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VIP Play (VIPZ) Risk Analysis

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Public companies are required to disclose risks that can affect the business and impact the stock. These disclosures are known as “Risk Factors”. Companies disclose these risks in their yearly (Form 10-K), quarterly earnings (Form 10-Q), or “foreign private issuer” reports (Form 20-F). Risk factors show the challenges a company faces. Investors can consider the worst-case scenarios before making an investment. TipRanks’ Risk Analysis categorizes risks based on proprietary classification algorithms and machine learning. VIP Play disclosed 31 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. VIP Play reported the most risks in the “Finance & Corporate” category.

Risk Overview Q1, 2024

Source: the company's latest filing for the period ended Mar 31, 2024, filed May 13, 2024

Risk Distribution
31Risks
Sector Avg.Finance & CorporateTech & InnovationLegal & RegulatoryProductionAbility to SellMacro & Political
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy

Risk Change Over Time

VIP Play disclosed risks per quarterNo. of Risks2829303132Q12023Q2Q3Q4Q12024Showing: Q2, 2023
Risks removedRisks addedRisks changedVIP Play Risk Factors
  • Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 1
    Our restatement of certain of our previously issued financial statements may impose unanticipated costs, affect investor confidence, and cause reputational harm.

    During fiscal 2023, we corrected an accounting error related to the estimated value of the shares of Series B convertible preferred stock issued and recorded in the year ended June 30, 2022. In February, 2024, management determined that the value of the shares and the corresponding loss on debt extinguishment was overstated by $747,102. Therefore, to correct this accounting error, we recorded an adjustment to equity and other losses in the amount of $747,102 at June 30, 2022. This adjustment had no effect to the balance sheet or statement of operations for the year ended June 30, 2023. In evaluating whether the previously issued Consolidated Financial Statements were materially misstated for the interim or annual periods during the years ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively, the Company applied the guidance of Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 250, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") Topic 1.M, Assessing Materiality, and SAB Topic 1.N, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements and concluded that the effect of the errors on prior period annual financial statements was material; and therefore as noted in SAB Topic 1.N. the Company has restated the June 30, 2022 consolidated financial statements in accordance with FASB ASC 250-10-45-23. As a result, we have incurred, and may continue to incur, unanticipated costs in connection with or related to the Restatements, as well as any litigation or regulatory inquiries that may result and have resulted therefrom. In addition, the Restatements and any potential related media coverage may negatively affect our relationships with customers and may also negatively affect investor confidence in the accuracy of our financial disclosures and cause it reputational harm.

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Risk Highlights Q1, 2024

Main Risk Category
Finance & Corporate
With 13 Risks
Number of Disclosed Risks
31
No changes from last report
S&P 500 Average: 32
Recent Changes
0Risks added
0Risks removed
0Risks changed
Since Mar 2024
Number of Risk Changed
0
No changes from last report
S&P 500 Average: 1

Risk Word Cloud

we may have difficulty accessing the service of banks, credit card issuers and payment processing services providers, which may make it difficult to sell our products and services.difficult to sell our productsif we are unable to hire and retain key personnel, we may not be able to implement our business plan.to implement our business planbecause we have a limited operating history, you may not be able to accurately evaluate our operations.to accurately evaluate our operationsour business model depends upon the continued compatibility between our app and the major mobile operating systems and upon third-party platforms for the distribution of our product offerings. if the apple app store, or the google play store once we're approved, prevents users from downloading our app or augments the restrictions on advertising to our users, our ability to grow our revenue, profitability and prospects may be adversely affected.distribution of our product offeringscompliance with changing regulation of corporate governance and public disclosure may result in additional expenses.changing regulation of corporate governancedespite our security measures, our information technology and infrastructure may be vulnerable to attacks by hackers or breached due to employee error, malfeasance or other disruptions. any such breach could compromise our networks and the information stored there could be accessed, publicly disclosed, lost or stolen. any such access, disclosure or other loss of information could result in legal claims or proceedings, liability under laws that protect the privacy of personal information, and regulatory penalties, disruption of our operations and the services we provide to users, damage to our reputation, and a loss of confidence in our products and services, which could adversely affect our business.breached due to employee errorbecause the chairman of the board beneficially owns stock representing a majority of the total voting power of our outstanding stock, you may not have any influence in the corporate decisions of the company, including the election of directors.board beneficially owns stock representingwe rely on third-party providers to validate the identity and identify the location of our users, and if such providers fail to perform adequately or provide accurate information or we do not maintain business relationships with them, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.third-party providers to validatewe have not paid cash dividends in the past and do not expect to pay cash dividends in the future on our common stock. any return on investment may be limited to the value of our common stock.expect to pay cash dividendsour commercial success depends significantly on our ability to develop and commercialize our products without infringing the intellectual property rights of third parties.our commercial success depends significantly

Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 31

Share Price & Shareholder Rights6 | 19.4%
  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1
    FINRA sales practice requirements may also limit a stockholder's ability to buy and sell our stock.

    In addition to the "penny stock" rules described above, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer's financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock and have an adverse effect on the market for our shares.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2
    Our shares will be subject to the Penny Stock Reform Act, which will affect your ability to sell your shares in any secondary market, which may develop. If our shares are not listed on a nationally approved exchange or NASDAQ, we do not meet certain minimum financing requirements, or have a bid price of at least $5.00 per share, they will likely be defined as a "penny stock". Broker-dealer practices, in connection with transactions in "penny stocks", are regulated by the SEC. Rules associated with transactions in penny stocks include the following:

    - the delivery of standardized risk disclosure documents;   - the provision of other information such as current bid/offer quotations, compensation to be provided broker-dealer and salesperson, monthly accounting for penny stocks held in the customers' account;   - written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for purchaser;   - written agreement to the transaction from purchaser; and   - a two-business day delay prior to execution of a trade These disclosure requirements and the wide fluctuations that "penny stocks" often experience in the market may make it difficult for you to sell your shares in any secondary market, which may develop.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3
    Our common stock price may be volatile and could fluctuate widely in price, which could result in substantial losses for investors.

    The market price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile and could fluctuate widely in price in response to various factors, many of which are beyond our control, including: - technological innovations or new products and services by us or our competitors;   - government regulation of our products and services;   - the establishment of partnerships with other technology companies;   - intellectual property disputes;   - additions or departures of key personnel;   - sales of our common stock   - our ability to integrate operations, technology, products and services;   - our ability to execute our business plan;   - operating results below expectations;   - loss of any strategic relationship;   - industry developments;   - economic and other external factors; and   - period-to-period fluctuations in our financial results. Because we are an emerging growth company with nominal revenues to date, you should consider any one of these factors to be material. Our stock price may fluctuate widely as a result of any of the above. In addition, the securities markets have from time-to-time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. These market fluctuations may also materially and adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4
    As an "emerging growth company" under the JOBS Act, we are permitted to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements.

    We qualify as an "emerging growth company" under the JOBS Act. As a result, we are permitted to, and intend to, rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements. For so long as we are an emerging growth company, we will not be required to: - have an auditor report on our internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;   - comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor's report providing additional information about the audit and the consolidated financial statements (i.e., an auditor discussion and analysis);   - submit certain executive compensation matters to stockholder advisory votes, such as "say-on-pay" and "say-on-frequency;" and   - disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the Chief Executive's compensation to median employee compensation. In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period. Our consolidated financial statements may therefore not be comparable to those of companies that comply with such new or revised accounting standards. We will remain an "emerging growth company" until the earliest of: (i) the last day of the first fiscal year in which our total annual gross revenues exceed $1.07 billion; (ii) the date that we become a "large accelerated filer" as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, which would occur if the market value of our ordinary shares that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter; (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt during the preceding three year period; or (iv) June 30, 2026. Even if we no longer qualify for the exemptions for an emerging growth company, we may still be, in certain circumstances, subject to scaled disclosure requirements as a smaller reporting company. For example, smaller reporting companies, like emerging growth companies, are not required to provide a compensation discussion and analysis under Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K or auditor attestation of internal controls over financial reporting. Until such time, however, we cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5
    Because the Chairman of the Board beneficially owns stock representing a majority of the total voting power of our outstanding stock, you may not have any influence in the corporate decisions of the company, including the election of directors.

    As of February 29, 2024 our current Chairman of the Board, Bruce Cassidy, through his companies Eagle Investment Group, LLC, Excel Family Partners, LLLP and Excel Members, LLC, beneficially owns outstanding voting securities representing 63.55% of the total voting power of our outstanding common stock and preferred stock. Currently, there are 67,821,632 shares of common stock outstanding that entitle the holders to 1 vote per share for a total of 67,821,632 votes. We also have 11,693 shares of Series B preferred stock outstanding that have the right to 100 votes per share for a total of 1,169,300 votes, and 2,499,998 shares of Series C preferred stock outstanding that have the right to 1 vote per share for a total of 2,499,998 votes. Thus, there are a total of 71,490,930 total votes available and Mr. Cassidy controls 45,430,598 votes for 63.55% voting power over the company. As a result, Mr. Cassidy has a majority of the voting power in all matters submitted to our stockholders for approval including: - Election of members of the Board;   - Removal of any of our directors;   - Amendment of our Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws;   - Adoption of measures that could delay or prevent a change in control or impede a merger, takeover or other business combination involving us. As a result of his ownership and position, Mr. Cassidy is able to substantially influence all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions. In addition, the future prospect of sales of significant amounts of shares held by Mr. Cassidy could affect the market price of our common stock if the marketplace does not orderly adjust to the increase in shares in the market and the value of your investment in our company may decrease. Mr. Cassidy's stock ownership may discourage a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us, which in turn could reduce our stock price or prevent our stockholders from realizing a premium over our stock price.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 6
    Our investors may lose their entire investment because our financial status creates a doubt whether we will continue as a going concern.

    We have a limited operating history and have incurred recurring losses from operations. For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, we incurred a net loss of $11,337,876 and $715,974, respectively. Our auditors, in their opinion dated March 8, 2024 have included a going concern paragraph. We do not have a history of generating revenues and only recently began to generate any revenues from our sports betting operations, further our projected revenues do not currently cover our expenses and we are dependent on outside capital to continue our operations. We may not be able to continue as a going concern without additional financing, and if such financing is not available to us or is not available to us on acceptable terms, we may be forced to cease operations.

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FAQ

What are “Risk Factors”?
Risk factors are any situations or occurrences that could make investing in a company risky. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires that publicly traded companies disclose their most significant risk factors. This is so that potential investors can consider any risks before they make an investment. They also offer companies protection, as a company can use risk factors as liability protection. This could happen if a company underperforms and investors take legal action as a result. It is worth noting that smaller companies, that is those with a public float of under $75 million on the last business day, do not have to include risk factors in their 10-K and 10-Q forms, although some may choose to do so.
How do companies disclose their risk factors?
Publicly traded companies initially disclose their risk factors to the SEC through their S-1 filings as part of the IPO process. Additionally, companies must provide a complete list of risk factors in their Annual Reports (Form 10-K) or (Form 20-F) for “foreign private issuers”. Quarterly Reports also include a section on risk factors (Form 10-Q) where companies are only required to update any changes since the previous report. According to the SEC, risk factors should be reported concisely, logically and in “plain English” so investors can understand them.
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What are all the risk factor categories?
TipRanks has identified 6 major categories of risk factors and a number of subcategories for each. You can see how these categories are broken down in the list below. 1. Financial & Corporate Accounting & Financial Operations - risks related to accounting loss, value of intangible assets, financial statements, value of intangible assets, financial reporting, estimates, guidance, company profitability, dividends, fluctuating results. Share Price & Shareholder Rights – risks related to things that impact share prices and the rights of shareholders, including analyst ratings, major shareholder activity, trade volatility, liquidity of shares, anti-takeover provisions, international listing, dual listing. Debt & Financing – risks related to debt, funding, financing and interest rates, financial investments. Corporate Activity and Growth – risks related to restructuring, M&As, joint ventures, execution of corporate strategy, strategic alliances. 2. Legal & Regulatory Litigation and Legal Liabilities – risks related to litigation/ lawsuits against the company. Regulation – risks related to compliance, GDPR, and new legislation. Environmental / Social – risks related to environmental regulation and to data privacy. Taxation & Government Incentives – risks related to taxation and changes in government incentives. 3. Production Costs – risks related to costs of production including commodity prices, future contracts, inventory. Supply Chain – risks related to the company’s suppliers. Manufacturing – risks related to the company’s manufacturing process including product quality and product recalls. Human Capital – risks related to recruitment, training and retention of key employees, employee relationships & unions labor disputes, pension, and post retirement benefits, medical, health and welfare benefits, employee misconduct, employee litigation. 4. Technology & Innovation Innovation / R&D – risks related to innovation and new product development. Technology – risks related to the company’s reliance on technology. Cyber Security – risks related to securing the company’s digital assets and from cyber attacks. Trade Secrets & Patents – risks related to the company’s ability to protect its intellectual property and to infringement claims against the company as well as piracy and unlicensed copying. 5. Ability to Sell Demand – risks related to the demand of the company’s goods and services including seasonality, reliance on key customers. Competition – risks related to the company’s competition including substitutes. Sales & Marketing – risks related to sales, marketing, and distribution channels, pricing, and market penetration. Brand & Reputation – risks related to the company’s brand and reputation. 6. Macro & Political Economy & Political Environment – risks related to changes in economic and political conditions. Natural and Human Disruptions – risks related to catastrophes, floods, storms, terror, earthquakes, coronavirus pandemic/COVID-19. International Operations – risks related to the global nature of the company. Capital Markets – risks related to exchange rates and trade, cryptocurrency.