Item 8.01Item 8.01 - Other Events
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8.01 Other Events.
Sports
Entertainment Gaming Global Corporation (“SEGG” or the “Company”), formerly known as Lottery.com Inc. (“Lottery”),
and prior to its business combination with the SPAC Trident Acquisition Corp. (“Trident”) known as AutoLotto, Inc. (“AutoLotto”),
files this current report on Form 8-K (the “Current Report”) to provide certain financial information and related disclosures
associated with two connected, historical (2020 and 2021) transactions (the “Legacy Transactions”) that were planned and
executed by Vadim Komissarov, the former Chief Executive Officer of Trident (“Komissarov”), with the assistance of Lawrence
Anthony DiMatteo, Lottery’s co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer (“DiMatteo”), Matthew Clemenson, Lottery’s
co-founder and former Chief Revenue Officer (“Clemenson”) and Ryan Dickinson, Lottery’s former President and Chief
Financial Officer (“Dickinson”) (DiMatteo, Clemenson and Dickinson collectively the “Lottery Former Executives”).
The
Legacy Transactions were designed by Komissarov to be circular in nature, which on one end generated revenue using borrowed funds held
in an escrow account was held at a Massachusetts law firm, and on the other end then used that revenue to support AutoLotto’s
acquisition of Global Gaming Enterprises, Inc. (“Global Gaming”) on June 30, 2021 at an acquisition cost. Notably, on June
24, 2026, Komissarov was sentenced to three years in prison for, among other things, his involvement with the Legacy Transactions. 1 Clemenson and Dickinson pleaded guilty on May 22, 2025, for, inter alia, their involvement in the Legacy Transactions. 2 Both currently await sentencing. The Company’s current officers and directors had no involvement whatsoever in the
Legacy Transactions (or any of other allegations made against Komissarov, DiMatteo, Clemenson or Dickinson) and no one that participated
in the Legacy Transactions is currently employed or engaged with the Company in any manner.
Summary
of the Legacy Transactions Based on “New Information” Learned by the Company
Between
July 15, 2026, and August 7, 2026, the Company obtained sworn testimony given in depositions taken of Dickinson and Datassure’s
former CEO Jeffery Sparrow, in a matter unrelated to the Legacy Transactions (the “Depositions”) that revealed facts about
the Legacy Transactions not previously known to the Company’s current management. Based on the testimony provided during the Depositions
and additional information gained from a subsequent inquiry by the Company’s current CFO and COO (collectively, the “New
Information”), the Company believes that, in December 2020, Komissarov instructed DiMatteo, Clemenson, and Dickinson to record
a $9,000,000 transaction with Datassure as revenue and cash, despite AutoLotto’s inability to possess, access or transfer the funds
because the cash was held in a restricted escrow account at Boston Law Group P.C., a Massachusetts law firm. In particular, the New Information
evidenced that the restricted funds held in escrow at Boston Law Group belonged to an acquaintance of Komissarov and pursuant to a series
of escrow reports provided by Boston Law Group, AutoLotto purportedly received $9 million for selling customer data to Datassure and
then used that $9 million (in addition to other consideration) to purchase Global Gaming from Pan European Associates, S.R.O. (“Pan
Euro”), a Czech company created by Komissarov to conceal the spurious 2020 revenue transaction, thus returning the entire sum
of $9 million to its source, Komissarov’s acquaintance. At Komissarov’s direction and with his participation, DiMatteo,
Clemenson, and Dickinson executed and reported revenue, deferred revenue, and cash transactions in December of 2020, revenue transactions
in the first and second quarters of 2021, and then overstated the acquisition cost to $10,572,674 for Global Gaming in June of 2021 and
created documentation for AutoLotto’s books and records that subsequently led both transactions appear to be bona fide.
1 See https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-ceo-special-purpose-acquisition-company-sentenced-prison.
2 See https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/two-ex-lottery-com-executives-plead-guilty-to-securities-fraud
The
Net Effect of the True Nature of the Legacy Transactions on the Correction Periods
Based
on the New Information about the Legacy Transactions recently acquired by the SEGG’s current management, the Company has
determined that certain annual and quarterly financial reports previously filed now require, among other things ( see next item in
this Current Report ), corrections as related to the Legacy Transactions. Namely, the Company’s previously filed annual financial
statements for the years ended December 31, 2023, December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2025, along with the quarterly financial statements
for those periods (collectively, the “Correction Periods”) shall be corrected to reflect the New Information gained and subsequent
determination made by the Company that the Legacy Transactions overstated revenue in 2020 and 2021 and created an inflated acquisition
price for Global Gaming in 2021. It is important to note that the amended financial statements for the Correction Periods 2023 through
2025 will result in lower expenses for amortization and elimination of impairment charges previously reported, which will reduce previously
reported losses and amounts for accumulated deficit. While the corrections will also decrease previously reported goodwill, intangible
assets, and total assets for these periods, the impact of the error corrections is substantially more consequential for the years ended
2020 through 2022 and management does not believe that either effect, individually or in combination, would alter a reasonable investor’s
assessment of the Company’s financial condition or results of operations for the Correction Periods, and accordingly
does not believe the previously issued financial statements for the Correction Periods should be characterized as unreliable.
For
the Correction Periods from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025, the error corrections reduce amortization expense and eliminate
previously recorded impairment expense related to Global Gaming. These expenses are no longer required because the restated carrying
values of the Global Gaming assets were lower on the dates the impairment analyses were performed. The resulting decreases in amortization
and impairment expense reduce previously reported operating losses and accumulated deficits for each interim Correction Period.
Balance Sheet (as of December 31, 2023) As Previously Reported Adjustment As Restated
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Goodwill $11,227,491 $ (3,880,443) $7,347,048
Intangible assets $17,681,874 $ (2,880,657) $14,801,217
Total assets $64,408,563 $ (6,761,100) $57,647,463
Accumulated deficit $(235,132,590 ) $ (6,761,100) $(241,893,690)
Total SEGG shareholder’s equity $34,495,573 $ (6,761,100) $27,734,472
Total equity $36,589,618 $ (6,761,100) $29,854,901
Total liabilities and stockholder’ equity $64,408,563 $ (6,761,100) $57,647,463
Statement of Operations As Previously Reported Adjustment As Restated
(Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2023)
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Amortization $ 5,691,322 $ (1,051,559) $ 4,639,763
Total operating expenses $ 19,002,918 $ (2,963,564) $ 16,039,354
Income/ (Loss) from operations $ (17,650,643) $ 2,963,564 $ (14,687,079)
Loss on Impairment of Goodwill & Intangibles $ 7,510,000 $ (1,860,000) $ 5,650,000
Net Income/ (Loss) before income tax $ (25,737,384) 2,911,559 $ (22,885,825)
Net income/ (Loss) $ (25,797,384) $ 2,911,559 $ (22,885,825)
Net Income/ (Loss) attributable to SEGG $ (25,563,699) $ 2,911,559 $ (22,652,139)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted* $ (9.83) $ (598.93) $ (608.76)
Weighted average common shares outstanding 2,596,493 (2,559,283) 37,210
Balance Sheet (as of December 31, 2024) As Previously Reported Adjustment As Restated
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Goodwill $9,061,675 $ (1,974,443) $7,087,232
Intangible assets $12,569,165 $ (1,314,883) $11,254,282
Total assets $52,942,271 $ (3,289,326) $49,652,945
Accumulated deficit $(263,468,728 ) $ (3,289,326) $(266,758,054)
Total SEGG shareholder’s equity $20,479,912 $ (3,289,326) $17,190,585
Total equity $22,544,829 $ (3,289,326) $19,255,503
Total liabilities and stockholder’ equity $52,942,271 $ (3,289,326) $49,652,945
Statement of Operations As Previously Reported Adjustment As Restated
(Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2024)
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Amortization $ 5,020,647 $ (748,772) $ 4,271,875
Total operating expenses $ 18,907,211 $ (748,772) $ 18,158,439
Income/ (Loss) from operations $ (18,269,435) $ 748,772 $ (17,520,663)
Loss on Impairment of Goodwill & Intangibles $ 4,298,002 $ (2,723,002) $ 1,575,000
Total other expenses, net $ 10,520,468 $ (2,723,002) $ 7,797,466
Net Income/ (Loss) before income tax $ (28,682,760) $ 3,471,774 $ (25,210,986)
Net income/ (loss) $ (28,709,075) $ 3,471,774 $ (25,237,301)
Net Income/ (Loss) attributable to SEGG $ (28,221,605) $ 3,471,774 $ (24,749,831)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted* $ (19.63) $ (100.89) $ (120.52)
Weighted average common shares outstanding 8,637,551 (8,432,189) 205,362
Balance Sheet (as of December 31, 2025) As Previously Reported Adjustment As Restated
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Goodwill $9,061,675 $ (1,974,443) $7,087,232
Intangible assets $14,648,458 $ (788,930) $13,859,528
Total assets $55,660,225 $ (2,763,373) $52,896,852
Accumulated other comprehensive Income/ (Loss) $264,768 $ 47,164 $311,932
Accumulated deficit $(284,007,361 ) $ (2,549,002) $(286,556,363)
Total SEGG shareholder’s equity $23,277,057 $ (2,501,838) $20,775,219
Noncontrolling interest $483,810 $ (261,535) $222,275
Total equity $23,760,867 $ (2,763,373) $20,997,494
Total liabilities and stockholder’ equity $55,660,225 $ (2,763,373) $52,896,852
Statement of Operations As Previously Reported Adjustment As Restated
(Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2025)
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Amortization $ 4,238,921 $(525,953) $ 3,712,968
Total operating expenses $ 17,652,650 $(525,953) $ 17,126,697
Income/ (Loss) from operations $ (17,867,883) $525,953 $ (17,341,930)
Net Income/ (Loss) before income tax $ (20,788,252) $525,953 $ (20,262,299)
Net Income/ (Loss) $ (20,805,067) $525,953 $ (20,279,114)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net $ 280,490 $90,293 $ 370,783
Net Income/ (Loss) attributable to SEGG $ (20,303,608) $616,246 $ (19,687,362)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted* $ (5.78) $(33.42) $ (39.20)
Weighted average common shares outstanding 3,515,444 (3,013,238) 502,206
Loss
per share in the adjustment column and “As Restated” column reflect a 7 for 1 reverse split executed July 26, 2026
The
Company’s determinations described in this Item 8.01, including the determination with respect to fiscal years 2023 through 2025,
were made in consultation with the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
Item 4.02Item 4.02 - Non-Reliance on Financial Statements
Item
4.02(a) Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review.
Based
on the New Information obtained by the Company, Company’s current management believes that the initial recording of $9,000,000
transaction with Datassure as deferred revenue and cash resulted in an overstatement of revenue and cash in the fourth quarter of 2020
and an overstatement of revenue recognized in the first and second quarters of 2021 and also led to overstatement of the amount reportedly
paid for the Global Gaming acquisition.
The
Net Effect of the True Nature of the Legacy Transactions on the Company’s Financials Prior to the Correction Periods
The
Company has determined that its previously filed annual financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2021, and December 31,
2022, along with the financial statements for the quarters ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022, and September 30, 2022, (collectively,
the “Affected Reports”) should no longer be relied upon and must be restated. This conclusion resulted from the identification
of two related accounting errors, originating in 2020 and 2021 and predating the Company’s business combination with Trident Acquisitions
Corp. in October 2021. The Company intends to restate the Affected Reports by way of amendment.
The
Company expects the accounting and reporting corrections described above to: decrease previously reported revenue, deferred revenue,
and cash at December 31, 2020; decrease revenue reported in the first and second quarters of 2021; increase the accumulated deficit reported
at December 31, 2021; decrease goodwill, intangible assets, and total assets at December 31, 2021 and in all subsequent reporting periods;
decrease expenses reported for amortization of the Global Gaming intangible assets for all reporting periods after December 31, 2021.
The Company expects the corrections to increase previously reported net loss specifically for the years ended December 31, 2020, and
December 31, 2021. It should be noted that the most significant impact of the necessary restatement affects the balance sheet and results
of operations for 2020 and 2021.
As
for the Correction Periods, the Company expects to remove impairment expenses associated with Global Gaming previously recorded that
are no longer required based on lower [restated] carrying values of the Global Gaming assets on the dates impairment analyses were performed.
Lower expenses will decrease previously reported operating losses and result in lower amounts for accumulated deficit, in each of the
years and interim periods after December 31, 2021, through and including December 31, 2025.
The
Company expects previously reported total assets and total stockholders’ equity to decrease and previously reported accumulated
deficit to increase for the years ended December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2021, notwithstanding the improvement in reported net loss
accounting periods in 2022 through 2025.
For
the Affected Reports covering December 31, 2020 through December 31, 2022, the error corrections decrease previously reported revenue,
deferred revenue, and cash as of December 31, 2020; decrease revenue reported in the first and second quarters of 2021; increase the
accumulated deficit reported as of December 31, 2021; decrease goodwill, intangible assets, and total assets as of December 31, 2021
and December 3, 2022; and decrease amortization expense for Global Gaming intangible assets in all 2022 reporting periods. The restatement’s
most significant effects are on the balance sheets and results of operations for 2020 and 2021.
Balance Sheet (as of December 31, 2020) As Previously Reported Adjustment As Restated
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Cash $3,825,511 $ (2,000,000) $1,825,511
Restricted cash $6,950,000 $ (6,950,000) $-
Total current assets $33,602,849 $ (8,950,000) $24,652,849
Total assets $50,732,099 $ (8,950,000) $41,782,099
Deferred revenue $7,763,593 $ (7,000,000) $763,593
Accrued & other expenses $2,335,350 $ 50,000 $2,385,350
Current liabilities $34,087,126 $ (7,000,000) $27,087,126
Total liabilities $34,097,126 $ (7,000,000) $27,097,126
Accumulated deficit $(95,140,568 ) $ (2,000,000) $(97,140,568)
Total equity $16,634,973 $ (2,000,000) $14,634,973
Total liabilities and stockholder’ equity $50,732,099 $ (2,000,000) $41,782,099
Statement of Operations As Previously Reported Adjustment As Restated
(Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020)
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Revenue $ 7,459,514 $ (2,000,000) $ 5,459,514
Gross Profit $ 4,507,099 $ (2,000,000) $ 2,507,099
Income/ (Loss) from operations $ (3,710,852) $ (2,000,000) $ (5,710,852)
Net Income/ (Loss) before income tax $ (5,811,863) $ (2,000,000) $ (7,811,863)
Net income/ (loss) $ (5,812,663) $ (2,000,000) $ (7,812,663)
Net Income/ (Loss) attributable to SEGG $ (5,812,663) $ (2,000,000) $ (7,812,663)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted* $ (0.26) $ (241.11) $ (241.37)
Weighted average common shares outstanding 22,658,006 (22,625,637) 32,369
Balance Sheet (as of December 31, 2021) As Previously Reported Adjustment As Restated
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Goodwill $19,590,758 $ (6,593,710) $12,997,048
Intangible assets $28,710,980 $ (5,783,576) $22,927,404
Total assets $104,534,006 $ (12,377,286) $92,156,720
Accumulated deficit $(148,188,138 ) $ (12,377,286) $(160,565,424)
Total SEGG shareholder’s equity $91,220,107 $ (12,377,286) $78,842,821
Total equity $94,000,199 $ (12,377,286) $81,622,913
Total liabilities and stockholder’ equity $104,534,006 $ (12,377,286) $92,156,720
Statement of Operations As Previously Reported Adjustment As Restated
(Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021)
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Revenue $ 16,409,922 $ (7,000,000) $ 9,409,922
Gross Profit $ 8,251,215 $ (7,000,000) $ 1,251,215
Amortization $ 4,292,606 $ (525,780) $ 3,766,826
Total operating expenses $ 38,129,227 $ (525,780) $ 37,603,447
Income/ (Loss) from operations $ (29,878,012) $ (6,474,220) $ (36,352,232)
Income tax expense (benefit) $ (1,664,335) $ 1,664,335 $ -
Net income/ (loss) $ (53,048,225) $ (8,138,555) $ (61,186,780)
Net Income/ (Loss) attributable to SEGG $ (53,048,225) $ (8,138,555) $ (61,186,780)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted* $ (2.04) $ (1,645.37) $ (1,647.41)
Weighted average common shares outstanding 25,998,831 (25,961,690) 37,141
Balance Sheet (as of December 31, 2022) As Previously Reported Adjustment As Restated
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Goodwill $19,590,758 $ (6,593,710) $12,997,048
Intangible assets $23,982,445 $ (4,732,017) $19,250,428
Total assets $79,380,253 $ (11,325,727) $68,054,526
Accumulated deficit $(208,187,210 ) $ (11,325,727) $(219,512,937)
Total SEGG shareholder’s equity $59,416,309 $ (11,325,727) $48,090,582
Total equity $61,816,485 $ (11,325,727) $50,490,758
Total liabilities and stockholder’ equity $79,380,253 $ (11,325,727) $68,054,526
Statement of Operations As Previously Reported Adjustment As Restated
(Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2022)
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Amortization $ 5,601,374 $ (262,890) $ 5,338,484
Total operating expenses $ 58,261,086 $ (1,051,559) $ 57,209,527
Income/ (Loss) from operations $ (55,792,779) $ 1,051,559 $ (54,741,220)
Net income/ (loss) $ (60,383,265) $ 1,051,559 $ (59,331,706)
Net Income/ (Loss) attributable to SEGG $ (59,999,072) $ 1,051,559 $ (58,947,513)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted* $ (1.19) $ (80.61) $ (81.80)
Weighted average common shares outstanding 50,444,493 (49,723,857) 720,636
Loss
per share in the adjustment column and “As Restated” column reflect a 7 for 1 reverse split executed July 26, 2026
The
nature and quantitative effect of these corrections will be described in the applicable amended filings for the Affected Reports.
The
disclosures in this Current Report on Form 8-K, together with the appropriate notes to the Company’s financial statements to be
included in its amended and future filings, are intended to constitute the full extent of the Company’s public disclosure regarding
the Legacy Transactions. Except as may otherwise be required by applicable law, it should not be inferred that the Company intends to
release additional findings beyond what is described in this Current Report, the amended financial statements for the Correction Periods
or restated financial statements for the Affected Reports.
Furthermore,
the Company advises that, beginning with its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2026, and for all Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Reports on Form 10-K filed thereafter, it intends to present its financial statements and other financial
information as if all amended and restated financial statements for the Correction Periods and the Affected Reports had already been
filed, including presenting corrected historical and comparative financial information for prior periods - rather than presenting
such prior periods on an as-previously-reported (and since-superseded) basis and separately filing the corresponding amended reports
for the Correction Periods and the Affected Reports at a later date.