Gaming Technologies (GMGT) Risk Analysis
Risk Overview Q4, 2022
Source: the company's latest filing for the period ended Dec 31, 2022, filed May 01, 2023
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- Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 1Risk of Going Concern Although our financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, we must raise additional capital before October 2023 to fund our operations in order to continue as a going concern.
Weinberg & Company, our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, has included an explanatory paragraph in their opinion that accompanies our audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022, indicating that our current liquidity position raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. If we are unable to improve our liquidity position we may not be able to continue as a going concern. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result if we are unable to continue as a going concern and, therefore, be required to realize our assets and discharge our liabilities other than in the normal course of business which could cause investors to suffer the loss of all or a substantial portion of their investment. We anticipate that our principal sources of liquidity will only be sufficient to fund our activities and debt service needs through May 2023. In order to have sufficient cash to fund our operations beyond May 2023, we will need to raise additional equity or debt capital in order to continue as a going concern and we cannot provide any assurance that we will be successful in doing so.
Risk Highlights Q4, 2022
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Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 39
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1We are an "emerging growth company" and "smaller reporting company" within the meaning of the Securities Act, and if we take advantage of certain exemptions from disclosure requirements available to emerging growth companies or smaller reporting companies, this could make our securities less attractive to investors and may make it more difficult to compare our performance with other public companies.
We are an "emerging growth company" within the meaning of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act, and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. As a result, our shareholders may not have access to certain information they may deem important. We could be an emerging growth company for up to five years, although circumstances could cause us to lose that status earlier, including if the market value of our shares of common stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the end of any second quarter of a fiscal year, in which case we would no longer be an emerging growth company as of the end of such fiscal year. We cannot predict whether investors will find our securities less attractive because we will rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result of our reliance on these exemptions, the trading prices of our securities may be lower than they otherwise would be, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the trading prices of our securities may be more volatile. Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non- emerging growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. We have elected not to opt out of such an extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of our financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used. Additionally, we are a "smaller reporting company" as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements. We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which (1) the market value of our shares of common stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $250 million as of the end of the second fiscal quarter of that year, or (2) our annual revenues exceeded $100 million during such completed fiscal year and the market value of our shares of common stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the end of the second fiscal quarter of that year.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2Jason Drummond, our Chief Executive Officer and sole director, resides outside of the US, it may be difficult for an investor to enforce any right based on US federal securities laws against Mr. Drummond, or to enforce a judgment rendered by a US court against Mr. Drummond.
Our Chief Executive Officer and director, Jason Drummond, is a non-resident of the US. Therefore, it may be difficult to effect service of process on Mr. Drummond in the US, and it may be difficult to enforce any judgment rendered against Mr. Drummond. Accordingly, it may be difficult or impossible for an investor to bring an action against Mr. Drummond, in the case that an investor believes that such investor's rights have been infringed under the US securities laws, or otherwise. Even if an investor is successful in bringing an action of this kind, the laws may render that investor as unable to enforce a judgment against the assets of Mr. Drummond. As a result, our shareholders may have more difficulties in protecting their interests through actions against Mr. Drummond, compared to shareholders of a corporation whose officers and directors reside within the US. Mr. Drummond's principal assets are located in the United Kingdom.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3We do not have any independent directors, nor an audit committee, a compensation committee or a corporate governance committee.
At present, we do not have any independent directors, and our board of directors does not have an audit committee, a compensation committee or a nominating/corporate governance committee. Our sole director is Jason Drummond, who is our Chief Executive Officer. Because we have no independent directors and only a single director, we do not have any checks and balances on Mr. Drummond, which may make it difficult for us to develop internal controls, to cure material weaknesses in internal controls and to raise money in the financial markets.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4The concentration of our capital stock ownership with insiders will likely limit your ability to influence corporate matters.
Our executive officers and director and several stockholders together beneficially own approximately 57.1% of outstanding common stock. As a result, these stockholders, if they act together or in a block, could have significant influence over most matters that require approval by our stockholders, including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions, even if other stockholders oppose them. This concentration of ownership might also have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of our company that other stockholders may view as beneficial.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5Although our common stock is approved for trading on the OTCQB market, an active, liquid trading market for our common stock may not develop or be sustained. If and when an active market develops the price of our common stock may be volatile.
Our common stock is traded on the OTCQB market. Currently there is a very limited trading in our stock and there is no assurance that an active market will develop. In the absence of an active trading market, investors may have difficulty buying and selling or obtaining market quotations, market visibility for shares of our common stock may be limited, and a lack of visibility for shares of our common stock may have a depressive effect on the market price for shares of our common stock. The lack of an active market may also reduce the fair market value of our common stock. Trading in stocks quoted on the OTC markets is often thin and characterized by wide fluctuations in trading prices, due to many factors that may have little to do with our operations or business prospects. The securities market has from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are not related to the operating performance of particular companies. These market fluctuations may also materially and adversely affect the market price of shares of our common stock. Moreover, the OTCQB market is not a stock exchange and is not an established market, and trading of securities is often more sporadic than the trading of securities listed on a national stock exchange like Nasdaq.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 6Our stock may be traded infrequently and in low volumes, so you may be unable to sell your shares at or near the quoted bid prices if you need to sell your shares.
Until our common stock is listed on a national securities exchange such as the Nasdaq Stock Market or the New York Stock Exchange, we expect our common stock to remain eligible for quotation on the OTC Markets, or on another over-the-counter quotation system, or in the "pink sheets." In those venues, however, the shares of our common stock may trade infrequently and in low volumes, meaning that the number of persons interested in purchasing our common shares at or near bid prices at any given time may be relatively small or non-existent. An investor may find it difficult to obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of our common stock or to sell his or her shares at or near bid prices or at all. In addition, if we fail to meet the criteria set forth in SEC regulations, various requirements would be imposed by law on broker-dealers who sell our securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. Consequently, such regulations may deter broker-dealers from recommending or selling our common stock, which may further affect the liquidity of our common stock. This would also make it more difficult for us to raise capital.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 7Future sales of shares of our common stock or the perception that these sales may occur, may depress our stock price.
The market price of our common stock could decline significantly as a result of sales of a large number of shares of our common stock in the market. In addition, if our significant stockholders sell a large number of shares, or if we issue a large number of shares, the market price of our common stock could decline. Any issuance of additional common stock, or common stock equivalents by us would result in dilution to our existing shareholders. Such issuances could be made at a price that reflects a discount to the then-current trading price of our common stock. Moreover, the perception in the public market that stockholders may sell shares of our stock or that we may issue additional shares of common stock could depress the market for our shares and make it more difficult for us to sell equity securities at any time in the future if at all. We may issue additional shares of common stock and/or preferred stock without stockholder approval, which would dilute the current holders of our common stock. In addition, the exercise or conversion of securities that may be granted in the future would further dilute holders of our common stock. Our Board of Directors has authority, without action or vote of our shareholders, to issue shares of common and preferred stock. We may issue shares of our common stock or preferred stock to complete a business combination or to raise capital. Such stock issuances could be made at a price that reflects a discount from the then-current trading price of our common stock. These issuances would dilute our stockholders' ownership interest, which among other things would have the effect of reducing their influence on matters on which our stockholders vote. In addition, our stockholders and prospective investors may incur additional dilution if holders of stock options and warrants, whether currently outstanding or subsequently granted, exercise their options or warrants to purchase shares of our common stock.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 8The rights of the holders of our common stock may be impaired by the potential issuance of preferred stock.
We are authorized to issue up to of 5,000,000 shares of "blank check" preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; however no preferred shares have been designated or issued by the Company as of the date of this report. Our certificate of incorporation gives our Board of Directors the right to create one or more new series of preferred stock. As a result, our Board of Directors may, without stockholder approval, issue preferred stock with voting, dividend, conversion, liquidation or other rights that could adversely affect the voting power and equity interests of the holders of our common stock. Preferred stock, which could be issued with the right to more than one vote per share, would dilute the rights of our common stockholders and could be used to discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our company, which could materially adversely affect the price of our common stock.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 9Our common stock may be subject to the "penny stock" rules of the SEC and the trading market in the securities is limited, which makes transactions in the stock cumbersome and may reduce the value of an investment in the stock.
Rule 3a51-1 under the Exchange Act establishes the definition of a "penny stock," for the purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require: (a) that a broker or dealer approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks; and (b) the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased. In order to approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must: (a) obtain financial information and investment experience objectives of the person; and (b) make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks. The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prescribed by the SEC relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form: (a) sets forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination; and (b) confirms that the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction. Generally, brokers may be less willing to execute transactions in securities subject to the "penny stock" rules. This may make it more difficult for investors to dispose of our common stock and cause a decline in the market value of our common stock. Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading and about the commissions payable to both the broker or dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 10There is no guarantee that our application to list our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market will be approved, and if our common stock are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, there can be no assurance that we will be able to comply with the Nasdaq Capital Market's continued listing standards.
We have applied to list our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols " GMGT ". There can be no assurance that the Nasdaq Capital Market will approve our application for the listing of our common stock. The approval process for the listing of our shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market, or any other exchange, involves factors beyond our control. Among other things, we will be required to meet the Nasdaq Capital Market's threshold for stockholders' equity, which will require us to raise additional capital, of which there can be no assurance. We will also be required to meet minimum market value of unrestricted publicly held shares, minimum share price and other listing criteria, of which there can be no assurance. If our common stock is approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, there is no guarantee that we will be able to maintain such listing for any period of time by perpetually satisfying the Nasdaq Capital Market's continued listing requirements. Our failure to continue to meet these requirements may result in our securities being delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market. The absence of such a listing may adversely affect the acceptance of our common stock as currency or the value accorded by other parties. Further, if we are delisted, we would incur additional costs under state blue sky laws in connection with any sales of our securities. These requirements could severely limit the market liquidity of our common stock and the ability of our stockholders to sell our common stock in the secondary market. If our common stock is delisted by the Nasdaq Capital Market, our common stock may be eligible to trade on an over-the-counter quotation system, such as the OTCQB or the OTC Pink Market, where an investor may find it more difficult to sell our securities or obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of our securities. In the event our common stock are delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market in the future, we may not be able to list our common stock on another national securities exchange or obtain quotation on an over-the counter quotation system.
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