NOTE 3. REVENUE RECOGNITION

Revenue recognition. We generate revenue primarily from the licensing of our intellectual property and the intellectual property that we license from third parties. We recognize revenue under recurring fee license contracts monthly as we satisfy our performance obligation, which consists of granting the customer the right to use our intellectual property. Amounts billed are determined based on flat rates or usage rates stipulated in the customer contract.

From time to time, we may sell the perpetual right to use our intellectual property for our progressive gaming systems, that is separate from the licensing of our game content and from time to time, sell the units used to deliver the progressive gaming systems. Control transfers and we recognize revenue at a point in time when the gaming system is available for use by a customer, which is no earlier than the shipment of the products to the customer or an intermediary for the customer.

From time to time, the Company licenses intellectual property from third-party owners and re-licenses that intellectual property to its casino clients. In these arrangements, the Company usually agrees to pay the owner of the intellectual property a royalty based on the revenues the Company receives from licensing the intellectual property to its casino clients. Royalties are recorded net in revenue.

Disaggregation of revenue

Contract liabilities. Amounts billed and cash received in advance of performance obligations fulfilled are recorded as contract liabilities and recognized as revenue when performance obligations are fulfilled.

On May 10, 2023, the Company and a customer entered into an amended and restated agreement (the "Agreement"). The Agreement amends and restates a previous agreement between the parties, dated June 2, 2015, for the provision of licenses for certain table game content and related intellectual property which the Company, succeeded to as successor in interest by merger with PGP.

The Agreement guarantees a minimum payment from the customer of €6,000,000 (converted to approximately $6,702,000 as of September 30, 2024) per each year ended March 31, for years 1 through 4 of the contract. The amount is to be billed and paid based on minimum monthly payments of €500,000 (converted to approximately $558,500 as of September 30, 2024). Any usage amount lower than the minimum monthly payment is deferred until the end of the contract year when the revenue is considered earned and can be recognized. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized a total of $168,944 of deferred revenue upon the completion of the first year of the contract.

For years 5 through 10 of the contract, the amount to be billed is based on the actual usage from the Licensee. Invoices will be billed on a monthly basis. Revenue for years 5 through 10 will be recognized when actual usage is incurred.

Contract Assets. The Company’s contract assets consist solely of unbilled receivables which are recorded when the Company recognizes revenue in advance of billings. Unbilled receivables are included in the balance of Accounts receivable, net of allowance on the balance sheet and totaled $1,374,380, $1,091,068 and $1,210,567 as of September 30, 2024, December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively.

Intellectual property agreements. From time to time, the Company purchases or licenses intellectual property from third-parties and the Company, in turn, utilizes that intellectual property in certain games sold to clients. In these purchase agreements, the Company may agree to pay the seller of the intellectual property a fee if and when the Company receives revenue from games containing the intellectual property.