responsibility, financial stability, character and other
relevant characteristics of gaming equipment manufacturers, distributors and
operators as well as those persons with a financial interest in such gaming
operations. The Nevada Gaming Authorities have enacted such laws, regulations
and ordinances in order to strictly regulate all persons, locations, practices,
and activities related to the operation of licensed gaming devices and
establishments in order to prevent cheating and fraudulent practices, and in
order to maintain the effective control over the financial practices of
licensees of the Nevada Gaming Authorities.
To date,
the Company has not registered with the Nevada Gaming Commission as a publicly
traded company. Nevertheless, the Company anticipates registering with such
Commission and thereafter will likely be required to periodically submit
detailed financial and operating reports to the Commission, and to furnish any
other information as required by the Commission. In addition, any licenses
granted by the Nevada Gaming Authorities will require periodic payments of fees
and taxes and will be limited in their transferability. Upon receiving a
license from the Nevada Gaming Authorities, our officers, directors and key
employees may be required to file applications with the Nevada Gaming
Authorities and may be required to receive licenses suitable for
them.
Any
gaming devices sold or otherwise distributed for use or play in Nevada must be
manufactured by licensed manufacturers and distributed or sold by licensed
distributors. All gaming devices manufactured for use or play in Nevada must be
approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission before distribution or exposure for
play. The approval process for gaming devices includes rigorous testing by the
Nevada State Gaming Control Board, a field trial, and a determination as to
whether the gaming device meets strict technical standards set forth in the
regulations of the Nevada Gaming Commission.
Since the
Company is not subject to the Nevada Gaming Authorities at this time, we are not
aware of any potential objections which the Nevada Gaming Authorities may have
to the Company’s products. However, upon submission of an application and the
requisite paperwork to the Nevada Gaming Authorities, the Company, its products,
its officers, directors, and key employees, and anyone having a material
relationship or involvement with us or any gaming products may be subject to
investigation by the Nevada Gaming Authorities, and any applications for
licensure may be denied based upon information discovered during any background
investigations. The Nevada Gaming Authorities may deny applications for
licensing for any cause they deem reasonable.
Minnesota State Laws and
Regulations. In order to operate a gambling-related business in
Minnesota, a license, issued by the Gambling Control Board is required.
The Gambling Control Board is authorized to regulate lawful gambling to ensure
it is conducted in the public interest, issue, suspend and revoke licenses to
organizations, distributors, and manufacturers, promulgate rules, register
gambling equipment, impose civil penalties, and investigate alleged
violations. The Gambling Control Board conducts background investigations
and criminal investigations relating to lawful gambling and tribal reservation
gambling. In order to be issued a license to manufacture or distribute
gambling equipment or devices under Minnesota law, the applicant must first
submit a complete application to the Gaming and Enforcement Division. Once
the Gaming and Enforcement Division successfully completes its investigation of
the applicant’s personal, business and financial relationships and associations
and determines that the applicant meets the requirements for a license, and
ensures public safety and integrity in the industry, as required by state law, a
license, renewable annually, is issued by the Gambling Control
Board.
Currently,
we have not submitted an application to the Gaming and Enforcement Division to
operate a gambling-related business in Minnesota. Nonetheless, we are
aware that, as part of the application process, we will be required to provide
detailed financial and operating reports, furnish any other information as
required to receive approval for licensure, and prepay fees to cover the related
investigation expenses.
Oklahoma State Laws and
Regulations. Our focus in Oklahoma gaming is limited to tribal
nations. The individual tribes/nations are solely responsible for
licensing their gaming vendors and each tribe/nation has different licensing
requirements, procedures and associated license fees for vendors with Class II
nonbanked card games authorized or not explicitly prohibited in
Oklahoma.
Federal Regulation. The most
important piece of federal legislation potentially affecting our business will
be the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (“IGRA”). The Company does not,
however, expect this federal gaming law to become a primary concern until such
time as the Company attempts to license its games to gaming establishments
located in tribal lands, if ever.
Native
American gaming is governed by the IGRA, which also established the National
Indian Gaming Commission, or NIGC, and granted the NIGC regulatory powers over
certain aspects of Native American gaming. The IGRA classifies games that may be
played on Native American lands into three categories, each of which is subject
to different regulations, as follows:
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Class
I gaming, which includes traditional Native American social and ceremonial
games. Class I gaming is regulated exclusively at the Native American
tribal level.
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Class
II gaming, which includes bingo and, if played at the same location where
bingo is offered, pull tabs and other games similar to bingo. Class II
gaming is regulated by individual Native American tribes, with the NIGC
having oversight of the tribal regulatory process. States that allow bingo
and games similar to bingo to be conducted by any other entity or for any
other purpose, such as bingo at charities or schools, may not regulate
Class II gaming, and therefore receive no tax revenues from income the
tribes derive from Class II gaming.
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Class
III gaming, which includes all other forms of gaming that are not included
in either Class I or Class II, including slot machines and most table
games. Class III gaming may be conducted only pursuant to contracts called
“compacts,” which are negotiated between individual states and individual
Native American tribes located within that state, and subsequently
approved by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. The compacts typically
include provisions entitling the state to receive revenues at mutually
agreed-upon rates from the income a tribe derives from Class III gaming
activities.
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In the
event our Winner’s Pot Poker game is played at Native American gaming
facilities, it will be a Class III table game under the IGRA.
Tribal-State Compacts. Native
American tribes cannot offer Class III gaming unless, among other things, they
are parties to compacts with the states in which they operate. The tribal-state
compacts typically include provisions entitling the state to receive revenues
from the income a tribe derives from Class III gaming activities. Like any
written agreement, compacts can be subject to interpretive and other ambiguity
and disputes. The terms of particular compacts may affect the desire of
subject Native American gaming facilities to accept our games.
Native American Regulation of
Gaming; Sovereign Immunity. The IGRA requires that Native American tribes
adopt and submit for NIGC approval the ordinances that regulate tribes’ conduct
of gaming. While these ordinances vary from tribe to tribe, they commonly
provide for the following:
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Native
American ownership of the gaming
operation
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Establishment
of an independent tribal gaming
commission
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Use
of gaming net revenues for Native American government, economic
development, health, education, housing or related
purposes
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Independent
audits, including specific audits of all contracts for amounts greater
than $25,000
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Native
American background investigations and
licenses
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safeguards for the environment, public health and safety,
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procedures.
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Any one
or more of these typical ordinances may represent barriers to the entry of our
games in Native American gaming facilities or, even if we are able to license
gameplay to a Native American gaming facility, may result in a less advantageous
stream of licensing revenue from those operations.
In
addition, Native American tribes generally enjoy sovereign immunity from suit
similar to that of the states and the United States. In order to sue a Native
American tribe (or an agency or instrumentality of a Native American tribe), the
Native American tribe must have effectively waived its sovereign immunity with
respect to the matter in dispute. In any contracts we may enter into with Native
American customers, we will likely attempt to provide that any dispute regarding
interpretation, performance or enforcement shall be submitted to, and resolved
by, arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the
American Arbitration Association and that any award, determination, order or
relief resulting from such arbitration is binding and may be entered in any
federal court having jurisdiction. Even if we are able to effectively bargain or
negotiate for such a provision, we could be precluded from judicially enforcing
any rights or remedies against a tribe without a waiver, limited or otherwise,
of the tribe’s sovereign immunity. These rights and remedies include, but are
not limited to, our right to enforce any arbitration decision in our
favor.
In
general, we have little control over the various licensing, registration and
suitability review processes and outcomes in the various states. It is
possible that we may not be able to obtain the required or desired licenses,
registrations or approvals suitably fast enough to exploit potential
opportunities with casinos or gaming establishments. It is also possible
that our applications for licenses or renewals, regulations or findings of
suitability may be rejected by state regulatory authorities.
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Research
and Development
To date,
we have relied on outside parties for game development. Currently, we do not
have employees with experience in game development or have plans to hire
employees focused on research and development activities. In addition, we
do not presently expect to incur any material capital expenditures during the
next 12 months for game development purposes. Accordingly, we plan to
develop new gaming products either by utilizing the services of outside
developers, sales agents and regulatory and compliance service providers or
through the acquisition of existing games or devices. The limited
availability of funds may hinder the Company’s ability to acquire the rights to
new games and market them adequately.
Intellectual
Property
We
currently own the rights to United States Patent Number 5,839,732, issued on
November 24, 1998, that relates to our current Winner’s Pot Poker table game.
This patent was acquired from Select Video, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated March 10, 2006. In addition, we
own a federally registered trademark for “WINNER’S POT POKER,” Registration
Number 2,172,043, issued on July 7, 1998, which was acquired pursuant to that
same agreement. Finally, we also own registered trademarks for “POKER MAGIC” and
to “AC (ATLANTIC CITY) STUD POKER,” which we similarly acquired pursuant to the
Asset Purchase Agreement. Other than the trademark “Poker Magic” which we have
adopted as our corporate name, we do not have any current plans for the sale or
license of such other trademarks. We do not have any currently pending
applications for unissued patents, trademarks or copyrights.
Our
business model contemplates our licensing of intellectual-property rights. We
expect that this will be accomplished pursuant to terms and conditions of
license agreements (or agreements differently captioned but containing licensing
provisions). To date, our efforts have been focused on entering into such
agreements with gaming establishments in Minnesota and New Jersey, including
Bally’s Park Place, Inc., which is an affiliate of Harrah’s Entertainment. As
indicated elsewhere in this filing, we have entered into a License Agreement
with Bally Park Place, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, pursuant to which we have
granted Bally’s Park Place, Inc. a non-exclusive license to use Winner’s Pot
Poker at two different gaming locations.
The
expiration dates of our patent rights vary based on their filing and issuance
dates. We intend to continue to actively file for patent protection, where
reasonable, within the United States. We expect also to seek protection for our
future products by filing for copyrights and trademarks in the United
States.
Our
ability to enforce our intellectual-property rights is subject to general
litigation risks. Typically, when a party seeks to enforce its
intellectual-property rights, it is often subjected to claims that the
intellectual-property right is invalid, or is licensed to the party against whom
the claim is being asserted. We cannot be certain that our intellectual-property
rights will not be infringed upon, that others will not develop products in
violation of our intellectual-property rights, or that others may assert,
rightly or wrongly, that our intellectual-property rights are invalid or
unenforceable. In instances where we will rely on trade secrets for the
protection of our confidential and proprietary business information, we cannot
be certain that we would have adequate remedies for any such breach or that our
trade secrets will not otherwise become discovered or independently developed by
competitors. In general, defending intellectual-property rights is expensive and
consumes considerable time and attention of management. The Company’s
involvement in intellectual-property litigation would likely have a materially
adverse effect on the Company, even if the Company were ultimately successful in
defending its intellectual-property rights.
Employees
Currently,
we do not have any employees. Mr. Douglas M. Polinsky, the Chief Executive
Officer and Chairman of our Board of Directors, and Joseph A. Geraci, II, our
Chief Financial Officer and a director of the Company, both serve as consultants
to the Company in their officer capacities. We rely on sales and marketing
agents and outside professional services on an as-needed basis. We believe
that using consultants to perform necessary operational functions is currently
more cost effective than hiring full-time employees, and such practice affords
us flexibility in directing our resources during our development
stage.
You
should consider the following risk factors, in addition to the other information
presented or incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K, in
evaluating our business and any investment decision relating to our
securities.
We
have no operating history upon which to evaluate our business, and we are
subject to all of the risks and uncertainties frequently encountered with
start-up enterprises.
The
Company was founded as a Minnesota corporation in January 2006. As a result, we
have no significant operating history upon which to evaluate our likelihood of
success. Currently, we have only one customer, Bally’s Park Place, Inc., which
began use of one full-week unit of our Winner’s Pot Poker game in June 2008 on a
month-to-month basis. Bally’s added a weekend-only unit in early 2009 and
then transitioned use of the full-week unit to a second weekend-only unit in
July 2009. Moreover, our business is subject to all of the risks and
uncertainties inherent in establishing a new business. Our results of operations
for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009 reflect net losses of
$282,719 and $167,409, respectively. Our operations may not be successful,
and we may be unable to generate sufficient revenues or achieve profitability.
In sum, our likelihood of success must be considered in light of the problems,
expenses, difficulties, complications and delays frequently encountered in
connection with the establishment of a new business, and the competitive
environment in which we operate.
7
We
will need to raise additional capital in the near future to fund our operations,
and such capital may not be available to us in sufficient amounts or on
acceptable terms.
We will
require additional sources of financing before we can generate revenues needed
to sustain operations. In particular, management believes that our current cash
is sufficient to continue operations through March 2010. Our operations, as
currently conducted and anticipated to be conducted, generate costs related to
the marketing and distribution of our current products, and ongoing consulting,
legal and accounting expenses. Even if we successfully benefit from current or
future opportunities, additional financing may be required to expand or continue
being involved in such opportunities.
Additional
financing could be sought from a number of sources, including but not limited to
additional sales of equity or debt securities, or loans from banks, other
financial institutions or affiliates of the Company. We cannot, however, be
certain that any such financing will be available on terms favorable to us if at
all. If additional funds are raised by the issuance of our equity securities,
such as through the issuance of stock, convertible securities, or the issuance
and exercise of warrants, then the ownership interest of our existing
shareholders will be diluted. If additional funds are raised by the issuance of
debt or other equity instruments, we may become subject to certain operational
limitations, and such securities may have rights senior to the rights of our
common shareholders. If adequate funds are not available on acceptable terms, we
may be unable to fund the current operations, expansion or growth of our
business.
We
have a history of operating losses and have received a “going-concern”
qualification from our independent registered public accounting
firm.
We have
incurred operating losses and negative cash flows from operations since
inception. As of December 31, 2009, we had an accumulated shareholders’
deficit of approximately $694,000. We generate minimal revenues, and revenues
from our one customer decreased beginning in July 2009. These factors, among
others, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going
concern. Our financial statements included in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K do not include any adjustments related to recoverability and
classification of asset carrying amounts or the amount and classification of
liabilities that might result should we be unable to continue as a going
concern.
Our
independent registered public accounting firm included an explanatory paragraph
in their report on our financial statements indicating that such deficit
accumulated during the development stage raises substantial doubt as to our
ability to continue as a going concern. The likelihood of our success must be
considered in light of the expenses, difficulties and delays frequently
encountered in connection with development stage businesses and the competitive
environment in which we will operate. Our ability to achieve profitability is
dependent in large part on placing our Winner’s Pot Poker game into numerous
gaming establishments for a considerable period of time. There can be no
assurance that the Company will successfully market its Winner’s Pot Poker game
or operate profitably.
Our
games and any services we may develop may not be accepted, or continue to be
accepted, by gaming facilities or consumers.
Our
games, even if successfully developed and tested, will be competing against
existing games and products for floorspace in the gaming marketplace. There can
be no assurance that gaming facilities will agree to license or continue to
license our games for play at their facilities, or license any services we may
develop for use in the gaming industry. Moreover, even if successfully
developed, tested and marketed to gaming facilities, our games will be competing
for player attention against existing games and products that are likely to be
more proven in their ability to attract players. There can be no assurance that
the gaming-market consumers will accept and play our games or other games using
any services we may provide.
Before
our games and any gaming-related services we may offer may be used commercially
in various jurisdiction, both our Company, including our principal shareholders,
officers, directors, and key employees, and the applicable games (and services)
themselves must be reviewed by appropriate gaming authorities as part of a
licensing process.
Before
our games may be played at any gaming facilities (other than during any testing
period permitted by applicable regulations), we and our games and any
gaming-related services we offer must be licensed by the appropriate gaming
authority or authorities. Generally, the process for licensure in the various
states is complex and time consuming, and there is no guarantee that we or our
games and services will be approved. Furthermore, the financial situation of the
Company, as well as the backgrounds of its officers, directors, key employees,
and shareholders holding five percent or more of our capital stock will also be
reviewed as part of the licensing process. We have little control over the
outcome of any license-application process, and our failure or the failure of
any of the other above-indicated licensees, for any reason, to obtain licenses
that may be necessary for operation in any state or states would likely have a
negative impact on our business and prospects. Moreover, any approval of one of
our games (or services) does not ensure that we will later be able to receive
the necessary licenses for future games or services that we may
develop.
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The
gaming industry is heavily regulated and changes in regulation by gaming
authorities may adversely impact our ability to operate in our existing markets
or expand our business.
The
manufacture and distribution of gaming machines, development of systems and the
conduct of gaming operations are subject to extensive federal, state, local and
foreign regulation by various regulatory authorities. Our ability to continue to
operate in certain jurisdictions or our ability to expand into new jurisdictions
could be adversely affected by: (i) delays in adopting legislation to permit or
expand gaming in new and existing jurisdictions; (ii) unfavorable public
referenda, such as referenda to increase taxes on gaming revenues; (iii)
unfavorable legislation affecting or directed at manufacturers or gaming
operators; (iv) adverse findings of non-compliance with applicable governmental
gaming regulations, (v) delays in approvals from regulatory agencies; a
limitation, conditioning, suspension or revocation of any of our gaming
licenses; (vi) unfavorable determinations or challenges of suitability by gaming
regulatory authorities with respect to our officers, directors, significant
shareholders or key personnel; (vii) the adoption of new laws and regulations,
or the repeal or amendment of existing laws and regulations; and (viii) the
legalization or deregulation of other forms of gaming that could attract
attention away from our games.
The
Company currently has only one customer for the licensure of its sole existing
product.
The
Company currently has only one agreement with one customer, Bally’s Park Place,
Inc., respecting that corporation’s Park Place & Boardwalk locations, for
the license of the gaming product. The Company may not be able to secure a
casino service industry supplier license for its Winner’s Pot Poker game from
the Casino Control Commission in the State of New Jersey. In addition, we
may not be able to maintain our license arrangement with Bally’s Park Place. The
loss of our license arrangement could, in the absence of other opportunities,
significantly and negatively affect the Company’s business
prospects.
Our
primary business activity is the license of our Winner’s Pot Poker game to
casinos and entertainment facilities. If we are unable to diversify our
business products and services through development or acquisition of additional
gaming devices or services, we may experience significant fluctuations in our
revenues and earnings. Such fluctuations could result from legal or regulatory
changes in one or more jurisdictions, changes in economic conditions in the
jurisdictions where we license our Winner’s Pot Poker game, or result from other
risks or adverse events befalling the Company. Our susceptibility to
fluctuations or the actual happening of significant fluctuations in our revenues
or earnings could cause our Company to be perceived as a less stable and
therefore less attractive investment in general, which would likely negatively
affect our ability to obtain additional financing an acceptable
terms.
General
economic conditions affect our industry, and accordingly, our results of
operations could be adversely affected by poor general economic
conditions.
The
United States experienced a significant economic slowdown in 2008 and 2009 which
is predicted to continue well into 2010. Illustrative of the effect that
the general economy has had on the gaming industry in general, the New Jersey
Casino Control Commission reported $3.9 billion in overall casino revenues for
2009, a 13.2% decline over 2008. Table game revenues fell to $1.22
billion, a 13.5% reduction over table game revenues in 2008. The
Commission attributes the decline in revenues to the weak national economy,
increased competition from neighboring states where table games have just been
legislatively approved, and the partial ban on smoking in the gaming
establishments.
Although
Nevada saw modest improvement in gaming revenues in November 2009, we believe
that relatively high unemployment figures and generally poor economic conditions
in the United States will continued to limit consumers’ discretionary spending
on entertainment in general and gaming-related activities during 2010. As
a consequence, we also expect that casinos and other gaming establishments
generally will still be less interested in expanding the range and number of
games offered in their venues. If poor economic conditions persist, it is
possible that our efforts to generate interest in our Company’s games will be
adversely affected and, ultimately, may not succeed. In such case, we will
likely be unable to place our games in the significant number of venues required
for us to attain profitability and our entire business and viability may be
threatened.
Our
intellectual-property protections may be insufficient to properly safeguard our
technology.
The
gaming industry is constantly employing new technologies in both new and
existing markets. We rely on patents to protect our products and will continue
to apply for patents protecting our technologies. Notwithstanding these
safeguards, our competitors may still be able to obtain our technology or
imitate our products. Furthermore, others may independently develop products
similar or superior to ours.
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The
intellectual-property rights of others may prevent us from developing new
products or entering new markets.
The
gaming industry is characterized by the rapid development of new technologies,
which requires us to continuously introduce new products using these
technologies and innovations, as well as to expand into new markets that may be
created. Therefore, our success depends in part on our ability to continually
adapt our products and systems to incorporate new technologies and to expand
into markets that may be created by new technologies. However, to the extent
technologies are protected by the intellectual-property rights of others,
including our competitors, we may be prevented from introducing products based
on these technologies or expanding into markets created by these technologies.
If the intellectual-property rights of others prevent us from taking advantage
of innovative technologies, our financial condition, operating results or
prospects may be harmed.
We
operate in an extremely competitive environment.
The
market for gaming products and services is a difficult one in which to compete
since there are a number of established, well-financed and well-known companies
that will compete with our planned products. The development of a successful new
game or gaming product by a competitor could adversely affect the market demand
for our games or services and impair our ability to generate
revenues.
Our
inability to protect our intellectual property could impair our ability to
compete.
Our
success and ability to compete depend in significant part upon proprietary
intellectual property. Our proprietary intellectual property currently consists
of certain patent, trademark, copyright and other intellectual-property rights
we obtained pursuant to our Asset Purchase Agreement with Select Video. We
currently rely and intend to rely in the future on a combination of patent,
copyright, trademark, and nondisclosure agreements to protect our proprietary
and confidential information. Nevertheless, if any such agreements are breached
or our rights are infringed, we may not have adequate remedies available to
us.
We
are highly dependent on the services provided by certain executives and key
personnel.
Our
success depends in significant part upon the continued service of certain senior
management and other key personnel. In particular, the Company is materially
dependent upon the services of Douglas M. Polinsky, our Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman and Joseph A. Geraci, II, our Chief Financial Officer and a
director of the Company. We do not currently have employment agreements with the
management of the Company, nor do we expect to enter into employment agreements
with any such individuals.
Our
officers and directors, together with certain affiliates, possess significant
voting power with respect to our common stock, which could limit your influence
on corporate matters.
Our
officers and directors collectively possess beneficial ownership of 3,958,500
shares of our common stock, which currently represents approximately 39.7% of
our common stock. As a result, our directors and officers, together with other
significant shareholders, will have the ability to greatly influence, if not
control, our management and affairs through the election and removal of our
directors, and all other matters requiring shareholder approval, including the
future merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets.
This concentrated control could discourage others from initiating any potential
merger, takeover or other change-of-control transaction that may otherwise be
beneficial to our shareholders. Furthermore, this concentrated control will
limit the practical effect of your participation in Company matters, through
shareholder votes and otherwise.
Our
articles of incorporation grant our board of directors the power to designate
and issue additional shares of common and/or preferred stock.
Our
authorized capital consists of 250,000,000 shares of capital stock. Unless
otherwise specifically so designated upon issuance, all shares of capital issued
by the Company shall be common stock. Pursuant to authority granted by our
articles of incorporation, our board of directors, without any action by our
shareholders, may designate and issue shares in such classes or series
(including other classes or series of preferred stock) as it deems appropriate
and establish the rights, preferences and privileges of such shares, including
dividends, liquidation and voting rights. The rights of holders of other classes
or series of stock that may be issued could be superior to the rights of holders
of our common shares. The designation and issuance of shares of capital stock
having preferential rights could adversely affect other rights appurtenant to
shares of our common stock. Furthermore, any issuances of additional stock
(common or preferred) will dilute the percentage of ownership interest of
then-current holders of our capital stock and may dilute the Company’s book
value per share.
Our
stock is thinly traded, which may make it difficult to sell shares of our common
stock.
As a new
public reporting corporation, our common stock is thinly traded on the OTC
bulletin board and we expect that our common stock will generally remain thinly
traded. A low trading volume will generally make it difficult for our
shareholders to sell their shares as and when they choose. Furthermore, low
trading volumes are generally understood to depress market prices. As a result,
our shareholders may not always be able to resell shares of our common stock
publicly at the time and prices that they feel are fair or
appropriate.
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Our
common stock qualifies as a “penny stock,” which may make it difficult to sell
shares of our common stock.
Our
common stock is categorized as a “penny stock” subject to the requirements of
Rule 15g-9 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Under this rule,
broker-dealers who sell penny stocks must provide purchasers of these stocks
with a standardized risk-disclosure document prepared by the SEC. Under
applicable regulations, our common stock will generally remain a “penny stock”
until and for such time as its per-share price is $5.00 or more (as determined
in accordance with SEC regulations), or until we meet certain net asset or
revenue thresholds. These thresholds include the possession of net tangible
assets (i.e., total assets less intangible assets and liabilities) in excess of
$2,000,000 in the event we have been operating for at least three years or
$5,000,000 in the event we have been operating for fewer than three years, and
the recognition of average revenues equal to at least $6,000,000 for each of the
last three years. We do not anticipate meeting any of the foregoing thresholds
in the foreseeable future.
The
penny-stock rules severely limit the liquidity of securities in the secondary
market, and many brokers choose not to participate in penny-stock transactions.
As a result, there is generally less trading in penny stocks. If you become a
holder of our common stock, you may not always be able to resell shares of our
common stock in public broker’s transaction, if at all, at the times and prices
that you feel are fair or appropriate.
We
have no intention of paying dividends on our common stock.
To date,
we have not paid any cash dividends and do not anticipate the payment of cash
dividends in the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the only return on an
investment in shares of our common stock, if any, may occur upon a subsequent
sale of such shares.
ITEM
1B UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Not
applicable.
Office
space is currently provided to the Company by Great North Capital Consultants,
Inc. (f/k/a Great North Capital Corp.), a Minnesota corporation, beneficially
owned by Douglas M. Polinsky, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, at 130
West Lake Street West, Wayzata, Minnesota. Great North Capital
Consultants, Inc. does not currently charge the Company any rent for the use of
the premises. The space being used by the Company is minimal with an
immaterial value of rent expense. The premises are adequate for the
Company’s current and anticipated future use. The Company does not
currently lease or own any real property.
ITEM
3 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None
ITEM
4 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY
HOLDERS
None.
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PART
II
MARKET
FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
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Market
Information
Our
common stock is listed for trading on the over-the-counter bulletin board under
the symbol “POKR.OB.” The transfer agent and registrar for our common
stock is Florida Atlantic Stock Transfer, 7130 NobHill Road, Tamarac, Florida
33321. The following table sets forth the high and low bid prices for our
common stock as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board in 2009. The Company’s
common shares did not begin trading on the OTC Bulletin Board until May
2009. These quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail
mark-up, markdown, or commission, and may not represent actual
transactions. Trading in the Company’s common stock during the period
represented was sporadic, exemplified by low trading volume and many days during
which no trades occurred.
Market Price
(High/Low)
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For the Fiscal Year
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First
Quarter
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Second
Quarter
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Third
Quarter
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$ | 0.06 – 0.02 | ||
Fourth
Quarter
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$ | 0.06 – 0.06 |
Holders
As of the
date of this filing, we had approximately 180 holders of record of our common
stock.
Dividends
We have
not paid any dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying any such
dividends in the near future. Instead, we intend to use any earnings for future
acquisitions and expanding our business. Nevertheless, at this time there are no
restrictions on our ability to pay dividends on our common stock other than
those arising under the Minnesota Business Corporations Act.
Securities
Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
As of
December 31, 2009, Poker Magic, Inc. had no outstanding options, warrants or
other rights to purchase any equity securities of the Company under any equity
compensation plan or “individual compensation arrangement” (as defined in Item
201 of Regulation S-K). Furthermore, as of the date of this filing, the
Company is not a party to any equity compensation plan, nor is the Company
obligated under any “individual compensation arrangement” to issue any options,
warrants, rights or other securities. Nevertheless, the Company is not required
by applicable state law or the listing standards of any self-regulatory agency
(e.g., the OTC Bulletin Board, NASD, AMEX or NYSE) to obtain the approval of its
security holders prior to issuing any such compensatory options, warrants or
other rights to purchase securities of the Company.
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities
On June
30, 2009, we issued a total of 62,500 shares of common stock to three
individuals in consideration of consulting services rendered to the
Company. The services rendered were accounting and marketing services and
such services were valued in the aggregate at $1,875. The Company offered
and sold the shares in reliance on the exemption from registration set forth in
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. In this regard, the Company
relied on representations from the recipients of the shares that they were (i)
acquiring the shares for investment purposes only and not with a view toward
distribution, and (ii) either alone or through a purchaser representative,
knowledgeable and experienced in financial and business matters such that they
were capable of evaluating the risks of the investment. In addition, all
certificates representing the shares offered and sold contained a restrictive
legend indicating that such shares constituted “restricted securities” under the
Securities Act of 1933.
On June
30, September 30, and December 31, 2009, we issued shares of common stock to our
Chief Executive Officer (aggregating to 500,000 shares) and Chief Financial
Officer (aggregating to 500,000 shares) for officer compensation. The
Company offered and sold the shares in reliance on the exemption from
registration set forth in Sections 4(2) and 4(6) of the Securities Act of
1933. In this regard, the recipients of the shares were (i) “accredited
investors” as defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act and (ii) executive
officers of the Company. In addition, all certificates representing the
shares offered and sold contained a restrictive legend indicating that such
shares constituted “restricted securities” under the Securities Act of
1933.
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ITEM
6
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SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
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Not
applicable.
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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Our
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations set forth below should be read in conjunction with our audited
financial statements, and notes thereto, filed together with this Form
10-K.
Forward-Looking
Statements
Some of
the statements made in this section of our report are forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements generally relate to and are based
upon our current plans, expectations, assumptions and projections about future
events. Our management currently believes that the various plans,
expectations, and assumptions reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking
statements are reasonable. Nevertheless, all forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties and our actual actions or future results may be
materially different from the plans, objectives or expectations, or our
assumptions and projections underlying our present plans, objectives and
expectations, which are expressed in this report. An example of specific
factors that might cause our actual results to differ from our current
expectations include but are not limited to:
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Our
lack of a significant prior operating history to provide our management
with a basis to better evaluate certain
likelihoods
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Our
need for additional financing
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The
significant risk that our game may not be accepted by casinos or gaming
establishments or, ultimately, by gaming consumers and
enthusiasts
|
|
·
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Our
inability to obtain required registrations, licenses and approvals with or
from appropriate state gaming
authorities
|
|
·
|
Changes
in legal and regulatory regimes applicable to our business or our
games
|
|
·
|
Our
inability to effectively protect our intellectual property,
or
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|
·
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Our
inability, for any reason, to retain our executive management
personnel.
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The
foregoing list is not exhaustive. In light of the foregoing, prospective
investors are cautioned that the forward-looking statements included in this
filing may ultimately prove to be inaccurate—even materially inaccurate.
Because of the significant uncertainties inherent in such forward-looking
statements, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a
representation or warranty by Poker Magic, Inc. or any other person that our
objectives, plans, expectations or projections that are contained in this filing
will be achieved in any specified time frame, if ever.
Results
of Operations
Item
|
2009
|
2008
|
% Change
(Year Over Year)
|
% of 2009
Net Loss
|
% of 2008
Net Loss
|
|||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
$ | 6,050 | 3,325 | 82.0 | % | (3.6 | )% | (1.2 | )% | |||||||||||
Cost
of Revenues
|
12,916 | 36,773 | (64.9 | )% | 7.7 | % | 13.0 | % | ||||||||||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
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General Operating Expenses
|
9,812 | 55,390 | (82.3 | )% | 5.8 | % | 19.6 | % | ||||||||||||
Legal and Accounting Expenses
|
96,050 | 139,892 | (31.3 | )% | 57.4 | % | 49.5 | % | ||||||||||||
Executive Management Compensation
|
54,000 | 56,000 | (3.6 | )% | 32.3 | % | 19.8 | % | ||||||||||||
Other
Income (Expense)
|
(681 | ) | 2,011 | (133.9 | )% | 0.4 | % | (0.7 | )% | |||||||||||
Net
Loss
|
$ | 167,409 | 282,719 | (40.8 | )% | N/A | N/A |
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As the
table above demonstrates, during 2009 and 2008 we had revenues of $6,050 and
$3,325 respectively and incurred $12,916 and $36,773, respectively, in
revenue-related costs. We currently have one contract with one
client. Our cost of revenues primarily include advertising, amortization
and royalty expenses.
During
both 2009 and 2008, we were focused primarily on efforts to (i) ensure temporary
regulatory approval and compliance of the Winner’s Pot Poker game, and (ii)
obtain the agreement of casinos and gaming establishments to provide gaming
table space to the Winner’s Pot Poker game. During 2008, we also focused
on completing the process of filing and amending our Registration Statement on
Form 10 (originally filed with the SEC on January 29, 2008) in response to
comments received from the SEC. Amendments to our Registration Statement
were completed and filed with the SEC on March 11 and August 6,
2008.
During
2009 and 2008, we incurred selling, general and administrative expenses
aggregating $159,862 and $251,282 respectively, a decrease of 36.4%. A
discussion of the various components of our general and administrative expenses
for 2009 and 2008 appears below.
General Operating
Expenses. Our general operating expenses, which primarily include
consulting, stock transfer fees, travel and miscellaneous office supply
expenses, decreased from $55,390 for the year ended December 31, 2008 to $9,812
for the year ended December 31, 2009 due to a significant reduction in
consulting fees and travel-related expenses.
Legal and Accounting
Expenses. Our legal and accounting expenses decreased from $139,892
in 2008 to $96,050 in 2009, or 31.3%. This significant decrease was due to
expenses in 2008 relating to amending our Registration Statement on Form 10,
working with broker-dealers to complete an application with FINRA and obtain our
trading symbol, both of which were one-time events, and our initial
Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts. As we continue to seek gaming
regulatory compliance and licenses, prepare and file periodic reports with the
SEC under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and generally seek to comply
with the various legal, accounting and governance rules and regulations
applicable to public reporting companies, we anticipate our professional fees
expenses will constitute the majority of our general operating expenses during
fiscal 2010.
Executive Management Compensation. Executive
management compensation aggregated to $54,000, which consisted of $42,000 in
share issuance and $12,000 in contributed capital, for the year ended December
31, 2009 compared to $56,000, which consisted of $10,000 in share issuance and
$46,000 in contributed capital, for the year ended December 31, 2008. We
presently expect that compensation expense for our executive management in
fiscal 2010 will remain consistent with our fiscal 2009 as we plan to continue
to issue shares in lieu of cash payment for the services they render to the
Company in their executive capacities.
For the
year ended December 31, 2008, our net loss was $282,719 compared to our net
loss of $167,409 for the year ended December 31, 2009, a decrease of
40.8%. As indicated in the table above, this decrease is attributable to
reductions in our cost of revenues and decreased selling, general and
administrative expenses as previously discussed.
Our
officer compensation expense in both fiscal years 2009 and 2008 was a
combination of stock issuance and contributed capital. Our consultant
expense in both fiscal years 2009 and 2008 was a combination of cash payments
and stock issuance. We anticipate that compensation expense for executive
management to be in the form of shares, and consultant service compensation in
fiscal 2010 to remain stable with fiscal 2009 levels and continue to be a
combination of cash payments and issuance of shares as we continue to conserve
cash resources for other revenue-related and operating expenses anticipated in
fiscal 2010. Furthermore, we do not anticipate hiring employees in the
near future and expect instead, where necessary or appropriate, to continue to
rely on services provided by consultants
We
anticipate that our professional expenses will remain stable during fiscal 2010
as we gained process efficiencies in 2009 which minimized our professional
expenses to the extent feasible. Nevertheless, as we seek gaming
regulatory compliance and licenses, we anticipate incurring additional expenses
relating to the applications, licensing and compliance process. In fact,
we expect that any future revenues that may be gained from licenses obtained in
2010 will be completely offset by expenses relating to the application,
licensing and compliance process.
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
The net
loss for 2009 was $167,409 or $0.02 per share, compared with a loss in 2008 of
$282,719 or $0.03 per share.
Summary
cash flow data is as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Cash
flows provided (used) by :
|
||||||||
Operating
activities
|
$ | (87,986 | ) | $ | (179,386 | ) | ||
Investing
activities
|
- | - | ||||||
Financing
activities
|
(51,667 | ) | 287,500 | |||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash
|
(139,653 | ) | 108,114 | |||||
Cash,
beginning of period
|
145,117 | 37,003 | ||||||
Cash,
end of period
|
$ | 5,464 | $ | 145,117 |
The
decrease in cash used in operating activities was primarily the result of a
reduction in overall operating expenses, including advertising and travel
expenses, completing one-time tasks, thereby reducing legal and professional
services costs, such as our gaming application with the State of New Jersey,
amending our Registration Statement on Form 10, working with broker-dealers to
complete an application with FINRA and obtain our trading symbol. We also
compensate consultants through issuance of shares when possible to preserve our
cash.
As of
December 31, 2009, we had $5,464 cash on hand and current liabilities of
$55,414, of which $40,873 is note and interest payable to Lantern Advisers, LLC,
a Minnesota limited liability company owned equally by Douglas Polinsky and
Joseph A. Geraci, II (each of whom is an officer and director of the
Company). As of the date of this filing, our management believes we have
sufficient capital to continue operations through March 2010. Thereafter,
we expect we will require additional capital. If we are unable to obtain
additional financing when needed, we may be required to abandon our business or
our status as a public reporting company.
Management
continues to aggressively pursue other business opportunities for the Company
including continued marketing of its Winner’s Pot Poker game, seeking additional
investment capital, and merger opportunities with other businesses.
However, there is no guarantee that management will be successful in their
endeavors and may be required to abandon our business or our status as a public
reporting company.
Presently,
we anticipate that additional financing could be sought from a number of
sources, including but not limited to additional sales of equity or debt
securities, or loans from banks, other financial institutions or affiliates of
the Company. We cannot, however, be certain that any such financing will be
available on terms favorable to us if at all. If additional funds are raised by
the issuance of our equity securities, such as through the issuance of stock,
convertible securities, or the issuance and exercise of warrants, then the
ownership interest of our existing shareholders will be diluted. If additional
funds are raised by the issuance of debt or other equity instruments, we may
become subject to certain operational limitations, and such securities may have
rights senior to the rights of our common shareholders. If we are unable to
obtain additional financing when needed, we may be required to abandon our
business or our status as a public reporting company.
Our
primary non-cash asset at December 31, 2009 was intellectual-property rights and
trademarks, which are the foundation for our product offerings. We
currently own the rights to United States Patent Number 5,839,732, issued on
November 24, 1998, that relates to our current Winner’s Pot Poker table
game. This patent was acquired from Select Video, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated March 10, 2006.
In addition, we own a federally registered trademark for “WINNER’S POT POKER,”
Registration Number 2,172,043, issued on July 7, 1998, which was acquired
pursuant to that same agreement. Finally, we own registered trademarks for
“POKER MAGIC” and to “AC (ATLANTIC CITY) STUD POKER,” which we also acquired
pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement with Select Video. Other than the
trademark “Poker Magic” which we have adopted as our corporate name, we do not
have any current plans for the sale or license of such other trademarks.
We do not have any currently pending applications for un-issued patents,
trademarks or copyrights. The expiration dates of our patent rights vary
based on their filing and issuance dates.
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Trends
and Uncertainties
As a
development-stage company involved in the gaming business, we believe we can
identify certain broad trends in our revenues and expenses, and components
thereof. We also believe that the most significant risks and uncertainties
surrounding our business relate to revenues and expenses, and regulatory and
financing matters. These trends and uncertainties are discussed
below.
Revenues
As
indicated above, from inception through December 31, 2009 (and presently), the
Company has been primarily focused sequentially on the acquisition of the
intellectual property forming the basis for its Winner’s Pot Poker table game
and, thereafter, efforts to ensure at least temporary regulatory compliance of
the game and obtain the agreement of casinos and gaming establishments to
provide gaming table space to the Winner’s Pot Poker game.
These
efforts culminated in our license agreement with Bally’s Park Place, Inc. d/b/a/
Bally’s Atlantic City, permitting Bally’s, on a non-exclusive basis, to use one
unit of the Winner’s Pot Poker game on a trial basis at no charge until such
time that the New Jersey Casino Control Commission ended the test period for the
game. We entered into that license agreement on December 26, 2007. We had
earlier (on August 22, 2007) secured the issuance of temporary rules and
amendments governing the implementation of Winner’s Pot Poker in Atlantic City
casinos. The amendments and rules added Winner’s Pot Poker to the list of
authorized table games in New Jersey, governed the physical characteristics of
the Winner’s Pot Poker game layout, defined the card deck for use with the
Winner’s Pot Poker game, specified the terms of the use of the cards during
Winner’s Pot Poker game play, and contained technical proposals governing the
operation of Winner’s Pot Poker. We had also earlier obtained a transactional
waiver from the New Jersey Casino Control Commission for the licensure
requirement applicable to casino service industry (CSI), which waiver permitted
us to legally license to Bally’s Park Place, Inc. the play of our Winner’s Pot
Poker game in Bally’s Atlantic City casinos.
After a
successful trial period, we amended our license agreement with Bally’s Park
Place, Inc. on June 26, 2008. Under the amended license agreement, Bally’s Park
Place, Inc. pays the Company a license fee in the amount of (i) $475 per month
for the right to use our Winner’s Pot Poker game in the Atlantic City casinos
for up to seven days per week, and (ii) $200 per month for the right to use of
our Winner’s Pot Poker game in the Atlantic City casinos on weekends only during
that month. The amendment currently contemplates the licensure of only two
Winner’s Pot Poker game units—one for the seven days per week use and the other
for the weekend-only use. This amendment was entered into after the adoption by
the New Jersey Casino Control Commission of temporary regulations governing the
rules of the Winner’s Pot Poker game. The amended license agreement is a
month-to-month agreement that may be cancelled by either party at any
time. The month-to-month character of this licensing arrangement, which is
currently our only revenue-generating license, presents a material uncertainty
in our ability to accurately forecast revenues for 2010.
Since
approximately May 2006, we have also been focused on securing Winner’s Pot Poker
licensing arrangements with various other casinos and gaming establishments. In
particular, our management has met with the management or representatives of
numerous casinos or gaming establishments during the past year in an effort to
secure additional licensing arrangements. To date, our licensing efforts
have been focused on entering into such agreements with casinos and gaming
establishments in Minnesota, New Jersey and Nevada.
Based on
our recent amendment of the license agreement with Bally’s Park Place, Inc., we
began to recognize revenue from operations during fiscal 2008. Given that the
present terms of the license agreement, as amended, provide only that Bally’s
Park Place, Inc. will license the right to use two game units of our Winner’s
Pot Poker product, we do not expect that our initial revenues will be
significant. Instead, we expect that we must continue to market our game to
casinos and gaming establishments that present suitable opportunities for us,
and that the most efficient way for us to begin generating more significant
revenues will be to consummate a definitive license agreement with Harrah’s
Entertainment or some other enterprise that involves a wider group of
gaming-related affiliates and establishments. For example, Harrah’s
Entertainment, indirectly (through subsidiaries and other affiliates) operates
approximately 40 casinos across the United States. It is extremely
difficult to anticipate, however, how much success we will have in our efforts
to license our games to establishments other than Bally’s Park Place, Inc., if
any at all, and thereby generate additional revenues.
Expenses
As
indicated above under the caption “Results of Operations,” our selling, general
and administrative expenses overall decreased in 2009 over 2008 and are expected
to remain stable in 2010. However, we expect to make applications and seek
gaming regulatory compliance and licenses that will increase that component of
our selling, general and administrative expenses for 2010. Because our
business has a short operating history and our present revenues are limited, in
general it is difficult to accurately forecast our expenses and impact of those
expenses on our operating results.
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Regulation
Currently,
we have yet to obtain the final licensure required in the states of Nevada, New
Jersey and Minnesota, which jurisdictions have been the focus of our marketing
efforts thus far. In particular, we expect that we will require at least
the following licenses, registrations and approvals in the near future to permit
us to license our gaming products to casinos and gaming establishments in the
relevant jurisdictions:
|
·
|
Casino
service industry (CSI) supplier license issued by the New Jersey Casino
Control Commission (which license would be more broad and flexible than
the current transactional waiver which the Company has thus far secured
from the New Jersey Casino Control
Commission)
|
|
·
|
Distribution
licenses permitting us to distribute Winner’s Pot Poker game units (i.e.,
table layouts) to casinos and gaming establishments in Nevada, issued by
the Nevada State Gaming Control
Board
|
|
·
|
Distribution
licenses permitting us to distribute Winner’s Pot Poker game units to
casinos and gaming establishments in Minnesota,
and
|
|
·
|
Registration
with the Nevada Gaming Commission as a publicly traded
company.
|
In
addition, we will likely require positive results from suitability reviews
(generally focusing on financial stability, honesty, character and integrity) of
our executive management and other key personnel or significant shareholders
conducted by the Nevada Gaming Commission and similar state agencies in other
jurisdictions. We intend to continue working with the New Jersey Casino Control
Commission and other state regulatory authorities to obtain the above-described
and other registrations and licenses that we deem necessary or desirable as
market opportunities come to light.
In
general, we have little control over the various licensing, registration and
suitability review processes and outcomes in the various states. It is possible
that we may not be able to obtain required or desired licenses, registrations or
approvals suitably fast enough to exploit potential opportunities with casinos
or gaming establishments. It is also possible that our applications for
licenses, registrations or findings of suitability may be rejected by state
regulatory authorities.
Financing
As
discussed above under the caption “Liquidity and Capital Resources,” our
management believes we have sufficient capital to continue operations through
March 2010. Thereafter, we expect we will require additional
capital. Our current forecast for financing needs is largely based on our
understanding of the expenses we anticipate incurring in our efforts to comply
with gaming regulatory and public reporting company disclosure
requirements. In this regard, we note that our current forecasts are
largely based on our past experience with other enterprises and proposed budgets
proposed by our professional consultants. If our actual expenses
significantly exceed our present expectations we will likely require additional
financing prior to March 2010.
Once
needed, we cannot be certain that any required additional financing will be
available on terms favorable to us, if at all. This is especially true in
light of the current poor state of the U.S. capital markets and the continuing
weakened state of the general economy. If, however, we are able to raise
additional funds by the issuance of our equity or equity-linked securities,
including through the issuance and exercise of warrants, our existing
shareholders will experience dilution of their ownership interest. If
additional funds are instead raised by the issuance of debt or other senior or
preferred equity instruments such as preferred stock, we may be subject to
certain limitations in our operations, and such securities may have rights
senior to those of our holders of common stock. If adequate funds are not
available on acceptable terms, we may be unable to expand, develop or enhance
products or to respond to competitive pressures. If we are unable to
obtain additional financing when needed, we may be required to abandon our
business or our status as a public reporting company.
Capital
Expenditures
The
Company did not have and does not plan to have any material commitments for
capital expenditures in 2009 or 2010. Given the Company’s business model,
investment in capital resources is not required beyond inventory of its game,
which is produced in small quantities on an as-needed basis once a license
agreement has been executed.
Going
Concern
We have
incurred operating losses, accumulated deficit and negative cash flows from
operations since January 10, 2006 (inception). As of December 31, 2009, we had
an accumulated deficit of approximately $694,000. These factors, among others,
raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our
financial statements included in this filing do not include any adjustments
related to recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts, or the
amount and classification of liabilities that might result, should we be unable
to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern
ultimately depends on achieving profitability, producing revenues or raising
additional capital to sustain operations. Although we intend to obtain
additional financing to meet our cash needs and to support the
revenue-generating process, we may be unable to secure any additional financing
on terms that are favorable or acceptable to us, if at all.
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Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We do not
have any off-balance sheet arrangements, nor are we a party to any contract or
other obligation not included on its balance sheet that has, or is reasonably
likely to have, a current or future effect on our financial
condition.
Critical
Accounting Policies
Critical
accounting policies are policies that are both most important to the portrayal
of the Company’s financial condition and results, and that require management’s
most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need
to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently
uncertain. Our critical accounting policies relate to (a) revenue
recognition and (b) the determination of impairment of long-lived and
intangible assets.
Revenue
Recognition
Our
policy for the recognition of revenue is a critical accounting policy. The
Company recognizes revenue from sales under a license agreement when the
following four criteria are met: (1) there exists persuasive evidence of
an arrangement (e.g., a fully executed license agreement); (2) delivery of the
Winner’s Pot Poker game, felt and instructions has been made and the licensee
thereafter becomes responsible to replace such materials in the event of damage
or normal wear and tear; (3) the price is fixed or determinable; and (4) the
ability of the Company to collect amounts owed is reasonably
assured.
Determination of Impairment
of Long-Lived and Intangible Assets
Our
policy regarding the determination of impairment of long-lived and intangible
assets is another critical accounting policy. In this regard, our
management reviews the Company’s long-lived assets for impairment whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a
long-lived or intangible asset may not be recoverable. If indications of
impairment are present and the estimated future undiscounted cash flows are less
than the carrying value of the asset under scrutiny, the value of that asset
will be adjusted appropriately. No impairment indicators were present as
of December 31, 2009 or December 31, 2008.
Use
of Estimates
Our
financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP. The application of
GAAP requires that we make estimates that affect our reported amounts of assets
and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date
of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses
during the reporting period. We base our estimates on historical experience and
on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the
circumstances. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis.
Our actual results may differ significantly from these estimates.
ITEM
8 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY
DATA
Item
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Page
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Financial
Statements
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19
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Balance
Sheets – December 31, 2009 and December 31,
2008
|
20
|
|
Statements
of Operations – Years ended December 31, 2009, December 31, 2008 and
Period from January 10, 2006 (inception) to December 31,
2009
|
21
|
|
Statements
of Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) – Years ended December 31, 2009,
December 31, 2008 and Period from January 10, 2006 (inception) to December
31, 2009
|
22
|
|
Statements
of Cash Flows – Years ended December 31, 2009, December 31, 2008 and
Period from January 10, 2006 (inception) to December 31,
2009
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Notes
to Financial Statements
|
29
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REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Shareholders and Board of Directors
Poker
Magic, Inc.
Wayzata,
Minnesota
We have
audited the accompanying balance sheets of Poker Magic, Inc. (a development
stage company) as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related statements of
operations, shareholders' equity (deficit) and cash flows for the years then
ended and the period from January 10, 2006 (inception) to December 31,
2009. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that
we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not
required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal
control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of its
internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control
over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
In our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Poker Magic, Inc. as of December
31, 2009 and 2008 and the results of its operations and cash flows for the years
then ended and the period from January 10, 2006 (inception) to December 31,
2009, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles.
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company
will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 7 to the financial
statements, the Company has incurred a net loss during the development stage and
requires additional working capital, which raises substantial doubt about its
ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to
these matters are described in Note 7 as well. The financial statements do
not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this
uncertainty.
/s/ Baker
Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
February
26, 2010
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Poker
Magic, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Balance
Sheets
|
December 31, 2009
|
December 31, 2008
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Current
Assets
|
||||||||
Cash
|
$ | 5,464 | $ | 145,117 | ||||
Inventory
|
1,621 | 750 | ||||||
Prepaid
Expense
|
- | 2,916 | ||||||
Total
Current Assets
|
7,085 | 148,783 | ||||||
Intangible
Assets, Net of Amortization
|
10,340 | 18,611 | ||||||
Total
Assets
|
$ | 17,425 | $ | 167,394 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
||||||||
Current
Liabilities
|
||||||||
Accounts
Payable
|
$ | 13,446 | 2,016 | |||||
Accrued
Royalty
|
120 | 166 | ||||||
Notes
Payable Related Party – short-term
|
40,000 | - | ||||||
Interest
Payable
|
873 | - | ||||||
Deferred
Revenue
|
975 | - | ||||||
Total
Current Liabilities
|
55,414 | 2,182 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities
|
55,414 | 2,182 | ||||||
Shareholders’
Equity (Deficit)
|
||||||||
Common
Stock, $.001 par value: Authorized 250,000,000 shares:
Issued
and outstanding 9,963,224 and 9,267,391 shares.
|
9,963 | 9,267 | ||||||
Additional
Paid-in Capital
|
644,877 | 681,365 | ||||||
Deficit
Accumulated During the Development Stage
|
(692,829 | ) | (525,420 | ) | ||||
Total
Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
|
(37,989 | ) | 165,212 | |||||
Total
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
|
$ | 17,425 | $ | 167,394 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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Poker
Magic, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Statements
of Operations
Year Ended
December 31,
2009
|
Year Ended
December 31,
2008
|
Period from
January 10, 2006
(inception) to
December 31,
2009
|
||||||||||
Revenues
|
$ | 6,050 | $ | 3,325 | $ | 9,375 | ||||||
Cost
of Revenue
|
12,916 | 36,773 | 49,689 | |||||||||
Gross
Loss
|
(6,866 | ) | (33,448 | ) | (40,314 | ) | ||||||
Operating
Expenses:
Selling,
General and Administrative
|
159,862 | 251,282 | 653,845 | |||||||||
Operating
Loss:
|
(166,728 | ) | (284,730 | ) | (694,159 | ) | ||||||
Other
Income (Expense)
|
||||||||||||
Interest
Income
|
192 | 2,011 | 2,203 | |||||||||
Interest
Expense
|
(873 | ) | - | (873 | ) | |||||||
Total
Other Income (Expense)
|
(681 | ) | 2,011 | 1,330 | ||||||||
Net
Loss
|
$ | (167,409 | ) | $ | (282,719 | ) | $ | (692,829 | ) | |||
Basic
and diluted net loss per common share
|
$ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) | |||
Weighted-average
number of common shares outstanding
|
9,342,722 | 8,523,587 | 7,795,348 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
21
Poker
Magic, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Statements
of Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
For the
years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 and for the
Period
from January 10, 2006 (inception) to December 31, 2009
Common Stock
|
Additional
Paid-In
|
Subscription
|
Deficit
Accumulated During the
Development
|
Total
Shareholders’ Equity
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Receivable
|
Stage
|
(Deficit)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at inception
January
10, 2006
|
- | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | |||||||||||||
Issuance
of restricted common stock to a founder and a member of the Board of
Directors on January 10, 2006 for cash and a subscription receivable for
$0.001 per share, net cash to the company $1,000 and a subscription
receivable for $1,500
|
2,500,000 | 2,500 | - | (1,500 | ) | - | 1,000 | |||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for purchase of Select Video intangible assets valued at
$0.001 per share on March
10, 2006
|
3,022,991 | 3,023 | - | - | - | 3,023 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash of $0.25 per share on May 9, 2006
|
100,000 | 100 | 24,900 | - | - | 25,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for liabilities assumed at $0.25 per share on May
23, 2006
|
60,000 | 60 | 14,940 | - | - | 15,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash of $0.25 per share on May 23,
2006
|
100,000 | 100 | 24,900 | - | - | 25,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for consulting services at $0.25 per share on
May
23, 2006
|
22,000 | 22 | 5,478 | - | - | 5,500 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash of $0.25 per share on May
24, 2006
|
100,000 | 100 | 24,900 | - | - | 25,000 |
22
Poker
Magic, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Statements
of Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
For the
years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 and for the
Period
from January 10, 2006 (inception) to December 31, 2009
Common Stock
|
Additional
Paid-In
|
Subscription
|
Deficit
Accumulated During the
Development
|
Total
Shareholders’ Equity
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Receivable
|
Stage
|
(Deficit)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash of $0.25 per share on August 21,
2006
|
50,000 | $ | 50 | $ | 12,450 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 12,500 | |||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for consulting services at $0.04 per share on December 15,
2006 based on value of services rendered and to be
rendered
|
100,000 | 100 | 3,900 | - | - | 4,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock on May 23, 2006 for a sub-scription receivable at $0.25
per share
|
50,000 | 50 | 12,450 | (12,500 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Net
Loss
|
- | - | - | - | (43,127 | ) | (43,127 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance
as of December 31, 2006
|
6,104,991 | 6,105 | 123,918 | (14,000 | ) | (43,127 | ) | 72,896 | ||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for consulting services at $0.083 per share on January 15,
2007 based on value of services rendered and to be
rendered
|
600,000 | 600 | 49,400 | - | - | 50,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for officers compensation at $0.096 per share on January
15, 2007 based on value of services rendered and to be
rendered
|
500,000 | 500 | 47,500 | - | - | 48,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash of $0.25 per share on July 10,
2007
|
40,000 | 40 | 9,960 | - | - | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash of $0.25 per share on July 23,
2007
|
40,000 | 40 | 9,960 | - | - | 10,000 |
23
Poker
Magic, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Statements
of Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
For the
years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 and for the
Period
from January 10, 2006 (inception) to December 31, 2009
Common Stock
|
Additional
Paid-In
|
Subscription
|
Deficit
Accumulated During the
Development
|
Total
Shareholders’ Equity
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Receivable
|
Stage
|
(Deficit)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for payment of note at $0.2354 per share on July
26, 2007
|
20,000 | $ | 20 | $ | 4,689 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 4,709 | |||||||||||||
Payment
of subscription receivable on July
27, 2007
|
- | - | - | 1,500 | - | 1,500 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for consulting services at $0.083 per share on
August
1,2007 based on value of services rendered and to be
rendered
|
100,000 | 100 | 8,200 | - | - | 8,300 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for consulting services at $0.077 per share on
August
1, 2007 based on value of services rendered
|
65,000 | 65 | 4,935 | - | - | 5,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for consulting services at $0.04 per share on August
1, 2007 based on value of services rendered
|
25,000 | 25 | 975 | - | - | 1,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Payment
of subscription receivable on October 17, 2007
|
- | - | - | 12,500 | - | 12,500 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for consulting services at $0.25 per share on November
26, 2007
|
50,000 | 50 | 12,450 | - | - | 12,500 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash of $0.25 per share on December 21,
2007
|
40,000 | 40 | 9,960 | - | - | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash of $0.25 per share on December 22,
2007
|
80,000 | 80 | 19,920 | - | - | 20,000 |
24
Poker
Magic, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Statements
of Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
For the
years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 and for the
Period
from January 10, 2006 (inception) to December 31, 2009
Common Stock
|
Additional
Paid-In
|
Subscription
|
Deficit
Accumulated During the
Development
|
Total
Shareholders’ Equity
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Receivable
|
Stage
|
(Deficit)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Net
Loss
|
- | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (199,574 | ) | $ | (199,574 | ) | |||||||||||
Balance
as of December 31, 2007
|
7,664,991 | 7,665 | 301,867 | - | (242,701 | ) | 66,831 | |||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash of $0.25 per share on January 10,
2008
|
100,000 | 100 | 24,900 | - | - | 25,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash of $0.25 per share on May 20,
2008
|
50,000 | 50 | 12,450 | - | - | 12,500 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash of $0.25 per share on May 28,
2008
|
1,000,000 | 1,000 | 249,000 | - | - | 250,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for consulting services at $0.10 per share on August
26, 2008 based on value of services rendered and to be
rendered
|
200,000 | 200 | 19,800 | - | - | 20,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for consulting services at $0.25 per share on August
26, 2008 based on value of services rendered
|
10,000 | 10 | 2,490 | - | - | 2,500 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for consulting services at $0.083 per share on
August
26, 2008 based on value of services rendered and to be
rendered
|
120,000 | 120 | 9,880 | - | - | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for consulting services at $0.25 per share on August
26, 2008 based on value of services rendered
|
50,000 | 50 | 4,950 | - | - | 5,000 |
25
Poker
Magic, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Statements
of Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
For the
years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 and for the
Period
from January 10, 2006 (inception) to December 31, 2009
Common Stock
|
Additional
Paid-In
|
Subscription
|
Deficit
Accumulated During the
Development
|
Total
Shareholders’ Equity
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Receivable
|
Stage
|
(Deficit)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for consulting services at $0.25 per share on December
16, 2008 based on value of services rendered
|
40,400 | $ | 40 | $ | 10,060 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 10,100 | |||||||||||||
Officers
compensation expense as contributed capital
|
- | - | 38,000 | - | - | 38,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for officers compensation at $0.25 per share on December
31, 2008 based on value of services rendered
|
32,000 | 32 | 7,968 | - | - | 8,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
Loss
|
- | - | - | - | (282,719 | ) | (282,719 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance
as of December 31, 2008
|
9,267,391 | 9,267 | 681,365 | - | (525,420 | ) | 165,212 | |||||||||||||||||
Redemption
of common stock from a non-affiliated shareholder at $0.25 per share on
February 25, 2009 based on original issuance cost
|
(366,667 | ) | (367 | ) | (91,300 | ) | - | - | (91,667 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Officers
compensation expense as contributed capital on March 31,
2009
|
- | - | 12,000 | - | - | 12,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for officers compensation on June 30, 2009 based on value
of services rendered
|
600,000 | 600 | 17,400 | - | - | 18,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for consulting services on June 30, 2009 based on value of
services rendered
|
62,500 | 63 | 1,812 | - | - | 1,875 |
26
Poker
Magic, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Statements
of Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
For the
years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 and for the
Period
from January 10, 2006 (inception) to December 31, 2009
Common Stock
|
Additional
Paid-In
|
Subscription
|
Deficit
Accumulated During the
Development
|
Total
Shareholders’ Equity
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Receivable
|
Stage
|
(Deficit)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for officers compensation on September 30, 2009 based on
value of services rendered
|
200,000 | $ | 200 | $ | 11,800 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 12,000 | |||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for officers compensation on December 31, 2009 based on
value of services rendered
|
200,000 | 200 | 11,800 | - | - | 12,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
Loss
|
- | - | - | - | (167,409 | ) | (167,409 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance
as of December 31, 2009
|
9,963,224 | $ | 9,963 | $ | 644,877 | $ | - | $ | (692,829 | ) | $ | (37,989 | ) |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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Poker
Magic, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Statements
of Cash Flows
Year Ended
December 31,
2009
|
Year Ended
December 31,
2008
|
Period from January 10,
2006 (inception) to
December 31, 2009
|
||||||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (167,409 | ) | $ | (282,719 | ) | $ | (692,829 | ) | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
||||||||||||
Amortization
of intangible asset
|
8,271 | 8,271 | 31,017 | |||||||||
Common
stock issued for services
|
- | - | 6,500 | |||||||||
Consulting
service expense paid in stock
|
4,791 | 59,879 | 123,841 | |||||||||
Officers
compensation expense paid in stock
|
42,000 | 10,000 | 98,000 | |||||||||
Officers
compensation expense as contributed capital
|
12,000 | 38,000 | 50,000 | |||||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||||
Inventory
|
(871 | ) | - | (871 | ) | |||||||
Prepaid
expense
|
- | 5,101 | 5,434 | |||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
11,430 | (18,084 | ) | 13,446 | ||||||||
Accrued
royalty
|
(46 | ) | 166 | 120 | ||||||||
Interest
payable
|
873 | - | 873 | |||||||||
Deferred
revenue
|
975 | - | 975 | |||||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(87,986 | ) | (179,386 | ) | (363,494 | ) | ||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Acquisition
of Select Video assets
|
- | - | (17,000 | ) | ||||||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
- | - | (17,000 | ) | ||||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Proceeds
from subscription receivable
|
- | - | 14,000 | |||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
|
- | 287,500 | 426,000 | |||||||||
Redemption
of common stock
|
(91,667 | ) | - | (91,667 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds
from note payable related party
|
40,000 | - | 40,000 | |||||||||
Payment
of short-term debt
|
- | - | (2,375 | ) | ||||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
(51,667 | ) | 287,500 | 385,958 | ||||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash
|
(139,653 | ) | 108,114 | 5,464 | ||||||||
Cash,
beginning of the period
|
145,117 | 37,003 | - | |||||||||
Cash,
end of the period
|
$ | 5,464 | $ | 145,117 | $ | 5,464 | ||||||
Non-cash
investing and financing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Acquisition
of certain assets and liabilities of Select Video in exchange for common
stock
|
||||||||||||
Inventory
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 750 | ||||||
Intangible
Asset
|
- | - | 24,357 | |||||||||
Accounts
Payable
|
- | - | (32,000 | ) | ||||||||
Note
Payable
|
- | (7,084 | ) | |||||||||
Stock
issued in lieu of cash for note payable
|
- | - | 19,709 | |||||||||
Stock
issued in lieu of cash for prepaid services
|
- | 47,600 | 175,400 | |||||||||
Stock
subscriptions received for common stock
|
- | - | 14,000 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
28
Poker
Magic, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes to
Financial Statements
December
31, 2009 and 2008
NOTE
1—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Description
of operations and basis of presentation
Poker
Magic, Inc. (the “Company”) is a development stage company that was incorporated
in the State of Minnesota on January 10, 2006. Our business consists
primarily of marketing and licensing a new form of poker-based table game to
casinos and on-line gaming facilities in the United States.
Use
of estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash
deposits
The
Company maintains its cash balances in financial institutions. Cash
on deposit in excess of FDIC and similar coverage is subject to the usual
banking risk of funds in excess of those limits.
Inventory
Poker
table felt inventory is valued using the lower of cost (first-in, first-out
method) or market.
Fair
value of financial instruments
The
carrying amounts of certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including
cash and accounts payable approximate fair value due to their relatively short
maturities.
Intangible
assets
On March
10, 2006, the Company purchased certain assets and assumed certain liabilities
of Select Video, Inc. Three patents were acquired as a part of the March 10,
2006 purchase. The patents are stated at cost and are amortized on a
straight-line basis over 60 months. Amortization expense was $8,271, $8,271 and
$31,017 for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 and the period from
January 10, 2006 (inception) to December 31, 2009. Estimated amortization
expense for the next two years of patents issued as of December 31, 2009 is as
follows:
Year Ending December 31,
|
||||
2010
|
$ | 8,271 | ||
2011
|
2,069 | |||
Total
|
$ | 10,340 |
Impairment
of long-lived assets
Management
reviews the Company’s long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be
recoverable. If impairment indicators are present and the estimated future
undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value of the assets, the
asset’s value will be adjusted appropriately. No impairment indicators were
present as of December 31, 2009 or December 31, 2008.
29
Income
taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes under the liability method. Under this method,
deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference
between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using
enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected
to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to
reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized.
Revenue
recognition
Revenue
from sales under a license agreement is recognized when the following four
criteria are met: 1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists (fully
executed license agreement); 2) delivery of the Winner’s Pot Poker game, felt
and instructions have been rendered and for which the licensee is responsible to
replace either through damage or normal wear and tear; 3) the price is fixed or
determinable; and 4) collectability under the license agreement is reasonably
assured. All revenue for the year ended December 31, 2009 was
generated from one customer. Revenues generated from the licensing of
the Winner’s Pot Poker game in New Jersey are not subject to sales and use tax
although filing of an annual return is required and completed.
Advertising
Advertising
costs are charged to expense when incurred. Advertising costs were
$3,517, $11,447 and $14,964, respectively, for the years ended December 31,
2009, 2008 and the period from January 10, 2006 (inception) to December 31,
2009.
Subsequent
Events
The
Company evaluates events occurring after the date of the financial statements
for events requiring recording or disclosure in the financial statements.
Any required events have been disclosed in Note 8.
NOTE
2—NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE
Basic net
loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common
stockholders by the weighted average number of vested common shares outstanding
during the period. A reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the
calculation of basic and diluted net loss per common share follows:
Year
Ended
December
31, 2009
|
Year
Ended
December
31, 2008
|
Period
from January
10,
2006 (inception)
to
December 31, 2009
|
||||||||||
Numerator: Net
Loss
|
$ | (167,409 | ) | $ | (282,719 | ) | $ | (692,829 | ) | |||
Denominator: Weighted-average
number of common shares outstanding
|
9,342,722 | 8,523,587 | 7,795,348 | |||||||||
Basic
and diluted net loss per common share
|
$ | (.02 | ) | $ | (.03 | ) | $ | (.09 | ) |
The
1,000,000 outstanding warrants at December 31, 2009 and the period from January
10, 2006 (inception) to December 31, 2009 were excluded from the calculation of
diluted loss per share as their effects were anti-dilutive due to the Company’s
net losses for the periods.
NOTE
3—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The asset
purchase agreement with Select Video dated March 10, 2006, provides that when
the Company receives any revenue generated by Winner’s Pot Poker and other
similar games, Select Video will be entitled to receive an amount equal to five
percent (5%) of all gross proceeds generated by these games.
As of
December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, $120 and $166 were owed to Select Video
under this agreement.
NOTE
4—SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Common
stock
On
January 10, 2006, the founders of the Company purchased 2,500,000 shares of
common stock for $2,500.
On March
10, 2006, the Company purchased certain assets and assumed certain liabilities
of Select Video in exchange for 3,022,991 shares of common stock issued at the
deemed fair market value of $.001 per share or $3,023.
On May
23, 2006, the Company issued 60,000 shares of common stock at $0.25 per share in
lieu of cash for liabilities assumed.
During
2006, the Company raised additional cash of $87,500 at $0.25 per share through
the issuance of 350,000 shares of common stock.
During
2006, the Company issued 22,000 shares to various consultants at $0.25 per share
for services rendered.
30
During
2006, the Company issued 100,000 shares valued at $4,000 (value of the services
to be provided) for services rendered and to be rendered.
On
January 15, 2007, the Company issued 600,000 shares of common stock to two
consultants for services to be provided over a 12 month period commencing on
January 15, 2007. These services were valued at $50,000.
On
January 15, 2007, the Company issued 500,000 shares of common stock to the two
founders for their services to be provided over a 12 month period commencing
January 15, 2007. These services were valued at $48,000.
On July
26, 2007, the Company settled the note payable of $7,084 for a cash payment of
$2,375 and the issuance of 20,000 shares of common stock valued at $4,709 for
payment in full on the note.
In July
2007, the Company raised cash of $20,000 at $0.25 per share through the issuance
of 80,000 shares of common stock.
On August
1, 2007, the Company issued 65,000 shares of common stock for services to be
provided over a 12 month period commencing retroactively on June 1,
2007. These services were valued at $5,000.
On August
1, 2007, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock to a consultant for
services to be provided over a 12 month period commencing on August 1,
2007. These services were valued at $8,300.
On August
1, 2007, the Company issued 25,000 shares of common stock for
services. These services were valued at $1,000.
On
November 26, 2007, the Company issued 50,000 shares of common stock to a
consultant for services to be provided over a 12 month period commencing on
November 26, 2007. These services were valued at
$12,500.
In
December 2007, the Company raised cash of $30,000 at $0.25 per share through the
issuance of 120,000 shares of common stock.
In
January 2008, the Company raised cash of $25,000 at $0.25 per share through the
issuance of 100,000 shares of common stock.
On May
28, 2008, the Company raised cash of $250,000 at $0.25 per share through the
issuance of 1,000,000 shares of common stock together with a warrant, classified
as permanent equity, to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock, which
was immediately exercisable. The warrants do not possess any embedded
derivative features. The exercise price was $0.25 per share if
purchased within six months of issuance. The exercise price increased
to $0.425 for months seven through twelve (after the date of issuance) and to
$0.50 after twelve months. The warrant expires on May 27,
2010.
In May
2008, the Company raised cash of $12,500 at $0.25 per share through the issuance
of 50,000 shares of common stock.
On August
26, 2008, the Company issued 200,000 shares of common stock to a consultant for
services to be provided over a five month period commencing on August 1,
2008. These services were valued at $20,000.
On August
26, 2008, the Company issued 60,000 shares of common stock for services to be
provided over a five month period commencing retroactively on August 1,
2008. These services were valued at $5,000.
On August
26, 2008, the Company issued 60,000 shares of common stock for services to be
provided over a twelve month period commencing retroactively on August 1,
2008. These services were valued at $5,000.
On August
26, 2008, the Company issued 10,000 shares of common stock for
services. These services were valued at $2,500.
On August
26, 2008, the Company issued 50,000 shares of common stock for
services. These services were valued at $5,000.
On
December 16, 2008, the Company issued 40,400 shares of common stock for
services. These services were valued at $10,100.
On
December 31, 2008, the Company issued 32,000 shares of common stock for officer
compensation. These services were valued at $8,000.
On
February 25, 2009, the Company redeemed, at the request of a non-affiliate
shareholder, 366,667 shares of common stock held by a single shareholder at a
price of $0.25 per share, for a total amount of $91,667, which was the price
originally paid for the redeemed shares.
On June
30, 2009, the Company issued 400,000 shares of common stock for officer
compensation with a fair value of $12,000.
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On June
30, 2009, the Company issued 200,000 shares of common stock for officer bonus
compensation with a fair value of $6,000.
On June
30, 2009, the Company issued 50,000 shares of common stock for consultant
service bonus with a fair value of $1,500.
On June
30, 2009, the Company issued 5,000 shares of common stock for services with a
fair value of $150.
On June
30, 2009, the Company issued 7,500 shares of common stock for services with a
fair value of $225.
On
September 30, 2009, the Company issued 200,000 shares of common stock for
officer compensation with a fair value of $12,000.
On
December 31, 2009, the Company issued 200,000 shares of common stock for officer
compensation with a fair value of $12,000.
At
December 31, 2009, a total of 9,963,224 shares of common stock were issued and
outstanding. 1,000,000 warrants to purchase additional common stock
at $0.50 per share are also outstanding as of December 31, 2009, which expire in
May 2010.
NOTE
5—INCOME TAXES
On
January 1, 2008, the Company adopted the guidance for accounting for uncertainty
in income tax provisions. As such, the Company is required to
recognize in the financial statements only those tax positions determined to be
more likely than not of being sustained upon examination, based on the technical
merits of the positions. Interest and penalties are expensed as incurred as
operating expenses. The tax years that remain subject to examination by major
tax jurisdictions currently are Federal 2007-2009 and State of Minnesota
2007-2009. The net operating loss carryforwards are subject to
examination until they expire.
At
December 31, 2009, the Company had federal and state net operating loss
carryforward of approximately $629,000 available to offset future taxable
income. The Company’s federal and state net operating loss carryforwards will
begin to expire in 2026 if not used before such time to offset future taxable
income or tax liabilities. The Company’s deferred tax asset is the net operating
loss carryforward and the difference in patent amortization
expense. The Company has established a valuation allowance of
$277,000 and $198,000 at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, against its
deferred tax assets due to uncertainty surrounding the realization of such
assets. The change in valuation allowance for the years ended
December 31, 2009 and 2008 was $79,000 and $109,000, respectively, and for the
period ended January 10, 2006 (inception) to December 31, 2009 was
$277,000. Current and future changes in the stock ownership of the
Company may place limitations on the use of these net operating loss
carryforwards.
Reconciliation
between the federal statutory rate and the effective tax rates is as
follows:
Year Ended
December 31, 2009
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2008
|
Period from January 10, 2006
(inception) to December 31,
2009
|
||||||||||
Federal
statutory tax rate
|
(34.0 | )% | (34.0 | )% | (34.0 | )% | ||||||
State
taxes, net of federal benefit
|
(6.0 | ) | (6.0 | ) | (6.0 | ) | ||||||
Valuation
Allowance
|
40.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | |||||||||
Effective
tax rate
|
0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % |
NOTE
6—NOTES PAYABLE RELATED PARTY
On July
30, 2009, Lantern Advisers, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company owned
equally by Douglas Polinsky and Joseph A. Geraci, II (each of whom is an officer
and director of the Company), loaned the Company $10,000 under terms and
conditions set forth in a related unsecured term promissory note. The
promissory note provides for simple interest to accrue on the unpaid principal
balance of the promissory note at the rate of twelve percent (12.0%) per annum,
and requires that accrued interest be paid on a monthly basis until July 29,
2010, at which time the entire unpaid principal balance of the promissory note
will become due. The loan was made to provide working capital to the
Company.
On
October 13, 2009, Lantern Advisers, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company
owned equally by Douglas Polinsky and Joseph A. Geraci, II (each of whom is an
officer and director of the Company), loaned the Company $10,000 under terms and
conditions set forth in a related unsecured term promissory note. The
promissory note provides for simple interest to accrue on the unpaid principal
balance of the promissory note at the rate of 12% per annum, and requires that
accrued interest be paid on a monthly basis until October 12, 2010, at which
time the entire unpaid principal balance of the promissory note will become
due. The loan was made to provide working capital to the
Company.
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On
December 14, 2009, Lantern Advisers, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company
owned equally by Douglas Polinsky and Joseph A. Geraci, II (each of whom is an
officer and director of the Company), loaned the Company $20,000 under terms and
conditions set forth in a related unsecured term promissory note. The
promissory note provides for simple interest to accrue on the unpaid principal
balance of the promissory note at the rate of 12% per annum, and requires that
accrued interest be paid on a monthly basis until December 13, 2010, at which
time the entire unpaid principal balance of the promissory note will become
due. The loan was made to provide working capital to the
Company.
For the
year ended December 31, 2009, the Company has accrued interest and interest
expense of $873 related to the notes payable with a related party.
NOTE
7— GOING CONCERN; MANAGEMENT’S PLAN TO FUND WORKING CAPITAL NEEDS
The
Company incurred net losses of $167,409, $282,719, $692,829 for the years ended
December 31, 2009 and 2008 and for the cumulative period from January 10,
2006 (inception) to December 31, 2009, respectively, along with negative
cash flows from operating activities. The Company anticipates
significant expenditures during 2010 relating to the marketing its Winner’s Pot
Poker game, seeking regulatory approval from Nevada, Minnesota and Oklahoma to
license its game in their respective states, and legal and accounting expenses
to comply with the requirements of a public reporting
company. As of the date of filing of this report, the Company
had approximately $5,550 cash on hand and current liabilities of approximately
$4,250. The Company estimates that it will need approximately
$136,000 of cash over the next 12 months to continue operations through
2010.
NOTE
8—SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On
January 21, 2010, Lantern Advisers, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company
owned equally by Douglas Polinsky and Joseph A. Geraci, II (each of whom is an
officer and director of the Company), loaned the Company $10,000 under terms and
conditions set forth in a related unsecured term promissory note. The
promissory note provides for simple interest to accrue on the unpaid principal
balance of the promissory note at the rate of 12% per annum, and requires that
accrued interest be paid on a monthly basis until January 20, 2011, at which
time the entire unpaid principal balance of the promissory note will become
due. The loan was made to provide working capital to the
Company.
CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
|
None.
ITEM
9AT CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We
maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable
assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and
forms, and that such 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. A control
system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable,
not absolute, assurance the objectives of the control system are
met.
As of
December 31, 2009, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer recognized the additional risks to an effective internal
control environment with a limited accounting staff and the inability to fully
segregate all duties within our accounting and financial functions, including
the financial reporting and quarterly close process. Management has
concluded that, with certain oversight controls that are in place and the duties
we have been able to successfully segregate, the remaining risks associated with
the lack of segregation of duties are not sufficient to justify the costs of
potential benefits to be gained by adding additional employees given our
development stage, the limited scope of our operations, and the number of
business transactions we currently process, nor do these remaining risks rise to
the level of a material weakness. Management intends to periodically
reevaluate this situation and continue to assess ways in which duties can be
further segregated as our business evolves. Based on these
evaluations, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded
our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of December 31,
2009.
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Report
of Management on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Board of
Directors and Shareholders
Poker
Magic, Inc.
The
management of Poker Magic, Inc. (the “Company”) is responsible for establishing
and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term
is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. The
Company’s internal control system is designed to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of
financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control
over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. It should be
noted that any system of internal control, however well designed and operated,
can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of
the system will be met. Also, 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.
Under the
supervision and with the participation of management, including its principal
executive officer and principal financial officer, the Company’s management
assessed the design and operating effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2009 based on the framework set
forth in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
Based on
this assessment, management concluded that the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2009. Baker
Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, is
not required to issue, and thus has not issued, an attestation report on the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2009.
/s/ Douglas
M. Polinsky
Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Joseph
A. Geraci, II
Chief
Financial Officer
Changes
in Internal Controls
There
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the
quarter ended December 31, 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
ITEM
9B
|
OTHER
INFORMATION
|
None.
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PART
III
ITEM
10
|
DIRECTORS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
|
Directors,
Executive Officers, Promoters, and Control Persons
Name
|
Age
|
Positions
|
||
Douglas
M. Polinsky
|
50
|
Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer and President
|
||
Joseph
A. Geraci, II
|
40
|
Director
and Chief Financial
Officer
|
Douglas M. Polinsky
co-founded Poker Magic, Inc. in January 2006 and since that time has been the
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Since 1994, Mr. Polinsky
has been the Chief Executive Officer of Great North Capital Consultants, Inc., a
financial advisory company which he founded. Great North Capital Consultants
advises corporate clients on matters regarding corporate and governance
structures, public company acquisitions of private companies and other
transaction-related matters, and also make direct investments into public and
private companies. Mr. Polinsky earned a Bachelor of Science degree in hotel
administration at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. Mr. Polinsky is
presently director of Wizard Software Corporation, a publicly traded corporation
(AMEX: W2E).
Joseph A. Geraci, II was a
co-founder of Poker Magic, Inc. in January 2006 and has been a director and the
Chief Financial Officer of the Company since that time. Since February 2002
through the present time, Mr. Geraci has been managing member of Isles Capital,
LLC, an advisory and consulting firm that assists small businesses, both public
and private, in business development. In March 2005, Mr. Geraci also became the
managing member of Mill City Advisors, LLC, the general partner of Mill City
Ventures, LP, a Minnesota limited partnership that invests directly into both
private and public companies. From January 2005 until August 2005, Mr. Geraci
served as the Director of Finance for Gelstat Corporation, a purveyor
of homeopathic remedies, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. From 2000 until
December 2004, Mr. Geraci was a broker with Oak Ridge Financial Services, Inc.,
a Minneapolis-based broker-dealer firm.
Under the
Company’s bylaws, the directors serve for indefinite terms expiring upon the
next annual meeting of the Company’s shareholders.
Code
of Ethics
On August
5, 2008, our Board of Directors adopted a Code of Ethics for Management and
Non-Management Employees, which includes our Company’s principal executive
officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar
functions, as required by Sections 406 and 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002. Our Code of Ethics is available on our website,
www.pokermagicinc.com, and we will provide a copy, without charge, to any
shareholder upon written request made to Poker Magic, Inc., Attention: Chief
Executive Officer, 130 West Lake Street, Suite 300, Wayzata, MN
55391.
Changes
to Board of Director Nomination Procedures
The
Company has not had any material changes to the procedures for shareholder
nominations of candidates to serve on our Board of Directors during the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2009.
Committees
of the Board of Directors; Audit Committee Financial Expert
The Board
of Directors of the Company does not have a standing audit, compensation or
nominating committee. Instead, the entire Board of Directors fulfills
the functions of such committees. The Board of Directors has
determined that Mr. Joseph A. Geraci, II is an “audit committee financial
expert” as such term is defined under Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation
S-K. This determination was based primarily in part on Mr. Geraci’s
experience as Director of Finance for Gelstat
Corporation. Neither Mr. Geraci nor the only other member of the
Board of Directors—Douglas M. Polinsky—are “independent” as that term is defined
in Section 4200(a)(15) of National Association of Securities Dealers’ listing
standards. The Company is not subject to those listing standards
because its common stock is not listed for trading on a Nasdaq market or
exchange.
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Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, requires the Company’s directors,
executive officers and beneficial owners of more than 10% of the common stock of
the Company to file with the SEC certain reports regarding their ownership of
common stock or any changes in such ownership. The foregoing
reporting persons became subject to these filing requirements in April
2008. Based on its own review, the Company believes that Douglas M.
Polinsky and Joseph A. Geraci, II, each made late filings with respect to
transactions occurring during 2009, as follows: on September 15,
2009, Mr. Polinsky reported on Form 4 his acquisition from the Company of
300,000 shares on , which report was originally due on July 2, 2009; on
September 11, 2009, Mr. Geraci reported on Form 4 his acquisition from the
Company of 300,000 shares on June 30, 2009, which report was originally due on
July 2, 2009; on September 23, 2009, Mr. Geraci reported on Form 4 his open
market purchase (through Lantern Advisers, LLC) of 5,000 shares on September 18,
2009, which report was originally due on September 22, 2009; on February 16,
2010, Mr. Polinsky reported on Form 5 his acquisition from the Company of
100,000 shares on September 30, 2009 and 100,000 shares on December 31, 2009,
the reports for which were originally due on October 2, 2009 and January 4,
2010, respectively; and on February 16, 2010, Mr. Geraci reported on Form 5 his
acquisition from the Company of 100,000 shares on September 30, 2009 and 100,000
shares on December 31, 2009, the reports for which were originally due on
October 2, 2009 and January 4, 2010, respectively.
ITEM
11
|
EXECUTIVE
AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
|
Executive
Compensation
Summary Compensation Table
The
following table sets forth the total compensation paid by the Company during its
two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009 to the persons who
served as the Company’s President or Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer during such periods (collectively, the “named executives”).
Name and Principal Position
|
Year
|
Salary ($)
|
Stock Awards ($)
|
All
Other
Compensation ($)
|
Total ($)
|
|||||||||||||
Douglas
M. Polinsky,
|
2009
|
$ | 0 | (1) | $ | 21,000 | (2) | - | $ | 21,000 | ||||||||
Chief
Executive Officer
|
2008
|
$ | 4,000 | (3) | $ | 5,000 | (4) | - | $ | 9,000 | ||||||||
Joseph
A. Geraci, II,
|
2009
|
$ | 0 | (1) | $ | 21,000 | (2) | - | $ | 21,000 | ||||||||
Chief
Financial Officer
|
2008
|
$ | 4,000 | (3) | $ | 5,000 | (4) | - | $ | 9,000 |
(1)
|
The
named executive did not receive a salary during the year ended December
31, 2009, primarily because the Company did not then have the resources to
pay, or commit to pay, such individual a regular market-based salary for
his services. In order to value the services rendered to the
Company by the named executive, the Company recorded $6,000 with respect
to the named executive (aggregating to $12,000 for both named executives)
as additional paid-in capital in lieu of additional stock awards using the
fair value of the stock on the date of the grant.
|
(2)
|
The
named executive received a stock award of $21,000 (aggregating to
$42,000 for both named executives). This represents the dollar amount
recognized for financial reporting purposes under SFAS 123R with respect
to stock grants to the named executive for his services for the current
year.
|
(3)
|
The
named executive received a salary of $4,000 during the year ended December
31, 2008, primarily because the Company did not then have the resources to
pay, or commit to pay, such individual a regular market-based salary for
his services. In addition, in order to value the services
rendered to the Company by the named executive, the Company recorded
$19,000 with respect to the named executive (aggregating to $38,000 for
both named executives) as additional paid-in capital in lieu of additional
stock awards using the fair value of the stock on the date of the
grant.
|
(4)
|
The
named executive received a stock award of $3,000 for services
rendered in 2008. This represents the dollar amount recognized for
financial reporting purposes under SFAS 123R with respect to stock grants
to the named executive for his services for the year
indicated. The named executive also received a stock award of
$2,000 for services rendered in 2007, which amount is a “carryover” from
2007 (i.e., the stock was issued in 2008 but related to services rendered
in 2007) and was also recognized for financial reporting purposes under
SFAS 123R for the year indicated.
|
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Employment Agreements with
Executives
The
Company does not currently have employment agreements with Messrs. Polinsky and
Geraci, and currently has no plans to enter into employment agreements with such
individuals.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal
Year End
The
Company had no outstanding options, warrants, unvested stock awards or equity
incentive plan awards as of December 31, 2009 held by any named executive. In
addition, the Company has no options, warrants, unvested stock awards or equity
incentive plan awards outstanding and held by any named executive as of the date
of this filing.
Director
Compensation
The
Company did not pay director compensation in 2009; however the Company
reimbursed its directors for their expenses incurred in attending or
participating in meetings of the board of directors or other Company-related
meetings.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
|
The table
below sets forth certain information with respect to beneficial ownership of our
common stock as of February 24, 2010 (on which date there were an aggregate of
9,963,224 shares of common stock outstanding), by:
|
·
|
each
director of the Company
|
|
·
|
each
named executive (see Item 11
above)
|
|
·
|
all
current directors and executive officers of the Company as a group,
and
|
|
·
|
each
person or entity known by the Company to beneficially own more than 5% of
our common stock.
|
Unless
otherwise indicated in the table or its footnotes, the address of each of the
following persons or entities is 130 West Lake Street, Suite 300, Wayzata,
Minnesota 55391, and each such person or entity has sole voting and investment
power with respect to the shares of common stock set forth opposite their
respective name.
Name
|
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned (1)
|
Percentage of
Outstanding
Shares (1)
|
||||||
Douglas
M. Polinsky (2)
|
2,093,500 | 21.0 | % | |||||
Joseph
A. Geraci, II (3)
|
1,866,000 | 18.7 | % | |||||
Gary
Kostiuk (4)
257
Frog Pond Road
Parkertown,
NJ 08087
|
540,000 | 5.42 | % | |||||
All
current directors and executive officers as a group (5)
(two persons)
|
3,958,500 | 39.7 | % |
(1)
|
Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and
includes general voting power and/or investment power with respect to
securities. Shares of common stock subject to options or warrants
currently exercisable, or exercisable within 60 days of the applicable
record date, are deemed outstanding for computing the beneficial ownership
percentage of the person holding such options or warrants but are not
deemed outstanding for computing the beneficial ownership percentage of
any other person.
|
(2)
|
Mr.
Polinsky is the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Includes
1,250,000 common shares held by Great North Capital Consultants, Inc.
(f/k/a Great North Capital Corp.), a Minnesota corporation of which Mr.
Polinsky is the sole shareholder, officer and director, 703,500 common
shares held individually by Mr. Polinsky, and 140,000 common shares held
in the name of two of Mr. Polinsky’s minor children (beneficial ownership
of which Mr. Polinsky disclaims).
|
(3)
|
Mr.
Geraci is a director and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Includes
1,675,000 common shares held by Mr. Geraci and 190,000 common shares held
individually by Mr. Geraci’s
spouse.
|
(4)
|
All
shares are common shares and are held
individually.
|
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(5)
|
Includes
Messrs. Polinsky and Geraci.
|
ITEM
13
|
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
|
No
reportable transactions.
Director
Independence
The
Company currently has two directors, Messrs. Joseph A. Geraci, II and Douglas M.
Polinsky, neither of whom are “independent” as that term is defined in Section
4200(a)(15) of National Association of Securities Dealers’ listing standards.
The Company is not subject to those listing standards because its common stock
is not listed for trading on a Nasdaq market. In addition, the Company does not
have a standing audit, compensation or nominating committee. Instead, the entire
board of directors fulfills the function of such committees.
ITEM
14
|
PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
|
Aggregate
fees billed by our principal independent registered public accounting firm for
the fiscal years indicated:
2008
|
2009
|
|||||||
Audit
Fees
|
$ | 52,077 | $ | 52,375 | ||||
Audit-Related
Fees
|
0 | 0 | ||||||
Tax
Fees
|
2,605 | 400 | ||||||
All
Other Fees
|
0 | 0 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 54,682 | $ | 52,775 |
Audit
Fees. The fees identified under this caption were for
professional services rendered by Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (formerly
known as Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP) for years ended 2008 and 2009 in
connection with the audit of our annual financial statements and review of the
financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form
10-Q. The amounts also include fees for services that are normally
provided by the independent public registered accounting firm in connection with
statutory and regulatory filings and engagements for the years
identified.
Audit-Related
Fees. The fees identified under this caption were for
assurance and related services that were related to the performance of the audit
or review of our financial statements and were not reported under the caption
“Audit Fees.” This category may include fees related to the performance of
audits and attestation services not required by statute or regulations, and
accounting consultations about the application of generally accepted accounting
principles to proposed transactions.
Tax Fees. The fees
identified under this caption were for tax compliance and corporate tax
services. Corporate tax services encompass a variety of permissible
services, including technical tax advice related to tax matters; assistance with
state and local taxes. Tax fees incurred in fiscal 2008 included
preparation of the annual corporate tax returns, however, tax fees incurred in
fiscal 2009 only related to tax filing extension as the actual preparation of
the corporate tax returns was performed by a separate firm.
Approval
Policy. Our entire Board of Directors approves in advance all
services provided by our independent registered public accounting
firm. All engagements of our independent registered public accounting
firm in years ended 2008 and 2009 were pre-approved by the Board of
Directors.
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EXHIBITS
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
|
Financial
Statements
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Financial
Statements
|
Balance
Sheets – December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008
|
Statements
of Operations – Years ended December 31, 2009, December 31, 2008 and
Period from January 10, 2006 (inception) to December 31,
2009
|
Statement
of Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) – Years ended December 31, 2009,
December 31, 2008 and Period from January 10, 2006 (inception) to December
31, 2009
|
Statements
of Cash Flows – Years ended December 31, 2009, December 31, 2008 and
Period from January 10, 2006 (inception) to December 31,
2009
|
Notes
to Financial Statements
|
Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
|
Description
|
|
3.1
|
Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Poker Magic, Inc. (1)
|
|
3.2
|
Amended
and Restated Bylaws of Poker Magic, Inc. (1)
|
|
4
|
Form
of Common Stock Certificate (1)
|
|
10.1
|
Asset
Purchase Agreement with Select Video, Inc., dated March 10, 2006 (1)
|
|
10.2
|
License
Agreement with Bally’s Park Place, Inc., dated December 26, 2007 (1)
|
|
10.3
|
Amendment
to License Agreement with Bally's Park Place, Inc., dated June 26, 2008
(2)
|
|
14
|
Code
of Ethics (3)
|
|
31.1*
|
Section 302
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer
|
|
31.2*
|
Section 302
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer
|
|
32.1*
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18
U.S.C. §1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
|
(1) Incorporated
herein by reference to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 10-SB,
filed on January 29, 2008.
(2) Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K,
filed on July 10, 2008.
(3) Available
on registrant’s website at www.pokermagicinc.com,
as permitted under Item 406(c) of Regulation S-K.
*Filed
electronically herewith.
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In
accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
POKER
MAGIC, INC.
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/s/ Douglas
Polinsky
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Douglas
Polinsky
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Chief
Executive Officer
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Dated: February
26, 2010
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature and Name
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Position/Title
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Date
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/s/ Douglas M.
Polinsky
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Chief Executive Officer, President
and
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February 26, 2010
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Douglas M. Polinsky
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Director (principal executive
officer)
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/s/ Joseph A. Geraci,
II
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Chief
Financial Officer and Director
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February
26, 2010
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Joseph
A. Geraci, II
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(principal
accounting and financial officer)
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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31.1
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Section 302
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer
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31.2
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Section 302
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer
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32.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18
U.S.C. §1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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