Quarterly report pursuant to sections 13 or 15(d)

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Operating lease obligation. We lease our offices from a related party that is connected with our CEO. We entered into a lease effective September 1, 2010 for a period of two years with a monthly rental payment of $10,359. Rent expense was $98,455 and $93,240 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Our lease expired at the end of August 2012 and is currently on a term of month-to-month. Based upon our current growth projections, we anticipate either renewing our existing lease agreement and expanding our operations with a lease of a second facility or in the alternative, may elect to not renew our existing lease and seek an entirely new facility sometime in late 2012 or 2013. We may also elect to purchase a future facility. The amounts shown in the accompanying table reflect our estimates of lease obligations for the twelve months ending 2013 through 2017 and are based upon our current estimates of our projected needs and our forecast of the commercial real estate market in Las Vegas, including a 5% cost of living increase. These estimates are summarized as follows:

 

Twelve Months ended September 30,   Annual obligation
(Estimate)
  2013     $ 139,130  
  2014       146,087  
  2015       153,391  
  2016       161,061  
  2017       169,114  
  Total lease obligation     $ 768,783  

 

Legal proceedings. In the ordinary course of conducting our business, we are, from time to time, involved in various legal proceedings, administrative proceedings, regulatory government investigations and other matters, including those in which we are a plaintiff, that are complex in nature and have outcomes that are difficult to predict. In accordance with SFAS 5, "Accounting for Contingencies," we record accruals for such contingencies to the extent that we conclude that it is probable that a liability will be incurred and the amount of the related loss can be reasonably estimated. Our assessment of each matter may change based on future unexpected events. An unexpected adverse judgment in any pending litigation could cause a material impact on our business operations, intellectual property, results of operations or financial position. Unless otherwise expressly stated, we believe costs associated with litigation will not have a material impact on our financial position or liquidity, but may be material to the results of operations in any given period. We assume no obligation to update the status of pending litigation, except as may be required by applicable law, statute or regulation. For a complete description of the facts and circumstances surrounding material litigation to which we are a party, see Note 10 in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. There are no material updates to matters previously reported on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, except:

 

Unax Gaming settlement. In May 2012, we entered into a settlement agreement (“UNAX Settlement”) with UNAX Service, LLC (“Unax Gaming”). As a result of the UNAX Settlement, Unax Gaming assigned all of its rights and interest in the games “Double Action Blackjack” and “Squeezit Blackjack” which were deemed to have infringed on several patents held by us. The UNAX Settlement also called for Unax Gaming to reimburse us $20,000 for court costs and attorney fees. Additionally, we received a note receivable from Unax Gaming in the amount of $50,000. The note receivable bore annual interest of 6% and payments of interest only were to be made monthly, starting on June 1, 2012. The note receivable required payments of principal in the amount of $25,000 to be paid on or before December 31, 2012 and $25,000 on or before June 30, 2014. The note receivable had a provision whereby the second principal payment due in June 2014 would be forgiven if Unax Gaming complied with all terms of the UNAX Settlement and makes all other interest and principal payments timely. In the event Unax Gaming failed to make any of the foregoing payments on the dates specified, all remaining payments would have become immediately due and subject to payment of interest beginning immediately at an annual rate of 10%. As of September 30, 2012 Unax Gaming paid in ful the outstanding balance.

 

Sherron Associates settlement. On October 25, 2011, we and our CEO entered into a settlement agreement (“Sherron Settlement”) with Sherron Associates, Inc. (“Sherron”). In connection with the Sherron Settlement we agreed to pay Sherron the sum of $150,000 in monthly installments in the amount of $7,500 per month commencing November 1, 2011 and with scheduled increases in phases over the course of one year to a maximum of $17,500 per month. The obligation was memorialized by a promissory note, at zero percent interest. We recorded a provision for litigation settlement of $150,000 during the quarter ended September 30, 2011. In addition, the Sherron Settlement required our CEO to pay either the sum of $350,000 by June 1, 2012 or $375,000 by November 1, 2012. If our CEO failed to comply with the required payment on the corresponding due date, we would have been required to make payment in the amount of $375,000 by November 15, 2012. We and our CEO separately complied with our respective obligations contained within the Sherron Settlement and the matter is now concluded.

 

Reel Games, Inc. dismissal. On November 10, 2011, we were served with a complaint by Reel Games, Inc. (“Reel Games”) in the United States District Court Southern District of Florida, alleging amongst other things, misappropriations of trade secrets, breach of confidence, fraud and intentional interference with contract. Reel Games claimed that the value of the information misappropriated alone was in excess of $1 million. The allegations stemmed from a mutual non-disclosure and non-circumvention agreement executed by the parties in May 2010, in connection with us evaluating the acquisition of certain assets of Reel Games. In December 2011, we filed a Motion for Dismissal and on October 30, 2012, the District Court dismissed the action with prejudice. Other than the attorney fees incurred by us in the litigation, we paid no consideration to Reel Games or any other party.

 

Washington administrative notice. On March 19, 2012, we received a notice of administrative charges from the Washington State Gambling Commission ("Commission") as a result of a routine audit conducted by them in 2010. The notice involves alleged untimely notifications, predominantly by predecessor companies. We continue to communicate with Commission officials and the matter remains pending. Our executive leadership team believes the matter will be resolved without material effect to our business operations in Washington. If unresolved, we could be subject to fines, reimbursement of the commission's investigative costs or harsher sanctions. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, Washington revenues were $851,126. For 2011, Washington revenues were $1,154,925.

 

Bank of America action. On October 16, 2012, we were served with a complaint by Bank of America (“BofA”) regarding a promissory note payable between GGLLC and BofA. See Note 8. The complaint alleges we received valuable assets from GGLLC in 2007 for little or no consideration. We obtained these assets as a part of the asset purchase agreement from GGLLC for fair and just compensation and have at all times been fully compliant with our obligations to GGLLC. We have never been a party to any agreement with BofA and deny any and all liability to them. On November 12, 2012, we filed our answer to their complaint and additionally, we filed a counter-lawsuit against BofA claiming Slander of Business, Abuse of Process and Detrimental Promissory Reliance. We intend to vigorously defend ourselves in this matter and to pursue all available remedies against BofA, including but not limited to, recovery of damages caused by them. Our executive leadership team believes the matter will be resolved favorably and without material effect to our business, however, we could be subject to penalty interest and acceleration of the outstanding amount if unsuccessful.