Quarterly report pursuant to sections 13 or 15(d)

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements  
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 $33,959 and $31,080 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Our lease is due to expire at the end of August 2012. 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 2012 through 2016 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 December 31,       Annual obligation (Estimate)  
2012     $ 124,319  
2013       225,000  
2014       236,250  
2015       248,063  
2016       260,466  
Total lease obligation     $ 1,094,098  

 

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. On March 14, 2012, we filed a complaint for patent infringement against Unax Service, LLC, a Washington limited liability company and Xuming Shangguan a.k.a. Sean Shangguan d.b.a. Unax Gaming in the United States District Court, Western District of Washington. Our claims state that the defendants’ games known as “Double Action Blackjack” and “Squeezit Blackjack” infringe on several patents held by us. We seek a permanent injunction against the infringing games, actual and exemplary damages, court costs and attorney fees. We intend to vigorously pursue all remedies available to us in the matter.

 

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. Since receiving the notice, we have had preliminary discussions with Commission officials to resolve the matters raised in the notice. Our executive management currently believes the matter will be resolved expeditiously and 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 2011, Washington revenues were $1,154,925.