Elys Game Technology, Corp. - FORM S-1/A

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2020

UNITED STATES

Registration No. 333-233768

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

AMENDMENT NO. 1

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		7372		33-0823179
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Newgioco Group, Inc.

130 Adelaide Street West, Suite 701

Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5H 2K4

+39-391-306-4134

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Michele Ciavarella, B.Sc.

Chief Executive Officer

Newgioco Group, Inc.

130 Adelaide Street West, Suite 701

Toronto, Ontario Canada M5H 2K4

+39-391-306-4134

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

with copies to

Leslie Marlow, Esq.

Hank Gracin, Esq.

Patrick J. Egan, Esq.

Gracin & Marlow, LLP

The Chrysler Building

405 Lexington Avenue, 26^th Floor

New York, New York 10174

(212) 907-6457

Sarah Williams, Esq.

Matthew Bernstein, Esq.

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP

1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor

New York, New York 10105

(212) 370-1300

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box: ☒

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☒	Smaller reporting company	☒
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of each class of securities to be registered	Proposed maximum aggregate offering price⁽¹⁾		Amount of registration fee⁽⁸⁾
Units consisting of:	$	11,500,000	$	1,492.70
(i) Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾		—		—
(ii) Warrants to purchase shares of common stock ^(4)(5)(6)		—		—
Shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants^(2)(3)(6)	$	11,500,000	$	1,492.70
Representative’s Warrants ⁽⁶⁾		—		—
Shares of common stock underlying Representative’s Warrants^(2)(6)(7)	$	625,000	$	81.13
Total	$	23,625,000	$	3,066.53	⁽⁹⁾

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(1)		Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
(2)		Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act, the securities being registered hereunder include such additional securities as may be issued after the date hereof as a result of share splits, share dividends or similar transactions.
(3)		Includes shares of common stock the underwriters have the option to purchase solely to cover over-allotments, if any.
(4)		No additional registration fee payable pursuant to Rule 457(i) under the Securities Act.
(5)		There will be issued warrants to purchase one share of common stock.
(6)		No fee pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act.
(7)		Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act. The Representative’s Warrants are exercisable at a per share exercise price equal to 125% of the public offering price per unit. As estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act, the proposed maximum aggregate offering price of the Representative’s Warrants is $625,000, which is equal to 125% of $500,000 (5% of $10,000,000).
(8)		Calculated under Section 6(b) of the Securities Act as $0.0001298 of the proposed maximum aggregate offering price.
(9)		A filing fee of $1,515 was previously paid

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to Section 8(a), may determine.

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement related to these securities filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is declared effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities and we are not soliciting offers to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION

DATED JULY 27, 2020

3,623,188 Units

Each Unit Consisting of

One Share of Common Stock and

One Warrant to Purchase One Share of Common Stock

This is a firm commitment public offering of 3,623,188 units, each unit consisting of one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock based on an assumed public offering price per unit of $2.76 (the last reported sale price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on July 23, 2020).

The units have no stand-alone rights, will not be certificated and there will be no trading market for the units. The shares of common stock and warrants comprising the units will separate immediately upon completion of this offering and prior to any trading of the common stock and warrants.

The warrants included in the units are exercisable immediately, have an exercise price of $3.45 per share (based on an assumed public offering price of $2.76 per unit), and expire five years from the date of issuance.

Our common stock is currently traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “NWGI.” On July 23, 2020, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market was $2.76 per share.

Investing in our securities involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 9 of this prospectus for a discussion of the risks that you should consider in connection with an investment in our securities.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

	Per Unit	Total
Public offering price⁽¹⁾	$	$
Underwriting discounts and commissions⁽²⁾	$	$
Proceeds to Newgioco Group, Inc. (before expenses)	$	$

________________

(1)

The assumed public offering price and underwriting discount and commissions in respect of each unit correspond to the public offering price per share of common stock of $2.759 and a public offering price per accompanying warrant of $0.001.

(2)

See “Underwriting” beginning on page 75 for additional information regarding underwriting compensation.

We have granted the underwriters an option to buy up to an additional shares of common stock and/or warrants to purchase up to 543,478 additional shares of common stock (equal to 15% of the number of shares of common stock and warrants underlying the units sold in the offering) from us in any combination thereof at the assumed public offering price per share of common stock and per warrant, less the underwriting discounts and commissions, to cover over-allotments, if any. The underwriters may exercise this option at any time during the 45-day period from the date of this prospectus.

The underwriters expect to deliver the securities against payment on or about ____________, 2020.

Sole Book-Running Manager

Maxim Group LLC

The date of this prospectus is _________, 2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Description	Page

INDUSTRY AND MARKET DATA	ii

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY	1

RISK FACTORS	9

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS	26

USE OF PROCEEDS	27

DIVIDEND POLICY	28

CAPITALIZATION	29

DILUTION	31

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	33

BUSINESS	46

MANAGEMENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS	57

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION	61

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHER BENEFICIAL OWNERS	65

MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS	66

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	67

DESCRIPTION OF OUR SECURITIES	69

DESCRIPTION OF THE SECURITIES WE ARE OFFERING	73

UNDERWRITING	75

LEGAL MATTERS	78

EXPERTS	78

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	78

DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION OF SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES	78

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	F-1

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus and any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this offering. Neither we nor the underwriters have authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different. We are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, the securities covered hereby only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of the securities covered hereby. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date. We are not, and the underwriters are not, making an offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted.

For investors outside the United States: Neither we nor any of the underwriters have taken any action that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, the offering of the securities covered hereby and the distribution of this prospectus outside of the United States.

We further note that the representations, warranties and covenants made by us in any agreement that is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part were made solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties to such agreements, and should not be deemed to be a representation, warranty or covenant to you. Moreover, such representations, warranties or covenants were accurate only as of the date when made. Accordingly, such representations, warranties and covenants should not be relied on as accurately representing the current state of our affairs.

Except where the context requires otherwise, in this prospectus the “Company,” “Newgioco,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Newgioco Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation formed in 1998, and, where appropriate, its subsidiaries, Ulisse GmbH, a company organized under the laws of Austria, Odissea Betriebsinformatik Beratung GmbH, a company organized under the laws of Austria, Multigioco Srl., a company organized under the laws of the Republic of Italy, Newgioco Group, Inc. (Canada), a company organized under the Canadian laws, Virtual Generation Limited, a company organized under the laws of Republic of Malta, Newgioco Colombia SAS a company orgianised under the laws of Colombia, and Elys Gameboard Technologies, LLC a Delaware limited liability company.

INDUSTRY AND MARKET DATA

This prospectus contains estimates and other statistical data made by independent parties and by us relating to market size and growth and other data about our industry. We obtained the industry and market data in this prospectus from our own research as well as from industry and general publications, surveys and studies conducted by third parties. This data involves a number of assumptions and limitations and contains projections and estimates of the future performance of the industries in which we operate that are subject to a high degree of uncertainty, including those discussed in “Risk Factors.” We caution you not to give undue weight to such projections, assumptions and estimates. Further, industry and general publications, studies and surveys generally state that they have been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, although they do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such information. While we believe that these publications, studies and surveys are reliable, we have not independently verified the data contained in them. In addition, while we believe that the results and estimates from our internal research are reliable, such results and estimates have not been verified by any independent source.

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

The following summary highlights certain of the information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. Because this is only a summary, however, it does not contain all of the information you should consider before investing in our securities and it is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, the more detailed information included elsewhere in this prospectus. Before you make an investment decision, you should read this entire prospectus carefully, including the risks of investing in our securities discussed under the section of this prospectus entitled “Risk Factors.” You should also carefully read our financial statements, and the exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Unless otherwise indicated, all share amounts and per share amounts in this prospectus have been presented on a pro forma basis to reflect the reverse stock split of our outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio of 1-for-8 that we effected on December 12, 2019.

Company Overview

We are an international, vertically integrated commercial-stage company engaged in two principal aspects of the leisure gaming industry as (1) a business-to-consumer (“B2C”) licensed retail gaming operator (known as an “Operator”) offering our products through two sales distribution channels (i) retail land-based or on-site physical venues and (ii) online through PC, tablet and mobile distribution, and (2) as a business-to-business (“B2B”) betting technology provider (known as a “Provider”) offering our proprietary betting technology either (1) directly to licensed operators or (2) through value-added re-sellers or systems integrators in the leisure betting industry.

As an Operator in the regulated Italian leisure betting market, we operate on a single-tier distribution strategy by collecting wagers on leisure betting products including a variety of lottery, casino gaming and sports bets through two channels: (i) online through websites on internet browsers, mobile applications and physical venues known as “web-shops” (internet cafes; kiosks, coffee-shops, convenience stores, restaurants and bars, etc.) where patrons can load their online gaming account through PC’s situated at each venue, and (ii) land-based through physical land-based retail venues (off-track betting shops, SSBT (“self-serve betting terminal”) kiosks, coffee-shops, convenience stores, restaurants, taverns and bars, etc.). We currently provide our gaming services through our subsidiaries, Multigioco Srl (“Multigioco”), and Ulisse GmbH (“Ulisse”). These operations are carried out under both land-based and online retail gaming licenses regulated by the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (“ADM”), and our Austrian Bookmaker license, that permit us to distribute leisure betting products such as sports betting, lotto tickets, virtual sports betting, online poker and casino gaming products through both physical, land-based retail locations as well as online through our licensed principal website www.newgioco.it or commercial webskins linked to our principal website and through mobile devices.

In Italy, our gaming products and services are offered to customers at the following three venues:

	●	Agency or Negozio Sportivo (translated as Sporting Store): An agency is an arcade location that is a gaming only venue meeting strict regulatory standards and must have at least 70% of its square-footage dedicated specifically to gaming space. Each agency must have a cash cage for the primary purpose of gaming and gaming related transactions serving an indefinite number of anonymous walk-in customers.
	●	Corner or Punto Sportivo (translated as Sporting Point): A corner is distinguished from an agency insofar as the principal business situated at the location is an activity that is primarily different from gaming (such as a coffee shop or bakery) with a terminal connected to the ADM network. The primary purpose of such facility is not gaming, but rather, there is only a small ‘corner’ for extra cash flow in exchange for a fee and/or commission. Specifically, a maximum of 30% of floor space of a corner location can be dedicated to gaming where gaming transactions are collected and processed by a counter clerk.
	●	Web-shop (“web cafe” or “websites”) or Punti Virtuali di Recarica (“PVR”) (translated as Virtual Reload Points): A web-shop is a physical location where computers are connected to the internet and directed to our website where customers may also make cash deposits that are credited electronically to their online gaming accounts (i.e., virtual account reloading). Customers can re-load their online gaming account at any web-shop that is under contract to promote our websites and play remotely through a PC, tablet or mobile device.

We currently service approximately 79,000 active online user accounts and an indeterminate number of walk-in customers at a combination of the three types of venues: 1,200 web-cafés (or “web-shops”), 7 corners and 117 agency locations.

As a global gaming technology Provider, we own and operate a betting software designed with a unique “distributed model” architecture colloquially named Elys Game Board (the “Platform”). The Platform is a fully integrated “omni-channel” framework that combines centralized technology for updating, servicing and operations with multi-channel functionality to accept all forms of customer payment through the two distribution channels described above. The omni-channel software design is fully integrated with a built in player gaming account management and a built-in sports book. As a Provider, we employ a multi-tier distribution strategy on both a direct to customer channel and on a Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) basis.

The Platform is certified by the ADM and the Malta Gaming Authority (“MGA”) in Malta and is owned by our subsidiary Odissea Betriebsinformatik Beratung GmbH (“Odissea”). The software architecture was developed and built on the latest Microsoft.Net Core framework, supporting both online customer gaming accounts as well as land-based bet processing capability with multi-channel functionality accepting all forms of payment methods (i.e., cash, e-wallet, bank card and wire transfer, etc.) backed by a real-time customer relationship management (“CRM”) and business intelligence (“BI”) program for streamlined cross-platform marketing as well as a synchronized financial accounting processes. Data is communicated directly to on-the-ground sales and marketing agents that manage and maintain both our online and land-based retail distribution. The Platform allows our independent B2B and white-label end users to (i) rapidly and effectively model their gaming businesses and client gaming accounts, (ii) monitor and analyze performance on an ongoing basis, (iii) share dashboards, and (iv) generate management reports all within a fully integrated solution. In addition, our clients can use the built-in artificial intelligence and adaptive business intelligence modules to evaluate actual performance and leverage insights from analytics to make informed, timely decisions to drive future business. The unique ’shop-client’ architecture of the Platform to our knowledge, is the first of its kind in the leisure betting industry. Elys was built around the specific needs of leisure betting operators and proven through our existing Multigioco distribution throughout Italy.

On January 30, 2019, we expanded our operations with our acquisition of Virtual Generation Limited (“VG” or “Virtual Generation”), which owns and has developed a virtual gaming software platform (“VGS”). VG is a Gaming Laboratories International (“GLI”) certified virtual sports and gaming software developer with a portfolio of products, including greyhound and horse racing; league play football (i.e., soccer); keno; and American Roulette. In addition, VG’s platform allows for customization for country-specific sports generation including applications in Latin American and African markets as well as unique tribal games tailored for the U.S. tribal gaming market. VG’s operations have grown in the highly competitive virtual sports market to approximately 18.5 million bet tickets sold in 2019. VG now operates in the following 12 countries: Italy, Peru, Nigeria, Paraguay, Albania, Honduras, Colombia, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Uganda, Nicaragua, and Turkey.

Organizational Structure

Our operations are carried out through three geographically organized groups: (i) an operational group which is based in Europe and maintains administrative offices headquartered in Rome, Italy with satellite offices for operations administration and risk management trading in Naples and Teramo, Italy and San Gwann, Malta; (ii) a technology group which is based in Innsbruck, Austria and manages software development, training and administration; and (iii) a corporate group which is based in North America and operates out of our principal executive offices in Toronto, Canada and satellite offices in Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, Florida through which we carry out corporate activities, handle day-to-day reporting duties, U.S. development planning and through which various independent contractors and vendors are engaged.

Our revenue streams primarily consists of transactional revenue and service revenue. Through our subsidiaries Multigioco acquired on August 15, 2014 and Ulisse acquired July 1, 2016, we generate transactional revenue through collection of bets from sports wagering and gaming from online betting and land-based betting shops located throughout Italy, and through our subsidiary, Odissea acquired July 1, 2016, we generate service revenue generated from providing our Platform services to third party operators on a B2B basis. In addition, our revenue during the year ended December 31, 2019 included revenue generated by VG acquired January 30, 2019, for 11 months of the year ended December 31, 2019, consisting of royalties invoiced for the sale of virtual games through authorized agents. We generated revenue of $35,583,131 for the year ended December 31, 2019 and $34,575,097 for the year ended December 31, 2018, substantially all of which was generated from revenue from operations or services provided in Italy. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, net gaming revenues represented 98.9% and 99.2%, respectively of our revenue and Platform and service revenue represented 1.1% and 0.8%, respectively of revenue. We generated revenue of $10,170,174 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and $9,266,294 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, substantially all of which was generated from revenue from operations or services provided in Italy. For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, net gaming revenues represented 99.92% and 99.01%, respectively of our revenue and Platform and service revenue represented 0.08% and 0.99%, respectively of revenue. We also formed a non-operating subsidiary Newgioco Group, Inc in Canada on January 17, 2017 for potential future operations in Canada, Elys Technology Group, Limited in Malta on April 4, 2019 for future opportunities, on November 26, 2019 we formed Newgioco Colombia SAS to develop our operations through South and Central America, and on May 28, 2020 we formed Elys Gameboard Technologies, LLC in State of Delaware for development of our U.S. sports betting operations.

Our Strengths

We believe we have established ourselves as one of the leaders in the Italian leisure betting market. Below are our strengths that we believe should enable us to capture a meaningful share of the United States and global leisure betting market:

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Highly Differentiated Technology Platform. Built from the ground-up, the Platform is designed to be a highly flexible and robust sportsbook engine able to cope with the demands of today’s betting operators and players. The Platform is designed as an industry specific ‘shop-client’ architecture and can offer any type of sport (or non-sport) event and any type of betting market (i.e., soccer, football, basketball, hockey, baseball, tennis, etc.) in both pre-match and in-game modes across both fixed-odds (player versus bookie) and pool (player versus player) styles and manage the risk for each individual transaction through all channels (i.e., online or land-based). Our proprietary Platform is designed to address the independent operator’s ability to compete against larger and more established franchise operators effectively and inexpensively as it is designed to allow management of bet risk of each transaction at each location from which a bet is placed.

	●	Market Momentum. We believe that our unique ‘shop-client’ designed Platform is gaining momentum in the Italian leisure betting market with our fully integrated shop-client based Platform architecture with integrated gaming account, artificial intelligence and business intelligence modules. We currently service approximately 79,000 active online user accounts and an indeterminate number of walk-in customers through the three distribution methods: 1,200 web-cafés (or “web-shops”), 7 corners, and 117 agency locations.
	●	Scalable Platform at Minimal Cost. Our Platform is highly scalable. Expansion of the Platform under our existing infrastructure requires little to no additional overhead and should create in-house efficiencies for our corporate operations and for our agents and operator clients. Many of the inherent functions and features of our ADM Platform certification in Italy have received prior approval and adhere to multi-jurisdictional standards which in our view will enable us to receive certification in new markets and expand into new markets in a timely manner.
	●	Growing Industry. Online gambling is growing in popularity. Gamblers worldwide increasingly prefer Internet and mobile channels for their betting activities due to the ease of access offered and safety provided. Extensive usage of digital processes and growing bettor demand is driving the market for online betting platforms. Recent liberalization and state-by-state legislation in the United States has resulted in new opportunities in the United States sports betting market. We anticipate that the United States market will begin to have a strong and steady uptake in active wagers. We further anticipate the first select states (i.e., Nevada, Delaware, New Jersey, Mississippi, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Montana, New Mexico and others) to provide the regulatory framework and foundation for other states and locations to build upon.
	●	Highly Experienced Senior Management Team. We are led by a dedicated and highly experienced senior management team with significant industry experience and proven ability to develop novel solutions. Each of the members of our senior management have more than 20 years of relevant industry experience.

Our Strategy

Our goal is to expand our market presence by entering new foreign markets while at the same time further penetrating the Italian and additional European markets. We expect new markets to be a large source of our future growth, in particular, the United States market is one where we intend to offer the use of our Platform to existing commercial and tribal casinos, retail betting operators and franchise enterprises.

Development of U.S. and Other Foreign Markets

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The U.S. Sports Betting Market. Until 2018, the Interstate Wire Act of 1961, combined with the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (“PASPA” or the “Bradley Act”), prohibited sports betting in the U.S. in all but four grandfathered states (Montana, Oregon, Nevada, and Delaware). In May 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned PASPA in a 6-3 decision that found the law conflicted with the Tenth Amendment leaving individual states to decide whether to allow its residents to bet on sports. Many states are expected to move quickly to establish sports betting as a means to increase their respective capital resources. While several states have recently passed legislation to allow online gambling, we believe that the U.S. sports betting market will take 5 – 10 years to fully develop. We believe that the United States represents a large addressable market opportunity for us with our Elys betting Platform in addition to developing new opportunities in Canada, South America, Africa as well as several European countries.

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Mergers and Acquisition in the Global Gaming Industry. In an effort to scale and grow the business, we intend to evaluate potential acquisitions that can be easily integrated into our business. Our recent acquisition of VG has allowed us to expand our product offerings in additional countries. The global gaming industry is still very much fragmented. There has been a significant number of noteworthy consolidations such as: (1) The Stars Group/SkyBet (July 2018) and CrownBet/William Hill Australia (April 2018); (2) Paddy Power/Betfair (February 2016) and with Stars Group (April 2020); (3) GVC/BWIN Ladbrokes/Coral (March 2018), DraftKings/SBTech (April 2020); and (4) in lottery concentration (IGT/GTECH (April 2015); as well as others such as Pollard/Innova (July 2017); NYX Gaming Group/Scientific Games (January 2018) which we believe provides us with an opportunity to capitalize on the acquisition of smaller operators forced to compete against newly formed larger players.

Further Penetration in the Italian Market

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Acquisitions of Smaller Operators. Government legislated consolidation of the regulated Italian lottery and gaming market have driven smaller regional operators in Italy to our licensed brand “New Gioco” ^TM in both the online and land-based sales channels. The Italian regulated gaming market is one of the largest in the European Union (“EU”) and is extremely fragmented. Recent new regulations in Italy have made it more difficult for smaller regional operators throughout Italy to operate and we believe that our innovative and cost-effective Platform is an attractive alternative for such smaller regional operators throughout Italy that will not be able to maintain the new standards set out by the Italian regulator on their own.

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Organic Growth. The Italian online gaming market continues to drive substantial growth in our core operations. From January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019, we increased the number of webshop locations we operate in Italy from approximately 1,000 to approximately 1,200 and believe that there is ample room for continued growth in the Italian market.

Development in U.S. Market

We believe that the U.S. sports betting and online gaming market presents a large opportunity to deploy our Platform on a SaaS basis to several potential independent commercial and tribal casino and gaming operators throughout the United States following a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision. We have analyzed the technical specifications checklist supplied by Gaming Laboratories International (“GLI”) to verify that coding in our software meets the functional specifications set forth in the GLI-33 standards (The Gaming Laboratories International technical standard for event wagering systems). We believe that our Platform currently meets the majority of the GLI-33 certification standards and we expect to be in a position to send our software to GLI for certification in two phases as follows: (1) the first phase began on July 15, 2020, is expected to last about six weeks for verification of retail functionality (such as POS and SSBT); and (2) the second phase is expected to begin by October 2020 for the verification of mobile and website functionality. Upon obtaining GLI-33 certification and obtaining regulatory approvals to operate, we expect to be well-positioned to commence processing sports bets in the U.S. on a SaaS basis through our Platform.

As part of our multi-year business growth strategy, we made significant investments for expansion into new markets outside of Italy, including preparation of the platform for the GLI-33 certification, professional services, trade show marketing and brand promotion in the second half of 2018 and first half of 2019 to enter and then build a foundation aimed at accelerating our recently announced U.S. expansion plans. To support these principal objectives, we initiated an ambitious investment strategy that is fundamental to the successful execution of our long-term business plan. These fundamental investments have resulted in short-term, non-recurring expenses related to key elements such as regulatory and policy requirements and establishing a centralized US-based headquarters. In the third quarter of 2018, we also established a plan to relocate our CEO to the U.S., commenced the recruitment and evaluation of key officers, as well as allocating a software development team at Odissea for coding and submission of our Platform for GLI-33 certification to GLI for the U.S. market.

In March 2019, we entered into a five-year agreement with Fleetwood Gaming, Inc. for the exclusive rights to distribute our Platform at select non-tribal locations such as sports bars and taverns in the state of Montana. The multi-year agreement is expected to allow Fleetwood to install our Platform throughout Fleetwood's distribution network in Montana.

In April 2019, we entered into a five-year agreement with the Chippewa Cree Tribe in Box Elder, Montana to install our Platform at the Northern Winz Casino. In this regard, in September 2019, we transacted the first legal Class 1 real-money bet in the U.S. on Indian Horse Relay Racing and on December 21, 2019 on traditional Indian Stick Game. Class 1 betting represents traditional indigenous sporting events or games that are not classed as mainstream sports bets.

In October 2019, we engaged experienced U.S. bookmaker Kevin Slicker to lead the development of our U.S. designed betting platform and products and also entered into multi-year agreements with Handle 19, Inc. and Grand Central, LLC, two retail sports bar operators in Washington, DC to provide sports betting products and services in their establishments upon the completion of their licensing process.

In March 2020, we engaged Matteo Monteverdi, former senior executive of Sportradar and IGT as a strategic advisor to assist the Company with tactical analysis for repositioning of Italian operations within regulatory developments as well as U.S. product deployments and go-to-market programs.

On February 15, 2020 the Company and Handle 19, Inc. entered into a Management Services Provider (“MSP”) agreement which is in effect for an initial term of 12 months commencing from the first date on which both parties receive the necessary licenses from the District of Columbia Office of Lottery and Gaming, and Handle 19 may extend for an additional forty-eight (48) months at its sole discretion.

On May 28, 2020, the Company organized Elys Gameboard Technologies, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary for the purpose of expanding the Company's sports betting operations throughout the US. The Company is in the process of seeking its first sports betting license in Washington, DC and anticipates launching its new US sports betting platform with its first US operator client by the end of 2020.

On June 11, 2020, our Odissea subsidiary passed Stage 1 of the ISO-27001 certification process for safety management which involves an informal review of the Information Security Management System (ISMS), for example, checking the existence and completeness of key documentation such as the organization's information security policy, Statement of Applicability (SoA) and Risk Treatment Plan (RTP). The procedures for Stage 2 certification, involves a more detailed and formal compliance audit and independent testing of the ISMS against the requirements specified in ISO-27001, and is expected to be completed in approximately 4 months.

The commencement of betting transactions in Montana and Washington, DC are subject to obtaining the required certification, licensing and approvals from the Gambling Control Division of the Montana Department of Justice and the District of Columbia Office of the Lottery and Charitable Games, respectively, which has not been determined as of the date of this registration statement.

Corporate Information

Newgioco Group, Inc. is a Delaware corporation incorporated on August 26, 1998.

Our principal headquarters are located at 130 Adelaide Street, West, Suite 701, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2K4, and the offices of our wholly-owned subsidiaries are located in Canada, Italy, Malta and Austria. Our subsidiaries include: Multigioco Srl (acquired on August 15, 2014), as well as Ulisse GmbH and Odissea Betriebsinformatik Beratung GmbH (both acquired on July 1, 2016), Virtual Generation Limited (acquired on January 30, 2019), Newgioco Group, Inc. (Canada) formed on January 17, 2017, Elys Technology Group Limited, a company organized under the laws of Republic of Malta on April 4, 2019, Newgioco Colombia SAS, a company organized under the laws of Colombia formed on November 26, 2019, and on May 28, 2020 we formed Elys Gameboard Technologies, LLC in State of Delaware. Our telephone number is +39-391-306-4134. Our corporate website address is www.newgiocogroup.com. The information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this registration statement, and you should not consider any information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website as part of this registration statement or in deciding whether to purchase or sell our securities.

We have proprietary rights to a number of trademarks, service marks and trade names used in this registration statement which are important to our business including “New Gioco”, “Aleabet”, “OriginalBet”, “LovingBet” and “Elys.” Solely for convenience, the trademarks, service marks and trade names in this registration statement are referred to without the ® and TM symbols, but such references should not be construed as any indicator that their respective owners will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, their rights thereto. All other trademarks, trade names and service marks appearing in this registration statement are the property of their respective owners.

Summary Risks

Our business and our ability to execute our business strategy are subject to a number of risks of which you should be aware of before you decide to buy our securities. These risks include, but are not limited to, the following which you should carefully consider and which are discussed more fully in “Risk Factors” beginning on page 9 of this prospectus.

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Because we have a limited operating history, we may not be able to successfully manage our business or achieve profitability.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted our business and we do not yet know the full extent of potential delays or impacts on our business, operations, or the global economy as a whole.

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We have discovered material weaknesses and other deficiencies in our internal control and accounting procedure.

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If we should lose our online or land-based licenses, or if the licenses are not renewed for any reason, including our failure to successfully bid for location rights at the renewal auction, our business would be materially adversely impacted.

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We have incurred substantial losses in the past and it may be difficult to achieve profitability.

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In order to expand our land-based operations in Italy, we will need to acquire additional location rights under our licenses or acquire operators that have location rights under their licenses and our inability to acquire such additional rights or operators or restrictions from using any license associated with such acquired operators, will result in an adverse effect on our revenues and profits.

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We derive a significant portion of our revenue and service fees from gaming sales through our website and websites of our betting Platform clients. A decline in the popularity of our website or those of our Platform clients will negatively impact our business and risk our future growth.

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Because our gaming operations are concentrated within Italy, we are subject to greater risks than a gaming company that is more geographically and internationally diversified.

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Our current expansion strategy, which includes expansion through VG in the various countries in which it operates and in the United States through the use of our Platform certifications, may be difficult to implement because the licensing and certification requirements to operate in the United States are currently indeterminable.

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We depend upon our officers and other key employees. Our inability to retain such officers and key employees or recruit additional qualified personnel may have a material adverse effect on our business.

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Our current operations are international in scope and we are planning further geographic expansion, creating a variety of potential operational challenges.

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Because certain of our stockholders control a significant number of shares of our common stock, they may have effective control over actions requiring stockholder approval.

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Our management will have broad discretion over the use of the net proceeds from this offering and may not use the proceeds effectively.

The Offering

Securities offered by us	We are offering 3,623,188 units. Each unit consists of one share of our common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of our common stock. The units will not be certificated or issued in stand-alone form. The share of common stock and the warrant included in each unit are immediately separable upon issuance and will be issued separately in this offering. The units will consist of warrants to purchase an aggregate of 3,623,188 shares of our common stock. Each warrant will be exercisable immediately and will expire five years from the date of issuance. Each warrant will have an exercise price per share of $3.45 (based on the assumed public offering price of $2.76 per unit), which is 125% of the public offering price of the unit (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of recapitalization events, stock dividends, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications, reorganizations or similar events). The warrants also provide that in the event of a fundamental transaction, we are required to cause any successor entity to assume our obligations under the warrants. In addition, the holder of the warrant will be entitled to receive upon exercise of the warrant the kind and amount of securities, cash or property that the holder would have received had the holder exercised the warrant immediately prior to such fundamental transaction. This prospectus also relates to the offering of 3,623,188 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants.

Assumed offering price	$2.76 per unit (the last reported sale price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on July 23, 2020).

Common stock to be outstanding after this offering Over-allotment option	16,156,661 shares (assuming that none of the warrants are exercised) and 19,769,109 if the warrants offered hereby are exercised in full. If the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full, the total number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately after this offering would be 16,700,140 (assuming that none of the warrants are exercised) and 20,866,806 if the warrants offered hereby are exercised in full. We have granted the underwriters an option for a period of 45 days to purchase up to 543,478 additional shares of our common stock and/or warrants to purchase up to 543,478 additional shares of our common stock.

Use of Proceeds	We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering to continue to fund our working capital and general corporate purposes and to repay principal and interest owed on outstanding debentures of approximately $2,895,266 that bear interest at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum and matured on May 31, 2020. See “Use of Proceeds.”

Description of the warrants	The exercise price of the warrants is $3.45 based on an assumed offering price of $2.76 per unit and subject to adjustment set forth under the warrants. Each warrant is exercisable for one share of common stock, subject to adjustment in the event of stock dividends, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications, reorganizations or similar events affecting our common stock as described herein. A holder may not exercise any portion of a warrant to the extent that the holder, together with its affiliates and any other person or entity acting as a group, would own more than 4.99% of the outstanding common stock after exercise, as such percentage ownership is determined in accordance with the terms of the warrants, except that upon notice from the holder to us, the holder may waive such limitation up to a percentage, not in excess of 9.99%. Each warrant will be exercisable immediately upon issuance and will expire five years after the initial issuance date. The terms of the warrants will be governed by a Warrant Agent Agreement, dated as of the closing date of this offering, between us and Beard Winter LLP, as the warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”). This prospectus also relates to the offering of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. For more information regarding the warrants, you should carefully read the section titled “Description of the Securities We Are Offering—Warrants” in this prospectus.

Representative’s warrants	The registration statement of which this prospectus is a part also registers for sale warrants to purchase 181,159 shares of our common stock issued to the representative of the underwriters as a portion of the underwriting compensation payable to the underwriters in connection with this offering. The warrants will be exercisable for a five-year period commencing 180 days following the closing of this offering at an exercise price equal to 125% of the public offering price of the units. Please see “Underwriting — Representative’s Warrants” for a description of these warrants.

Risk Factors	See the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 9 of this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our securities.

Lock-Up Agreements	We and our directors and executive officers and certain stockholders have agreed with the placement agents not to offer for sale, issue, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of any of our common stock or securities convertible into common stock for a period of 90 days commencing on the date of this prospectus. See "Underwriting" beginning on page [75].

Current Market symbol	Our common stock is currently listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “NWGI.”

Unless we indicate otherwise, the number of shares of our common stock outstanding after this offering is based on 12,498,343 shares of common stock outstanding on July 23, 2020 and excludes the following:

	●		335,311 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants at a weighted average exercise price of $4.02 per share;

	●		315,938 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding options at a weighted average exercise price of $2.83 per share;

	●		834,062 shares of our common stock that are reserved for equity awards that may be granted under our existing equity incentive plan;

	●		Approximately 1,045,501 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of the aggregate principal balance of convertible debentures made up of $1,678,000 of US$ denominated debentures and CDN$1,457,000 ($1,087,942 at an exchange rate of $0.7467), which matured on May 31, 2020, excluding interest thereon of approximately $358,946 and CDN$295,589 ($220,716 at an exchange rate of $0.7467). It is anticipated that that any remaining debentures at the time of the closing of this offering will be repaid from the net proceeds of the offering.

Except as otherwise indicated, all information in this prospectus assumes:

	●	that the assumed public offering price of our units is $2.76 per unit (the assumed combined public offering price is $2.76 per share of common stock and accompanying warrant, the last reported sale price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on July 23, 2020);
	●	no exercise of the outstanding warrants described above and no conversion of the convertible debentures described above;
	● ●	no exercise of the warrants included in the units; no exercise of the representative’s warrants; and
	●	no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares and/or warrants from us in this offering.

We effected a 1-for-8 reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock on December 12, 2019. Unless indicated otherwise, all references to share numbers in this prospectus reflect this reverse stock split.

Summary Financial Data

The summary statement of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 are derived from our audited financial statements and related notes that are included elsewhere in this prospectus. The summary statement of operations data for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 and the summary balance sheet data as of March 31, 2020 were derived from our unaudited financial statements and related notes that are included elsewhere in this prospectus. In our opinion, such unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments consisting of only normal recurring adjustments that we consider necessary for a fair presentation of the financial information set forth in those statements. Our consolidated financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of our results in any future period and results from our interim period may not necessarily be indicative of the results of the entire year.

You should read the following summary financial data together with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. The summary financial data in this section is not intended to replace our financial statements and the related notes and are qualified in their entirety by the financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,					For the Years Ended December 31,
	2020		2019			2019			2018
Revenue	$	10,170,174		9,266,294		$	35,583,131		$	34,575,097
Costs and Expenses:
Selling Expenses		6,215,161		7,407,706			27,584,492			24,142,110
General and administrative expenses		2,820,961		3,197,454			10,994,554			10,588,162
Total Costs and Expenses		9,036,122		10,605,160			38,579,046			34,730,272
Income (Loss) From Operations		1,134,052		(1,338,866	)		(2,995,915	)		(155,175	)
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$	45,579		(3,244,182	)		(9,394,091	)	$	(3,812,800	)
Income (loss) per common share – basic and diluted	$	0.01	$	(0.33	)	$	(0.91	)	$	(0.38	)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding–basic and diluted		12,209,833		9,549,358			10,226,432			9,485,993

The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of March 31, 2020:

Balance sheet data:		As of March 31, 2020⁽¹⁾			Pro Forma⁽²⁾			Pro Forma as adjusted⁽³⁾
Cash and cash equivalents	$	6,828,398		$	6,743,123		$	12,397,857
Total assets	$	29,080,128		$	28,994,853		$	34,649,587
Total liabilities	$	18,876,761		$	18,084,307		$	15,189,041
Accumulated deficit	$	(23,084,226	)	$	(23,084,226	)	$	(23,084,226	)
Total Stockholders’ Equity	$	10,203,367		$	10,910,546		$	19,460,546

(1) The actual basis as of March 31, 2020.

(2) The pro forma balance sheet data gives effect to (i) the issuance of an additional 106,735 shares of common stock upon conversion of debentures in the aggregate amount of CDN$146,599 (approximately $103,853) that includes accrued interest thereon of CDN$12,599 (approximately $8,925), and the aggregate amount of $237,699 that includes accrued interest thereon of $37,699 subsequent to March 31, 2020; (ii) the issuance of 149,860 shares of common stock as payment of the principal amount of €332,000 (approximately $365,627) owed under the terms of the Virtual Generation promissory note subsequent to March 31, 2020; (iii) the payment of €62,400 (approximately $70,128) under the notes issued to the sellers of Virtual Generation subsequent to March 31, 2020; and (iv) the payment of the aggregate amount of CDN$12,121 (approximately $9,087 at an exchange rate of $0.75) that includes accrued interest thereon of CDN$2,121 (approximately $1,590 at an exchange rate of $0.75) and the aggregate amount of $6,060 that includes accrued interest thereon of $1,060 under the debentures that matured May 31, 2020 and extinguishment of such debentures subsequent to March 31, 2020.

(3) The pro forma as adjusted balance sheet data gives effect to the pro forma adjustments described in footnote (2) above and our receipt of the estimated net proceeds from the sale of the units that we are offering at an assumed public offering price of $2.76 per unit (based on the assumed offering price of $2.759 per share of common stock and $0.001 per accompanying warrant which is the last reported sale price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on July 23, 2020) after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us and the repayment of $2,859,266 for payment of principal and interest on debentures. The pro forma as adjusted is illustrative only and will be adjusted based on the actual initial public offering price.

Each $0.25 increase (decrease) in the assumed public offering price of $2.76 per unit would result in an incremental increase (decrease) in our cash and cash equivalents, working capital, total assets, and stockholders’ equity by $833,333, assuming that the number of units offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions. Similarly, each increase (decrease) of 250,000 units offered by us would result in an incremental increase (decrease) in our cash and cash equivalents, working capital, total assets, and stockholders’ equity by $634,800, assuming that the anticipated assumed public offering price of $2.76 per unit remains the same, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions.

RISK FACTORS

Investors should carefully consider the risks described below before deciding whether to invest in our securities. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be adversely affected. In such case, the trading price of our securities could decline and you could lose all or part of your investment. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements made throughout this prospectus as a result of different factors, including the risks we face described below.

Risks Related to Our Business

Our Business Has Been Negatively Impacted By the COVID-19 Pandemic.

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China. Since then, the COVID-19 coronavirus has spread to multiple countries, including the United States. The impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak caused the temporary closures of our retail locations throughout Italy, suspension of professional sports competitions throughout the world negatively impacting our ability to offer sports gaming products, and could have a negative impact on our business.

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. This contagious disease outbreak, which has continued to spread, and the related adverse public health developments, have adversely affected work forces, economies and financial markets globally. The outbreak caused the temporary closures of our physical locations where we provide our gaming services throughout Italy, of which some locations began to re-open on May 4, 2020 and the remainder reopened June 9, 2020, and the suspension of professional sports competitions throughout the world negatively impacting our ability to offer sports gaming products. The recent quarantines, the timing and length of containment and eradication solutions, travel restrictions, absenteeism by infected workers have had an adverse impact our sales and operating results. We have been unable to meet the extended deadlines for our filings with the SEC due to the travel restrictions imposed by the governments in Italy, the USA and other European countries as a result of the pandemic that prevented our officers and management as well as professional staff of our independent public accounting firm from travelling to our office locations located in Italy to compile and review information necessary to complete our filing within the extended time period allowed by the SEC. In addition, the pandemic could result in an economic downturn that could impact the demand for our products. We expect this global pandemic will continue to have an impact on our revenue and our results of operations, the size and duration of which we are currently unable to predict.

In response to the spread of COVID-19 as well as public health directives and orders, we have implemented work-from-home policies to support the community efforts to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 and protect employees, complying with guidance from national and local government and health authorities. We implemented a number of measures to ensure employee safety and business continuity. Business travel has been suspended, and online and teleconference technology is used to meet virtually rather than in person. The effects of the governmental orders and our work-from-home policies have negatively impact productivity, disrupt our business and delay our progress in implementing our business plan, the magnitude of which will depend, in part, on the length and severity of the restrictions and other limitations on our ability to conduct our business in the ordinary course.

In addition, the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus could disrupt our operations due to absenteeism by infected or ill members of management or other employees, or absenteeism by members of management and other employees who elect not to come to work due to the illness affecting others in our office or other workplace, or due to quarantines. COVID-19 illness could also impact members of our Board of Directors resulting in absenteeism from meetings of the directors or committees of directors and making it more difficult to convene the quorums of the full Board of Directors or its committees needed to conduct meetings for the management of our affairs.

The global outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to rapidly evolve. The extent to which the COVID-19 outbreak may continue to impact our business will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, such as the ultimate geographic spread of the disease, the duration of the outbreak, travel restrictions and social distancing in Italy, the United States and other countries, business closures or business disruptions and the effectiveness of actions taken in Italy, the United States and other countries to contain and treat the disease. We do not yet know the full extent of potential delays or impacts on our business, operations, or the global economy as a whole. While the spread of COVID-19 may eventually be contained or mitigated, there is no guarantee that a future outbreak of this or any other widespread epidemics will not occur, or that the global economy will recover, either of which could seriously harm our business.

Because we have a limited operating history, we may not be able to successfully manage our business or achieve profitability.

We have a limited operating history with respect to our gaming operations upon which you can evaluate our prospects and our potential value. We began our gaming operations in 2014, when we completed the acquisition of Multigioco, a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of Italy, which is now our wholly owned subsidiary and was granted its ADM Comunitaria GAD (Online Gaming) license on July 4, 2012. As a result of the acquisition of Multigioco, our principal business became a licensed leisure gaming operator offering web-based and land-based sports betting, lottery and gaming products for our customers. The subsidiary that owns our Platform, Odissea, was acquired by us along with our Austrian bookmaker subsidiary, Ulisse in June 2016. In January 2019, we acquired VG, a company that owns and has developed a virtual gaming software platform. Therefore, it is difficult to evaluate our business. If we cannot successfully manage our business, we may not be able to generate future profits and may not be able to support our operations.

The likelihood of our success and performance must be considered in light of the expenses, complications and delays frequently encountered in connection with the establishment and expansion of new business and the highly competitive environment in which we operate.

We have incurred substantial losses in the past and it may be difficult to achieve profitability.

We have a history of losses and are anticipated to incur additional losses in the development of our business. For the year ended December 31, 2019 we had a net loss of $9.3 million and a net loss of $3.6 million and for the year ended December 31, 2018. As of December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2020 we had accumulated deficits of $23.2 million, and $23.1 million, respectively. Since we are currently in the early stages of our development and strategy, we intend to continue to invest in sales and marketing, product and solution development and operations, including by hiring additional personnel, upgrading our technology and infrastructure and expanding into new geographical markets. To the extent we are successful in increasing our customer base, we expect to also incur increased losses in the short term despite the fact that our Platform is easily scalable because costs associated with entering new markets, acquiring clients, customers and operators are generally incurred up front, while service and transactional revenues are generally recognized at future dates if at all. Our efforts to grow our business may be more costly than we expect, and we may not be able to increase our revenues enough to offset our higher operating expenses. We may incur significant losses in the future for a number of reasons, including the other risks described in this section, and unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications and delays and other unknown events. If we are unable to achieve and sustain profitability, the value of our business and common stock may significantly decrease. If we are unable to maintain our profitability, the value of our business and common stock may decrease. Although we cannot assure that we will be able to maintain a profitable level of operations to meet our obligations arising from normal business operations, in recent years we have generated sufficient revenue to maintain our existing operations and continue our moderate organic growth.

We have material weaknesses and other deficiencies in our internal control and accounting procedures.

Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley requires annual management assessments of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Our management assessed the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2019 and concluded that we had a material weakness in our internal controls due to our limited resources and therefore our disclosure controls and procedures are not effective in providing material information required to be included in our periodic SEC filings on a timely basis and to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our periodic SEC filings is accumulated and communicated to our management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure about our internal control over financial reporting. Due to limited staffing, we are not always able to detect minor errors or omissions in financial reporting. In addition, as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, our management concluded that we had a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting related to a limited segregation of duties due to our limited resources and the small number of employees. If we fail to comply with the rules under Sarbanes-Oxley related to disclosure controls and procedures in the future, or, if we continue to have material weaknesses and other deficiencies in our internal control and accounting procedures and disclosure controls and procedures, our stock price could decline significantly and raising capital could be more difficult. If additional material weaknesses or significant deficiencies are discovered or if we otherwise fail to address the adequacy of our internal control and disclosure controls and procedures our business may be harmed. Moreover, effective internal controls are necessary for us to produce reliable financial reports and are important to helping prevent financial fraud. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, our business and operating results could be harmed, investors could lose confidence in our reported financial information, and the trading price of our securities could drop significantly.

Our failure to repay our outstanding debentures on their maturity date could potentially result in legal action against us.

As of July 15, 2020, we had convertible debentures of $610,000 and CDN$307,000 (approximately $229,145) including $134,098 and CDN$65,331 (approximately $48,763) in accrued interest that have matured and have been extended for 120 days until September 28, 2020; and a total of $1,068,000 and CDN$1,150,000 (approximately $865,824 ) including $227,060 and CDN$216,967 (approximately $161,944) in accrued interest due to certain accredited investors that have not been converted and are unsecured and bear interest at 10% and are in default as of May 31, 2020. We are currently in the process of repaying the outstanding balance periodically. The debenture holders could declare a default under the debentures and if the default were to remain uncured, they would have the right to institute legal proceedings. It is anticipated that the debentures will be repaid in full out of the proceeds of the offering.

We expect to continue relying on our discretionary available cash and available bank credit facilities to fund our additional acquisitions or enter into new business opportunities, which bank credit facilities may not be available at reasonable terms, if at all.

We have recently initiated an ambitious investment strategy including taking steps to enter the U.S. market which has led to an increase in expenses. Our ability to execute our growth plan is dependent upon our ability to generate profits from operations in the future, bank credit facilities and/or our ability to obtain additional financing and such financing may not be available on reasonable terms, if at all.

Our ability to generate revenue from gaming operations in Italy is dependent upon our ability to maintain our online and land-based licenses. We currently hold four gaming licenses upon which our business is dependent: a Bersani license, a Monti license, a GAD license and an Austrian bookmaker license. Each of the four licenses that we hold can be terminated by the regulator at any time if we fail to comply with their regulations. In addition, our GAD license that was issued to Multigioco in 2011 is up for renewal in 2021 and our Bersani land-based license that provides rights to seven corners is currently up for renewal at such time as the ADM should determine (which is expected to occur between 2020 and 2022) as is our Monti land-based license that provides rights to two agencies. Inasmuch as the renewal process for licenses is conducted through a call to tender auction process, even if we have fully complied in all respects with all requirements of the ADM, there is no guarantee that we will be the highest bidder at auction and therefore there is no guarantee that our licenses or location rights will be renewed. In addition, although our software is currently certified for use in Italy, any updates to the software or changes to key functions that we implement, require recertification, for which there can be no assurance that our software will qualify. If we are unable to renew our licenses or obtain recertification, our business would be materially adversely impacted.

In order to expand our land-based operations in Italy, we will be required to acquire additional location rights under our licenses or acquire operators that have location rights under their licenses and our inability to acquire such additional rights or operators or restrictions from using any license associated with such acquired operators, will result in an adverse effect on our operating results.

Rights to online and land-based licenses are only available in Italy at limited times when licenses are being renewed. In addition, the maximum number of land-based location rights that any one operator may bid on at auction is 20% of the total market being auctioned. Due to such limitations on acquiring new location rights in Italy, our ability to expand the number of land-based locations that we operate will depend in large part upon our ability to acquire operators that hold land-based licenses and location rights. We expect a significant portion of our additional revenue to be derived from gaming revenue earned by operators that we have recently acquired or will acquire in the future. Although the operators which we have acquired and those that we acquire in the future may have active gaming licenses and location rights, we can provide no assurance that the existing license and location rights of any particular operator we have acquired or that we acquire in the future will be renewed or retained or that we will be able to acquire additional operators and increase our client base. If we are restricted from acquiring target operators or their client base, our operating results may will be adversely affected.

If we are unable to respond to changes in consumer preferences, attract new customers or sell new or additional products, our future revenue and business will be adversely affected.

Our retail leisure betting business, website and web-shops operate in an industry that is subject to:

	●	rapid technological change;
	●	the proliferation of new and changing online gaming sites;
	●	frequent new product introductions and updates; and
	●	changes in customer preferences and demands.

If we fail to anticipate and effectively respond to any of the above changes, the demand for our products and services that we currently offer or that we may offer in the future may be reduced. Additionally, increasing incremental sales to our current customer base will require additional sales and marketing efforts, which may not be successful. Any failure to attract new customers or maintain and expand current customer relationships will have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations. Failure to anticipate and respond to changes in consumer preferences and demands could lead to, among other things, customer dissatisfaction and failure to attract and retain consumers of our products which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.

If we fail to acquire, integrate and develop operators and new technologies on favorable economic terms, our future growth and operating results could be adversely affected.

We anticipate that the future growth and success of our business will be dependent upon our successful acquisition of operators and development of new technologies, such as our recent acquisition of VG. We may in the future seek to acquire or invest in businesses, products or technologies that we believe could complement or expand our solutions, enhance our technical capabilities or otherwise offer growth opportunities. The pursuit of potential acquisitions may divert the attention of management and cause us to incur various expenses in identifying, investigating and pursuing suitable acquisitions, whether or not the acquisition purchases are completed. In addition, we have limited experience in acquiring other businesses. If we acquire additional businesses, we may not be able to successfully integrate the acquired personnel, operations and technologies, or effectively manage the combined business following the acquisition. We may not be able to find and identify desirable acquisition targets or be successful in entering into an agreement with any particular target. Acquisitions could also result in dilutive issuances of equity securities or the incurrence of debt, which could adversely affect our operating results. In addition, if an acquired business fails to meet our expectations, our operating results, business and financial condition may suffer. The difficulties and risks associated with the integration of the operations of new operators into our existing business, include:

	●	the possibility that we will fail to implement our business plans for the integrated company, including as a result of new legislation or regulation in the gaming industry that affects the timing or costs associated with our operations or our acquisition plans;
	●	possible inconsistencies between our standards, controls, procedures, policies and compensation structures and those of operators that we acquire;
	●	the increased scope and complexity of our operations following the acquisition of multiple operators;
	●	the potential loss of key employees and the costs associated with our efforts to retain key employees;
	●	provisions in contracts that we and the acquired operators have with third parties that may limit our flexibility to take certain actions;
	●	risks and limitations on our ability to consolidate the corporate and administrative infrastructures of new operators with our existing infrastructures; and
	●	failure to discover liabilities of operators prior to our acquisitions of such operators; and the possibility of unanticipated delays, costs or inefficiencies associated with the integration of operations of new operators with our existing operations.

As a result of these difficulties and risks, we may not be able to successfully grow our business.

If we are unsuccessful in establishing or maintaining relationships with third parties, our business may be adversely impacted.

In order to grow our business, we anticipate that we will continue to depend on relationships with third parties, such as deployment partners, and technology and content providers. Identifying partners, and negotiating and documenting relationships with them, requires significant time and resources. Our competitors may be more effective in providing incentives to third parties to favor their products or services or to prevent or reduce the use of our services. In addition, acquisitions of our partners by our competitors could result in a decrease in the number of our current and potential customers, as our partners may no longer facilitate the adoption of our solutions by potential customers.

If we are unsuccessful in establishing or maintaining our relationships with third parties, our ability to compete in the marketplace or to grow our revenues could be impaired and our operating results may suffer.

We cannot assure you that any acquisition we complete will result in short-term or long-term benefits to us. Our business strategy includes expanding our products and services and we may seek acquisitions of synergistic companies to do so. Acquisitions involve numerous risks, including substantial cash expenditures; potentially dilutive issuance of equity securities; the potential incurrence of debt and contingent liabilities, some of which may be difficult or impossible to identify at the time of acquisition; difficulties in assimilating the acquired technologies or the operations of the acquired companies; diverting our management's attention away from other business concerns; risks of entering markets in which we have limited or no direct experience; and the potential loss of our key employees or key employees of the acquired companies.

We may misjudge the value or worth of an acquired product, company or business. In addition, our future success will depend in part on our ability to integrate and manage the associated acquisitions. We cannot assure you that we will be able to make the combination of our business with that of acquired products, businesses or companies work or be successful. Furthermore, the development or expansion of our business or any acquired products, business or companies may require a substantial capital investment by us. We may not have the necessary funds or they might not be available to us on acceptable terms or at all. We may also seek to raise funds by selling shares of our preferred or common stock, which could dilute each current shareholder’s ownership interest in our company. Our operating results and financial condition will be adversely affected if we fail to implement our business strategy or if we invest resources in a strategy that ultimately proves unsuccessful.

If we do not have sufficient capital resources to complete acquisitions and manage our operations, our ability to implement our business plan could be adversely affected.

We intend to continue to make investments to support our business and may require additional funds to respond to business challenges, including the need to develop new features or enhance our existing solutions, improve our operating infrastructure or acquire complementary businesses and technologies. We intend embarking on an aggressive roll out of our operation in the US markets over the next twenty-four months and anticipate that we will need cash of approximately $10 million to $15 million to execute this successfully and to fund our increasing working capital requirements. Although we believe that our existing cash resources together with the revenue from operations will be sufficient to fund existing operations over the next twelve months from the date hereof, if revenue should decrease, we will not be able to fully implement our US roll out unless we raise additional capital. Accordingly, we will need capital to implement our business plan, and may seek to finance operator acquisitions and development projects through bank, debt or equity financings. Disruptions to financial markets or other challenging economic conditions may adversely impact our ability to complete any such financings or the terms of any such financings may be unacceptable or unfavorable to us. To the extent that we issue equity securities in connection with any proposed acquisitions, our current stockholders will experience dilution of their holdings. To the extent we incur debt, we may be subject to restrictive covenants that impact our ability to conduct our business. We can provide no assurance that we will be able to obtain financing necessary to implement our business plan or that any such financing will be on terms acceptable to us.

We derive a significant portion of our revenue from gaming sales through our website and websites of our betting Platform clients. A decline in the popularity of our website or those of our Platform clients will negatively impact our business and risk our future growth.

We currently derive and expect to continue to derive substantially all of our primary source of revenue and service fees from the sales of gaming products and services sold through our website or websites operated by clients of our betting Platform. As such, the growth and market demand for our products and services are dependent upon, among other things, our ability to attract and retain new users and having existing users increase their activity on these websites. If we are unable to maintain or grow our revenue from sales through our website and our client’s websites, our future growth and revenues may be adversely affected.

Because our gaming operations are concentrated within Italy, we are subject to greater risks than a gaming company that is more geographically and internationally diversified.

Due to the fact that our gaming operations are concentrated within Italy, we are subject to greater risks than a gaming company that is more geographically and internationally diversified. As such, our business may be significantly affected by risks common to the Italian leisure betting market. For example, the changing government regulations on gaming licenses as well as general economic conditions in Italy and the impact of any events that disrupt our ability to offer our products and services can adversely affect our business. We cannot control the government process that awards gaming licenses to operators. Reductions in the number of licenses and frequency of issuing licenses by any government regulator can impact our ability to operate our business.

Our current expansion strategy includes soliciting existing licensed operators in the United States offering sports betting in states that allow sports betting to use our Platform. We have analyzed the technical specifications checklist supplied by GLI to verify that coding in our software meets the functional specifications set forth in the GLI-33 certification standards, which is the latest level of GLI certification for event wagering systems, and we believe that our Platform currently meets the majority of GLI-33 certification standards; however, since the individual states in the United States that allow sports betting have not yet determined what certifications will be required for our Platform to be used in such states, it is impossible for us to know with certainty whether our Platform will meet the certification requirements to operate in the United States. We also intend to expand our operations through VG in the various countries in which it operates; however, to date we have not had operations in most of those countries and there can be no assurance that our expansion in those countries will be successful.

Our future operations and successes depend in large part upon the continued service of our officers and other key employees. Changes in our management could have an adverse effect on our business. We are dependent upon the active participation of several key management personnel, including Michele Ciavarella, our Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Alessandro Marcelli, our Vice President of Operations, and Luca Pasquini, our Vice President of Technology, all of whom provide our strategic direction. Any failure to retain our key management could negatively affect our ability to recruit and retain personnel. We do not carry key person life insurance on any of our senior management or other key personnel. In addition, our Chief Executive Officer is a Canadian citizen with a principal residence in Canada, and our Vice President Operations and Vice President Technology are Italian citizens with their principal residences in Italy. If they become unable or ineligible to legally travel to and work in the United States, their ability to perform some of their duties for our company could be materially adversely affected.

We must hire highly skilled technical personnel as employees and/or as independent contractors in order to develop our products. As of the date of this registration statement, we have 58 employees and 15 independent contractors. The competition for highly skilled technical, managerial and other personnel is intense and we may not be able to retain or recruit such personnel. Our recruiting and retention success is substantially dependent on our ability to offer competitive salaries and benefits to our employees. We must compete with companies that possess greater financial and other resources than we do and that may be more attractive to potential employees and contractors. To be competitive, we may have to increase the compensation, bonuses, stock options and other fringe benefits offered to employees in order to attract and retain such personnel. The costs of retaining or attracting new personnel may have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results. If we fail to attract and retain the technical and managerial personnel we need to be successful, our business, operating results and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.

If we are not able to maintain and enhance our brand, our business, operating results and financial condition may be adversely affected.

We believe that maintaining and enhancing our reputation for our advanced, cost effective sports betting and gaming technology software is critical to our relationships with our existing customers and operators and to our ability to attract new customers and operators. We also believe that the importance of brand recognition and software creativity will increase as competition in our market increases. We devote significant resources to developing and maintaining our brand and innovative betting technology leadership, with a focus on identifying and interpreting emerging trends in the market, shaping and guiding industry dialogue, and expanding the adoption of online sports betting and gaming software solutions. Our brand promotion activities may not ultimately be successful or yield increased revenue. In addition, independent industry analysts provide reviews of our platform, as well as products and services offered by our competitors, and perception of our betting platform in the marketplace may be significantly influenced by these reviews. If these reviews are negative, or less positive as compared to those of our competitors’ products and services, our brand and business may be adversely affected.

The promotion of our brand requires us to make substantial expenditures, and we anticipate that the expenditures will increase as our market becomes more competitive, as we expand into new markets and as more sales are generated. To the extent that these activities yield increased revenue, this revenue may not offset the increased expenses we incur. If we do not successfully maintain and enhance our brand, our business may not grow, we may have reduced pricing power relative to competitors, and we could lose customers and operators or fail to attract potential new customers and operators, all of which would adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We currently depend on and may continue to be dependent on third parties to provide certain components and products we distribute through our online gaming platform, and any increased costs associated with third party developers or any delay or interruption in production may negatively affect both our ability to provide access to the Platform and our ability to continue our operations.

We currently depend on third parties to provide some products through our Platform. The costs associated with relying on third parties may increase our operating and development costs and negatively affect our ability to operate because we cannot control the developer's personnel, schedule or resources. We may experience delays in finalizing Platform updates. In addition, our reliance upon third party developers exposes us to risks, including reduced control over quality assurance and costs of development. If any of the foregoing occurs, we could lose our current and prospective customers. In addition, we may be required to rely on certain technology that we license from third-parties, including software that we integrate and use with software that we may develop internally. We cannot provide any assurances that these third-party technology licenses will be available to us on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. The inability to establish any of these technology licenses, or the loss of such licenses if established, could result in delays in completing any Platform updates or changes until equivalent technology can be identified, licensed and integrated. Any such delays could materially adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.

Specifically, our agreements with Microgame and SNAI to develop and operate some components of our gaming products and process certain land-based retail transactions is important to our operations. If we fail to comply with any of the terms or conditions of any such agreement, Microgame or SNAI may terminate our agreement or if such agreement expires and we are unable to find a suitable replacement, our business, operating results and financial condition would be materially adversely affected.

We depend on payments from third-party service providers, including government regulated gaming agencies. If we are unable to collect such payments or these payments decrease or do not increase as our costs increase, our financial condition and operating results may be adversely affected.

We depend, in part, on private entities and regulated third-party sources of payment for the gross gaming revenue earned by our operators. The amount our operators receive for their services may be adversely affected by market and cost factors as well as other factors over which we have no control, including future changes to the payment systems, the cost containment and utilization decisions of third-party service providers and the global economy. We have no assurance that future changes to betting odds from data providers for sporting events, table rake from poker providers and tax rates on game offerings, cost containment measures implemented by private third-party service providers, or other factors affecting payments for gaming services or our ability to collect such payments will not adversely affect our, financial condition and operating results.

If we have a security incident or breach involving unauthorized access to customer data, our Platform may be perceived as lacking sufficient security, customers may reduce their use of, or stop using our Platform and we may incur significant liabilities

Our Platform involves the storage and transmission of our customer’s confidential and proprietary information, which may include the personal data and information on their customers, players, suppliers and agents. As a result, unauthorized access or use of customer data could expose us to regulatory actions, litigation, investigations, remediation costs, damage to our reputation and brand, disclosure obligations, loss of customer and partner confidence in the security of our solutions and resulting fees, costs, expenses, loss of revenues, and other potential liabilities. While we have security measures in place designed to protect the integrity of customer information and prevent data loss, misappropriation, and other security breaches, if these measures are inadequate or are compromised as a result of third-party action, including intentional misconduct by computer hackers, theft, employee error, malfeasance or otherwise, our reputation could be damaged, our business may suffer, and we could incur significant liabilities. Cybersecurity challenges, including threats to our IT infrastructure or those of our customers or third-party providers, are often targeted at companies such as ours, and may take a variety of forms ranging from malware, phishing, ransomware, man-in-the-middle attacks, session hijacking, denial-of-service, password attacks, viruses, worms and other malicious software programs or cybersecurity attacks to “mega breaches” targeted against hosted software and cloud based IT services. A cybersecurity incident or breach could result in disclosure of confidential information and intellectual property, or cause production downtimes and compromised data. Because cybersecurity attacks and techniques change frequently, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or implement adequate preventative measures. Any or all of these issues could negatively affect our ability to attract new customers, cause existing customers to elect to terminate their business with us or switch their business to a competitor, result in reputational damage, cause us to pay remediation costs or issue service credits or refunds to customers for improper bets or false claims of improper bets, or result in lawsuits, regulatory fines or other action or liabilities, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

Many states in the United States as well as foreign governments have enacted laws requiring companies to provide notice of data security breaches involving certain types of personal data, and significant fines on companies involved in such incidents may be imposed. In addition, some of our regulators and certifying agents contractually require notification of data security breaches. Security compromises experienced by us or by our competitors may lead to public disclosures, which may lead to widespread negative publicity. Any security compromise in our industry, whether actual or perceived, could harm our reputation, erode customer confidence in the effectiveness of our security measures, negatively impact our ability to attract new clients, cause existing clients to switch to a competing betting software provider, or subject us to third-party lawsuits, regulatory fines or other action or liability, which could materially and adversely affect our business and operating results.

Privacy concerns and domestic or foreign privacy laws or regulations may result in significant costs and compliance challenges, reduce demand for our solutions, and adversely affect our business.

Our clients can use our Platform to collect, use and store certain personal data regarding their agents, employees, players/customers and suppliers. National and local governments, agencies, and authorities in the countries in which we and our clients operate have adopted or may adopt laws and regulations regarding the collection, use, storage, processing and disclosure of personal data obtained from consumers and individuals, which could impact our ability to offer our solutions in certain jurisdictions or our customers’ ability to deploy our solutions globally. Privacy-related laws are particularly stringent in Europe. If we or our third-party sub-processors fail to adequately comply with privacy-related laws, regulations and standards, it may limit the use and adoption of our solutions, reduce overall demand for our solutions, lead to significant fines, penalties or liabilities for noncompliance, or slow the pace at which we close sales transactions, any of which could harm our business. Moreover, if we or our third-party sub-processors fail to adhere to adequate data protection practices around the usage of our clients’ personal data, it may damage our reputation and brand.

In 2016 the EU adopted a new regulation governing data privacy called the General Data Protection Regulation, or the GDPR, which became effective on May 25, 2018. The GDPR establishes requirements applicable to the handling of personal data and imposes penalties for non-compliance of up to four percent of worldwide annual handle or 20 million euro, whichever is higher. Customers, particularly in the EU, are seeking assurances from their suppliers, including us, that the processing of personal data of EU nationals is in accordance with the GDPR, and if we are unable to provide adequate assurances to such customers, demand for our solutions and our business could be adversely affected. In addition, we must continue to seek assurances from our third-party sub-processors that they are handling personal data in accordance with GDPR requirements in order to meet our own obligations under the GDPR. Compliance with privacy laws and regulations, particularly the GDPR, that are applicable to our business and the businesses of our clients is costly and time-consuming. Such laws and regulations may adversely affect our clients’ ability and willingness to process, handle, store, use and transmit personal data of their employees, players/customers and suppliers, which in turn could limit the use, effectiveness and adoption of our solutions and reduce overall demand. Even the perception of privacy concerns, whether or not valid, may inhibit the adoption, effectiveness or use of our betting Platform. Future laws, regulations, standards and other obligations, and changes in the interpretation of existing laws, including challenges to onward transfer mechanisms such as Privacy Shield and model contractual clauses, regulations, standards and other obligations could result in increased regulation, increased costs of compliance and penalties for non-compliance, as well as limitations on data collection, use, disclosure and transfer for us and our clients.

In addition, the other bases on which we and our clients rely for the transfer of data, such as certain contractual clauses, continue to be subjected to regulatory and judicial scrutiny. If we or our clients are unable to transfer data between and among countries and regions in which we operate, it could decrease demand for our betting software solutions, require us to restrict our business operations, and impair our ability to maintain and grow our client base, expand geographically and increase our revenues.

If we are unable to maintain successful relationships with retail agents, partners, our business, operating results, and financial condition could be adversely affected.

We have historically relied on retail agents, affiliates and partners, such as referral partners, resellers, and integration partners (collectively “partners”), to attract new clients and sell additional services to our existing clients and players. Our agreements with our partners are generally non-exclusive and some of our partners have entered, and may continue to enter, into strategic relationships with our competitors. Further, many of our partners have multiple strategic relationships, and they may not regard us as to be of significant importance for their businesses. Our partners may terminate their respective relationships with us with limited or no notice and with limited or no penalty, pursue other partnerships or relationships, or attempt to develop or acquire products or services that compete with our Platform. We may also terminate our relationships with partners who choose to work with our competitors or for other reasons. Moreover, we may have difficulty attracting effective partners to sell our Platform to other clients and players, particularly given our smaller size relative to larger franchise and well-established betting operators. If we are not able to maintain and grow our partner relationships, our business could be adversely affected.

Our partners also may impair our ability to enter into other desirable strategic relationships. If our partners do not effectively market and sell our betting products and Platform solution, if they choose to place greater emphasis on products of their own or those offered by our competitors, or if they fail to meet the needs of our clients and players, our ability to sell our Platform and our business may be adversely affected. Similarly, the loss of a substantial number of our partners, and our possible inability to replace them, the failure to recruit additional partners, any reduction or delay in their sales of our betting Platform, or any conflicts between partner sales and our direct sales and marketing activities could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.

If we fail or are unable to protect our intellectual property effectively, we may be unable to prevent third parties from using our technologies, which would impair our competitive advantage, proprietary technology and our brand.

Our success is dependent, in part, upon protecting our proprietary technology which supports our betting Platform and other operations. We rely on a combination of proprietary programming and source codes, copyright, trademarks, service marks, trade secret laws and contractual provisions in an effort to establish and protect our proprietary rights. However, the steps we take to protect our intellectual property may be inadequate. We will not be able to protect our intellectual property if we are unable to enforce our rights or if we do not detect unauthorized use of our intellectual property. Any of our trademarks or other intellectual property rights may be challenged by others or invalidated through administrative process or litigation. We do not have any patent applications pending anywhere we operate and may not be able to obtain patent protection for the technology covered in any future patent applications should we enter such applications. In addition, any patents, if any, that are issued to us in the future may not provide us with competitive advantages or may be successfully challenged by third parties. Legal standards relating to the validity, enforceability and scope of protection of intellectual property rights are uncertain. Despite our precautions, it may be possible for unauthorized third parties to copy our solutions and use information that we regard as proprietary to create products and services that compete with ours. Some license provisions protecting against unauthorized use, copying, transfer and disclosure of our technology may be unenforceable under the laws of jurisdictions outside the United States. In addition, the laws of some countries do not protect proprietary rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States. To the extent we expand our international activities, our exposure to unauthorized copying and use of our solutions and proprietary information may increase.

Although we enter into confidentiality agreements with the parties with whom we have strategic relationships and business alliances, we do not currently enter into confidentiality and invention assignment agreements with all of our employees and consultants and as a result, our business may be harmed. No assurance can be given that the agreements we enter into will be effective in controlling access to and distribution of our solutions and proprietary information. Further, these agreements do not prevent our competitors or partners from independently developing technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to our solutions.

In order to protect our intellectual property rights, we may be required to spend significant resources to monitor and protect these rights. Litigation may be necessary in the future to enforce our intellectual property rights and to protect our trade secrets. Litigation brought to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights could be costly, time consuming and distracting to management and could result in the impairment or loss of portions of our intellectual property. Furthermore, our efforts to enforce our intellectual property rights may be met with defenses, counterclaims and countersuits attacking the validity and enforceability of our intellectual property rights. Our inability to protect our proprietary technology against unauthorized copying or use, as well as any costly litigation or diversion of our management’s attention and resources, could delay further sales or the implementation of our solutions, impair the functionality of our solutions, delay introductions of new solutions, result in our substituting inferior or more costly technologies into our solutions, or harm our business and reputation. In addition, we may be required to license additional technology from third parties to develop and market new solutions, and we cannot assure you that we would be able to license that technology on commercially reasonable terms or at all from them. Any inability to license third party technology in the future would have a material adverse effect on our business or operating results and would adversely affect our ability to compete.

We have experienced rapid growth and organizational change in recent periods and if we fail to manage our growth effectively, we may be unable to execute our business plan.

We increased our number of full-time and part-time employees from 15 as of August 15, 2014 to 58 as of July 15, 2020 as we have expanded our operations, completed additional business acquisitions and experienced growth in number of customers and operators. Our growth has placed, and may continue to place, a significant strain on our managerial, administrative, operational, financial and other resources. We intend to further expand our headcount and operations both domestically and internationally, with no assurance that our business or revenue will continue to grow. Continuing to create a global organization and managing a geographically dispersed workforce will require substantial management effort, the allocation of valuable management resources and significant additional investment in our infrastructure. We will be required to continually improve our operational, financial and management controls and our reporting procedures and we may not be able to do so effectively, which could negatively affect our results of operations and overall business. In addition, we may be unable to manage our expenses effectively in the future, which may negatively impact our gross margins or operating expenses in any particular quarter. Moreover, if we fail to manage our anticipated growth and change in a manner that preserves the key aspects of our corporate culture, the quality of our software solutions may suffer, which could negatively affect our brand and reputation and harm our ability to retain and attract customers.

We may not be able to successfully scale our technology and manage the growth of our business if we are unable to improve our internal systems, processes and controls.

We need to continue to improve our internal systems, processes and controls to effectively manage our operations and growth. We may not be able to successfully implement and scale improvements to our systems and processes in a timely or efficient manner or in a manner that does not negatively affect our operating results. In addition, our systems and processes may not prevent or detect all errors, omissions or fraud. We have licensed technology from third parties to help us improve our internal systems, processes and controls. The support services available for such third-party technology may be negatively affected by mergers and consolidation in the software industry, and support services for such technology may not be available to us in the future. We may experience difficulties in managing improvements to our systems, processes and controls or in connection with third-party software, which could impair our ability to provide our solutions or professional services to our customers in a timely manner, causing us to lose customers, limit us to smaller deployments of our solutions or increase our technical support costs.

Our estimates of market opportunity and forecasts of market growth included in this registration statement may prove to be inaccurate, and even if the market in which we compete achieves the forecasted growth, our business could fail to grow at similar rates, if at all.

Market opportunity estimates and growth forecasts, are subject to significant uncertainty and are based on assumptions and estimates that may not prove to be accurate. Not all geographic or regional metrics covered by our market opportunity estimates will necessarily implement regulated or online gaming at all, and in some cases many potential customers and operators may choose to continue using their existing betting platform provider, or choose a solution offered by our competitors. It is impossible to build every product feature that every customer wants, and our competitors may develop and offer features that our solutions do not offer. The variables that go into the calculation of our market opportunity are subject to change over time, and there is no guarantee that any particular number or percentage of customers covered by our market opportunity estimates will purchase our solutions at all or generate any particular level of revenues for us. Even if the market in which we compete meets the size estimates and growth forecasted in this registration statement, our business could fail to grow for a variety of reasons outside of our control, including competition in our industry. Furthermore, we have historically focused our selling and marketing efforts in regulated markets in Europe, specifically Italy. In order for us to successfully address the broader market opportunity, we will need to successfully market and sell our betting Platform to larger enterprise customers and also further expand our international presence. If any of these risks materialize, it could adversely affect our results of operations.

Our research and development efforts are costly and subject to international risks and may not contribute significantly to revenues for several years, if at all.

In order to remain competitive, we must continue to invest in research and development. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, we spent approximately $410,000 and $415,000 for research and development. We have made and expect to continue to make significant investments in development and related opportunities, such as our acquisition of VG, and these investments could adversely affect our operating results if not offset by increases in revenues. However, we may not receive significant revenue from these investments for several years, if at all.

Further, our competitors may expend a greater amount of funds on their research and development programs. Our failure to maintain adequate research and development resources or to compete effectively with the research and development programs of our competitors could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.

If we fail to manage our technical operations infrastructure, our customers may experience service outages and delays, which may adversely affect our business.

We derive significant revenue from the use of our websites and Platform. In the past, we have experienced significant growth in the number of users, transactions and data that our operations infrastructure supports. We seek to maintain sufficient excess capacity in our operations infrastructure to meet the needs of all of our customers. We also seek to maintain excess capacity to facilitate the rapid provision of new customer deployments and the expansion of existing customer deployments. In addition, we need to properly manage our technological operations infrastructure in order to support version control, changes in hardware and software parameters and the evolution of our Platform. As we transition to larger infrastructure and pursue geographic expansion, we may experience interruptions, delays and outages in service and availability, and we expect our gross gaming margin to decline modestly in the near term reflecting the costs of this transition.

We have experienced, and may in the future experience, website disruptions, outages and other performance problems. These problems may be caused by a variety of factors, including infrastructure changes, vendor issues, human or software errors, viruses, security attacks, fraud, general Internet availability issues, spikes in customer usage and denial of service issues. In some instances, we may not be able to identify the cause or causes of these performance problems within an acceptable period of time. If we do not accurately predict our infrastructure requirements, our existing customers may experience service outages that may subject us to financial penalties, financial liabilities and customer losses. If our operations infrastructure fails to keep pace with increased sales, customers may experience delays as we seek to obtain additional capacity, which could adversely affect our reputation, business and results of operations.

We may not have exclusive control over the distribution of cash from any operators that we may acquire in the future and may be unable to cause all or a portion of the cash of such operators to be distributed to us.

We anticipate having a complete or a majority ownership in the operators we may acquire in the future. We expect any future agreements we execute with such operators will provide for the distribution of available cash to us. However, it is possible that these agreements may impose limits on the ability of our acquired operators to make distributions of cash to us. If we are unable to cause sufficient cash to be distributed from one or more of the operators we may acquire in the future, our ability to pay our obligations as they become due may be harmed.

If we acquire an operator that has made submission and reporting errors prior to our acquisition, we may be liable for such errors that which may have a material adverse effect on our business.

Historical submissions and reporting errors in gaming accounts made by an operator we may acquire in the future, may require us to provide refunds to customers and may also subject us to civil penalties, which involve monetary damages. If operators we may acquire in the future overpaid their obligation, it is unlikely that we would be able to collect funds that were owed to the operator prior to our acquisition. There can be no assurance that a compliance audit will disclose any future liabilities for underpayments or overpayments that any of our operators may have incurred.

If any executive officers or key personnel of operators we may acquire are unable to assist with the transition of operations and customers, our business may be adversely affected.

In connection with any potential acquisition of operators, we believe that it is necessary and desirable to retain the services of executive officers and key personnel of such operators to assist with the transition and integration of operations and customers into our existing operations; however, no assurances can be given that such executive officers and key personnel will be willing and able to assist us with such transition and integration. In the event that such executive officers and key personnel are unable to assist us after the consummation of the future acquisition of an operator, we may need to hire additional personnel to assist with the transaction, which new personnel may not be readily available to us or on acceptable terms.

Any violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or any other similar anti-corruption laws could have a negative impact on us.

Our revenue is derived from operations outside the United States, which exposes us to complex foreign and U.S. regulations inherent in doing cross-border business and in each of the countries in which we transact business. We are subject to compliance with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and other similar anti-corruption laws, which generally prohibit companies and their intermediaries from making improper payments to foreign government officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. While our employees and agents are required to comply with these laws, we cannot be sure that our internal policies and procedures will always protect us from violations of these laws, despite our commitment to legal compliance and corporate ethics. Violations of these laws may result in severe criminal and civil sanctions as well as other penalties, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and U.S. Department of Justice have increased their enforcement activities with respect to the FCPA. Violations or allegations of non-compliance with any such laws or regulations may adversely affect our business, performance, prospects, value, financial condition, and results of operations.

War, terrorism, other acts of violence or natural or manmade disasters may affect the markets in which we operate, our customers, our delivery of software and customer service, and could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, or financial condition.

Our business may be adversely affected by instability, disruption or destruction in a geographic region in which we operate, regardless of cause, including war, terrorism, riot, civil insurrection or social unrest, and natural or manmade disasters, including famine, flood, fire, earthquake, storm or pandemic events and spread of disease. Such events may cause customers to suspend their decisions on using our products and services, make it impossible for our customers to visit our physical locations, cause restrictions, postponements and cancellations of sports events that attract large crowds and public gatherings, and give rise to sudden significant changes in regional and global economic conditions and cycles. These events also pose significant risks to our personnel and to physical facilities and operations, which could materially adversely affect our financial results.

Risks Related to Our Industry

Economic conditions, particularly in Italy and Europe, that have an adverse effect on the gaming industry may have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

Our business operations are currently concentrated in a single industry and geographic area (Italy) that is affected by international, national and local economic conditions. A downturn in the overall economy or economy in a specific region such as Italy or a reduction in demand for gaming in such area, may have an adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations. We cannot predict the effect or duration of an economic slowdown in Italy or in the gaming industry, or the impact such slowdown may have on the demand for our leisure gaming products and services. If economic conditions deteriorate our consumers will have less disposable income to spend on wagers and our business may be adversely affected.

Intense competition in the leisure gaming industry may adversely affect our revenue and profitability.

We operate in a highly competitive environment and we compete for operators, customers and advertisers with numerous well-established leisure gaming operators, as well as numerous smaller and newer gaming website operators. Many of our principal competitors have substantially longer operating histories, greater financial, technical, marketing or other resources, stronger brand and customer recognition, larger intellectual property portfolios and broader global distribution and presence than we have. Our competitors may be able to offer products or functionality similar to ours at a more attractive price than we can by integrating or bundling such products with their other product offerings or may develop new technologies or services that are more attractive to other operators or our customers. Acquisitions and consolidation in our industry may provide our competitors with even more resources or may increase the likelihood of our competitors offering bundled or integrated products with which we cannot effectively compete. New innovative start-ups and existing large companies that are making significant investments in research and development could also launch new products and services that are competitive with ours and that could gain market acceptance quickly. In addition, we face potential competition from participants in adjacent markets that may enter our markets by leveraging related technologies and partnering with or acquiring other companies or providing alternative approaches to provide similar results.

With the introduction of new technologies, the evolution of our Platform and new market entrants, we expect competition to intensify in the future. Increased competition generally could result in reduced sales, reduced margins, losses or the failure of our Platform to achieve or maintain more widespread market acceptance, any of which could harm our business.

We expect that competition from internet gaming will continue to grow and intensify in the United States.

We intend to expand the use of our Platform in the United States; however, that will be dependent upon changes in legislation and we expect that we will face increased competition from other leisure betting operators as the potential for legalized internet gaming continues to grow. Several states in the United States are currently considering legislation that would legalize internet gaming at the state level. As a result of the Justice Department’s (“DOJ”) December 2011 opinion concerning the applicability of the Wire Act to internet gaming, certain states including Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey have enacted legislation to authorize various forms of intrastate internet gaming. In addition, the recently revised DOJ opinion on the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (“UIGEA”) and competition from internet lotteries and other internet wagering gaming services, which allow their customers to wager on a wide variety of sporting events and play Las Vegas-style casino games from home, could divert customers from our products and thus adversely affect our business. Such internet wagering services are likely to expand in future years and become more accessible to domestic customers as a result of initiatives in some states to consider legislation to legalize intrastate internet wagering. There have also been proposals that would specifically legalize internet gaming under federal law. If we are unable to execute our U.S. strategy, anticipate, react to or penetrate the U.S. market in a timely manner, our competitive position could weaken, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

If we fail to comply with applicable laws and regulations, we could suffer penalties or be required to make significant changes to our operations. In addition, changes in laws and regulations with respect to the gaming industry, and the application or interpretation of existing laws and regulations applicable to our operations may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our business is highly regulated, and we are subject to many laws and regulations at the federal, provincial and local government levels in the jurisdictions in which we operate. These laws and regulations require that our operators and our operations meet various licensing, certification and other requirements, including those relating to:

	●	ownership of our operators;
	●	our and our operators’ relationships with sponsors and other referral sources;
	●	approvals and other regulations affecting the acquisition of operators, capital expenditures or the addition of services;
	●	qualifications of management and support personnel;
	●	maintenance and protection of records;
	●	billing for services by gaming product providers, including appropriate treatment of overpayments and credit balances;
	●	privacy and security of individually identifiable personal information;
	●	online gaming and gaming in general;
	●	commercial advertising;
	●	subscription rates; and
	●	foreign investments.

Furthermore, the rules and regulations governing the gaming industry are evolving and subject to interpretation in the territories in which we operate and the territories in which we may operate in the future. Promulgation of new laws, changes in current laws, and changes in interpretations by courts and other government agencies of existing laws, may require us to modify or cease our operations. Compliance with changes in such laws and regulations may increase our operating expenses. In addition, our failure to comply with current or future laws and regulations may expose us to significant liabilities. Our inability or failure to comply with laws and regulations that govern the gaming industry in the territories in which we operate may result in the loss of our licenses which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial conditions and results of operations.

Regulators at the federal and provincial level in Italy are monitoring and restricting the issuance and renewal of gaming licenses which could have an adverse effect on our growth.

Federal regulators in Italy are enforcing new restrictions to reduce the number of independent operators in the gaming industry, and a moratorium on new licenses for gaming operators in Italy has been implemented. The success of our business depends upon our ability to acquire operators in new regional locations throughout Italy. The restrictions on the licensing of new operators may make it more difficult for us to locate operators that we may be able to acquire. Our inability to acquire operators and expand our operations into new regional locations throughout Italy may have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.

Our records and submissions to regulatory agencies may contain inaccurate or unsupportable submissions which may result in an under or overstatement of our revenues and subject us to various penalties and may adversely affect our operations.

A major component of the regulatory environment is the interpretation of winnings and tax calculation procedures established by the ADM. Inaccurate or unsupportable submissions, inaccurate records for gaming coin-in or handle (turnover), client data and erroneous winning claims could result in inaccurate revenues being reported. Such errors are subject to correction or retroactive adjustment in later periods and may be reflected in financial statements for periods subsequent to the period in which the revenue was recorded. We may also be required to refund a portion of the revenue that we have received which, depending on its magnitude, may damage our reputation and relationship with regulatory agencies and may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or cash flows.

The ADM in Italy conducts weekly account audits and sweeps for taxes in addition to random onsite inspections for online connection to the ADM network as well as searches for nefarious programming or routers which can alter the reporting requirements of the ADM. It is possible that our acquired operators will receive letters from ADM auditors requesting payment of fines for alleged violations and errors and as such will incur expenses associated with responding to, and appealing such requests, as well as the costs of paying any shortfalls in addition to the possible fines and penalties. Demands for payments can also occur even if an operator is acquired by means of an asset transfer. Our inability to dispute demands or pay requests for underpayments may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

We may become the subject of Italian federal and provincial investigations in the future and our business may be adversely affected.

Both Italian federal and provincial government agencies have heightened and coordinated civil and criminal enforcement efforts as part of numerous ongoing investigations of gaming companies, as well as their executives and managers. These investigations relate to, among other things diversion practices if an agent or store owner were to disconnect (i.e., remove ethernet plug from internet) the betting terminal or PC from the ADM network.

In addition, we may employ executives and managers, some of which may have worked at other gaming companies that are or may become the subject of ADM investigations and private litigation. Such executives and managers may be included in governmental investigations or named as defendants in private litigation. A governmental investigation of us, our executives or our managers could divert our management’s attention, result in significant expenses, as well as negative publicity and adversely affect our business.

Our current operations are international in scope and we are planning further geographic expansion, creating a variety of potential operational challenges.

We currently have an office location in Canada, a satellite office in the United States and business operations and offices in Europe and intend to open additional offices in the United States and possibility other countries. If we expand in the future, our offices, personnel and operations may be further dispersed around the world. In connection with such expansion, we may face a number of challenges, including costs associated with developing software and providing support in additional languages, varying seasonality patterns, potential adverse movement of currency exchange rates, longer payment cycles and difficulties in collecting accounts receivable in some countries, tariffs and trade barriers, a variety of regulatory or contractual limitations on our ability to operate, adverse tax events, reduced protection of intellectual property rights in some countries and a geographically and culturally diverse workforce and customer base. Failure to overcome any of these challenges could negatively affect our business and results of operations.

We face exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations that could harm our results of operations.

We conduct transactions, including intercompany transactions, in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. As we grow our international operations, we expect the amount of our revenues denominated in foreign currencies to increase. Accordingly, changes in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar could affect our reported revenues and operating results due to transactional and translational re-measurements that are reflected in our results of operations. As a result of such foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, it could be more difficult to detect underlying trends in our business and results of operations. In addition, to the extent that fluctuations in currency exchange rates cause our results of operations to differ from our expectations or the expectations of our investors, the trading price of our common stock could be adversely affected.

We do not currently maintain a program to hedge transactional exposures in foreign currencies. However, in the future, we may use derivative instruments, such as foreign currency forward and option contracts, to hedge exposures to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The use of such hedging activities may not offset any or more than a portion of the adverse financial effects of unfavorable movements in foreign exchange rates over the limited time the hedges are in place. Moreover, the use of hedging instruments may introduce additional risks if we are unable to structure effective hedges with such instruments.

Risks Related to Ownership of Our Securities

The price of our securities may fluctuate significantly.

An investment in our securities is risky and should be made only if an investor can withstand a significant loss and wide fluctuations in the market value of their investment. Some factors that may cause the market price of our securities to fluctuate, in addition to the other risks mentioned in this “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere in this registration statement are:

	●	sale of our common stock by our stockholders, executives, and directors;
	●	volatility and limitations in trading volumes of our securities;
	●	our ability to obtain financings to implement our business plans, including the acquisitions of operators;
	●	the timing and success of introductions of new products by us or our competitors or any other change in the competitive dynamics of our industry, including consolidation among competitors;
	●	our ability to attract new customers;
	●	The impact of COVID-19;
	●	changes in our capital structure or dividend policy, future issuances of securities and sales of large blocks of securities by our stockholders;
	●	our cash position;
	●	announcements and events surrounding financing efforts, including debt and equity securities;
	●	our inability to enter into new markets or develop new products;
	●	reputational issues;
	●	our inability to successfully manage our business or achieve profitability;
	●	announcements of acquisitions, partnerships, collaborations, joint ventures, new products, capital commitments, or other events by us or our competitors;
	●	changes in general economic, political and market conditions in any of the regions in which we conduct our business;
	●	changes in industry conditions or perceptions;
	●	analyst research reports, recommendation and changes in recommendations, price targets, and withdrawals of coverage;
	●	departures and additions of key personnel;
	●	disputes and litigation related to intellectual properties, proprietary rights, and contractual obligations;
	●	changes in applicable laws, rules, regulations, or accounting practices and other dynamics;
	●	market conditions or trends in the gaming industry; and
	●	other events or factors, many of which may be out of our control.

In addition, if the market for stocks in our industry, or the stock market in general, experiences a loss of investor confidence, the trading price of our securities could decline for reasons unrelated to our business, financial condition and results of operations. Any of these factors may make it more difficult or impossible for investors to sell our securities or obtain a return on their investment. In the past, shareholders have instituted securities class action litigation against some companies following periods of market volatility. If we become involved in such securities litigation, we could, among other things, incur substantial costs and the attention of our management could be diverted from our business.

Future sales of shares of our common stock or the perception in the public markets that these sales may occur, may depress our stock price.

The market price of our common stock could decline significantly as a result of sales of a large number of shares of our common stock in the market. In addition, if our significant stockholders sell a large number of shares, or if we issue a large number of shares, the market price of our common stock could decline. Any issuance of additional common stock, or common stock equivalents by us would result in dilution to our existing shareholders. Such issuances could be made at a price that reflects a discount to the then-current trading price of our common stock. Moreover, the perception in the public market that stockholders may sell shares of our stock or that we may issue additional shares of common stock could depress the market for our shares. and make it more difficult for us to sell equity securities at any time in the future if at all.

We may issue additional shares of common stock and preferred stock without stockholder approval, which would dilute the current holders of our common stock. In addition, the exercise or conversion of currently outstanding securities would further dilute holders of our common stock.

Our Board of Directors has authority, without action or vote of our shareholders, to issue shares of common and preferred stock. We may issue shares of our common stock or preferred stock to complete a business combination or to raise capital. Such stock issuances could be made at a price that reflects a discount from the then-current trading price of our common stock. These issuances would dilute our stockholders’ ownership interest, which among other things would have the effect of reducing their influence on matters on which our stockholders vote. In addition, our stockholders and prospective investors may incur additional dilution if holders of stock options and warrants, whether currently outstanding or subsequently granted, exercise their options or warrants to purchase shares of our common stock or if our convertible debt holders convert their debt.

The rights of the holders of our common stock may be impaired by the potential issuance of preferred stock.

Our certificate of incorporation gives our Board of Directors the right to create one or more new series of preferred stock. As a result, the Board of Directors may, without stockholder approval, issue preferred stock with voting, dividend, conversion, liquidation or other rights that could adversely affect the voting power and equity interests of the holders of our common stock. Preferred stock, which could be issued with the right to more than one vote per share, would dilute the rights of our common stockholders and could be used to discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our company, which could materially adversely affect the price of our common stock.

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports, or publish unfavorable research or reports about our business, our stock price and trading volume may decline.

The trading market for our common stock will rely in part on the research and reports that industry or financial analysts publish about us, our business, our markets and our competitors. We currently do not have any analyst coverage. If securities analysts do not cover our common stock, the lack of research coverage may adversely affect the market price of our common stock. Furthermore, if we should have analyst coverage and one or more of the analysts who do cover us downgrade our stock or if those analysts issue other unfavorable commentary about us or our business, our stock price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us or fails to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the market and interest in our stock could decrease, which in turn could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline and may also impair our ability to expand our business with existing customers and attract new customers.

Our failure to meet the continued listing requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market could result in a de-listing of our common stock.

Our shares of common stock are currently listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market. If we fail to satisfy the continued listing requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market, such as the corporate governance requirements, filing annual and quarterly reports with the SEC on a timely basis, minimum bid price requirement or the minimum stockholder’s equity requirement, the Nasdaq Capital Market may take steps to de-list our common stock. Any such steps for de-listing would likely have a negative effect on the price of our common stock and would impair stockholders’ ability to sell or purchase their common stock when they wish to do so. There can be no assurance can be given that we will be able to satisfy our continued listing requirements and maintain the listing of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market. On July 2, 2020, we received a notification letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that as a result of our failure to file our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2020 before the deadline set forth under applicable regulations of the SEC), we no longer comply with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1). The notification letter stated that, under Nasdaq rules, we had 60 calendar days, or until August 31, 2020, to submit a plan to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements and if Nasdaq accepts the plan, Nasdaq can grant an exception of up to 180 calendar days from the filing due date, or December 28, 2020, to regain compliance. On July 22, 2020, we filed our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2020. There can be no assurance that in the future we will continue to satisfy the Nasdaq continued listing requirements.

Because certain of our stockholders control a significant number of shares of our common stock, they may have effective control over actions requiring stockholder approval.

Gilda Pia Ciavarella, the spouse of our Chief Executive Officer is the beneficial owner of 4,303,240 shares of our common stock and therefore our Chief Executive Officer is deemed to beneficially own approximately 35.1% of our outstanding shares of common stock on a fully diluted basis as of the date of the filing of this registration statement. As a result, Ms. Ciavarella, has the ability to effectively control the outcome of matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including the election of directors and any merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets and the ability to control the management and affairs of our company. In addition, other members of our senior management team beneficially own 19.9% of our outstanding shares of common stock on a fully diluted basis as of the date of the filing of this registration statement. Accordingly, this concentration of ownership might harm the market price of our common stock by:

	●	delaying, deferring or preventing a change in corporate control;
	●	impeding a merger, consolidation, takeover or other business combination involving us; or
	●	discouraging a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us.

Delaware law and our corporate charter and bylaws contain anti-takeover provisions that could delay or discourage takeover attempts that stockholders may consider favorable.

Provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of our company. For example, our Board has the authority to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the powers, preferences and rights of each series without stockholder approval. The ability to issue preferred stock could discourage unsolicited acquisition proposals or make it more difficult for a third party to gain control of our company, or otherwise could materially adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

Furthermore, because we are incorporated in Delaware, we are governed by the provisions of Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. This provision may prohibit or restrict large stockholders, in particular those owning 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock, from merging or combining with us, which could discourage potential takeover attempts, reduce the price that investors may be willing to pay for shares of our common stock in the future and result in our market price being lower than it would be without these provisions.

Our certificate of incorporation has an exclusive forum for adjudication of disputes provision which limits the forum to the Delaware Court of Chancery for certain actions against the Company.

Our certificate of incorporation provides that the Delaware Court of Chancery, to the fullest extent permitted by law, is the sole and exclusive forum for certain actions including claims in the right of our company brought by a stockholder that are based upon a violation of a duty by a current or former director or officer or stockholder in such capacity or as to which the Delaware corporate law confers jurisdiction upon the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

A Delaware corporation is allowed to mandate in its corporate governance documents a chosen forum for the resolution of state law-based shareholder class actions, derivative suits and other intra-corporate disputes. Our management believes limiting state law-based claims to Delaware mitigate against the potential risk of another forum misapplying Delaware law is avoided. In addition, Delaware courts have a well-developed body of case law and we believe limiting the forum for the adjudication of any disputes will prevent costly and duplicative litigation and avoid the risk of inconsistent outcomes. Our Bylaws limit any stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a forum it believes is favorable to shareholders in disputes with directors, officers or other employees.

The exclusive forum provision would not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or other federal securities laws for which there is exclusive federal or concurrent federal and state jurisdiction. To the extent that any such claims may be based upon federal law claims, Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. Furthermore, Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. Although our certificate contains the choice of forum provision described above, it is possible that a court could rule that such a provision is inapplicable for a particular claim or action or that such provision is unenforceable. Investors cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.

This provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with the Company or our directors, officers, employees or stockholders, which may discourage such lawsuits against the Company and our directors, officers, employees or stockholders. Alternatively, if a court were to find this provision in our certificate of incorporation to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could adversely affect our business and financial condition.

We do not intend to pay cash dividends on our shares of common stock so any returns will be limited to the value of our shares.

We currently anticipate that we will retain any future earnings for the development, operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends for the foreseeable future.

We effected a reverse stock split on December 12, 2019, which may decrease the liquidity of the shares of our common stock.

The liquidity of the shares of our common stock may be affected adversely by our recently effected reverse stock split given the reduced number of shares that is now outstanding following the reverse stock split. In addition, the reverse stock split increased the number of shareholders who own odd lots (less than 100 shares) of our common stock, creating the potential for such shareholders to experience an increase in the cost of selling their shares and greater difficulty effecting such sales.

Following the reverse stock split, the resulting market price of our common stock may not attract new investors, including institutional investors, and may not satisfy the investing requirements of those investors. Consequently, the trading liquidity of our common stock may not improve.

Although we believe that a higher market price of our common stock may help generate greater or broader investor interest, there can be no assurance that the reverse stock split will result in a share price that will attract new investors, including institutional investors.

An active trading market for our common stock may not be maintained, or we may fail to satisfy applicable Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) listing requirements.

Our common stock is currently traded on Nasdaq, but we can provide no assurance that we will be able to maintain an active trading market for our shares on Nasdaq or any other exchange in the future. The fact that a significant portion of our outstanding shares of common stock is closely held by a few individuals, results in it being more difficult for us to maintain an active trading market. If there is no active market for our common stock, it may be difficult for our stockholders to sell shares without depressing the market price for the shares or at all, our stock price could decline, and we may be unable to maintain compliance with applicable Nasdaq listing requirements.

Risks Related to this Offering

You will experience immediate and substantial dilution in the book value per share of the common stock you purchase.

The public offering price per unit will be substantially higher than the net tangible book value per share of our common stock immediately prior to the offering. This dilution is due in large part to the fact that our earlier investors paid substantially less than the public offering price when they purchased their securities. For a further description of the dilution that investors in this offering will experience, see “Dilution.”

In addition, to the extent that outstanding warrants or convertible debentures have been or may be exercised or converted or other shares issued, you may experience further dilution.

Our management will have broad discretion over the use of proceeds from this offering and may not use the proceeds effectively.

We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for working capital and general corporate purposes. Our management will have considerable discretion in the application of the net proceeds, and you will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether the proceeds are being used appropriately. The net proceeds may be used for repayment of debt in the amount of $2,859,266 with the balance being used for general corporate purposes that may not improve our operating results or enhance the value of our securities.

Our expected use of net proceeds from this offering represents our current intentions based upon our present plans and business condition. As of the date of this prospectus, we cannot predict with certainty all of the particular uses for the net proceeds to be received upon the completion of this offering. The amounts and timing of our actual use of the net proceeds will vary depending on numerous factors, including the amount of cash used in our operations, which can be highly uncertain, subject to substantial risks and can often change. Investors will be relying on our judgment regarding the application of the net proceeds of this offering.

The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could harm our business. Pending their use, we may invest the net proceeds from this offering in short-term and intermediate-term, investment-grade, interest-bearing securities, investment grade securities and government securities. These investments may not yield a favorable return to our stockholders. If we do not invest or apply the net proceeds from this offering in ways that enhance stockholder value, we may fail to achieve expected financial results, which could cause our stock price to decline.

Sales of additional shares of common stock, including by us or our directors and officers following expiration or early release of the lock-up period, could cause the price of our common stock to decline.

Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, or the availability of such shares for sale, by us or by others, including the issuance of shares of common stock upon the exercise of outstanding options and warrants, could adversely affect the price of our common stock. In connection with this offering, we and our directors and officers have entered into lock-up agreements for a period of 180 days following this offering. We and our directors and officers may be released from the lock-up prior to its expiration period at the sole discretion of the representative of the underwriters. See “Underwriting.” Upon expiration or earlier release of the lock-up, we and our directors and officers may sell shares of our common stock into the market, which could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

There is no assurance that we will not continue to experience volatility in our share price.

Our stock is thinly traded due to the limited number of shares available for trading on the Nasdaq, thus causing large swings in price. As such, investors and potential investors may find it difficult to obtain accurate stock price quotations, and holders of our common stock may be unable to resell their securities at or near their original offering price or at any price. Our public offering price per unit may vary from the market price of our common stock after the offering. If an active market for our stock develops and continues, our stock price may nevertheless be volatile. If our stock experiences volatility, investors may not be able to sell their common stock at or above the public offering price per unit. Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock, or the perception that such sales might occur, could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our common stock and our stock price may decline substantially in a short period of time. As a result, our shareholders could suffer losses or be unable to liquidate their holdings.

Market prices for our common stock will be influenced by a number of factors, including:

●	the issuance of new equity securities pursuant to a future offering, including issuances of preferred stock;
●	the introduction of new products or services by us or our competitors;
●	changes in interest rates;
●	competitive developments, including announcements by competitors of new products or services or significant contracts, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments;
●	variations in quarterly operating results;
●	change in financial estimates by securities analysts;
●	a limited amount of news and analyst coverage for our company;
●	the depth and liquidity of the market for our shares of common stock;
●	sales of large blocks of our common stock, including sales by our major stockholder, any executive officers or directors appointed in the future, or by other significant shareholders;
●	investor perceptions of our company and the gaming industry generally; and
●	general economic and other national and international conditions.

Market price fluctuations may negatively affect the ability of investors to sell our shares at consistent prices.

The warrants are speculative in nature.

The warrants offered hereby do not confer any rights of common stock ownership on their holders, such as voting rights or the right to receive dividends, but rather merely represent the right to acquire shares of common stock at a fixed price, subject to certain adjustments. Specifically, commencing on the date of issuance, holders of the warrants may exercise their right to acquire the common stock and pay an exercise price of $3.45 (based on an assumed public offering price of $2.76 per unit), or 125% of the public offering price of the common stock. Moreover, following this offering, the market value of the warrants is uncertain and there can be no assurance that the market value of the warrants will equal or exceed their public offering price. Furthermore, each warrant will expire five years from the original issuance date. In the event our common stock price does not exceed the exercise price of the warrants during the period when the warrants are exercisable, the warrants may not have any value.

Holders of the warrants will have no rights as a common stockholder until they acquire our common stock.

Until holders of the warrants acquire shares of our common stock upon exercise of the warrants, the holders will have no rights with respect to shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. Upon exercise of the warrants, the holder will be entitled to exercise the rights of a common stockholder as to the security exercised only as to matters for which the record date occurs after the exercise.

There is no established market for the warrants to purchase shares of our common stock being offered in this offering.

There is no established trading market for the warrants and we do not expect a market to develop. In addition, we do not intend to apply for the listing of the warrants on any national securities exchange or other trading market. Without an active trading market, the liquidity of the warrants will be limited.

The exercise price of the warrants offered by this prospectus will not be adjusted for certain dilutive events.

The exercise price of the warrants offered by this prospectus are subject to adjustment for certain events, including, but not limited to, the payment of a stock dividend, stock splits, certain issuances of capital stock, options, convertible securities and other securities. However, the exercise prices will not be adjusted for dilutive issuances of securities and there may be transactions or occurrences that may adversely affect the market price of our common stock or the market value of such warrants without resulting in an adjustment of the exercise prices of such warrants.

Provisions of the warrants offered by this prospectus could discourage an acquisition of us by a third party.

In addition to the provisions of our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws, certain provisions of the warrants offered by this prospectus could make it more difficult or expensive for a third party to acquire us. The warrants prohibit us from engaging in certain transactions constituting “fundamental transactions” unless, among other things, the surviving entity assumes our obligations under the warrants. These and other provisions of the warrants offered by this prospectus could prevent or deter a third party from acquiring us even where the acquisition could be beneficial to you.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward looking information relating to future events, future financial performance, strategies, expectations, competitive environment, regulation and availability of resources. Such forward-looking statements include those that express plans, anticipation, intent, contingency, goals, targets or future development and/or otherwise are not statements of historical fact. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and projections about future events and they are subject to risks and uncertainties known and unknown that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements.

In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology, such as “may,” “should,” “would,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” “plan,” “potential” and similar expressions. Accordingly, these statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in them. Any forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed throughout this prospectus.

You should read this prospectus and the documents we have filed as exhibits to the registration statement, of which this prospectus is part, completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of those documents.

Risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be different from those expressed or implied in our written or oral forward-looking statements may be found in this prospectus under the heading “Risk Factors.”

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws. If we do update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.

New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict which factors will arise. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. We qualify all of the information presented in this prospectus particularly our forward-looking statements, by these cautionary statements.

USE OF PROCEEDS

We estimate that the net proceeds of this offering will be approximately $9.20 million, assuming the sale of 3,623,188 units at an assumed public offering price of $2.76 per unit (consisting of $2.759 per share of common stock and $0.001 for each accompanying warrant) after deducting the estimated underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us, and excluding the proceeds, if any, from the exercise of the warrants. We will only receive additional proceeds from the exercise of the warrants issuable in connection with this offering if the warrants are exercised at their exercise price of 125% of the public offering price of the units and the holders of such warrants pay the exercise price in cash upon such exercise and do not utilize the cashless exercise provision of the warrants.

A $0.25 increase (decrease) in the assumed public offering price of $2.76 per unit would increase (decrease) the expected net proceeds of the offering to us by approximately $833,333, assuming that the number of units sold by us remains the same. We may also increase or decrease the number of units we are offering. An increase (decrease) of 250,000 in the number of units sold in this offering would increase (decrease) the expected net proceeds of the offering to us by approximately $634,800, assuming that the assumed combined public offering price per unit remains the same.

We intend to use approximately $2,895,266 of the net proceeds from this offering to repay outstanding amounts (principal of $2,452,233 and accrued interest of approximately $443,033 owed under debentures that we issued in May 2018 and bear interest at a rate of ten percent (10%) per annum. The $2,452,233 of principal amount of debentures outstanding, includes debentures in the principal amount of $700,049 that were due May 31, 2020 and extended their maturity date to September 28, 2020 and debentures in the principal amount of $1,751,564 that matured on May 31, 2020 that were not formally extended and are in default. We intend to use the remaining net proceeds from this offering for working capital and general corporate purposes.

The expected use of net proceeds from this offering represents our intentions based upon our present plans and business conditions.

We cannot predict with certainty all of the particular uses for the proceeds of this offering. Accordingly, we will have significant flexibility in applying the net proceeds of this offering. The timing and amount of our actual expenditures will be based on many factors, including cash flows from operations and the anticipated growth of our business. Pending their use, we intend to invest the net proceeds of this offering in a variety of capital-preservation investments, including short-and intermediate-term, interest-bearing, investment-grade securities and government securities.

DIVIDEND POLICY

We have never declared nor paid any cash dividends on our common stock, and currently intend to retain all of our cash and any earnings for use in our business and, therefore, do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Any future determination to pay cash dividends on our common stock will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will be dependent upon our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements and such other factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant.

CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of March 31, 2020:

	As of March 31, 2020
	Actual⁽¹⁾			Pro Forma⁽¹⁾			Pro Forma as adjusted⁽¹⁾
Cash and cash equivalents	$	6,828,398		$	6,743,123		$	12,397,857

Total assets	$	29,080,128		$	28,994,853		$	34,649,587
Total liabilities	$	18,876,761		$	18,084,307		$	15,189,041

Stockholders’ Equity:	$	10,203,367		$	10,910,546		$	19,460,546

Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 80,000,000 shares authorized, actual, 12,276,878 shares issued and outstanding, actual; as adjusted; 16,156,661 shares issued and outstanding		1,227			1,253			1,615
Additional paid-in capital	$	33,575,113		$	34,282,266		$	42,831,904
Accumulated other comprehensive income	$	(288,747	)	$	(288,747	)	$	(288,747	)
Accumulated deficit	$	(23,084,226	)	$	(23,084,226	)	$	(23,084,226	)

Total Stockholders’ Equity	$	10,203,367		$	10,910,546		$	19,460,546
Total capitalization	$	29,080,128		$	28,994,853		$	34,649,587

(1) On an actual basis as of March 31, 2020.

(2) On a pro forma basis to give effect to (i) the issuance of an additional 106,735 shares of common stock upon conversion of debentures in the aggregate amount of CDN$146,599 (approximately $103,853) that includes accrued interest thereon of CDN$12,599 (approximately $8,925), and the aggregate amount of $237,699 that includes accrued interest thereon of $37,699 subsequent to March 31, 2020; (ii) the issuance of 149,860 shares of common stock as payment of the principal amount of €332,000 (approximately $365,627) owed under the terms of the Virtual Generation promissory note subsequent to March 31, 2020; (iii) the payment of €62,400 (approximately $70,128) under the notes issued to the sellers of Virtual Generation subsequent to March 31, 2020; and (iv) the payment of the aggregate amount of CDN$12,121 (approximately $9,087 at an exchange rate of $0.75) that includes accrued interest thereon of CDN$2,121 (approximately $1,590 at an exchange rate of $0.75) and the aggregate amount of $6,060 that includes accrued interest thereon of $1,060 under the debentures that matured May 31, 2020 and extinguishment of such debentures subsequent to March 31, 2020.

(3) On a pro forma as adjusted basis to give effect to the pro forma adjustments described in footnote (2) above and our receipt of estimated net proceeds from the sale of the units that we are offering at an assumed public offering price of $2.76 per unit (the assumed public offering price is $2.759 per share of common stock and $0.001 per accompanying warrant which is the last reported sale price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on July 23, 2020), after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us and the repayment of $2,895,266 for payment of principal and interest on debentures.

You should read this table together with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

Each $0.25 increase (decrease) in the assumed public offering price of $2.76 per unit would result in an incremental increase (decrease) in our cash and cash equivalents, working capital, total assets and stockholders’ equity by $833,333, assuming that the number of units offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions. Similarly, each increase (decrease) of 250,000 units offered by us would result in an incremental increase (decrease) in our cash and cash equivalents, working capital, total assets and stockholders’ equity by $634,800, assuming the assumed public offering price of $2.76 per unit remains the same, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions.

If the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of common stock and/or warrants from us is exercised in full, as adjusted cash and cash equivalents, total stockholders’ equity and total capitalization would be $13,777,857, $20,840,546, and 36,029,587, respectively (assuming no exercise of the warrants).

The number of shares of our common stock that will be outstanding immediately after this offering is based on 12,276,878 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2020, and does not include, as of July 23, 2020:

	●	335,311 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants at a weighted average exercise price of $4.02 per share as of July 23, 2020;
	●	315,938 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding options at a weighted average exercise price of $2.83 per share;

	●	834,062 shares of our common stock that are reserved for equity awards that may be granted under our existing equity incentive plan;

	●	Approximately 318,939 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of the aggregate principal balance of convertible debentures made up of made up of $732,000 of US$ denominated debentures and CDN$272,617 ($203,563 at an exchange rate of $0.7467), which initially matured on May 31, 2020 and for which the maturity date has been extended until September 28 2020. It is anticipated that debentures in the principal amount of $946,000 and CDN$805,564 (at an exchange rate of $0.74), together with interest thereon of approximately $349,938 and CDN214,160 (at an exchange rate of $0.74) for which the maturity date was not extended until September 28, 2020 and for which payment was due on May 31, 2020 will not be converted into shares of common stock and will be repaid from the net proceeds of the offering.

Unless we specifically state otherwise, the information in this prospectus assumes or gives effect to:

· that the assumed public offering price of our unit is $2.76 per unit (the assumed public offering price is $2.759 per share of common stock and $0.001 per accompanying warrant);

· no exercise of the outstanding warrants described above and no conversion of the convertible debentures described above;

· no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase up to an additional 543,478 shares of common stock from us in this offering;

· no exercise of the warrants included in the units;

· no exercise of the representative’s warrants; and

· a 1-for-8 reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock effected on December 12, 2019.

DILUTION

If you invest in our units in this offering, your interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between the assumed public offering price per share of common stock that is part of the unit and the as adjusted net tangible book value per share of common stock immediately after this offering. Net tangible book value per share is equal to the amount of our total tangible assets, less total liabilities, divided by the number of outstanding shares of our common stock. As of March 31, 2020, our net tangible book value was approximately $(7,140,952), or approximately $(0.58) per share.

Our pro forma net tangible book value as of March 31, 2020 was $(6,433,773) or $(0.51) per shares of our common stock. Pro forma net tangible book value per share gives effect to (i) the issuance of an additional 106,735 shares of common stock upon conversion of debentures in the aggregate amount of CDN$146,599 (approximately $103,853) that includes accrued interest thereon of CDN$12,599 (approximately $8,925) and the aggregate amount of $237,699 that includes accrued interest thereon of $37,699 subsequent to March 31, 2020; (ii) the issuance of 149,860 shares of common stock as payment of the principal amount of €332,000 (approximately $365,627) owed under the terms of the Virtual Generation promissory note subsequent to March 31, 2020; (iii) the payment of €62,400 (approximately $70,128) under the notes issued to the sellers of Virtual Generation subsequent to March 31, 2020; and (iv) the payment of the aggregate amount of CDN$12,121 (approximately $9,087 at an exchange rate of $0.75) that includes accrued interest thereon of CDN$2,121 (approximately $1,590 at an exchange rate of $0.75) and the aggregate amount of $6,060 that includes accrued interest thereon of $1,060 under the debentures that matured May 31, 2020 and extinguishment of such debentures subsequent to March 31, 2020.

After giving effect to the pro forma adjustments and the assumed sale by us of 3,623,188 units in this offering at an assumed public offering price of $2.76 per unit ($2.759 per share of common stock and $0.001 per warrant) and after deducting the estimated underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us and the repayment of $2,895,266 for payment of principal and interest on debentures, our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value as of March 31, 2020 would have been approximately $2,116,227, or approximately $0.13 per share. This represents an immediate increase in pro forma net tangible book value of $0.64 per share to existing stockholders and an immediate dilution of $2.63 per share to new investors purchasing shares of common stock in this offering. The following table illustrates this per share dilution:

Assumed public offering price per share (attributing no value to the warrants)	$	2.76
Pro forma net tangible book value per share as of March 31, 2020	$	(0.51	)
Increase in pro forma net tangible book value per share after this offering	$	0.64
Pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share after giving effect to this offering	$	0.13
Dilution per share to new investors	$	(2.63	)

Each $0.25 increase (decrease) in the assumed public offering price of $2.76 per unit would result in an incremental increase (decrease) in the as adjusted net tangible book value per share by $0.05, and the dilution per share to new investors in this offering by $0.20, assuming the number of units offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. Similarly, each increase of 250,000 in the number of units sold in this offering would result in an incremental increase (decrease) of our as adjusted net tangible book value by approximately $634,800 and decrease the dilution per share to new investors in this offering by $0.03, assuming that the anticipated assumed public offering price of $2.76 per unit remains the same.

The foregoing discussion and table do not take into account further dilution to new investors that could occur upon the exercise of outstanding warrants or conversion of convertible debentures having a per share exercise price or conversion price less than the per share offering price to the public in this offering. In addition, we may choose to raise additional capital due to market conditions or strategic considerations even if we believe we have sufficient funds for our current or future operating plans. To the extent that additional capital is raised through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the issuance of these securities could result in further dilution to our stockholders.

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335,311 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants at a weighted average exercise price of $4.02 per share as of March 31, 2020;

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315,938 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding options at a weighted average exercise price of $2.83 per share;

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834,062 shares of our common stock that are reserved for equity awards that may be granted under our existing equity incentive plan;

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Approximately 318,939 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of the aggregate principal balance of convertible debentures made up of made up of $732,000 of US$ denominated debentures and CDN$272,617 (at an exchange rate of $0.74), which initially matured on May 31, 2020 and for which the maturity date has been extended until September 28, 2020. It is anticipated that debentures in the principal amount of $946,000 and CDN$805,564 (at an exchange rate of $0.74), together with interest thereon of approximately $349,938 and CDN214,160 (at an exchange rate of $0.74) for which the maturity date was not extended until September 28, 2020 and for which payment was due on May 31, 2020 will not be converted into shares of common stock and will be repaid from the net proceeds of the offering.

Unless we specifically state otherwise, the information in this prospectus assumes or gives effect to:

· that the public offering price of our unit is $2.76 per unit (the assumed public offering price is $2.759 per share of common stock and $0.001 per accompanying warrant);

· no exercise of the outstanding warrants described above and no conversion of the convertible debentures described above;

· no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase up to an additional 543,478 shares of common stock from us in this offering;

· no exercise of the warrants included in the units;

· no exercise of the representative’s warrants; and

· a 1-for-8 reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock effected on December 12, 2019.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and plan of operations together with our financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. In addition to historical information, this discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results may differ materially from those discussed below. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below, and those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” included elsewhere in this prospectus. All amounts in this prospectus are in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.

Overview

Except as expressly stated, the financial condition and results of operations discussed throughout the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations are those of Newgioco Group, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

We are a licensed gaming Operator in the regulated Italian leisure betting market holding an “online”, “retail” and “CED retail” Austria Bookmaker license through our Multigioco and Ulisse subsidiaries, respectively. As an Operator, we collect gaming wagers and sports bets through two distribution channels: (i) online through websites on internet browsers, mobile applications and physical venues known as “web-shops” (internet cafes; kiosks, coffee-shops, convenience stores, restaurants and bars, etc.) where patrons can load their online gaming account through PC’s situated at each venue, and (ii) through physical land-based retail venues (off-track betting shops, SSBT (“self-serve betting terminal”) kiosks, coffee-shops, convenience stores, restaurants, taverns and bars, etc.).

Additionally, we are a global gaming technology company which owns and operates a betting software designed with a unique “distributed model” architecture colloquially named Elys Game Board (the “Platform”) through our Odissea subsidiary. The Platform is a fully integrated “omni-channel” framework that combines centralized technology for updating, servicing and operations with multi-channel functionality to accept all forms of customer payment through the two distribution channels described above. The omni-channel software design is fully integrated with a built in player gaming account management system, built-in sports book and a virtual sports platform through our VG subsidiary. The Platform also provides seamless application programming interface integration of third-party supplied products such as online casino, poker, lottery and horse racing and has the capability to incorporate e-sports and daily fantasy sports providers.

Our corporate group is based in North America, which includes a head office situated in Toronto, Canada with satellite offices in Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, Florida through which our CEO and CFO handle corporate responsibilities, day-to-day reporting duties, U.S. development planning and through which various independent contractors and vendors are engaged.

We operate two business segments in the leisure gaming industry and our revenue is derived as follows:

Transactional revenue-Betting establishments

Transaction revenue through our offering of leisure betting products to retail customers directly through our online distribution on websites or a betting shop establishment or through third party agents that operate white-label websites and/or land-based retail venues; and

Service revenue-Betting platform software and services

SaaS based service revenue through providing our Platform and virtual sports products to betting operators.

Currently, transaction revenue generated through our subsidiaries Multigioco and Ulisse, consist of wagering and gaming transaction income broken down to: (i) spread on sports bet wagers, and (ii) fixed rate commissions on casino, poker, lotto and horse racing wagers from online based betting web-shops and websites as well as land-based retail betting shops located throughout Italy; while our service revenue generated by our Platform is primarily derived from bet and wager processing through our Multigioco and Ulisse operations in Italy.

We believe that our Platform is considered one of the newest betting software platforms in the world and our plan is to expand our Platform offering to new jurisdictions around the world on a B2B basis, including expansion through Europe, South America, South Africa and the developing market in the United States. During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, we also generated service revenue from royalties through authorized agents by providing our virtual sports products through our VG subsidiary in the following 12 countries: Italy, Peru, Nigeria, Paraguay, Albania, Honduras, Colombia, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Uganda, Nicaragua, and Turkey. We intend to leverage our partnerships in these 12 countries to cross-sell our Platform services to expand the global distribution of our betting solutions.

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis includes a discussion of our operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, which reflects the operations of VG and Naos Holdings Limited (“Naos”) for the eleven months of the year ended December 31, 2019. The operations of VG and Naos are not included in the discussion for the year ended December 31, 2018 due to the fact that the acquisition was consummated in January 2019. This Management’s Discussion and Analysis also includes a discussion of our operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, which reflects the operations of for the full quarter ended March 31, 2020 and VG and Naos for two of the three months for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.

Recent Developments

Impact of COVID-19

As result of the global outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, on March 8, 2020 the Italian government issued a decree which imposed certain restrictions and closures of public gatherings and travel which included betting shops, arcades and bingo halls across Italy until April 3, 2020. Accordingly, we had temporarily closed approximately 150 betting shop locations throughout Italy as a result of the decree until May 4, 2020, when the Company began reopening physical webshop locations. On June 19, 2020 all land-based betting shops, including corner locations such as bars, coffee shops throughout Italy reopened. The closing of physical betting shop locations did not affect our online and mobile business operations which has mitigated some of the impact. Subsequently, on March 10, 2020 the Italian government imposed further restrictions on travel throughout Italy as well as transborder crossings, that hampered our efforts to meet its filing deadlines, and have either postponed or cancelled most professional sports events which has had an effect on our overall sports betting handle and revenues and may negatively impact our operating results.

We anticipate that COVID-19 will continue to negatively impact our operating results in future periods, however, the duration and scope of the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide, including the impact to the state and local economies is not readily determinable at this time.

Acquisition of VG

In January 2019, we expanded our operations in Europe with our acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of VG and Naos. The sellers included Mr. Luca Pasquini, our Vice President of Technology and a member of our Board of Directors, and Mr. Gabriele Peroni, our Vice President of Business Development, each of whom owned 20% each of the issued and outstanding shares of Naos.

VG is a Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) certified virtual sports and gaming software developer with a portfolio of products including greyhound and horse racing; league play football (i.e., soccer), keno; and American Roulette.

VG’s operations have grown rapidly in the highly competitive virtual sports market to approximately 18 million bet tickets traded in 2019. VG now operates in the following 12 countries: Italy, Peru, Nigeria, Paraguay, Albania, Honduras, Colombia, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Uganda, Nicaragua, and Turkey.

Pursuant to the VG purchase agreement we paid the sellers €4,000,000 (approximately $4,580,000 at a Euro – exchange rate of 1.143) as follows:

	(i)	a cash payment of €108,000 (approximately $124,000);
	(ii)	the issuance of shares of our common stock valued at €89,000 (approximately $102,000); and
	(iii)	the delivery of a non-interest bearing promissory note providing for the payment of (a) an aggregate of €2,392,000 (approximately $2,737,000) in cash in 23 equal and consecutive monthly installments of €104,000 (approximately $119,000) with the first such payment due and payable in February 2019; and (b) an aggregate of €1,411,000 (approximately $1,615,000) in shares of our common stock in seventeen (17) equal and consecutive monthly installments of €83,000 (approximately $95,000) as determined by the average of the closing prices of such shares on the last 10 trading days immediately preceding the determination date of each monthly issuance, which issuances commenced on March 1, 2019.

In addition, pursuant to the terms of the VG purchase agreement, we agreed to pay the sellers as an earnout payment in shares of our common stock within one month from the end of the 2019 fiscal year such number of shares as shall equal to an aggregate amount of €500,000 (approximately $561,000), if the amounts of bets made by the users through the VGS platform related to our 2019 fiscal year are at least 5% higher than the amounts of bets made by the users through the VGS platform related to our 2018 fiscal year. Based on 18,449,380 tickets sold in 2019 VG qualified for the earnout payment of 132,735 shares of common stock equal at a price of $4.23 per share, which shares were issued effective January 2020.

As of March 31, 2020, we made total cash payments to the former shareholders of VG under the VG Share Purchase Agreement equal to €1,002,400 (approximately $1,119,300) which includes €894,400 (approximately $998,700) under the promissory note we issued to them, and we have issued 341,235 shares valued at €830,000 (approximately $905,300)) of common stock to the former shareholders of VG pursuant to the promissory note. The remaining amounts under the promissory note due to the vendors in cash was €1,664,000 (approximately $1,868,200) and €581,000 (approximately $648,700) to be paid in a number of shares of our common stock as determined by the average of the closing prices of such shares on the last ten trading days immediately preceding the payment dates.

Expansion and New Markets

United States Operations Development

In May 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) ruled that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (the “PASPA”) was unconstitutional as it violates the Tenth Amendment prohibition against forcing states to implement federal laws. Enacted in 1992, PASPA generally prohibited states from authorizing, licensing or sponsoring betting on competitive games in which amateur or professional athletes participate. PASPA did not make sports betting a federal crime; rather, it allowed the attorney general for the Department of Justice, as well as professional and amateur sports organizations, to bring civil actions to enjoin violations of the act. The SCOTUS decision opens the door for all states to legalize and regulate sports gambling within their borders. States such as Nevada, New Jersey, Delaware, West Virginia, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Montana, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Tennessee, New York, New Mexico, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oregon, Michigan, Mississippi, Colorado and the District of Columbia have passed laws that were ready to be enacted once the federal ban on sports betting was lifted. Additionally, states including Maine, California, Connecticut, Louisiana, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio and Maryland are considering active bills.

We believe that the U.S. sports betting and online gaming market presents a large opportunity to deploy our Platform on a Software as a Service (SaaS) basis to several potential independent commercial and tribal casino and gaming operators throughout the United States. We have analyzed the technical specifications checklist supplied by GLI to verify that coding in our software meets the functional specifications set forth in the GLI-33 standards (The Gaming Laboratories International technical standard for event wagering systems). We believe that our Platform currently meets the majority of the GLI-33 certification standards and we expect to be in a position to send our software to GLI for certification in two phases as follows: (1) the first phase began on July 15, 2020, is expected to last about six weeks for verification of retail functionality (such as POS and SSBT); and (2) the second phase intended to begin by October 2020 for the verification of mobile and website functionality. Upon obtaining GLI-33 certification and obtaining regulatory approvals to operate, we expect to be well-positioned to commence processing sports bets in the U.S. on a SaaS basis through our Platform.

Results of Operations

Results of operations for the quarters ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019.

Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis includes a discussion of our operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. The operations of VG and Naos were only included for two of the three months ended March 31, 2019 due to the fact that the acquisition was consummated in January 2019.

Revenues

The following table represents disaggregated revenues from our gaming operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. Net Gaming Revenues represents Turnover (also referred to as “Handle”), the total bets processed for the period, less customer winnings paid out, commissions paid to agents, and taxes due to government authorities, while Commission Revenues represents commissions on lotto ticket sales and Service Revenues is revenue invoiced for our ELYS software service and royalties invoiced for the sale of virtual products.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020			2019
Turnover
Web-based	$	92,376,106		$	86,575,901
Land-based		23,602,084			50,399,564
Total Turnover		115,978,190			136,975,465

Winnings/Payouts
Web-based		86,095,623			82,262,937
Land-based		18,191,402			44,356,302
Total Winnings/payouts		104,287,025			126,619,239

Gross Gaming Revenues
Web-based		6,280,483			4,312,964
Land-based		5,410,682			6,043,262
Gross Gaming Revenues	$	11,691,165		$	10,356,226

Less: ADM Gaming Taxes		(1,530,795	)		(1,193,746	)
Net Gaming Revenues	$	10,160,370		$	9,162,480

Betting platform software and services		9,804			103,814
Revenue	$	10,170,174		$	9,266,294

We generated total revenues of $10,170,174 and $9,266,294 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, an increase of $903,880 or 9.8%.

The change in total sales channel revenues is primarily due to the following:

Web-based turnover increased by $5,800,205 or 6.7%. The increase is primarily due to a significant increase in the number of web-shops opened in 2019 as well as the addition of virtual games products to the online channel. The ratio of payouts on online turnover improve to 93.2% in the current period compared to 95.0% during the prior period. The payout ratio varies based on the skill and luck of our customers and can fluctuate significantly from period to period.

Land-based turnover decreased by $26,797,480 or 53.2% which resulted from of the conversion of 20 land-based CED venues to webshops (online reload centers) and the government mandated closure on March 8, 2020 all of our land-based betting shops due to the breakout of the COVID pandemic. The ratio of payouts on land-based turnover improved to 77.1% in the current period from 88.0% in the prior period. The payout ratio varies based on the skill and luck of our customers and can fluctuate significantly from period to period.

ADM gaming taxes increased by $337,049 or 28.2% over the prior period primarily due the increased gaming tax rates instituted by the Italian gaming regulator on January 1, 2019 and by the increase in our overall turnover by 9.8% over the prior period.

Betting platform software and services revenue decreased by $94,010 or 90.6%. Our customer base is currently, primarily internal to the group, our outside customers were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This revenue remains insignificant to total revenues during the years presented.

Selling expenses

We incurred selling expenses of $6,215,161 and $7,407,706 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, a decrease of $1,192,545 or 16.1%. Selling expenses are commissions that are paid to our sales agents and are directly tied to handle (turnover) as they are based on a percentage of handle (turnover) and are not affected by the winnings that are paid. Therefore, increases in handle, will typically result in increases in selling expenses but may not result in increases in overall revenue if winnings/payouts are very high. During the three months ended March 31, 2020 our percentage of selling expenses to gross gaming revenues was approximately 53.7% compared to 71.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, primarily due to revised commission agreements with agents as more customers converted to online betting.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses were $2, 820,961 and $3,197,454 during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, a decrease of $376,493 or 11.8%. The decrease in expenditure is due to non-recurring expenses incurred in 2019 for trade shows and marketing related to or U.S. business development, growth of our betting operations in Italy.

(Loss) Income from Operations

The income from operations was $1,134,052 and loss from operations was $(1,338,866) for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, an increase of $2,472,918 or 184.7%. The increase in operating profit is primarily due to the overall improvement in revenue discussed above, the reduction in selling expenses and general and administrative expenses, as discussed above.

Interest Expense, Net of Interest Income

Interest expense was $139,974 and $147,636 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, a decrease of $7,662 or 5.2%. The decrease is attributable to the conversion of debentures in the prior year.

Amortization of debt discount

Amortization of debt discount was $450,229 and $1,356,476 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, a decrease of $906,247 or 66.8%, primarily due to the conversion of debentures during the prior year. The conversion of debentures in the prior year took place predominantly in the last 3 months of fiscal 2019, thereby reducing the base of the debt discount to be amortized in the three months ended March 31, 2020.

Gain (loss) on Marketable Securities

The Gain on marketable securities was $130,000 and the loss on marketable securities was $(25,000) for the three months ended March 31, 2020, and 2019, respectively. The gain (loss) on marketable securities is directly related to the stock price of our investment in Zoompass which is marked-to-market each quarter. The shares in Zoompass were acquired by the Company as settlement of a litigation matter.

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

Income before income taxes was $685,647 and loss before income taxes was $2,867,978 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, an increase in income of $3,553,625 or 123.9%. The increase is attributable to the increase in gross revenues, the reduction in selling expenses and general and administrative expenses, and the reduction in the debt discount amortization, discussed above.

Income Tax Provision

The income tax provision was $528,038 and $245,974 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, an increase of $282,064 or 114.7%. The current year tax charge consists of income tax charge of $551,398 and deferred taxation credit of $(23,360). The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 is effectively 80.4%. This is due to taxable income earned in two operating subsidiaries, resulting in a taxation charge of $551,398, offset by a loss generated at the corporate level of $1,080,007 which results in a net operating loss which is not provided for due to the uncertainty of future realization of this loss.

Net Income (Loss)

Net income was $157,609 and net loss was $3,113,952 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, an increase in net income of $3,271,561 or 105.1%, due to improved income from operations and cost reduction as discussed above.

Comprehensive Loss

Our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar while the functional currency of our subsidies is the Euro, the local currency in Italy, Malta and Austria and the functional currency of our Canadian subsidiary is the Canadian Dollar. The financial statements of our subsidiaries are translated into United States dollars in accordance with ASC 830, using year-end rates of exchange for assets and liabilities, and average rates of exchange for the period for revenues, costs, and expenses and historical rates for equity. Translation adjustments resulting from the process of translating the local currency financial statements into U.S. dollars are included in determining other comprehensive income.

We recorded a foreign currency translation adjustment of $(112,030) and $(130,230) and for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

The comparisons below include a discussion of our operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, which includes the acquisition of VG and Naos on January 31, 2019.

Revenues

The following table represents disaggregated revenues from our gaming operations for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. Net Gaming Revenues represents turnover (also referred to as “handle”), the total bets processed for the period, less customer winnings paid out, commissions paid to agents, and taxes due to government authorities. Commission and service revenues represent commissions on lotto ticket sales and revenue invoiced for our Elys software service and royalties invoiced for the sale of virtual products.

	Years Ended
	December 31, 2019		December 31, 2018		Increase/ (decrease)			Percentage change
Turnover
Web-based	$	328,385,837	$	235,891,170	$	92,494,667			39.2	%
Land-based		125,747,337		177,334,592		(51,587,255	)		(29.1	)%
Total Turnover		454,133,174		413,225,762		40,907,412			9.9	%

Winnings/Payouts
Web-based		309,214,993		223,064,978		86,150,015			38.6	%
Land-based		105,011,619		152,446,130		(47,434,511	)		(31.1	)%
Total Winnings/payouts		414,226,612		375,511,108		38,715,504			10.3	%

Gross Gaming Revenues		39,906,562		37,714,654		2,191,908			5.8	%

Less: ADM Gaming Taxes		4,697,085		3,417,150		1,279,935			37.5	%
Net Gaming Revenues		35,209,477		34,297,504		911,973			2.7	%
Betting platform software and services		373,654		277,593		96,061			34.6	%

Total Revenues	$	35,583,131	$	34,575,097		1,008,034			2.9	%

The Company generated total revenues of $35,583,131 and $34,575,097 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, an increase of $1,008,034 or 2.9%.

The change in total revenues is primarily due to the following:

Web-based turnover increased by $92,494,667 or 39.2%. The increase in web-based turnover is primarily due to a significant increase in the number of web-shops opened in 2019 as well as the addition of virtual games products to the online channel. The payout ratio on web-based turnover improved to 94.2% from 94.6% in the prior year, resulting in more profitability on the turnover generated of approximately $1.3 million. The payout ratio varies based on the skill and luck of our customers and can fluctuate significantly from period to period and year to year.

Land-based turnover decreased by $51,587,255 or 29.1%. The decrease in land-based turnover is primarily due to conversion of land-based customers to web-based customers and the closure of approximately 20 underperforming land-based locations in Italy. The payout ratio on land-based turnover decreased to 83.5% from 86.0%, resulting in more profitability on the turnover generated of $3.1 million. The payout ratio varies based on the skill and luck of our customers and can fluctuate significantly from period to period.

Gross gaming revenues increased by $2,191,908 or 5.8%. Although we had an overall increase in total turnover of 9.9%, the volume of web-based turnover as a percentage of total turnover increased from 57.1% in 2018 to 72.3% in 2019. Web-based turnover has a higher payout ratio in the current year of 94.2% compared to land-based turnover which has a payout ratio of 83.5% in the current year, this resulted in web-based revenue growing by 5.8% over the prior year compared to total revenue growing by 9.9%

ADM gaming taxes increased by $1,279,935 or 37.5% over the prior period due to the increased gaming tax rates instituted by the Italian gaming regulator in 2019 along with the increase in overall betting handle which gaming tax is based on.

Betting platform software and services revenue, while increasing by 34.6%, remains insignificant to total revenues during the years presented.

Selling expenses

We incurred selling expenses of $27,584,492 and $24,142,110 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, an increase of $3,442,382 or 14.3%. Selling expenses are commissions that are paid to our sales agents and are directly tied to handle (turnover) as they are based on a percentage of handle (turnover) and are not affected by the winnings that are paid. Therefore, increases in handle, will typically result in increases in selling expenses but may not result in increases in overall revenue if winnings/payouts are very high. During the year ended December 31, 2019, our percentage of selling expenses to gross gaming revenues was approximately 69.1% compared to 64.0% for the year ended December 31, 2018, primarily due to an aggressive strategy in the Italian gaming market to gain market share resulting in revised commission agreements with agents.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses were $10,994,554 and $10,588,162 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, an increase of $406,392 or 3.8%. The increase in general and administrative expenditure is in line with expectations and includes the grant of stock options during the year ended December 31, 2019 resulting in an expense of $201,106 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Loss from Operations

The loss from operations was $2,995,915 and $155,175 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, an increase of $2,840,740. The increase in loss from operations is due to the increase in selling expenses of $3,442,382 offset by an increase in revenue of $1,008,034 as discussed above.

Interest Expense, Net of Interest Income

Interest expense was $972,443 and $619,709 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, an increase of $352,734 or 56.9%. The increase is attributable to the interest on the convertible debentures which were issued during 2018, a significant amount of these debentures were only in existence for a portion of prior year.

Amortization of debt discount

Amortization of debt discount was $4,154,922 and $1,995,128 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, an increase of $2,159,794 or 108.3%. The increase is attributable to the debt discount arising on the issuances of convertible debentures in 2018, a significant amount of these convertible debentures were only in existence for a portion of prior year, in addition convertible debentures amounting to $5,240,206 and interest thereon of $732,136 was converted to equity during the current year, of which approximately $3,725,000 was converted in December 2019, resulting in the acceleration of the debt discount amortization.

Virtual Generation bonus earnout

The Virtual Generation bonus earnout was $561,351 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. In terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement entered into with the Virtual Generation sellers in January 2019, the sellers were entitled to an additional payment of €500,000 on achievement of a growth on gross tickets sold of 5%. This contingent bonus earnout was not included in the original purchase consideration as we considered that the possibility of achieving the 5% growth in gross tickets was remote. On December 31, 2019, we issued an aggregate of 132,735 shares of common stock as full payment of the earnout.

Loss on share issuances

Loss on share issuances was $44,063 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, an increase of $44,063 or 100%. The loss on share issuances was primarily related to shares issued to certain convertible debenture holders to induce them to transfer their convertible debentures to another holder.

Other income

Other income was $149,565 and $0 for years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Other income represent several individually insignificant amounts received during the year.

Imputed interest on related party advances

Imputed interest on related party advances was $0 and $761 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. This amount is immaterial.

Gain on litigation settlement

Gain on litigation settlement was $516,120 for the year ended December 31, 2018 and no Gain on litigation settlement for the year ended December 31, 2019, respectively, a decrease of $516,120 or 100%. During the year ended December 31, 2018, we settled a legal dispute with an entity we had invested funds into resulting in the issue of the Zoompass marketable securities to us and the forgiveness of a debt we owed to this entity.

Loss on issuance of convertible debt

Loss on issuance of convertible debt was $0 and $196,403 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, a decrease of $196,403 or 100%. The loss in the prior year arose on the issuance of convertible debentures between January 1, 2018 and May 31, 2018.

Loss on Marketable Securities

The loss on marketable securities was $97,500 and $75,000 for the years ended December 13, 2019, and 2018, respectively. The loss on marketable securities is directly related to the stock price of our investment in Zoompass which is marked-to-market each period. The shares in Zoompass were acquired by the Company as settlement of the litigation matter mentioned above.

Loss Before Income Taxes

Loss before income taxes was $8,676,629 and $2,526,056 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, an increase of $6,150,573 or 243.5%. The increase is primarily attributable to the increase in loss from operations of $2,840,740; the increase in the amortization of debt discount of $2,159,794; the Virtual Generation bonus earnout of $561,351; and the gain on litigation settlement in the prior year of $516,120 as discussed above.

Income Tax Provision

The income tax provision was $598,176 and $1,102,701 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, a decrease of $504,525 or 45.8%. The decrease in the income tax provision is attributable to the reduction in earnings at our operating subsidiaries discussed under revenue and selling expenses above and the deferred tax movement of $85,654 on intangible assets.

Net Loss

Net loss was $9,274,805 and $3,628,757 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, an increase of $5,646,048 or 155.6%, due to the reasons discussed above.

Comprehensive Loss

Our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar while the functional currency of our subsidies is the Euro, the local currency in Italy and Austria and the functional currency of our Canadian subsidiary is the Canadian dollar. The financial statements of our subsidiaries are translated into United States dollars in accordance with ASC 830, using year-end rates of exchange for assets and liabilities, and average rates of exchange for the period for revenues, costs, and expenses and historical rates for equity. Translation adjustments resulting from the process of translating the local currency financial statements into U.S. dollars are included in determining other comprehensive income.

We recorded a foreign currency translation loss of $119,286 and $184,043 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

To date, the closing of physical betting shop locations until May 4, 2020, when the Company began reopening physical webshop locations, had not affected the Company’s online and mobile business operations which mitigated some of the impact. On March 10, 2020 the Italian government imposed further restrictions on travel throughout Italy as well as transborder crossings that hampered the Company’s efforts to meet its filing deadlines, and have either postponed or cancelled most professional sports events which has had an effect on the Company’s overall sports betting handle and revenues and may negatively impact our operating results. On June 19, 2020 all land-based betting shops, including corner locations such as bars, coffee shops throughout Italy reopened. We anticipate that COVID-19 may negatively impact our operating results in future periods, however, the specific impact is not readily determinable at this time.

Assets

At March 31, 2020, we had total assets of $29,080,128 compared to $27,825,182 at December 31, 2019. The increase is primarily related to the increase in cash balances due to the greater number of online players.

At December 31, 2019, we had total assets of $27,825,182 compared to total assets of $22,653,481 at December 31, 2018. The increase is primarily related to the increase in intangible assets of $3,329,047 and goodwill of $1,400,833 related to the acquisition of the Virtual Generation licenses amounting to $4,004,594, acquired on January 31, 2019 under the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement entered into as disclosed in Note 3 to the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, offset by amortization of intangibles and foreign currency movements totaling $675,547, the recording of right of use assets relating to operating leases of $792,078 in terms of ASC 842, offset by a reduction in cash balances of $1,107,305.

Liabilities

At March 31, 2020, we had $18,876,761 in total liabilities and compared to total liabilities of $19,023,897 at December 31, 2019. The increase is attributable to the increase in gaming accounts payable, offset by a decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. As of July 15, 2020, we had convertible debentures of $610,000 and CDN$307,000 (approximately $229,145) including $134,098 and CDN$65,331 (approximately $48,763) in accrued interest that have matured and have been extended for 120 days until September 28, 2020; and a total of $1,068,000 and CDN$1,150,000 (approximately $865,824) including $227,060 and CDN$216,967 (approximately $161,944) in accrued interest due to certain accredited investors that have not been converted and are unsecured and bear interest at 10% and are in default as of May 31, 2020. We are currently in the process of repaying the outstanding balance periodically. The debenture holders could declare a default under the debentures and if the default were to remain uncured, they would have the right to institute legal proceedings.

At December 31, 2019, we had total liabilities of $19,023,897 compared to $12,714,078 at December 31, 2018. The increase is attributable to the deferred purchase consideration payable to related and non-related parties incurred for the acquisition of Virtual Generation during January 2019 as discussed in Note 3 to the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the increase in accounts payable balances of $2,831,233, the deferred purchase consideration due to the Virtual Generation sellers of $2,881,641, offset by the net reduction in convertible debt of $1,101,709, which reduction includes the amortization of debt discount of $4,154,922, interest accruals of $719,931, foreign currency adjustments of $184,214 and the conversion of convertible debt, including interest thereon, into equity of $5,972,343.

Working Capital

We had $6,828,398 in cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2020 compared to $5,182,598 on December 31, 2019 and $6,289,903 on December 31, 2018.

We had a working capital deficit of $7,679,497 at March 31, 2020 compared to a working capital deficit of $9,153,291 at December 31, 2019 and a working capital surplus of $134,190 at December 31, 2018. The decrease in the working capital deficit at March 31, 2020 compared to December 31, 2019 is due to the increase in cash as a result of the growth in online players and reduction in the balance due to deferred purchase consideration related to the acquisition of Virtual Generation as disclosed in Note 12 and 15 to the financial statements resulting in the acquisition of primarily long term assets in the form of licenses funded by primarily a short-term promissory note and the conversion of debt into shares of common stock. The increase in the working capital deficit at December 31, 2019 compared to December 31, 2018 is due to the acquisition of Virtual Generation as disclosed in Note 3 to the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 resulting in the acquisition of primarily long term assets in the form of licenses funded by short-term deferred compensation and the classification of convertible debentures of $3,361,337 as current liabilities due to their maturities falling within the next twelve months.

We maintain a $1,000,000 secured revolving line of credit from Metropolitan Commercial Bank in New York, which bears a fixed rate of interest of 3% on the outstanding balance with an interest only monthly minimum payment, no maturity or due date and is secured by a $1,000,000 security deposit. The outstanding balance on the Metropolitan Commercial Bank facility at March 31, 2020 was $1,000,000.

We currently believe that our existing cash resources together with the revenue from operations that we expect to generate will be sufficient to meet our anticipated needs over the next twelve months from the date hereof. Historically, we have primarily financed our operations through revenue generated from providing online and land-based gaming products, services, and Platform services in Italy and the sales of our securities and we expect to continue to seek to obtain required capital in a similar manner. Recently, we have spent, and expect to continue to spend, a substantial amount of funds in connection with our expansion strategy. We intend embarking on an aggressive roll out of our operation in the US markets over the next twenty four months and anticipate that we will need cash of approximately $10 million to $15 million to execute this successfully and to fund our increasing working capital requirements.

Accumulated Deficit

As of March 31, 2020, we had accumulated deficit of $23,084,226. As of December 31, 2019, we had accumulated deficit of $23,241,835 compared to accumulated deficit of $13,967,030 at December 31, 2018.

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $1,960,063 compared to $984,488 of net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

Cash flows from operating activities resulted in net cash used in operating activities of $145,520 for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $1,401,302 for the year ended December 31, 2018. The $1,546,822 decrease in cash used in operating activities is primarily related to the increase in loss from operations of $5,731,702 offset by non-cash amortization of deferred costs of $4,097,721.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $51,293 compared to $258,532 of net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2019. In the prior period we paid net cash of $216,150 on the acquisition of Virtual Generation.

The net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $468,348 compared to $4,725,856 for the year ended December 31, 2018 that was attributed directly to the asset purchases of Ulisse and Multigioco on May 31, 2018 pursuant to the Ulisse Put Option and the Multigioco Put Option. During the current year we acquired Virtual Generation for an initial cash outlay, net of cash received of $47,268 and have subsequently paid the sellers an additional $672,871 in cash.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $87,299 compared to $61,356 of net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The net cash used in financing activities during the current period included the repayment of deferred purchase consideration, offset by the proceeds from a promissory note issued to a related party.

Net cash used in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $479,445 compared to cash provided by financing activities of $4,499,088 for the year ended December 31, 2018. We raised funding through the issue of convertible debentures in the prior year of $6,883,906 and repurchased common shares totaling $2,261,307 in the prior year. The common share repurchase was attributed to the asset purchases of Ulisse and Multigioco on May 31, 2018 pursuant to the Ulisse Put Option and the Multigioco Put Option. In the current year we made payment of $672,871 to the Virtual Generation sellers offset by net proceeds of the bank line of credit of $250,000.

Contractual Obligations

Contractual obligations at March 31, 2020 consist of the following:

	●	A cash obligation to repay Virtual Generation promissory notes of $1,605,204.
	●	Repayment of convertible debentures denominated in both US$ and CDN$ issued in the first and second quarters of 2018 that mature on May 31, 2020. At July 15, 2020, we have outstanding aggregate principal amount of $1,678,000 and CDN$1,457,000 and accrued interest thereon of $361,158 and CDN$292,392, of which $610,000 and CDN$307,000 (approximately $229,145) including $134,098 and CDN$65,331 (approximately $48,763) in accrued interest that have matured have been extended for 120 days until September 28, 2020; and a total of $1,068,000 and CDN$1,150,000 (approximately $865,824) including $227,060 and CDN$216,967 (approximately $161,944) in accrued interest due to certain accredited investors have not been converted and are unsecured and bear interest at 10% and are in default as of May 31, 2020. At December 31, 2019, we had outstanding a principal amount of $3,464,737 and accrued interest thereon of $524,227.

Inflation

We do not believe that general price inflation will have a material effect on our business in the near future.

Foreign Exchange

We operate in several foreign countries, including Austria, Italy, Malta and Canada and we incur operating expenses and have foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities associated with these operations. Transactions involving our corporate expenditures are generally denominated in U.S. dollars and Canadian dollars while the functional currency of our subsidiaries is in Euro. Convertible debentures have also been issued in both U.S. dollars and Canadian dollars. Changes and fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate between the Euro and the U.S. dollar and the Canadian dollar and the U.S. dollar will have an effect on our results of operations.

Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenue or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that we expect to be material to investors. We do not have any non-consolidated, special-purpose entities.

Related Party Transactions

Notes Payable, Related Party

We had three promissory notes entered into in 2015 and 2016 with a related party with an aggregate principal amount outstanding of $318,078. The promissory notes bore interest at 12% per annum and were due on demand.

On September 4, 2019, in terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the promissory notes amounting to $318,078 together with interest thereon of $139,383, totaling $457,461 were exchanged for 142,956 shares of common stock at the market price of $3.20 per share.

We received an advance of $300,000 in terms of a Promissory Note (“PN”) entered into with Forte Fixtures and Millwork, Inc., a company controlled by the brother of our CEO. The PN bears no interest and is repayable on demand.

Deferred Purchase consideration, Related Party

In terms of the acquisition of Virtual Generation on January 31, 2019, we issued non-interest bearing promissory notes in the principal amount of €3,803,000 owing to both related parties and non-related parties. The value of the promissory notes payable to related parties was €1,521,200.

The related party promissory notes are due to Luca Pasquini, a director and officer and Gabriele Peroni, an officer.

The promissory notes are to be settled as follows:

	(a)	an aggregate of €956,800 in cash in 23 equal and consecutive monthly instalments of €41,600 with the first such payment due and payable on the date that is one month after the Closing Date; and
	(b)	an aggregate of €564,400 in shares of the Company’s common stock in 17 equal and consecutive monthly instalments of €33,200 as determined by the average of the closing prices of such shares on the last 10 trading days immediately preceding the determination date of each monthly issuance, commencing on March 1, 2019.

Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement we entered into with VG, we agreed to pay the VG Sellers an earnout payment in shares of our common stock equal to an aggregate amount of €500,000 (approximately $561,500), if the amounts of bets made by users of the VG platform grew by more than 5% for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018, based on the 18,449,380 tickets sold in 2019 the VG Sellers have qualified for the earnout payment.

The amount due to the related party VG Sellers amounted to €200,000 (approximately $224,540) and was settled during January 2020 by the issuance of 53,094 shares of common stock at $4.23 per share.

The movement on deferred purchase consideration consists of the following:

Description	March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Principal Outstanding
Promissory notes due to related parties	$	1,279,430		$	1,830,541
Additional earnout earned		—			224,540
Settled by the issuance of common shares		(336,727	)		(410,925	)
Repayment in cash		(92,444	)		(328,734	)
Foreign exchange movements		(15,905	)		(35,992	)
		834,354			1,279,430
Present value discount on future payments
Present value discount		(80,069	)		(161,393	)
Amortization		21,685			78,128
Foreign exchange movements		1,395			3,195
		(56,989	)		(80,069	)
Deferred purchase consideration, net	$	777,365		$	1,199,361

Related party payables and receivables

Related party payables and receivables represent non-interest-bearing (payables) receivables that are due on demand.

The balances outstanding are as follows:

	March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
Related Party payables
Gold Street Capital Corp.	$	(31,213	)	$	(2,551	)		(39,237	)
Luca Pasquini		(21,217	)		—			—
		(52,430	)		(2,551	)		(39,237	)
Related Party Receivables
Luca Pasquini	$	867		$	4,123			—

Amounts due to Gold Street Capital Corp., the major stockholder of Newgioco Group, are for reimbursement of expenses.

Amounts due to Luca Pasquini is for advances made to various subsidiaries for working capital purposes.

Michele Ciavarella

On July 5, 2019, we issued to Mr. Ciavarella, the Chief Executive Officer and chairman of the board and officer, ten year options to purchase 39,375 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.96 per share.

On August 29, 2019, we issued to Mr. Ciavarella ten year options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.80 per share.

On September 4, 2019, Mr. Ciavarella converted $500,000 of accrued salaries into 125,000 shares of common stock at. Conversion price of $4.00 per share.

Gold Street Capital

Gold Street Capital is wholly owned by Gilda Ciavarella, the spouse of Mr. Ciavarella.

On September 4, 2019, we issued 15,196 shares of common stock to Gold Street Capital in settlement of $48,508 of advances made to us for certain reimbursable expenses.

Luca Pasquini

On January 31, 2019, we acquired Virtual Generation for €4,000,000 (approximately $4,576,352), Mr. Pasquini was a 20% owner of Virtual Generation and was due gross proceeds of €800,000 (approximately $915,270). The gross proceeds of €800,000 was to be settled by a payment in cash of €500,000 over a twelve month period and by the issuance of common stock valued at €300,000 over an eighteen month period. As of March 31, 2020, we had paid Mr. Pasquini cash of €145,600 (approximately $162,639) and issued 76,059 shares valued at €215,800 (approximately $241,313).

In addition, due to the attainment of an earnout clause per the agreement, a further €500,000 (approximately $561,351) was earned as of December 31, 2019, of which Mr. Pasquini’s share was €100,000 (approximately $112,270), which earnout was settled by the issue of 26,547 shares of common stock during January 2020.

On August 29, 2019, we issued to Mr. Pasquini, ten year options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.80 per share.

Gabriele Peroni

On January 31, 2019, we acquired Virtual Generation Limited for €4,000,000 (approximately $4,576,352), Mr. Peroni was a 20% owner of Virtual Generation and was due gross proceeds of €800,000 (approximately $915,270). The gross proceeds of €800,000 was to be settled by a payment in cash of €500,000 over a twelve month period and by the issuance of common stock valued at €300,000 over an eighteen month period. As of March 31, 2020, we had paid Mr. Peroni cash of €187,200 (approximately $209,107) and issued 76,059 shares valued at €215,800 (approximately $241,313).

In addition, due to the attainment of an earnout clause per the agreement, a further €500,000 (approximately $561,351) was earned as of December 31, 2019, of which Mr. Peroni’s share was €100,000 (approximately $112,270), which earnout was settled by the issue of 26,547 shares of common stock during January 2020.

On August 29, 2019, we issued to Mr. Peroni, ten year options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.80 per share.

Alessandro Marcelli

On August 29, 2019, we issued to Mr. Marcelli, an officer, ten year options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.80 per share.

Franco Salvagni

On August 29, 2019, we issued to Mr. Salvagni, an officer of ours, ten year options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.80 per share.

Beniamino Gianfelici

On August 29, 2019, we issued to Mr. Gianfelici, an officer of ours, ten year options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.80 per share.

Mark Korb

On July 5, 2019, we issued to Mr. Korb, the chief financial officer of us, seven year options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.72 per share.

Paul Sallwasser

On July 5, 2019, we issued to Mr. Sallwasser, a director of ours, ten year options to purchase 20,625 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.96 per share.

Steven Shallcross

On July 5, 2019, the Company issued to Mr. Shallcross, a director of ours, ten year options to purchase 10,313 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.96 per share.

The balances of our related party payable and receivable, representing non-interest-bearing (payables) receivables that are due on demand, and were outstanding as of December 31, 2019, and 2018 as follows:

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Preparation of our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of certain assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, as well as related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Significant accounting policies are fundamental to understanding our financial condition and results as they require the use of estimates and assumptions which affect the financial statements and accompanying notes. See Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Registration Statement for further information.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Registration Statement for information regarding recently issued accounting standards.

BUSINESS

Company Overview

We are an international, vertically integrated commercial-stage company engaged in two principal aspects of the leisure gaming industry as (1) a business-to-consumer (“B2C”) licensed retail gaming operator (known as an “Operator”) offering our products through two sales distribution channels in (i) retail land-based or on-site physical venues and (ii) online through PC, tablet and mobile distribution, and (2) as a business-to-business (“B2B”) betting technology provider (known as a “Provider”) offering our proprietary betting technology either (1) directly to licensed operators or (2) through value-added re-sellers or systems integrators in the leisure betting industry.

In Italy, our gaming products and services are offered to customers at the following three venues:

	●	Agency or Negozio Sportivo (translated as Sporting Store): An agency is an arcade location that is a gaming only venue meeting strict regulatory standards and must have at least 70% of its square-footage dedicated specifically to gaming space. Each agency must have a cash cage for the primary purpose of gaming and gaming related transactions serving an indefinite number of anonymous walk-in customers.
	●	Corner or Punto Sportivo (translated as Sporting Point): A corner is distinguished from an agency insofar as the principal business situated at the location is an activity that is primarily different from gaming (such as a coffee shop or bakery) with a terminal connected to the ADM network. The primary purpose of such facility is not gaming, but rather, there is only a small ‘corner’ for extra cash flow in exchange for a fee and/or commission. Specifically, a maximum of 30% of floor space of a corner location can be dedicated to gaming where gaming transactions are collected and processed by a counter clerk.
	●	Web-shop (“web cafe” or “websites”) or Punti Virtuali di Recarica (“PVR”) (translated as Virtual Reload Points): A web-shop is a physical location where computers are connected to the internet and directed to our website where customers may also make cash deposits that are credited electronically to their online gaming accounts (i.e., virtual account reloading). Customers can re-load their online gaming account at any web-shop that is under contract to promote our websites and play remotely through a PC, tablet or mobile device.

On January 30, 2019, we expanded our operations with our acquisition of Virtual Generation Limited (“VG” or “Virtual Generation”), which owns and has developed a virtual gaming software platform (“VGS”), and its holding company, Naos Holdings Limited (“Naos”). VG is a Gaming Laboratories International (“GLI”) certified virtual sports and gaming software developer with a portfolio of products, including greyhound and horse racing; league play football (i.e., soccer); keno; and American Roulette. In addition, VG’s platform allows for customization for country-specific sports generation including applications in Latin American and African markets as well as unique tribal games tailored for the U.S. tribal gaming market. VG’s operations have grown in the highly competitive virtual sports market to approximately 18.5 million bet tickets sold in 2019. VG now operates in the following 12 countries: Italy, Peru, Nigeria, Paraguay, Albania, Honduras, Colombia, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Uganda, Nicaragua, and Turkey.

Organizational Structure

Our revenue streams primarily consists of transactional revenue and service revenue. Through our subsidiaries Multigioco acquired on August 15, 2014 and Ulisse acquired July 1, 2016, we generate transactional revenue through collection of bets from sports wagering and gaming from online betting and land-based betting shops located throughout Italy, and through our subsidiary, Odissea acquired July 1, 2016, we generate service revenue from providing our Platform services to third party operators on a B2B basis. In addition, our revenue during the year ended December 31, 2019 included revenue generated by VG acquired January 30, 2019, for 11 months of the year ended December 31, 2019, consisting of royalties invoiced for the sale of virtual games through authorized agents. We generated revenue of $35,583,131 for the year ended December 31, 2019 and $34,575,097 for the year ended December 31, 2018, respectively, and we generated revenue of $10,170,174 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and $9,266,294 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, respectively. Substantially all of our revenue was generated from operations or services provided in Italy. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, net gaming revenues represented 98.9% and 99.2%, and net gaming revenues represented 99.9% and 98.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, respectively of our revenue and Platform and service revenue represented 1.1% and 0.8%, and Platform and service revenue represented 0.1% and 1.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019,respectively of revenue. We also formed a non-operating subsidiary Newgioco Group, Inc in Canada on January 17, 2017 for potential future operations in Canada, Elys Technology Group, Limited in Malta on April 4, 2019 for future opportunities, on November 26, 2019 we formed Newgioco Colombia SAS to develop our operations through South and Central America, and on May 28, 2020 we formed Elys Gameboard Technologies, LLC in State of Delaware for development of our U.S. sports betting operations.

Our Strengths

	●	Highly Differentiated Technology Platform. Built from the ground-up, the Platform is designed to be a highly flexible and robust sportsbook engine able to cope with the demands of today’s betting operators and players. The Platform is designed as an industry specific ‘shop-client’ architecture and can offer any type of sport (or non-sport) event and any type of betting market (i.e., soccer, football, basketball, hockey, baseball, tennis, etc.) in both pre-match and in-game modes across both fixed-odds (player versus bookie) and pool (player versus player) styles and manage the risk for each individual transaction through all channels (i.e., online or land-based). Our proprietary Platform is designed to address the independent operator’s ability to compete against larger and more established franchise operators effectively and inexpensively as it is designed to allow management of bet risk of each transaction at each location from which a bet is placed.
	●	Market Momentum. We believe that our unique ‘shop-client’ designed Platform is gaining momentum in the Italian leisure betting market with our fully integrated shop-client based Platform architecture with integrated gaming account, artificial intelligence and business intelligence modules. We currently service approximately 79,000 active online user accounts and an indeterminate number of walk-in customers through the three distribution methods: 1,200 web-cafés (or “web-shops”), 7 corners, and 117 agency locations.
	●	Scalable Platform at Minimal Cost. Our Platform is highly scalable. Expansion of the Platform under our existing infrastructure requires little to no additional overhead and should create in-house efficiencies for our corporate operations and for our agents and operator clients. Many of the inherent functions and features of our ADM Platform certification in Italy have received prior approval and adhere to multi-jurisdictional standards which in our view will enable us to receive certification in new markets and expand into new markets in a timely manner.
	●	Growing Industry. Online gambling is growing in popularity. Gamblers worldwide increasingly prefer Internet and mobile channels for their betting activities due to the ease of access offered and safety provided. Extensive usage of digital processes and growing bettor demand is driving the market for online betting platforms. Recent liberalization and state-by-state legislation in the United States has resulted in new opportunities in the United States sports betting market. We anticipate that the United States market will begin to have a strong and steady uptake in active wagers. We further anticipate the first select states (i.e., Nevada, Delaware, New Jersey, Mississippi, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Montana, New Mexico and others) to provide the regulatory framework and foundation for other states and locations to build upon.
	●	Highly Experienced Senior Management Team. We are led by a dedicated and highly experienced senior management team with significant industry experience and proven ability to develop novel solutions. Each of the members of our senior management have more than 20 years of relevant industry experience.

Our Strategy

Development of U.S. and Other Foreign Markets

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The U.S. Sports Betting Market. Until 2018, the Interstate Wire Act of 1961, combined with the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (“PASPA” or the “Bradley Act”), prohibited sports betting in the U.S. in all but four grandfathered states (Montana, Oregon, Nevada, Delaware). In May 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned PASPA in a 6-3 decision that found the law conflicted with the Tenth Amendment leaving individual states to decide whether to allow its residents to bet on sports. Many states are expected to move quickly to establish sports betting as a means to increase their respective capital resources. While several states have recently passed legislation to allow online gambling, we believe that the U.S. sports betting market will take 5 – 10 years to fully develop. We believe that the United States represents a large addressable market opportunity for us with our Elys betting Platform in addition to developing new opportunities in Canada, South America, Africa as well as several European countries.

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Further Penetration in the Italian Market

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Acquisitions of Smaller Operators. Government legislated consolidation of the regulated Italian lottery and gaming market have driven smaller regional operators in Italy to our licensed brand “New Gioco” ^TM in both the online and land-based sales channels. The Italian regulated gaming market is one of the largest in the European Union (“EU”) and is extremely fragmented. Recent new regulations in Italy have made it more difficult for smaller regional operators throughout Italy to operate and we believe that our innovative and cost-effective Platform is an attractive alternative for such smaller regional operators throughout Italy that will not be able to maintain the new standards set out by the Italian regulator on their own.

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Organic Growth. The Italian online gaming market continues to drive substantial growth in our core operations. From January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019, we increased the number of webshop locations we operate in Italy from approximately 1,000 to approximately 1,200 and believe that there is ample room for continued growth in the Italian market.

Development in U.S. Market

We believe that the U.S. sports betting and online gaming market presents a large opportunity to deploy our Platform on a SaaS basis to several potential independent commercial and tribal casino and gaming operators throughout the United States following a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision. We have analyzed the technical specifications checklist supplied by Gaming Laboratories International (“GLI”) to verify that coding in our software meets the functional specifications set forth in the GLI-33 standards (The Gaming Laboratories International technical standard for event wagering systems). We believe that our Platform currently meets the majority of the GLI-33 certification standards and we expect to be in a position to send our software to GLI for certification in two phases as follows: (1) the first phase began on July 15, 2020, is expected to last about six weeks for verification of retail functionality (such as POS and SSBT); and (2) the second phase intended to begin by October 2020 for the verification of mobile and website functionality. Upon obtaining GLI-33 certification and obtaining regulatory approvals to operate, we expect to be well-positioned to commence processing sports bets in the U.S. on a SaaS basis through our Platform.

Products and Services and Distribution Methods

Betting Platform

We believe that our Platform, engineered and launched by our software development team at Odissea, is a highly efficient, cutting edge betting Platform technology that supports the processing of online client gaming account protocols as well as land-based betting protocols with seamless multi-channel functionality accepting all forms of payment methods (i.e., cash, e-wallet, bank card and wire transfer, etc.) and integrated with a real-time CRM and Business Intelligence program for streamlined cross-platform marketing as well as a synchronized financial accounting process.

Payment channels for both deposit and withdrawals online are as set forth below:

· Player indirect – meaning that the customer makes a deposit indirectly to their gaming account through a licensed agent (such as a cash deposit to their gaming account at a web-shop counter (e-credit to player account)).

· Player direct – meaning that the customer makes a deposit directly to their own gaming account through one or more of the following methods:

Credit Card;

ATM/Debit card;

Bank Wire;

Postal Money Order; and

e-wallet or e-credit transfer.

Payment channels for both play of wagers and settlement of winnings at the land-based or retail agency or corner counter is as follows:

· Player direct – meaning that the customer pays for the wager in cash and accepted debit or credit cards.

We currently employ a customizable client-focused and cost-effective “hands-on” method, rather than a “general approach” to our Platform design with the goal of empowering our player-facing agents and employees to enhance the players’ experience by allowing personalized dashboard design and customer care for all customer call-ins to our service agents. We believe that this strategy has been highly effective in the Italian retail betting market and has been instrumental in increasing our revenues, net earnings and player retention.

Gaming Product Offerings

Our online sales channel (websites and web-shops) offers a full suite of gaming products that can be played in both real-money or free-play modes which include:

Sports Betting: Considered the largest and most well-known industry segment offering both pre-match and live in-game betting events on a wide variety of sports.

Online Casino: includes the following:

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Traditional Online Casino Games: Automated (using random number generated (“RNG”)) casino games such as roulette, blackjack and baccarat and slot machines.

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Live Online Casino Games: Table games broadcast via live video stream with real dealers and croupiers that simulate the atmosphere of a physical casino.

Poker: Texas Hold’em and Omaha in both cash and tournament formats.

Bingo and Skilled and Interactive Games: Games that are programmed with a random number generator to ensure constant fairness for all parties. These games include card games such as tresette (3 Sevens), scopa (Sweep) and briscola (Trump).

Virtual Sports Betting: Various computer generated sport and racing events that are programmed with a RNG.

Horse Racing: Live track horse racing events.

Our land-based locations generally offer only sports betting, virtual sports betting, horse racing and physical slot machines.

Current Markets, Other Services and Facilities

In addition to complementing gaming offerings originally provided by our acquired operators with our Newgioco branding, we intend to add new products and services with the assistance of gaming specialists, software providers and market research professionals, such as we have done with our acquisition of VG. We believe that we can generate additional revenues by establishing more marketing centers and web-shops.

We currently service approximately 79,000 active online user accounts and estimate that our online user base will increase to over 100,000 in two years based on projections of both organic growth and acquisitions of existing operators. In addition, we also service an indeterminate number of walk-in customers at our physical locations throughout Italy. As we increase our customer base in Italy, our betting handle in our Italian operations reached approximately $454 million by the end of 2019. We also expect to begin to penetrate the U.S. market and expect to have approximately 3-5 SaaS operator customers with approximately 20,000 active end-users playing on our Platform in the U.S. in 2020. The increase in customers is expected to result in anticipated revenue growth of between 25-35% in 2020 and expected operating margins in the 10-15% range, as a result of an improvement in operating leverage.

Our client’s range in age from ages 18 through 79 and are a mix of 70% male and 30% female. In addition, we separate our revenue source by (a) sports betting, (b) casino and card game betting and (c) poker. Our in-house analysis indicates that sports betting and casino games are more popular than poker and other card games among our customer base. Furthermore, sports betting is our most profitable revenue stream yielding the highest percentage of our gross gaming revenue at 51% of revenues, which is representative of industry metrics when measured by completed sports seasons on a year over year basis. Our second largest source of revenue is currently casino followed by poker. We anticipate a shift in revenue in the future and that our largest source of our future revenue growth will be from SaaS, which is expected to have the highest gross margin followed by sportsbook, casino and poker.

Our internal analysis further indicates different gaming patterns among our male and female online users. Male players prefer sports-bets, while approximately 10% of them also explore casino and poker. Conversely, female players prefer casino and bingo while approximately 1% try our other games such as poker, sports-betting or lotteries.

Most of our users are currently located throughout Italy with the highest concentrations in larger centers such as Rome and Naples.

We expect that users from any operators that we acquire will continue to utilize our services and anticipate that any operators we acquire will have existing revenues from users who frequent their establishments and venues or use their websites. In addition to acquiring customers through the acquisition of operators, we intend to obtain additional licenses and pursue contracts and relationships with other operators that we believe will attract and secure new users as we increase our customer base globally.

Our revenue streams are as follows:

Transactional revenue-Gaming revenues

Revenues from sports-betting, casino, cash and skill games, slots, bingo and horse race wagers represent the gross pay-ins (also referred to as turnover) from customers less gaming taxes and payouts to customers. Revenues are recorded when the game is closed which is representative of the point in time at which we have satisfied its performance obligation. In addition, we receive commissions from the sale of scratch tickets and other lottery games. Commissions are recorded when the ticket for scratch off tickets and lottery tickets are sold.

Service revenue-Betting platform

Revenues from the Betting Platform include license fees, training, installation, and product support services. Revenue is recognized when transfer of control to the customer has been made and our performance obligation has been fulfilled. License fees are calculated as a percentage of each licensee’s level of activity and are contingent upon the licensee’s usage. The license fees are recognized on an accrual basis as earned.

Mobile Browser Application

Based upon customer demand for improved performance, speed, and ease-of-use for sports betting on mobile devices, we engaged a dedicated internal team of engineers to this distribution channel and have already launched and intend to continue to launch several new and innovative features.

In June 2019, we launched our second-generation mobile browser based betting platform on our Elys Platform. The new mobile platform is dedicated to improving the user experience with respect to sports betting with a unique modular design that allows quick go-to-market with plug-and-play features, we have the ability to tailor the mobile app to each market, including specific look and feel features, while end users quickly get to the desired bet ticket with just few clicks. The new modular architecture of our second-generation mobile platform includes features inherent in the leading-edge Material Design framework developed by Google^TM in 2014. Material Design is a visual language that synthesizes the classic principles of good design with the innovation of technology and science allowing the flexibility to quickly create new layouts for a variety of both enterprise brands and chain store locations, private brands and applications to add other features such as loyalty rewards for restaurants and cruise lines, push marketing for customer acquisition and retention and importantly, the ability to offer both online and land-based betting distribution under a variety of gaming regulations.

Our Websites

The ADM requires that all gaming websites be owned only by the license holder (Multigioco). We own our branded url (uniform resource locator) www.newgioco.it in accordance with the ADM licensing requirements and either directly operate our websites (main page - newgioco.it) and all white-label websites or alternatively contract the websites to third party agents or promoters operating webskin urls under the licensed main page.

Our main licensed gaming website, www.newgioco.it, currently processes live and virtual sports bets and mobile betting transactions through our Platform, while online casino and poker are provided under a third-party service provider agreement with Microgame SpA, and lotto products are provided by Lottomatica SpA. Odissea provides and operates all aspects of our online gaming website including servers, routers, software development (for the Newgioco branded website operations), sportsbook trading, telephone betting, licensing, website hosting, payment solutions, security, and gaming related customer support needs.

Our main and white-label websites are tailored for the Italian gaming market. We maintain a web-based platform directly under the branded website www.newgioco.it which serves both players directly and web-shops (i.e., internet café’s). There are some variations in website style because we offer different services through distinctive marketing campaigns:

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www.newgioco.it is mainly devoted to marketing for shops, including marketing with respect to campaigns, branding, and proposals/marketing for prospective operators to become a “Newgioco shop” and is the landing page for all white-label websites. A landing page refers to a webpage that is generally owned by a promoter (which can also be referred to as a betting shop) which redirects their marketing (social network, friends or other forms of marketing) to this main webpage. Apart from a few advertisements, the landing page links patrons to sign-up or register directly on the newgioco.it main page except that a promotional code is tied to the link, such that the web promoter can funnel its marketing through a subnet. In the case of Italy, the entire subnet (a subnet is a logical grouping of connected network devices; nodes on a subnet tend to be located in close physical proximity to each other such as on a LAN) must be connected to the ADM network (and all games offered through the network) must be certified and approved by SOGEI (an entity authorized to conduct such certification and approval by the Italian Ministry of Finance).

Our www.newgioco.it website offers wagering in many categories of sports events. We intend to capture a larger share of the Italian sports betting market by focusing on the Serie A, Serie B, and Serie C soccer matches as well as virtual sports betting, online poker, online casino and slots, skill games, and Italian horse racing through agent-based sales campaigns.

Our direct sales campaigns aimed at end users and agent based sales campaigns are offered through white-label pages or webskins that direct gaming transactions through our main website www.newgioco.it. We currently operate eleven such webskins as follows:

● www. originalbet.it	● www.timetobet.it
● www.lovingbet.it	● www.imperialbet.it
● www.clubgames.it	● www.gamesmart.it
● www.quibet.it ● www.782sport.it ● www.fullmatch.it	● www.mixbet.it ● www.betlive5k.it

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webskins or white-label pages are dedicated to the end-user, or player, and focus on regional campaigns and gaming offerings directed at local players, such as welcome bonuses, poker rake rebate for poker players, etc. A white-label page is a complete gaming website (similar to the main website of the licenser (in our case Multigioco)) but with the interface and logo of the promoter. The promoter earns fees based on a percentage of the handle (turnover) generated through their website.

In relation to the third-party websites, the promoter (“partner”, “shop”, “agent” or “promoter”) is responsible for marketing strategies, administration and costs. The promoter may utilize special promotions, draws and incentives to drive players to their website to increase gaming handle (turnover) or visits. Generally, these regional promoters operate in areas that are remote or distant from our central operations based in Rome. Therefore, some promotions may be tied to local events in the jurisdictions surrounding the “home base” of the promoter rather than originating from our main operations. The relationship with local shops and players from the promoter region remains with the promoter since there may be regional nuances that attract their clientele to our gaming offerings. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the gaming business is owned by the underlying licensor (i.e., Multigioco) and is included in our overall financial results as gaming handle (turnover).

The promoter does not have direct access to our client gaming accounts and is therefore not legally responsible or liable for maintaining gaming account balances. Instead, the licensor is legally responsible for compliance and client gaming account control such as anti-money laundering, know-your-client and minimum age restrictions, and is also required to ensure that all payouts due to players are credited to each players’ gaming account and are available to players within seven business days of the completion of the play.

In the Italian market, our websites are only published in Italian. We may include additional languages in the future if we determine that such services are commercially viable and if we agree to pay the related development fees.

Although we have a diverse portfolio of product and service offerings through our websites, we intend to focus on creating in-house cost savings and synergies by undertaking strategic acquisitions of competing webskin operators and to operate them under our Newgioco branding. We intend to replicate our successful operational model developed in the regulated Italian market through the U.S. and into other international markets.

Intellectual Property

We do not own any patents or have any patent applications pending in Italy or any other jurisdiction. As a result of our acquisitions of Multigioco, Rifa and the gaming assets of Newgioco Srl, we obtained the rights to the domestic distribution brand known throughout Italy as New Gioco, and in July 2015, we obtained a trademark on the brand and logo for New Gioco.

As a result of the acquisition of Odissea, we obtained the intellectual property and technical know-how relating to our Elys betting Platform.

We also have proprietary rights to a number of trademarks, service marks and trade names used in this registration statement which are important to our business including “Aleabet”, “OriginalBet”, “LovingBet” and “Elys.”

Research and Development

We are continually updating the Platform and the products that we offer. We incurred expenses in the amount of $410,000 and $415,000 for each of the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively for research and development. We expect that expenses we incur for development and improving our betting software to be continuous recurring research and development expenses.

Industry Overview

Overview of the Italian Leisure Betting Industry

Leisure betting describes consumer entertainment products such as purchase of lottery tickets, scratch off tickets, sports betting and online casino, which customers play on a daily or regular basis.

Gambling has been culturally rooted since Roman times, and as such, Italian gaming laws are governed by a well-defined set of regulations which are considered to be some of the most advanced and robust regulations in the world. The ADM has created a barrier to entry into the gaming industry in Italy through its implementation of processes and regulations aimed at consolidating and reducing the number of licenses including, but not limited to, increased insurance requirements, increased minimum number of locations, creating favorable conditions for operators such as Newgioco.

Overview of the Global Leisure Gaming Market

The easing of government regulations on sports betting is expected to be a primary growth driver for the global online gambling market. We believe that the tax revenue in addition to increase in employment opportunities derived from online gambling will motivate governments around the globe to legalize online gambling. In May 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the national ban on sports betting (PASPA) was unconstitutional, paving the way for states to enact laws authorizing sports gambling.

In addition to the repeal of PASPA, as of December 2019, four states, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Nevada and New Jersey, as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands, allowed online gaming, while other states have indicated their support for enacting laws authorizing land-based and/or online sports betting (including Mississippi, Oregon, Montana, Indiana, Iowa, New Hampshire, West Virginia, Rhode Island, New Mexico, Colorado, Washington and Illinois).

The global online gambling market is gaining popularity in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) because online sports betting sites generate substantial revenues for governments. Their significant contribution to national revenues is encouraging several countries to legalize online gambling.

The global online gambling market is characterized by the presence of several vendors competing to gain market dominance. Some small vendors are operating only in specific product verticals such as casino and lottery, while other vendors are operating in multiple areas including poker and sports betting. The growth opportunity for these vendors is increasing due to the rise in the number of online gambling providers and improved access to the internet around the world, as well as the increase in the number of players.

Certain key vendors in the global online gambling market are:

● Bet 365 (Hillside Group);	● bet-at-home.com;
● The Stars Group (formerly Poker Stars);	● GVC Holdings;
● Paddy Power Betfair; (now merged with Stars Group);	● Ladbrokes Coral Group (now merged with GVC Holdings);
● DraftKings;	● GAN Limited
● 888 Holdings;	● IGT/GTECH Lottomatica SpA, and
● William Hill;	● Kindred (Unibet Group).

Other notable product vendors in the market also include Betsson, Gamenet/Intralot/Goldbet, Camelot Group, Genting UK, NetEnt, Playtech (acquired Snaitech), and Rank Group. See “Competition” below for additional information on major operators in Italy.

The sports betting segment is expected to grow with the increased popularity of global soccer sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup and ongoing global growth of cricket and rugby tournaments. In addition, online betting is popular in many sports events that take place around the globe including basketball, horse and greyhound racing, ice hockey, baseball, golf, tennis and American football. Sports betting is becoming more popular due to the expansion of wagering on these sports through online channels.

Competition

Competition in the leisure gaming industry is moderate with operators competing for customers in various geographic markets. These include online operations of “land-based” casino operators, poker rooms, sports/race books, bingo, skills games, lottery, betting exchanges as well as internet or web only based operators. The global reach of the internet together with the abundant supply of games and operators means that users can easily switch gaming platforms and operators, thereby increasing competition. Government and other regulations make it more difficult for operators to expand their footprint in certain markets leading to the consolidation of operators in such markets, while the easing of regulations in some markets has permitted more operators to expand to new marketplaces.

We compete with several private and publicly listed companies that provide land-based and/or online gaming, many of which have greater sources of financing, greater name recognition and have been engaged in the industry longer than we have. In addition, current land-based casino competitors, many of which have longer operating histories, greater brand recognition and greater financial and other resources than us, may provide Internet gaming services in the future.

We face direct competition in Italy from established online gaming sites including:

●	GTECH (IGT/Lottomatica): focused on providing software and services in the Internet, lottery and sports betting market;
●	Snaitech: (recently acquired by Playtech) an Italian corporation that deals with the management of betting odds and horse racing contests;
●	Sisal: (wholly owned by CVC Capital Partners) one of the oldest Italian gaming companies offering Internet betting, lotteries, scratch to win, poker and casino, slots and arcade games;
●	GVC Holdings/BWIN: one of the largest online gaming companies in the world focused primarily on sports betting, as well as online casino and poker;
●	Ladbrokes/Gala Coral Group/Eurobet: a UK based betting and gambling company which was acquired by GVC Holdings in March 2018;
●	Bet365 (Hillside Media): a UK based online gambling company offering sports betting, poker, casino, games, and bingo, as well as video streams of sporting events;
●	PaddyPower/Betfair (Flutter Entertainment): is a London Stock Exchange listed company and a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. The company is a bookmaking business created by the merger of Paddy Power and Betfair, and operates under various brands including Betfair, Paddy Power, Sportsbet, TVG and FanDuel;
●	The Stars Group (PokerStars): a Canadian online gaming company formerly known as Amaya Gaming Group produces and offers online gaming products and services including poker, casino and sportsbook through its online gaming division, Stars Interactive under the brands PokerStars, PokerStars Casino, BetStars and Full Tilt Poker and in May 2020, The Stars Group completed its merger with Flutter Entertainment;
●	888 Holdings: a multinational online gambling company which operates several international gambling websites including 888casino (one of the oldest online casino websites); 888poker and 888bingo; and
●	William Hill: a UK based bookmaker founded in 1934 is listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index operates an online sportsbook and offers online casino games, ‘skill games’, online bingo and online poker. The company operates approximately 2,300 betting shops and employs over 16,000 people worldwide.

Government Regulations

We conduct business in a number of jurisdictions, of which Italy has historically contributed the most significant recurring gaming revenue, while our VG subsidiary operates as a vendor or supplier to the gaming industry in such other jurisdictions. We are subject to various government regulations in the jurisdictions in which we currently operate or intend to operate in as set forth below. Current and future laws and regulations may impede the growth of regulated online and land-based gaming and wagering. Any noncompliance with the various laws and regulations that our operations are subject to may harm our business and results of operations.

Italy

In Italy, the operation of land-based and online gaming activities requires a license awarded by the ADM. The ADM is responsible for, among other things:

	●	regulating games and enforcing relevant regulatory provisions;
	●	issuing licenses, and supervising compliance by licensees;
	●	monitoring the distribution of gaming services; and
	●	collecting gaming taxes.

There are currently two main categories of licenses (land-based and online) issued or awarded by the ADM in three series:

	●	Series 1 first issued by legal decree in 1992, renewed in 2009 under the Abruzzo decree and are colloquially branded as “Monti” licenses, that expired in 2016 and are expected to be called for renewal tender between 2020 and 2022;
	●	Finance Act series which were awarded by tender in 2006 and are known as “Bersani” Licenses that expired in 2016 and are expected to be called for renewal tender between 2020 and 2022; and
	●	New series Gioco a Distanza (Games at a Distance) (“GAD”) issued by application process under the Comunitaria decree in 2010 expire in 2021 and are expected to be renewed through a license tender auction.

The Monti and Bersani licenses provide distribution authorization to operate both Negozio Sportivo (agency) and Punto Sportivo (corner) land-based establishments as well as GAD online (web-based) distribution. Land-based Monti licenses and Bersani licenses are subject to and expected to be consolidated under a new decree at renewal auction which is expected to be called for renewal tender between 2020 and 2022, to match up with the limited number of Comunitaria Series GAD licenses expiring in 2021.

We currently hold, through our subsidiaries four gaming licenses upon which our business is dependent: (i) a Bersani license, (ii) a Monti license, (iii) a GAD license and (iv) an Austrian bookmaker license. Our Italian Bersani, Monti and GAD licenses are issued by the ADM, while our Austrian bookmaker license is issued by the Austrian Gambling Authority (BMF). Each Italian license is typically valid for a term of nine years while the Austrian license has a lifetime duration and, in both cases, can be terminated if we fail to comply with required regulations in each country. The renewal process for the Bersani license and Monti license, is a call to tender auction process held at the same time for all licensees approximately once every nine years with the highest bidders being awarded not only licenses but rights to operate a certain number of land-based locations. In addition, the maximum number of land-based license rights that any one operator may bid on at auction is 20% of the total market being auctioned.

Each of the Bersani and Monti land-based licenses allow us to offer specific gaming products through physical retail locations that require one license right per each physical location. The rights granted under the Bersani and Monti licenses are not fixed to any specific physical location and can be moved at the discretion of the licensee to any physical address so long as the physical address has a police issued municipal license (as prescribed by article 86, paragraph 3, of the Italian Unified Text of Public Security Law (TULPS)) to sell gaming products and so long as the physical locations meet the ADM requirements, most of which are zoning requirements that require that the location is situated at a minimum distance from schools, churches and ATM’s and banks. Multigioco currently holds one land-based Bersani license with seven corner location rights that were issued to it in 2006, expired in 2016 and is up for renewal at such time as the ADM determines to hold an auction, which is expected to take place between 2020 and 2022 and one land-based Monti license with three agency location rights that were issued to it in 2010, expired in 2016 and is up for renewal at such time as the ADM determines to hold an auction, which is expected to take place between 2020 and 2022. Although both Monti and Bersani land-based licenses expired in 2016, until the ADM holds the auction for renewal of the licenses, we have been granted a Letter of Authority which permits us to continue our operations in Italy until the next government organized license renewal is held. Our failure to successfully acquire the requisite number of location rights we desire at the renewal auction in Italy may adversely impact our business. In such event, we will most likely either acquire rights in the secondary market from someone selling rights they acquired at auction at prices which are typically higher than the auction prices of the ADM or open additional web-shops, which will be less expensive but also have lower profit margins than the land-based operations. For a description of the risks associated with the licenses and their renewal, see “Risk Factors”, including “If we should lose our online or land-based licenses, or if the licenses are not renewed for any reason, including our failure to successfully bid for location rights at the renewal auction, our business would be materially adversely impacted” and “In order to expand our land-based operations in Italy, we will be required to acquire additional location rights under our licenses or acquire operators that have location rights under their licenses and our inability to acquire such additional rights or operators or restrictions from using any license associated with such acquired operators, will result in an adverse effect on our operating results”.

Multigioco was awarded a Comunitaria Series GAD license by the ADM in 2011. The licenses provide Multigioco the right to:

	●	offer gaming products that ADM authorizes for deployment in Italy through online channels which include websites and apps displayed on a PC, tablet or mobile phone;
	●	enter into licensing, joint venture and acquisition agreements with shops and private enterprises as concessionaires that provide various local services such as convenience stores, bars, cafes, and restaurants in Italy;
	●	establish web cafe`s as permitted by the regulations enforced by the ADM regional office within Italy; and
	●	take such steps such as know your client (“KYC”) and anti-money laundering controls (“AML”) that are deemed necessary to develop the business of regulated gaming in Italy.

An online account allows a player to fund an account through a variety of electronic payment channels such as credit cards, ATM/debit cards and bank wires. The GAD license allows us the opportunity to open an unlimited number of web-shops and to close any of the web-shops that we open in our sole discretion. We currently operate approximately 1,200 web-shops throughout Italy. Our GAD license expires on June 15, 2021 and can be renewed provided that we have not violated any regulations. Although we believe that we will be able to renew this license through a tender notice process, no assurances can be given that the renewal will be timely, if at all.

Ulisse holds one Austrian bookmaker license that it was issued in June 2018 which has no termination date but may be terminated or cancelled by the regulator if Ulisse fails to comply with any regulations. We currently operate 114 CED retail locations in Italy under our Austrian bookmaker license.

In addition, our software Platform has been certified for use in Italy in accordance with the ADM requirements by Quinel M. Limited, an international technology auditor that conducted an audit of the Platform in June 2017. The purpose of the certification is to prove the effectiveness and accuracy of communications between the supplier interface and the user/operator interface. Any updates to the software or changes to key functions that we implement, require recertification, for which there can be no assurance that our software will qualify.

United States

There is no federal United States legislation that explicitly addresses the legality of online gambling. However, there are several acts that impact online gambling.

The Federal Wire Act of 1961 makes the placing of sports bets over the telephone illegal. The Federal Wire Act of 1961 does not explicitly refer to online gambling, leaving its applicability to on online gambling open to interpretation.

The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (“UIGEA”) prohibits any person engaged in the business of betting or wagering from knowingly accepting payments related to unlawful bets or wagers transmitted over the Internet. While the UIGEA does not define online gambling as being illegal, the UIGEA instructs the U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Reserve to impose obligations upon financial institutions and other payment processors to establish procedures designed to block online gaming-related financial transactions. It also expressly requires Internet bets and wagers to comply with the law of the jurisdiction where the wagers are initiated and received (i.e., within state borders). As a result of the UIGEA we may not accept bets received by use of wire communications facilities, including telephones and computers, unless such bets originated and terminated in jurisdictions where such betting or wagering is legal.

In May 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (the “PASPA”) was unconstitutional as it violated the Tenth Amendment prohibition against forcing states to implement federal laws. Enacted in 1992, PASPA generally prohibited states from authorizing, licensing or sponsoring betting on competitive games in which amateur or professional athletes participate. PASPA did not make sports betting a federal crime; but rather, it allowed the attorney general for the Department of Justice, as well as professional and amateur sports organizations, to bring civil actions to enjoin violations of PASPA. The U.S. Supreme Court decision opens the door for all states to legalize and regulate sports gambling within their borders. States such as Nevada, New Jersey, Delaware, West Virginia, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Montana, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Tennessee, New York, New Mexico, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oregon, Michigan, Mississippi, Colorado and the District of Columbia have passed laws that were ready to be enacted once the federal ban on sports betting was lifted. Additionally, states including Maine, California, Connecticut, Louisiana, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio and Maryland are considering active bills.

United Kingdom and European Union

The United Kingdom and certain European Union countries such as Germany, France, Spain and Greece have enacted online gaming laws and regulations. To the extent that we operate in any of these jurisdictions, our operations will need to be in compliance with the laws and regulations of such jurisdiction.

Additional Government Regulations

We are subject to general business regulations and laws which cover among others, taxation, virtual currencies, identity theft, account management guidelines, privacy, disclosure rules, security and marketing.

Employees

As of July 1, 2020, we employed one person directly and engaged three persons as independent contractors, while our subsidiaries Multigioco employed 33 full-time, and approximately 12 independent contractors and sales agents, Odissea employed 7 full-time employees, Ulisse employed 10 full-time employees, Elys Technology Group employed 6 employees and Virtual Generation employed 1 full time employee. None of our employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, and we consider our relations with our employees to be very good.

Corporate Information

Newgioco Group, Inc. is a Delaware corporation incorporated on August 26, 1998.

Description of Property

The Company has two mailing addresses: 130 Adelaide St. West, Suite 701, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2K4, Canada (its main office), and 671 Westburne Dr., Concord, Ontario, L4K 4Z1, Canada and also handles corporate matters at Suite 280, 1900 Glades Rd, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, USA. These offices are provided to the Company on a rent-free basis by unaffiliated third parties.

Our subsidiary Multigioco rents office space located at Via J.F. Kennedy, 6 Grottaferrata, Roma, for approximately $2,200 per month. The office is used primarily for administrative functions. There are no gaming operations carried out at this office.

Our subsidiaries Ulisse and Odissea rent office space at Salurnerstrasse 12 – 6020, Innsbruck, Austria and pay approximately $1,300 and approximately $1,480 per month, respectively. The offices are used primarily for administrative functions. There are no gaming operations carried out at this office.

Our subsidiary Virtual Generation shares an office space for 1 employee with 6 employees of Elys Technology Group for customer service provider at Level 2, Farrugia Building, 9, St., Michael Street, San Gwann, Malta. Ulisse pays the rent for this space on behalf of Virtual Generation and Elys Technology Group.

MANAGEMENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

All directors of our company hold office until the next annual meeting of the stockholders or until their successors have been elected and qualified or they have resigned. The officers of our company are appointed by our Board of Directors and hold office until their death, resignation or removal from office.

Our current directors and executive officers, their ages and their positions, as of the date of this registration statement, as follows:

Name	Age	Position
Michele Ciavarella	58	Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Alessandro Marcelli	46	Vice President of Operations
Luca Pasquini	54	Vice President of Technology and Director
Mark Korb	52	Chief Financial Officer
Franco Salvagni	44	Vice President Land-based Operations
Beniamino Gianfelici	74	Vice President Regulatory Affairs
Gabriele Peroni	56	Vice President Business Development
Paul Sallwasser	66	Director
Steven A. Shallcross	58	Director
Richard Q. M. Cooper	59	Director

Executive Officer and Director Biographies

Michele Ciavarella – Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

Michele Ciavarella has served as our Chief Executive Officer since June 2011 and has served as our Chairman of the Board of Directors since June 26, 2019. In addition, Mr. Ciavarella has served our company in various roles and executive capacities since 2004 including President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Operations. From 2004 to 2011, Mr. Ciavarella was engaged in senior executive and director roles for a variety of private and publicly listed companies including Kerr Mines Ltd. (formerly known as Armistice Resources Corp.), Firestar Capital Management Corporation, Mitron Sports Enterprises, Process Grind Rubber and Dagmar Insurance Services. He also served as the Business Development Officer for Forte Fixtures and Millwork, Inc., a family owned business in the commercial retail fixture manufacturing industry from January 2007 until October 2013. From 1990 until 2004, Mr. Ciavarella served as a senior executive, financial planner, life insurance underwriter and financial advisor for Manulife Financial and Sun Life Financial. Mr. Ciavarella received his Bachelor of Science degree from Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario. Mr. Ciavarella has been focused on incubating and executing on business building strategies for the prior 25 years.

We believe that Mr. Ciavarella is qualified to serve as a member of our Board because of his practical experience in a broad range of competencies including executive, financial and operational application of lean business process management as well as extensive c-level and board level experience and his leadership skills and diversified industry experience combined with a track record of growing businesses, both organically and through acquisitions and joint ventures.

Alessandro Marcelli – Vice President Operations

Alessandro Marcelli served as our President from 2014 to 2017 and since 2014 to present has also served as our Vice President Operations. Mr. Marcelli has more than 20 years of professional experience in the technology industry having a broad range of applicable cross-border experience including a key role as Project Manager of Software with NATO in 1996 working within the Turkish Army. He was employed with Vodafone Group plc from 1997 through 2010 as manager of the operational and maintenance center for central and south Italy operations.

Mr. Marcelli has extensive experience in communications, team building as well as management skills in fast changing environments. Since 2007, Mr. Marcelli has been the Managing Director of Multigioco and has been instrumental in its growth, expanding the Newgioco/Multigioco brand to approximately $450 million in gross annual gaming turnover during his tenure.

Luca Pasquini – Vice President Technology and Director

Luca Pasquini has served as a member of our Board and our Vice President Technology since August 2016. Mr. Pasquini brings 30 years of information technology experience and has served as team leader, service manager and project manager in various software and technology development projects. Since 2013, Mr. Pasquini has served as co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Odissea Betriebsinformatik Beratung GmbH where he was instrumental in the engineering and creation of a powerful, state-of-the art sports betting and gaming technology system. From 2011 to 2013, Mr. Pasquini served as IT Manager of GoldBet sportwetten GmbH where he provided executive oversight of technology adaptation and software development. Mr. Pasquini has also been instrumental in assembling a solid team of gaming specialist software engineers that have developed our innovative bookmaker platform and a full suite of gaming products. Mr. Pasquini is a graduate of technical engineering studies at Instituto Superiore Valdarno in San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy.

We believe that Mr. Pasquini is qualified to serve as a member of our Board because of his practical experience in a broad range of competencies including his information technology experience.

Mark Korb – Chief Financial Officer

Mark Korb has served as our Chief Financial Officer on a part-time basis since July 3, 2019. Mr. Korb has over 20-years’ experience with high-growth companies and experience taking startup operations to the next level. Since June 2019, First South Africa Management, a company for which Mr. Korb has served as the Chief Financial Officer since January 2010 has been providing consulting services to us, including the financial expertise required of public companies. First South Africa Management provides financial management and strategic management services to various companies.

Since August 2013, Mr. Korb has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Icagen, Inc., a drug discovery company with a focus on neurosciences and rare disease. From 2007 to 2009, Mr. Korb was the group chief financial officer and director of Foodcorp (Proprietary) Limited (“Foodcorp”), a multimillion dollar consumer goods company based in South Africa. In his role as Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Korb delivered operational and strategic leadership for the full group financial function during a period of change including mergers, acquisitions and organic growth. As a board director he cultivated relationships with shareholders, bond holders, financial institutions, rating agencies, and auditors. Mr. Korb was also responsible for leading the group IT strategy and implementation and supervised 16 direct reports including 10 divisional financial directors. From 2001 to 2007, Mr. Korb was the group Chief Financial Officer of First Lifestyle, initially a publicly traded company on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in South Africa, which was then purchased by management which included Mr. Korb. He anchored the full group financial function with responsibility for mergers and acquisitions activity, successfully leading the process whereby the company was sold to Foodcorp. Upon completion of the merger, Mr. Korb was appointed as the group Chief Financial Officer of Foodcorp. Mr. Korb is also the Chief Financial Officer to several other companies including, Petroteq Energy Group Limited, a Canadian company engaged in the creation of technology for the environmentally-safe extraction of oil from oil sands and oil shale deposits.

Franco Salvagni – Vice President Land-based Operations

Franco Salvagni has served as our Vice President Land-based Operations since August 2016. Mr. Salvagni has 20 years of experience at the retail level in the Italian gaming business. Since 2013, Mr. Salvagni has served as Area Manager in charge of developing the land-based distribution of the betting shops of Ulisse GmbH in Italy.

Beniamino Gianfelici – Vice President Regulatory Affairs

Beniamino Gianfelici is the founder of Newgioco and has served as our Vice President of Regulatory Affairs since August 2015. He served as a member of our Board from August 2015 until May 2017. Mr. Gianfelici brings over 35 years of experience in gaming operations in Italy along with a wealth of business relationships in a broad range of industries and several key business centers throughout Italy. Prior to establishing Newgioco in 1996 and entering the gaming business, Mr. Gianfelici formed and managed a successful construction enterprise which designed, engineered and constructed a number of prominent buildings in Rome, Italy.

Gabriele Peroni – Vice President Business Development

Gabriele Peroni has served as our Vice President Business Development since August 2016. Mr. Peroni brings 20 years of experience in the online and land-based gaming business. From February 2011 to September 2013, Mr. Peroni was the Senior Sales Manager for GoldBet sportwetten GmbH in charge of business development throughout Italy. In addition, in June 2013, Mr. Peroni co-founded Odissea Betriebsinformatik Beratung GmbH and since September 2013 he has been instrumental to securing a number of significant business-to-business contracts for Odissea.

Paul Sallwasser – Director

Paul Sallwasser was appointed to serve on our Board on June 13, 2019. Mr. Sallwasser is a certified public accountant, joined the audit staff of Ernst & Young LLP in 1976 and remained with Ernst & Young LLP for 38 years. Mr. Sallwasser served a broad range of clients primarily in the healthcare and biotechnology industries of which a significant number were SEC registrants. He became a partner of Ernst & Young in 1988 and from 2011 until he retired from Ernst & Young LLP in 2014, Mr. Sallwasser served in the national office as a member of the Quality and Regulatory Matters Group working with regulators and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Mr. Sallwasser currently serves as the chief executive officer of a private equity fund that is focused on investing in healthcare companies in the South Florida area. Mr. Sallwasser has also served as member of the Board of Directors of Youngevity International, Inc. (“Youngevity”) since June 5, 2017. Youngevity (Nasdaq Capital Market: YGYI) was founded in 1996 and develops and distributes health and nutrition related products through its global independent direct selling network, also known as multi-level marketing, and sells coffee products to commercial customers.

We believe that Mr. Sallwasser is qualified to serve as a member of our Board due to his vast audit and accounting experience, which includes his status as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined by the rules of the SEC.

Steven A. Shallcross – Director

Steven A. Shallcross was appointed to serve on our Board on June 13, 2019. Mr. Shallcross has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of Synthetic Biologics, Inc. (NYSE MKT: SYN) since December 6, 2018 and currently serves as Synthetic Biologics’ Chief Executive Officer, a position he was appointed to on December 6, 2018, and Synthetic Biologics’ Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Shallcross was appointed as Synthetic Biologics’ Interim Chief Executive Officer on December 5, 2017 and has served as its Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary since joining Synthetic Biologics in June 2015. Synthetic Biologics is a clinical-stage company focused on developing therapeutics designed to preserve the microbiome to protect and restore the health of patients.

From May 2013 through May 2015, Mr. Shallcross served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nuo Therapeutics, Inc. (formerly Cytomedix, Inc.). In January 2016, Nuo Therapeutics, Inc. filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and on April 25, 2016, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order granting approval of Nuo’s plan of reorganization. From July 2012 to May 2013, Mr. Shallcross held the offices of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Empire Petroleum Partners, LLC, a motor fuel distribution company. From July 2011 to March 2012, Mr. Shallcross was Acting Chief Financial Officer of Senseonics, a privately-held medical device company located in Germantown, MD. From January 2009 to March 2011, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Innocoll AG (formerly privately held Innocoll Holdings, Inc.), a global, commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development and commercialization of collagen-based products. He also served for four years as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc., leading the company through its successful IPO and follow-on offering and previously served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Middlebrook Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (formerly Advancis Pharmaceutical Corporation). In addition, Mr. Shallcross also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Bering Truck Corporation. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois, Chicago, and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Illinois.

We believe that Mr. Shallcross is qualified to serve as a member of our Board due to his significant strategic, operational, business and financial experience, an established track record at leading the financial development and strategy for several publicly traded companies and his familiarity with financial matters facing public reporting companies. Mr. Shallcross has a broad understanding of the financial markets, financial statements as well as generally accepted accounting principles.

Richard Q. M. Cooper - Director

Richard Cooper was appointed to serve on our Board of Directors on August 29, 2019. Mr. Cooper has over 37 years of professional global experience, including 25 years as a chief financial officer, in both publicly traded and privately-owned companies in a variety of service industries including gaming, insurance, and financial services. From July 2018 to February 2019, he served as strategic advisor to gaming-related affiliate marketing business. Since November 2017, Mr. Cooper has served as Non-Executive Chairman of Virtual Reality Education Holdings plc. From May 2017 to October 2018, he served as the Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Sportech plc. From December 2008 to February 2017, Mr. Cooper was the Chief Financial Officer of GVC Holdings plc. From April 2005 to December 2008 he served as the Chief Finance Officer at Trident Gaming plc. From August 2004 to March 2005, he was the Interim Finance Director at Diam International Limited. From February 2002 to August 2004, he served as the Group Finance Director at Patsystems plc. Mr. Cooper currently serves as the Chairman of VRE Holdings plc, an AIM listed virtual reality company, and a director of a group of companies which owns Maxims casino in London’s Kensington.

We believe that Mr. Cooper is qualified to serve as a member of our Board due to his significant strategic, operational, business and financial experience, an established track record at leading the financial development and strategy for several publicly traded companies and his familiarity with financial matters facing public reporting companies. Mr. Cooper has a broad understanding of the financial markets, financial statements as well as generally accepted accounting principles.

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

Except as disclosed herein, no bankruptcy petition has been filed by or against any business of which any director or executive officer was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time.

No current director has been convicted in a criminal proceeding and is not subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offences).

No current director has been subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities.

No director has been found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, that has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

We have adopted a code of conduct that applies to all officers, directors and employees, including those officers responsible for financial reporting. The full text of the code of conduct is posted on our website at www.newgiocogroup.com. If we make any substantive amendments to the code of conduct or grant any waiver from a provision of the code of conduct to any executive officer or director, we will promptly disclose the nature of the amendment or waiver on our website and in a current report on Form 8-K to be filed with the SEC.

Our Board of Directors

Our Board currently consists of five members. Our Board judges the independence of its directors by the heightened standards established by the Nasdaq Stock Market. Accordingly, the Board of Directors has determined that our three non-employee directors, Messrs. Cooper, Sallwasser and Shallcross, each meet the independence standards established by the Nasdaq Stock Market and the applicable independence rules and regulations of the SEC, including the rules relating to the independence of the members of our audit committee and compensation committee. Our Board considers a director to be independent when the director is not one of our or our subsidiaries’ officers or employees or director of our subsidiaries, does not have any relationship which would, or could reasonably appear to, materially interfere with the independent judgment of such director, and the director otherwise meets the independence requirements under the listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market and the rules and regulations of the SEC.

Board Committees

Our Board of Directors designated the following three committees of the Board of Directors: the audit committee, the compensation committee and the nominating and corporate governance committee. Charters for each of the three committees is available on our website at www.newgiocogroup.com/index.php/corporate-governance.

Board Members and Committee Composition	Audit Committee	Compensation Committee	Nominating and Governance Committee
Richard Q.M. Cooper	Member	-	-
Paul Sallwasser	Chairman	Member	Chairman
Steven A. Shallcross	Member	Chairman	Member

Audit Committee

Our audit committee is comprised of Messrs. Cooper, Sallwasser and Shallcross. Mr. Sallwasser is Chairman of the audit committee. The primary purpose of the audit committee is to oversee the quality and integrity of our accounting and financial reporting processes and the audit of our financial statements. The audit committee is responsible for selecting, compensating, overseeing and terminating our independent registered public accounting firm. Specifically, the audit committee’s duties are to recommend to our Board of Directors the engagement of an independent registered public accounting firm to audit our financial statements and to review our accounting and auditing principles. The audit committee will review the scope, timing and fees for the annual audit and the results of audit examinations performed by the internal auditors and independent registered public accounting firm, including their recommendations to improve the system of accounting and internal controls. The audit committee will at all times be composed exclusively of directors who are, in the opinion of our Board of Directors, free from any relationship which would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment as a committee member and who possess an understanding of financial statements and generally accepted accounting principles. The Board has determined that each member of the audit committee is “independent,” as that term is defined by the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market. The Board of Directors believes that each of Messrs. Cooper, Sallwasser and Shallcross qualify as an “audit committee financial expert” (as defined in Item 407 of Regulation S-K).

Compensation Committee

Our compensation committee is comprised of Messrs. Sallwasser and Shallcross. Mr. Shallcross is Chairman of the compensation committee. The compensation committee is responsible for, among other things, reviewing and recommending to our Board the annual salary, bonus, stock compensation and other benefits of our executive officers, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer; reviewing and providing recommendations regarding compensation and bonus levels of other members of senior management; reviewing and making recommendations to our Board on all new executive compensation programs; reviewing the compensation of our Board; and administering our equity incentive plans. The compensation committee may delegate any or all of its duties or responsibilities to a subcommittee of the compensation committee, to the extent consistent with the Company’s organizational documents and all applicable laws, regulations and rules of markets in which our securities trade, as applicable. The Board has determined that each member of the compensation committee is “independent,” as that term is defined by the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Nominating and Governance Committee

Our nominating and governance committee is comprised of Messrs. Sallwasser and Shallcross. Mr. Sallwasser is Chairman of the nominating and governance committee. The nominating and governance committee is responsible for, among other things, annually assessing the composition, skills, size and tenure of the Board of Directors in advance of annual meetings and whenever individual directors indicate that their status may change; annually considering new members for nomination to the Board of Directors; causing the Board of Directors to annually review the independence of directors; and developing and monitoring our general approach to corporate governance issues as they may arise. The Board has determined that each member of the nominating and governance committee is “independent,” as that term is defined by the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Family Relationships

Alessandro Marcelli is the son-in-law of Beniamino Gianfelici and spouse of Doriana Gianfelici, the founders of Multigioco.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Set forth below is information for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 relating to the compensation of each person who served as our principal executive officer and our executive officers whose compensation exceeded $100,000 (the “Named Executive Officers”).

Name and principal position	Year	Salary ($)		Bonus ($)		Award (s) ($)	Stock Compensation ($)	All Other Compensation ($)	Total Compensation ($)
Michele Ciavarella	2019		278,750		139,375	—	83,527	-	501,652
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board	2018		260,053		—	—	—	500,000(1)	760,053

Alessandro Marcelli	2019		223,984		111,992	—	5,833	—	341,809
Vice President of Operations	2018		116,400		—	—	—	—	116,400

Luca Pasquini	2019		223,984		111,992	—	5,833	—	341,809
Vice President of Technology and Director	2018		116,400		—	—	—	—	116,400

Beniamino Gianfelici	2019		223,984		111,992	—	5,833	—	341,809
Vice President Regulatory Affairs

Gabriele Peroni	2019		223,984		—	—	5,833	—	341,809
Vice President Business Development

Franco Salvagni	2019		223,984		111,992	—	5,833	—	341,809
Vice President Land-based Operations

(1)

Represented accrued and unpaid salary from previous periods. In September 2019, the Company issued 125,000 shares of common stock to Gold Street Capital as partial payment of Mr. Ciavarella’s accrued and unpaid salary.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End December 31, 2019

The table below summarizes all unexercised options, stock that has not vested, and equity incentive plan awards for each named executive officer as of December 31, 2019:

	OPTION AWARDS									STOCK AWARDS
	Number of securities underlying unexercised options Exercisable		Number of securities underlying unexercised options Unexercisable		Equity incentive plan awards: Number of securities underlying unearned options		Option exercise price		Option expiry	Number of shares or units of stock that have not vested		Market value of shares or units of stock that have not vested		Equity incentive plan awards: Number of unearned shares, units or other rights that have not vested		Equity incentive plan awards: Market or payout value of unearned shares, units or other rights that have not vested
Name	(#)		(#)		(#)		($)		Date	(#)		($)		(#)		($)

Michele Ciavarella⁽¹⁾		22,969		16,406		—		2.96	7/5/2029		—		—		—		—
		6,771		18,229		—		2.80	8/29/2029		—		—		—		—
Alessandro Marcelli ⁽²⁾		6,771		18,229		—		2.80	8/29/2029		—		—		—		—
Luca Pasquini⁽²⁾		6,771		18,229		—		2.80	8/29/2029		—		—		—		—
Beniamino Gianfelici⁽²⁾		6,771		18,229		—		2.80	8/29/2029		—		—		—		—
Gabriele Peroni⁽²⁾		6,771		18,229		—		2.80	8/29/2029		—		—		—		—
Franco Salvagni⁽²⁾		6,771		18,229		—		2.80	8/29/2029		—		—		—		—
Mark Korb⁽³⁾		—		25,000		—		2.72	7/1/2026		—		—		—		—

(1)	Mr. Ciavarella was awarded option to purchase 39,375 shares of common stock on July 5, 2019 of which 22,969 are vested. A further option to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock was awarded on August 29,2019 of which 6,771 are vested and the remaining option vest equally over the next eight months.
(2)	Mr. Marcelli, Mr. Pasquini, Mr. Gianfelici and Mr. Salvagni were each awarded options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock on August 29, 2019 of which each have 6,771 vested and the remaining options vest equally over the next eight months.
(3)	Mr. Korb was awarded options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock on July 1, 2019. These options vested on July 1, 2020.

There were no outstanding equity awards held by our named executive officers at December 31, 2018.

Employment Agreements

During the year ended December 31, 2019 and subsequent thereto, we had no formal employment and other compensation-related agreements with our Named Executive Officers other than as listed below.

Michele Ciavarella, Chief Executive Officer

On December 31, 2018, effective as of September 13, 2018 (the “Effective Date”), we entered into an employment agreement (the “Ciavarella Agreement”) with Michele Ciavarella, pursuant to which Mr. Ciavarella agreed to continue to serve as our Chief Executive Officer. Michele Ciavarella has served as our Chief Executive Officer since June 2011. The Ciavarella Agreement terminates on September 30, 2023, unless earlier terminated pursuant to the terms of the Ciavarella Agreement (the “Initial Term”). Upon the expiration of the Initial Term, the term of Mr. Ciavarella’s employment shall automatically be extended for successive one-year periods (the “Successive Term”) unless either party provides the other party with written notice not less than 60 days prior to the end of any Successive Term. Pursuant to the terms of the Ciavarella Agreement, as amended on July 5, 2019, Mr. Ciavarella agreed to reduce his base salary from $395,000 per year, to an annual base salary of $240,000, which base salary may be increased by our Board of Directors, in its sole discretion. In addition, Mr. Ciavarella is eligible to receive a bonus equal up to 75% of his base salary (the “Targeted Bonus”) and receive awards pursuant to our equity incentive plan, as determined by the Board of Directors. Mr. Ciavarella is also eligible to participate in pension, medical, retirement and other benefit plans which are available to our senior officers and directors. In connection with the salary reduction effected on July 5, 2019, Mr. Ciavarella was granted incentive stock options under our 2018 Equity Incentive Plan to purchase 39,375 shares of our common stock, having an exercise price of $2.96 per share, vesting 9,844 shares upon grant and the balance vesting 3,281 shares monthly for nine months and expiring 10 years after grant.

We may terminate Mr. Ciavarella’s employment at any time without Cause or for Cause (as defined in the Ciavarella Agreement) and Mr. Ciavarella may terminate his employment at any time. In the event Mr. Ciavarella’s employment is terminated by us without Cause (as defined in the Ciavarella Agreement) or by Mr. Ciavarella for Good Reason (as defined in the Ciavarella Agreement), Mr. Ciavarella shall be entitled to receive the following: (i) an amount equal to one times the sum of (A) Mr. Ciavarella’s then base salary and (B) an amount equal to the highest annual incentive compensation paid to Mr. Ciavarella during the two most recently completed fiscal years (but not more than the bonus for the-then current fiscal year) payable over a period of twelve months; (ii) in lieu of any incentive compensation for the year in which such termination occurs, payment of an amount equal to (A) the Targeted Bonus (if any) which would have been payable to Mr. Ciavarella had Mr. Ciavarella remained in employment with us during the entire year in which such termination occurred, multiplied by (B) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days Mr. Ciavarella was employed in the year in which such termination occurs and the denominator of which is the total number of days in the year in which such termination occurs; (iii) reimbursement of expenses properly incurred by Mr. Ciavarella; (iv) if Mr. Ciavarella elects to continue medical coverage under our group health plan, an amount equal to the monthly premiums for such coverage less the amount of employee contributions payable until the earlier of twelve months and the date Mr. Ciavarella becomes eligible to receive such coverage under a subsequent employer’s insurance plan; and (v) except as otherwise provided at the time of grant, all outstanding stock options and restricted stock units issued to Mr. Ciavarella vest in full; provided, however, such vested stock options and restricted stock units shall not be exercisable after the earlier of (A) 30 days after the termination of Mr. Ciavarella’s employment and (B) the expiration date of such awards; provided further that, in the event Mr. Ciavarella’s employment is terminated prior to the compensation committee (the “Committee”) determining the satisfaction of performance criteria applicable with respect to the issuance of any such award, such award will not vest unless and until such determination has been made by the Committee. In the event Mr. Ciavarella’s employment is terminated by us without Cause (as defined in the Ciavarella Agreement) or by Mr. Ciavarella for Good Reason (as defined in the Ciavarella Agreement) and such termination occurs upon, or within two (2) years following, a Change in Control (as defined in the Ciavarella Agreement), Mr. Ciavarella shall be entitled to receive the payments described in the foregoing sentence multiplied by three (3) and such amount shall be payable over a period of twenty-four (24) months after termination.

Upon termination by us of Mr. Ciavarella’s employment for Cause (as defined in the Ciavarella Agreement), Mr. Ciavarella is entitled to receive the following: (i) accrued but unpaid base salary through the termination date and (ii) reimbursement of expenses properly incurred by Mr. Ciavarella payable on the termination date. In the event Mr. Ciavarella’s employment is terminated for death or Disability (as defined in the Agreement), Mr. Ciavarella is entitled to receive the following: (i) accrued but unpaid base salary through the termination date, (ii) reimbursement of expenses properly incurred by Mr. Ciavarella and (iii) one times Mr. Ciavarella’s then base salary payable within 45 days of the termination date. In the event Mr. Ciavarella terminates his employment for any reason other than Good Reason (as defined in the Ciavarella Agreement), Mr. Ciavarella is entitled to receive the following: (i) accrued but unpaid base salary through the termination date and (ii) reimbursement of expenses properly incurred by Mr. Ciavarella payable on the termination date. To be eligible to receive any of the severance payments upon termination of Mr. Ciavarella’s employment by us without Cause (as defined in the Agreement) or by Mr. Ciavarella for Good Reason (as defined in the Ciavarella Agreement), Mr. Ciavarella must execute a release of claims in favor of us as set forth in the Ciavarella Agreement.

Mark Korb, Chief Financial Officer

On July 1, 2019, our Board of Directors appointed Mark Korb as our Chief Financial Officer (as well as principal financial officer and principal accounting officer) effective as of July 3, 2019. There is no family relationship between Mr. Korb and any of our other officers and directors. In connection with his appointment, we entered into an Independent Contractor Agreement, dated July 3, 2019 (the “Independent Contractor Agreement”) with Mr. Korb pursuant to which we agreed to pay Mr. Korb $10,000 a month for his services of approximately forty hours per month as our Chief Financial Officer. We also agreed in the Independent Contractor Agreement to issue to Mr. Korb incentive stock options under our 2018 Equity Incentive Plan to purchase 25,000 shares of our common stock, having an exercise price of $2.72 per share, vesting on the one-year anniversary of the grant and expiring ten years thereafter. The term of the Independent Contractor Agreement is one year, provided that it may be terminated by either party at any time for any reason upon 30 days prior written notice. Except as set forth herein, there are no understandings or arrangements between Mr. Korb and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Korb was appointed as our Chief Financial Officer.

Former Chief Financial Officer

On November 30, 2018, we entered into a three year employment agreement (the “MacLean Agreement”) with Elizabeth J. MacLean, pursuant to which Ms. MacLean would serve as our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer effective as of December 1, 2018 (the “Effective Date”). On May 31, 2019 we notified Ms. MacLean that we were terminating the MacLean Agreement effective immediately. Pursuant to the terms of the MacLean Agreement, Ms. MacLean received a base salary of $235,000 and was eligible to receive a bonus (the “Bonus”) and receive awards pursuant to our equity incentive plan as determined by the Board of Directors. Upon termination by us of Ms. MacLean’s employment during the initial six months following the commencement date (December 1, 2018) with or without Cause (as defined in the MacLean Agreement), Ms. MacLean was entitled to receive the following: (i) accrued but unpaid base salary through the May 31, 2019 and (ii) reimbursement of expenses properly incurred by Ms. MacLean payable on the May 31, 2019 termination date.

Board of Directors Compensation

The following table sets forth information for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 regarding the compensation of our directors who at December 31, 2019 were not also our Named Executive Officers.

Name	Fees Earned or Paid in Cash		Option Awards		Other Compensation		Total

Paul Sallwasser⁽¹⁾	$	—		30,523		—	$	30,523
Steven Shallcross⁽²⁾	$	15,000		15,261		—	$	30,261
Clive Kabatznik⁽³⁾	$	30,000		—		—	$	30,000
Richard Cooper⁽⁴⁾	$	15,000		—		—	$	15,000
Harold Wolkin⁽⁵⁾⁽⁷⁾	$	46,666		—		—	$	46,666
Russ McMeekin⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾	$	31,797		—		—	$	31,797
William Rutsey⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾	$	39,016		—		—	$	39,016

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	(1)	Mr. Sallwasser was appointed to the Board of Directors on June 13, 2019. Pursuant to his agreement Mr. Sallwasser receives compensation of $60,000 per annum. Mr. Sallwasser opted to take his compensation in stock options, on July 5, 2019, Mr. Sallwasser was awarded options to purchase 20,625 shares of common stock vesting over a twelve month period.
	(2)	Mr. Shallcross was appointed to the Board of Directors on June 13, 2019. Pursuant to his agreement Mr. Shallcross receives compensation of $60,000 per annum. Mr. Shallcross opted to take fifty percent of his compensation in stock options, on July 5, 2019, Mr. Shallcross was awarded options to purchase 10,313 shares of common stock vesting over a twelve month period.
	(3)	Mr. Kabatznik was appointed to the board on June 13, 2019. Pursuant to his agreement Mr. Kabatznik received compensation of $60,000 per annum. Mr. Kabatznik resigned as a director effective May 31, 2020.
	(4)	Mr. Cooper was appointed to the Board of Directors on August 29, 2019. Pursuant to his agreement Mr. Cooper receives compensation of $60,000 per annum. Mr. Cooper notified us that he will not stand for re-election to the Board of Directors upon expiration of his term at our 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
	(5)	Mr. Wolkin was appointed as our independent, non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors on August 28, 2018. Pursuant to his agreement, Mr. Wolkin received an annual retainer of $112,000 for serving as our Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Wolkin resigned from the Board on May 31, 2019.
	(6)	Mr. McMeekin and Mr. Rutsey each earned directors fees of $76,000 per annum.
	(7)	Messrs. Wolkin, McMeekin and Rutsey resigned from our Board of Directors, effective June 1, 2019, and are not entitled to any future equity awards.

Director Option Awards

	Option		Stock
	awards		awards
Name	(Amount)		(Amount)

Paul Sallwasser^(a)		20,625		—
Steven Shallcross^(b)		10,313		—

(a)	Mr. Sallwasser was awarded options to purchase 20,625 shares of common stock vesting over a twelve month period, of which 8,594 are vested as of December 31, 2019.
	Mr. Shallcross was awarded options to purchase 10,313 shares of common stock vesting over a twelve month period, of which 4,297 are vested as of December 31, 2019.

Each director is reimbursed for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending Board of Director and committee meetings.

Fees and Equity Awards for Non-Employee Directors

On July 5, 2019, we adopted a new formal plan for compensating our director for service in their capacity as directors. Directors are entitled to annual compensation at $60,000 a year, payable at the election of each director in cash (accruing monthly and payable in quarterly installments) or in incentive stock options under our 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (for 2019, options to purchase 20,625 shares of common stock) or in a combination of both cash and incentive stock options. The incentive stock options issued in lieu of cash compensation to the non-executive directors have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant and vest monthly for twelve months and expire ten years thereafter. In this regard, Mr. Sallwasser elected to take all of the non-executive director compensation in the form of incentive stock options to purchase 20,625 shares of our common stock, Mr. Kabatznik and Mr. Cooper elected to take all the non-executive director compensation in $60,000 cash (accruing monthly and payable in quarterly installments), and Mr. Shallcross elected to take half of the non-executive director compensation in the form of incentive stock options to purchase 10,313 shares of our common stock and the balance in $30,000 cash (accruing monthly and payable in quarterly installments).

Directors are also entitled to reimbursement for reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors may award special remuneration to any director undertaking any special services on our behalf other than services ordinarily required of a director.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

In September 2018, our stockholders approved our 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, which provides for a maximum of 1,150,000 awards that can be issued as options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, stock units, other equity awards or cash awards. No awards were granted under the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan as of December 31, 2018. During July 2019, we issued an aggregate of 95,313 options to purchase common stock, of which options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock were issued to our Chief Financial Officer, options to purchase 39,375 shares of common stock were issued to our Chief Executive Officer and options to purchase 30,938 shares of common stock were issued to directors. During August 2019, we issued an aggregate of 150,000 options to purchase shares of common stock of which options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock were issued to each of Michele Ciavarella, our Chief Executive Officer, Alessandro Marcelli, our Vice President of Operations, Luca Pasquini, our Vice President of Technology, Gabriele Peroni, our Vice President Business Development, Franco Salvagni, our Vice President of Land-based Operations and Beniamino Gianfelici, our Vice President Regulatory Affairs. On November 11, 2019 we issued options to purchase 70,625 shares of common stock to various employees at an exercise price of $2.80 per share. As of December 31, 2019, there was an aggregate of 315,938 options to purchase shares of common stock granted under our 2018 Equity Incentive Plan and 834,062 reserved for future grants.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

Plan Category	Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options		Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options		Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))
		(a)		(b)		(c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
2018 Equity Incentive Plan		315,938		2.84		834,062

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders		—		—		—
Total		315,938		2.84		834,062

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHER BENEFICIAL OWNERS

The tables below set forth, as of July 23, 2020, the beneficial ownership of our common stock (i) by any person or group known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding common stock, (ii) by each director and executive officer and (iii) by all directors and executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that the beneficial owners of the shares have sole voting and investment power over such shares. The address of all individuals for whom an address is not otherwise indicated is c/o Newgioco Group, Inc., 130 Adelaide Street, West, Suite 701, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2K4, Canada.

Name of Beneficial Owner	Number of Shares Beneficially Owned**		Percentage of Common Stock Beneficially Owned⁽¹⁾
Directors and Executive Officers
Michele Ciavarella (Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors)⁽²⁾		4,348,865		34.7	%
Gabriele Peroni (Vice President Business Development)⁽³⁾		801,894		6.4	%
Luca Pasquini (Vice President of Technology and Director)⁽⁴⁾		801,894		6.4	%
Mark Korb (Chief Financial Officer)⁽⁵⁾		25,000		*
Alessandro Marcelli (Vice President of Operations)⁽⁶⁾		381,250		3.0	%
Beniamino Gianfelici (Vice President Regulatory Affairs)⁽⁷⁾		381,250		3.0	%
Frank Salvagni (Vice President Land-based Operations)⁽⁸⁾		121,668		1.0	%
Paul Sallwasser (Director)⁽⁹⁾		50,625		*
Steven A. Shallcross (Director)⁽¹⁰⁾		10,313		*
Richard Q.M. Cooper (Director)		—		—
All current executive officers and directors as a group (11 persons)		6,922,939		54.8	%
Other 5% or Greater Stockholders
Gold Street Capital Corp.⁽¹¹⁾		4,303,240		34.4	%
Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation⁽¹²⁾		667,250		5.3	%

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* less than 1%

** Adjusted for 1 for 8 reverse stock split effective December 12, 2019

	(1)	Based on 12,498,343 shares of common stock outstanding on July 23 , 2020.
	(2)	Includes 4,303,240 common shares held by Gold Street Capital Corp., a corporation owned by Gilda Pia Ciavarella, the spouse of Michele Ciavarella, and options to purchase 64,375 shares of common stock of which 44,583 are vested and a further 1,042 vests within the next 60 days. Gilda Pia Ciavarella is the President of Gold Street Capital Corp. and in such capacity is deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the securities held by such entity. The principal address for Gold Street Capital Corp. is 122 Mary Street, Zephyr House, Georgetown, Grand Cayman.
	(3)	Includes 795,734 shares of common stock and an option to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock of which 5,208 have vested and 1,042 vest in the next 60 days.
	(4)	Includes 795,734 shares of common stock and an option to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock of which 5,208 are vested and 1,042 vest in the next 60 days.
	(5)	Includes an option to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock all of which vest in the next 60 days.
	(6)	Includes 375,000 shares of common stock and an option to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock of which 5,208 are vested and 1,042 vest in the next 60 days.
	(7)	Includes 375,000 shares of common stock and an option to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock of which 5,208 are vested and 1,042 vest in the next 60 days.
	(8)	Includes 115,418 shares of common stock and an option to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock of which 5,208 are vested and 1,042 vest in the next 60 days.
	(9)	Includes 30,000 shares of common stock and an option to purchase 20,625 shares of common stock, of which18,906 are vested and a further 1,719 vest in the next 60 days.
	(10)	Includes an option to purchase 10,313 shares of common stock of which 9,454 are vested and a further 859 vest in the next 60 days.
	(11)	Gilda Pia Ciavarella is the President of Gold Street Capital Corp. and in such capacity is deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the securities held by such entity. The principal address for Gold Street Capital Corp. is 122 Mary Street, Zephyr House, Georgetown, Grand Cayman.
	(12)	Stacey LaForme is the Chief of Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation and in such capacity is deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the securities held by such entity. The principal address for New Credit First Nation is 2789 Mississauga Road R.R. #6, Hagersville, Ontario N0A 1H0.

MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Market Information

Our common stock has been traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “NWGI” since December 23, 2019. On July 23, 2020, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market was $2.76 per share.

Stockholders

As of July 23, 2020, there were an estimated 114 holders of record of our common stock. A certain amount of the shares of common stock are held in street name and may, therefore, be held by additional beneficial owners.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The following includes a summary of transactions during our fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and our current year to which we have been a party, in which the amount involved in the transaction exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or 1% of the average of our total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years, and in which any of our directors, executive officers or, to our knowledge, beneficial owners of more than 5% of our capital stock or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons had or will have a direct or indirect material interest, other than equity and other compensation, termination, change in control and other arrangements, which are described elsewhere in this registration statement.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, our Chief Executive Officer used personal credit cards for reimbursable company expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the reimbursable expenses amounted to $54,544 of which we repaid $40,294.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, Gold Street Capital Corp. (“Gold Street”), a major stockholder of ours, which is a company owned by the spouse of our Chief Executive Officer, advanced to us $207,000 net of repayment of approximately $292,000.

On September 4, 2019, we issued to Gold Street 15,196 shares of our common stock as payment in settlement of $48,508 of the reimbursable expenses owing to Gold Street. The balance owing to Gold Street was $2,551 and $39,237 as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

In January 2018, we advanced €100,000 (approximately $116,000) to Luca Pasquini, our Vice President of Technology and a Director, to cover fees related to an application for a gaming license in Malta under the name Ulisse Services, Ltd. As of the date of this registration statement the application is pending and there is no assurance that the gaming license in Malta would be obtained. The amount advanced by the Company to Mr. Pasquini was repaid in full on May 31, 2018.

On May 31, 2018, we paid $58,792 to Doriana Gianfelici (“Ms. Gianfelici”), the spouse of Alessandro Marcelli, our Vice President of Operations, for reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses in full. At December 31, 2019 there was no balances due to Ms. Gianfelici.

The balances outstanding are as follows:

	December 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
Related Party payables
Gold Street Capital Corp.	$	(2,551	)	$	(39,237	)

Related Party Receivables
Luca Pasquini	$	4,123		$	-

In February 2018 we provided a loan of €39,048 (approximately $45,000) to Engage IT Services Srl to finance hardware purchased by third-party betting shops. In June 2018, we increased the loan by €45,675 (approximately $53,000). The loan bears interest at 4.47% and is due in February 2019. Total repayments in 2018 were approximately €43,000 and approximately €43,000, including interest, remains outstanding at December 31, 2018. Luca Pasquini, one of our officers and directors, holds a 34% stake in Engage IT Services Srl.

During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, we paid management fees of approximately €120,000 and €480,000 (approximately $134,388 and $549,000, respectively) to Ulisse Services, Ltd. to cover call center services and office set-up expenses. We paid no management fees and $72,000 in management fees to Gold Street Capital Corp. during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2018, we paid management fees of approximately $6,000 to Luca Pasquini.

On January 30, 2019, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of VG and Naos. The sellers included Mr. Luca Pasquini, our Vice President of Technology and a member of our Board of Directors, and Mr. Gabriele Peroni, our Vice President of Business Development, each of whom owned 800 ordinary shares of Naos (20% each of the issued and outstanding shares of Naos). On the closing date of the transaction we paid to each of Messrs. Pasquini and Peroni €21,600 (approximately $24,660) in cash, issued to each of them 6,490 shares of our common stock and issued to each of them a note in the principal amount of €478,400 (approximately $546,200). As of December 31, 2019, we made total cash payments to the former shareholders of VG under the VG Share Purchase Agreement equal to €728,000 (approximately $812,900), and we issued 341,235 shares amounting to €830,000 (approximately $905,300) of common stock pursuant to the promissory note. The remaining amounts under the promissory note due to the vendors in cash was €1,664,000 (approximately $1,868,200) and €581,000 (approximately $648,700) to be paid in a number of shares of our common stock as determined by the average of the closing prices of such shares on the last ten trading days immediately preceding the payment dates. As of December 31, 2019, Mr. Pasquini has been paid cash of €125,600 (approximately $141,014) and issued 68,247 shares of common stock valued at €183,800 (approximately $205,463). As of December 31, 2019, Mr. Peroni has been paid cash of €167, 200 (approximately $187,720) and issued 68,247 shares of common stock valued at €183,800 (approximately $205,463).

During the year ended December 31, 2018, we and Ulisse mutually agreed to exercise the Ulisse Put Option in lieu of completion of the ADM license tender auction. On May 31, 2018, we repurchased and retired the shares issued in June 2016 with a purchase price adjustment to €10,000,000 (approximately $11,700,000). The purchase price adjustment was paid to the former shareholders of Ulisse half in cash of €5,000,000 (approximately $5,850,000) and we issued 591,950 shares to the sellers to settle the balance of the purchase price adjustment in shares of common stock at the closing price of $8.44 per share on May 31, 2018. The former shareholders of Ulisse included Luca Pasquini, our Vice President Technology and member of our Board of Directors; Gabriele Peroni, our Vice President Business Development and France Salvagni, our Vice President of Land-based Operations. “Ulisse Put Option” refers to the option granted to Ulisse shareholders to resell to us 50% of the shares of common stock 208,200 shares of common stock issued in consideration for the purchase price at a fixed price of $4.00 per share.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, we and Multigioco mutually agreed to exercise the option to repurchase the shares issued to the shareholders of Multigioco at the closing of the acquisition of Multigioco on August 15, 2014 (“Multigioco Put Option”). On June 22, 2018, we repurchased and retired the balance of 255,00 shares of common stock issued to the Multigioco sellers in consideration for the purchase price at a fixed price of $4.00 per share in exchange for €510,000 (approximately $595,000).

On January 1, 2015, we acquired land-based gaming assets from Newgioco Srl for a purchase price of approximately $787,000. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement with Newgioco Srl, we paid approximately $192,000 and $200,000 to Newgioco Srl during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Beniamino Gianfelici, our Vice President of Regulatory Affairs is the founder and 50% owner of Newgioco Srl. and is the father in law of Alessandro Marcelli, our Vice President Operations. In connection with the Multigioco Acquisition, on June 22, 2018, we paid the balance due to Newgioco Srl for the purchase of the land-based assets in full.

Mr. Harold Wolkin, through his company, Princeville Capital, purchased 200 Canadian units on May 31, 2018 in our private placement that was consummated in May 2018. Mr. Wolkin received a 10% debenture in the principal amount of CAD $200,000 (approximately $154,245 based upon the exchange rate on May 31, 2018, the entire principal amount of which together with accrued interest thereon remains outstanding, 4,000 shares of common stock and Canadian Warrants to purchase up to 20,813 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share which expired on May 31, 2020. From July 23, 2018 until June 2, 2019, Mr. Wolkin served as Chairman of our Board of Directors and Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Wolkin resigned from our Board of Directors on June 2, 2019.

We issued promissory notes in the principal amounts of $186,233 and $131,845 during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016, respectively, to Braydon Capital Corp., a company owned by Claudio Ciavarella, the brother of Michele Ciavarella, our Chief Executive Officer. The promissory notes bear interest at a rate of 1% per month and were due in full on demand. As of December 31, 2018, an aggregate of approximately $432,000 in principal and accrued interest remained outstanding. On September 4, 2019, we issued to Braydon Capital Corp. 142,957 shares of our common stock as payment in full of the entire principal amount and accrued interest thereon of $457,461.

On September 4, 2019, we issued to Michele Ciavarella 125,000 shares of our common stock as payment of $500,000 of accrued salary owed to him.

Except as disclosed above or under Executive Compensation and Director Compensation, there have been no transactions or proposed transactions in which our company was or was to be a party where directors or executive officers, nominees for election as a director and members of the immediate family of such persons were involved.

Promoters and Control Persons

Director Independence

Pursuant to Item 407(a)(1)(ii) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act, we have adopted the definition of “independent director” as set forth in Rule 5605 of the Nasdaq stock market. In summary, an “independent director” means a person other than our executive officers or employees or those of our subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship which, in the opinion of our board of directors, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director, and includes any director who accepted any compensation from us in excess of $120,000 during any period of 12 consecutive months within the three past fiscal years. Also, ownership of Newgioco Group’s stock will not preclude a director from being independent.

In applying this definition, our board of directors has determined that each of Paul Sallwasser, Steven Shallcross and Richard Cooper qualify as an “independent directors” pursuant to Rule 5605 of the Nasdaq Stock Market.

DESCRIPTION OF OUR SECURITIES

Overview

The following description of our common stock and preferred stock is a summary and does not purport to be complete. It is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), and Bylaws, each of which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. We encourage you to read our Certificate of Incorporation, our Bylaws and the applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, for additional information.

Description of Common Stock

Authorized Shares of Common Stock. We currently have authorized 80,000,000 shares of common stock. As of December 31, 2019, we had 11,949,042 issued and outstanding shares of common stock. As of July 23, 2020, we had 12,498,343 issued and outstanding shares of common stock.

Voting Rights. The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by the stockholders.

Dividend Rights. Holders of common stock are entitled, subject to the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to any other class of shares ranking in priority to the common stock, to receive any dividend declared by the Board of Directors.

Liquidation Rights. In the event of our voluntary or involuntary liquidation, the holders of common stock will be entitled to receive, after distribution in full of preferential amounts, if any, all the remaining assets available for distribution ratably in proportion to the number of shares of common stock held by them.

Other Rights and Preferences. The holders of our common stock have no redemption or conversion rights. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of shares of common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.

Fully Paid and Nonassessable. All of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and nonassessable.

Reverse Stock Split

As described in more detail below, on December 12, 2019, we effected a one-for-eight reverse stock split of our authorized, issued and outstanding shares of common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”).

On November 22, 2019, our Board of Directors approved the Reverse Stock Split of our authorized, issued and outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio of one (1) share of common stock for every eight (8) shares of common stock. On December 9, 2019, we filed a Certificate of Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effectuate the Reverse Stock Split at the Effective Time (as defined below). The Reverse Stock Split was effective as of 12:01 a.m. (Eastern Time) on December 12, 2019 (the “Effective Time”) and our common stock began trading on a post-split basis when the market opened for trading on December 12, 2019.

As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, each eight (8) pre-split shares of common stock outstanding were automatically combined into one (1) new share of common stock without any action on the part of the holders, and the number of outstanding shares of common stock on December 12, 2019 was reduced from 86,178,070 shares to 10,772,259 shares (subject to rounding of fractional shares).

Shares of Common Stock to be issued to the former stockholders of VG pursuant to the terms of outstanding notes and potential earn-out shares.

We issued to the former stockholders of VG a non-interest bearing promissory note providing for the payment of (a) an aggregate of €2,392,000 (approximately $2,737,000) in cash in 23 equal and consecutive monthly installments of €104,000 (approximately $119,000) commencing February 2019; and (b) an aggregate of €1,411,000 (approximately $1,615,000) in shares of our common stock in seventeen (17) equal and consecutive monthly installments of €83,000 (approximately $95,000) as determined by the average of the closing prices of such shares on the last 10 trading days immediately preceding the determination date of each monthly issuance, commencing on March 1, 2019. As of July 1, 2020, we have issued to such former stockholders of VG 519,415 shares of common stock, representing payment of €1,411,000 (approximately $1,573,928) under the note and we no longer have any remaining stock issuance obligations under the note.

In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement that we entered into with VG, we agreed to pay the former stockholders of VG as an earn-out payment in shares of our common stock within one month from the end of the business year 2019 equal to an aggregate amount of €500,000 (approximately $570,000), if the amounts of bets made by the users through the VGS platform related to our 2019 fiscal year are at least 5% higher than the amounts of bets made by the users through the VGS platform related to our 2018 fiscal year. Based on 18,449,380 tickets sold in 2019 VG qualified for the earnout payment of 132,735 shares of common stock equal at a price of $4.23 per share, which shares were issued effective January 2020.

Preferred Stock

Our Board of Directors has the authority, without further action by the stockholders, to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock. On September 18, 2018, we filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, among other things, specifies that the authority of the Board of Directors with respect to each series of preferred stock shall include, but not be limited to, determination of the following: (a) the number of shares constituting the series and the distinctive designation of the series; (b) the dividend rate (or the method of calculation of dividends) on the shares of the series, whether dividends will be cumulative, and if so, from which date or dates, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of dividends on shares of the series; (c) whether the series shall have voting rights, in addition to the voting rights required by law, and if so, the terms of such voting rights; (d) whether the series shall have conversion rights, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion, including provision for adjustment of the conversion rate in such events as the Board of Directors shall determine; (e) whether or not the shares of that series shall be redeemable or exchangeable, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such redemption or exchange, as the case may be, including the date or dates upon or after which they shall be redeemable or exchangeable, as the case may be, and the amount per share payable in case of redemption, which amount may vary under different conditions and at different redemption dates; (f) whether the series shall have a sinking fund for the redemption or purchase of shares of that series, and if so, the terms and amount of such sinking fund; (g) the rights of the shares of the series in the event of our voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, and the relative rights or priority, if any, of payment of shares of the series; and (h) any other relative rights, preferences, powers and limitations of that series.

Preferred stock could be issued quickly with terms calculated to delay or prevent a change of control or make removal of management more difficult. Additionally, the issuance of preferred stock may have the effect of decreasing the market price of our common stock and may adversely affect the voting and other rights of the holders of common stock.

We currently have no shares of preferred stock issued. At present, we have no plans to issue any shares of preferred stock following this offering.

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

One Million One Hundred Fifty Thousand (1,150,000) shares of common stock are reserved for issue under our 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”). To date, options to purchase 315,938 shares of common stock have been granted under the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan. The 2018 Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors on August 2, 2018, and approved by stockholders on September 12, 2018. The 2018 Plan is administered by our Board of Directors and permits the discretionary award of incentive stock options (“ISOs”), nonstatutory stock options (“NSOs”), restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), other equity awards and/or cash awards to selected participants. The 2018 Plan will remain in effect until the earlier of (i) August 2, 2028 and (ii) the date upon which the 2018 Plan is terminated pursuant to its terms, and in any event subject to the maximum share limit of the 2018 Plan.

Warrants

As of July 1, 2020, there are outstanding warrants to purchase up to 10,727 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $3.75 per share expiring on May 30, 2022 to those debenture holders that extended the maturity date of the debentures they hold in the principal amount of CDN$78,000 (approximately $56,656) and $12,000 that they hold to August 30, 2020, and 251,853 warrants at an exercise price of $3.75 per share expiring on May 30, 2022 and 72,729 warrants at an exercise price of $5.00 per share expiring on May 30, 2023 to those debenture holders that extended the maturity date of the debentures they hold in the principal amount of CDN$290,400 (approximately $210,931) and $720,000 until September 28, 2020. The warrants provide for adjustment to the exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrant in the case of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, scheme, arrangement or otherwise.

Debentures

At July 23, 2020, we had outstanding an aggregate principal amount of $2,756,180, plus accrued interest thereon of approximately $580,086 of the convertible debentures that were issued on May 31, 2018 after approximately $341,552 ($294,827 principal plus $46,724 accrued interest) of convertible debentures were redeemed for 106,735 shares of our common stock between April 19, 2020 and July 23, 2020. Of the $2,756,180 principal amount of debentures outstanding, debentures in the principal amount of $1,004,616 that were due May 31, 2020 extended their maturity date to September 28, 2020 and debentures in the principal amount of $1,751,564 matured on May 31, 2020 and are currently in default and will be repaid out of the net proceeds of this offering. Each convertible debenture bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, are due two years after their date of issuance. At the option of the holder principal and accrued interest is convertible into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $3.20 per share. In addition, we may accelerate the conversion if the shares of our common stock issuable on such conversion are free-trading and not subject to resale restrictions or statutory hold periods and the closing price of our common stock exceeds two hundred (200%) per cent of the conversion price for a period of twenty (20) trading days in a thirty (30) day period.

Anti-Takeover Provisions of Delaware Law, our Certificate of Incorporation and our Bylaws

We are incorporated in the State of Delaware. As a result, we are governed by the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. In general, Section 203 prohibits a public Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless:

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the transaction was approved by the Board of Directors prior to the time that the stockholder became an interested stockholder;

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upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding shares owned by directors who are also officers of the corporation and shares owned by employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or

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at or subsequent to the time the stockholder became an interested stockholder, the business combination was approved by the Board of Directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder.

In general, Section 203 defines a “business combination” to include mergers, asset sales and other transactions resulting in financial benefit to a stockholder and an “interested stockholder” as a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns, or within three years did own, 15% or more of the corporation's outstanding voting stock. These provisions may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing changes in control of our company.

Our Certificate of Incorporation and our Bylaws include a number of provisions that could deter hostile takeovers or delay or prevent changes in control of our Board of Directors or management team, including the following:

(1) Potential Effects of Authorized but Unissued Stock

We have shares of common stock and preferred stock available for future issuance without stockholder approval. We may utilize these additional shares for a variety of corporate purposes, including securities public offerings and other financings to raise additional capital, to facilitate corporate acquisitions or payment as a dividend on the capital stock.

The existence of unissued and unreserved common stock and preferred stock may enable our Board of Directors to issue shares to persons friendly to current management or to issue preferred stock with terms that could render more difficult or discourage a third-party attempt to obtain control of us by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, thereby protecting the continuity of our management. In addition, the Board of Directors has the discretion to determine designations, rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions, including voting rights, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences of each series of preferred stock, all to the fullest extent permissible under the Delaware General Corporation Law and subject to any limitations set forth in our Certificate of Incorporation. The purpose of authorizing the Board of Directors to issue preferred stock and to determine the rights and preferences applicable to such preferred stock is to eliminate delays associated with a stockholder vote on specific issuances. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing desirable flexibility in connection with possible financings, acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or could discourage a third party from acquiring, a majority of our outstanding voting stock.

(2) Limitations of Director Liability and Indemnification of Directors, Officers and Employees

Our Certificate of Incorporation limits the liability of directors to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware General Corporation Law. Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that directors will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for liability for any:

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breach of their duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders;

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act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

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unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or

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transaction from which the directors derived an improper personal benefit.

Our Certificate of Incorporation also provides that we will indemnify our directors and officers to the extent permitted by law, and may indemnify employees and other agents. Our Certificate of Incorporation also provides that we may advance expenses incurred by a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of any action or proceeding.

We have also entered into separate indemnification agreements with certain of our directors and officers. These agreements, among other things, require us to indemnify the directors and officers for any and all expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees) judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such directors or officers or on his or her behalf in connection with any action or proceeding arising out of their services as one of our directors or officers, or any of our subsidiaries or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at our request provided that such person follows the procedures for determining entitlement to indemnification and advancement of expenses set forth in the indemnification agreement. We believe that these provisions and indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.

The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our Certificate of Incorporation may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duties. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might provide a benefit to us and our stockholders. Our results of operations and financial condition may be harmed to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act, may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

Board of Directors Vacancies

Our Bylaws authorize only our Board of Directors to fill vacant directorships, including newly created seats.

No Cumulative Voting. The Delaware General Corporation Law provides that stockholders are not entitled to cumulate votes in the election of directors unless a corporation’s certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Our Certificate of Incorporation does not provide for cumulative voting.

Choice of Forum

Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all Internal Corporate Claims (as defined therein) shall be brought solely and exclusively in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if such court does not have jurisdiction, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, or, if such other court does not have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware).

A Delaware corporation is allowed to mandate in its corporate governance documents a chosen forum for the resolution of state law based shareholder class actions, derivative suits and other intra-corporate disputes.

This exclusive forum provision does not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or other federal securities laws for which there is exclusive federal or concurrent federal and state jurisdiction.

The Company’s management believes limiting state law based claims to Delaware will provide the most appropriate outcomes as the risk of another forum misapplying Delaware law is avoided. Delaware courts have a well-developed body of case law and limiting the forum will preclude costly and duplicative litigation and avoids the risk of inconsistent outcomes. Additionally, Delaware Chancery Courts can typically resolve disputes on an accelerated schedule when compared to other forums.

While management believes limiting the forum for state law based claims is a benefit, shareholders could be inconvenienced by not being able to bring a state law based action in another forum they find favorable.

Transfer Agent

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Signature Stock Transfer, Inc. Its address is 14673 Midway Road, Suite #220, Addison, Texas 75001 and its telephone number is (972) 612-4120.

The warrant agent and registrar for our warrants is Beard Winter LLP. Its address is Suite 701 130 Adelaide St. W., Toronto, Ontario M5H 2K4 and its telephone number is (416) 593-5555.

Listing

On December 23, 2019, our common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “NWGI.” Prior to that, our common stock traded on the OTCQB Venture Market.

DESCRIPTION OF THE SECURITIES WE ARE OFFERING

Units

We are offering units in this offering at an assumed offering price of $2.76 per unit. Each unit consists of one share of our common stock and a warrant to purchase one share of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $3.45 (based on an assumed public offering price of $2.76 per unit), which is 99.96% of the public offering price of the units. Our units will not be certificated and the shares of our common stock and the warrants consisting of such units are immediately separable and will be issued separately in this offering. We are also registering the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. These securities are being issued pursuant to an underwriting agreement between us and the underwriters. You should review the underwriting agreement, the form of warrant, and the Warrant Agency Agreement, each of which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, for a complete description of the terms and conditions applicable to the units and the warrants.

Common Stock

The material terms and provisions of our common stock are described under the caption “Description of Our Securities” in this prospectus.

Warrants

Warrants to Be Issued in the Offering

Overview. The following summary of certain terms and provisions of the warrants offered hereby is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the provisions of the Warrant Agency Agreement between us and the Warrant Agent, and the form of warrant, both of which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Prospective investors should carefully review the terms and provisions set forth in the Warrant Agency Agreement, including the annexes thereto, and form of warrant.

The warrants issued in this offering entitle the registered holder to purchase one share of our common stock at a price equal to $3.45 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed below, immediately following the issuance of such warrant and terminating at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, five years after the closing of this offering.

The exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances, including in the event of a stock dividend or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of common stock at prices below its exercise price.

Exercisability. The warrants are exercisable at any time after their original issuance and at any time up to the date that is five (5) years after their original issuance. The warrants may be exercised upon surrender of the warrant certificate on or prior to the expiration date at the offices of the Warrant Agent, with the exercise form on the reverse side of the warrant certificate completed and executed as indicated, accompanied by full payment of the exercise price, by certified or official bank check payable to us, for the number of warrants being exercised. Under the terms of the Warrant, we must use our best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement and current prospectus relating to common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants until the expiration of the warrants. If we fail to maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement and current prospectus relating to the common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, the holders of the warrants shall have the right to exercise the warrants solely via a cashless exercise feature provided for in the warrants, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and current prospectus.

Exercise Limitation. A holder may not exercise any portion of a warrant to the extent that the holder, together with its affiliates and any other person or entity acting as a group, would own more than 4.99% of the outstanding common stock after exercise, as such percentage ownership is determined in accordance with the terms of the warrant, except that upon prior notice from the holder to us, the holder may elect to increase such limitation to a percentage not in excess of 9.99%.

Exercise Price. The exercise price per whole share of common stock purchasable upon exercise of the warrants is $3.45 or 125% of public offering price of the units. The exercise price is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of certain stock dividends and distributions, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications or similar events affecting our common stock and also upon any distributions of assets, including cash, stock or other property to our stockholders.

Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of common stock will be issued upon exercise of the warrants. If, upon exercise of the warrant, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, we will, upon exercise, pay a cash adjustment in respect of such fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the exercise price. If multiple warrants are exercised by the holder at the same time, we shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the exercise price.

Transferability. Subject to applicable laws, the warrants may be offered for sale, sold, transferred or assigned without our consent.

Exchange Listing. There is no established trading market for the warrants and we do not expect a market to develop. In addition, we do not intend to apply for the listing of the warrants on any national securities exchange or other trading market. Without an active trading market, the liquidity of the warrants will be limited.

Warrant Agent; Global Certificate. The warrants will be issued in registered form under a Warrant Agent Agreement between the Warrant Agent, Beard Winter LLP, and us. The warrants shall initially be represented only by one or more global warrants deposited with the Warrant Agent, as custodian on behalf of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and registered in the name of Cede & Co., a nominee of DTC, or as otherwise directed by DTC.

Fundamental Transactions. In the event of a fundamental transaction, as described in the warrants and generally including any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of our common stock, the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of our properties or assets, our consolidation or merger with or into another person, the acquisition of more than 50% of our outstanding common stock, or any person or group becoming the beneficial owner of 50% of the voting power represented by our outstanding common stock, the holders of the warrants will be entitled to receive the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property that the holders would have received had they exercised the warrants immediately prior to such fundamental transaction.

Rights as a Stockholder. The warrant holders do not have the rights or privileges of holders of common stock or any voting rights until they exercise their warrants and receive shares of common stock. After the issuance of shares of common stock upon exercise of the warrants, each holder will be entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by stockholders.

Governing Law. The warrants and the Warrant Agent Agreement are governed by New York law.

Representative’s Warrants

Please see “Underwriting” for a description of the warrants we have agreed to issue to the representative of the underwriters in this offering, subject to the completion of the offering. We expect to enter into a warrant agreement in respect of the representative’s warrants in connection with the closing of this offering.

UNDERWRITING

We have entered into an underwriting agreement with Maxim Group LLC, the representative of the several underwriters in this offering (the “Representative”), with respect to the securities subject to this offering. Subject to certain conditions, we have agreed to sell to the underwriters, and the underwriters have severally agreed to purchase, the number of units (shares of common stock and warrants) provided below opposite their respective names.

Underwriters		Number of Units
Maxim Group LLC
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The underwriters are offering the units subject to their acceptance of the units from us and subject to prior sale. The underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of the several underwriters to pay for and accept delivery of the securities offered by this prospectus are subject to the approval of certain legal matters by their counsel and to certain other conditions. The underwriters are obligated to take and pay for all of the securities if any such securities are taken. However, the underwriters are not required to take or pay for the securities covered by the underwriters’ over-allotment option described below.

Over-Allotment Option

We have granted the representative an over-allotment option. This option, which is exercisable for up to 45 days after the date of this prospectus, permits the representative to purchase a maximum of (i) 543,478 additional shares of common stock included in the units, and/or (ii) warrants to purchase 543,478 shares of common stock included in the units (15% of the shares of common stock and warrants included in the units sold in this offering) from us in any combination thereof to cover over-allotments, if any. If the underwriters exercise all or part of this option, they will purchase shares and/or warrants covered by the option at the public offering price per share and warrant, respectively, that appears on the cover page of this prospectus, less the underwriting discount. If this option is exercised in full, the total offering price to the public will be $11,500,000 and the total net proceeds, before expenses, to us will be $10,580,000.

Commissions and Expenses

The underwriters have advised us that they propose to offer the units to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and to certain dealers at that price less a concession not in excess of $_______ per unit. The underwriters may allow, and certain dealers may reallow, a discount from the concession not in excess of $____ per unit to certain brokers and dealers. After this offering, the public offering price, concession and reallowance to dealers may be changed by the representative. No such change shall change the amount of proceeds to be received by us as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. The units are offered by the underwriters as stated herein, subject to receipt and acceptance by them and subject to their right to reject any order in whole or in part. The underwriters have informed us that they do not intend to confirm sales to any accounts over which they exercise discretionary authority.

The following table shows the public offering price, underwriting discount and proceeds, before expenses, to us. The information assumes either no exercise or full exercise by the Representative of the over-allotment option.

Per Unit

Total Without

Over-Allotment Option

Total With Full Over-Allotment Option

Public offering price

Underwriting discount (8%) ⁽¹⁾

Proceeds, before expenses, to us

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The fees do not include the representative’s warrants or expense reimbursement provisions described below.

We have also agreed to issue to the representative of the underwriters warrants to purchase shares of common stock collectively equal to an aggregate of 5% of the shares of common stock underlying the units issued in the offering (excluding any securities issued and sold pursuant to the over-allotment option). These representative’s warrants will have an exercise price per share equal to 125% of the offering price per unit sold in this offering and may be exercised on a cashless basis. The representative’s warrants are exercisable commencing 180 days following the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and will be exercisable until such warrants expire three years after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. The representative’s warrants are not redeemable by us. The warrants and the shares of common stock underlying the warrants have been deemed compensation by FINRA and are therefore subject to a 180-day lock-up pursuant to Rule 5110(g)(1) of FINRA. The representative (or permitted assignees under the Rule) may not sell, transfer, assign, pledge, or hypothecate the underwriter warrants or the shares of common stock underlying the underwriter warrants, nor will they engage in any hedging, short sale, derivative, put, or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of the underwriter warrants or the underlying shares of common stock for a period of 180 days following the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part except as permitted by FINRA Rule 5110(g)(2). The representative will also be entitled to one demand registration of the sale of the shares of common stock underlying the representative’s warrants at our expense, an additional demand registration at the warrant holders’ expense, and unlimited “piggyback” registration rights for a period of three (3) years after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. The representative’s warrants will provide for adjustment in the number and price of such underwriter warrants and the shares of common stock underlying such warrants in the event of recapitalization, merger or other structural transaction to prevent mechanical dilution and also in the event of future issuances of our common stock or common stock equivalents at prices lower than the per unit price in this offering.

We have also agreed to reimburse the underwriters for certain out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them up to an aggregate of $100,000, including fees and disbursements of their counsel, with respect to this offering.

We estimate that expenses payable by us in connection with the offering of our common stock, other than the underwriting discounts and commissions referred to above and underwriter expense reimbursement, will be approximately $550,000.

Indemnification

We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act and liabilities arising from breaches of representations and warranties contained in the underwriting agreement, or to contribute to payments that the underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.

Lock-Up Agreements

Subject to certain exceptions, our executive officers, directors and certain of our stockholders, which represent fifty four percent (54%) of all of our currently outstanding shares of common stock, have agreed to a 90-day “lock-up” from the date of the closing of this offering of shares of our common stock that they beneficially own, including the issuance of common stock upon the exercise of currently outstanding convertible securities and options and options which may be issued. This means that, for a period of 90 days following the closing of this offering, such persons may not directly or indirectly offer, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of these securities without the prior written consent of the representative of the underwriters. The representative of the underwriters has no present intention to waive or shorten the lock-up period; however, the terms of the lock-up agreements may be waived at its discretion. In determining whether to waive the terms of the lockup agreements, the Representative may base its decision on its assessment of the relative strengths of the securities markets and companies similar to ours in general, and the trading pattern of, and demand for, our securities in general.

In addition, the underwriting agreement provides that, subject to certain exceptions, we will not, for a period of 90 days following the closing of this offering, offer, sell or distribute any of our securities or file any registration statement with the commission relating to the offering of any shares of common stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for common stock, without the prior written consent of the Representative.

Listing

Our common stock is currently listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “NWGI.”

Price Stabilization, Short Positions and Penalty Bids

In connection with the offering the underwriters may engage in stabilizing transactions, over-allotment transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act:

	●	Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum.
	●	Over-allotment involves sales by the underwriters of shares in excess of the number of shares the underwriters are obligated to purchase, which creates a syndicate short position. The short position may be either a covered short position or a naked short position. In a covered short position, the number of shares over-allotted by the underwriter is not greater than the number of shares that it may purchase in the over-allotment option. In a naked short position, the number of shares involved is greater than the number of shares in the over-allotment option. The underwriter may close out any covered short position by either exercising its over-allotment option and/or purchasing shares in the open market.
	●	Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases of shares of the common stock in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover syndicate short positions. In determining the source of shares to close out the short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of shares available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which it may purchase shares through the over-allotment option. If the underwriters sell more shares than could be covered by the over-allotment option, a naked short position, the position can only be closed out by buying shares in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there could be downward pressure on the price of the shares in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering.
	●	Penalty bids permit the representative to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when the common stock originally sold by the syndicate member is purchased in a stabilizing or syndicate covering transaction to cover syndicate short positions.

These stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of our securities or preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of our securities. As a result, the price of our securities may be higher than the price that might otherwise exist in the open market. Neither we nor the underwriters makes any representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of our securities. In addition, neither we nor the underwriters makes any representations that the underwriters will engage in these stabilizing transactions or that any transaction, once commenced, will not be discontinued without notice.

Electronic Distribution

A prospectus in electronic format may be made available on websites or through other online services maintained by one or more of the underwriters of this offering, or by their affiliates. Other than the prospectus in electronic format, the information on any underwriter’s website and any information contained in any other website maintained by an underwriter is not part of this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, has not been approved and/or endorsed by us or any underwriter in its capacity as underwriter, and should not be relied upon by investors.

Determination of the Public Offering Price

The public offering price for our securities issued in this offering will be determined through negotiations between us and the underwriters. Among the factors to be considered in these negotiations will be the prevailing trading price of our common stock, market conditions, our financial information, market valuations of other companies that we and the underwriters believe to be comparable to us, estimates of our business potential, the present state of our development and other factors deemed relevant.

We offer no assurances that the public offering price will correspond to the price at which our securities will trade in the public market subsequent to this offering or that an active trading market for our securities will develop and continue after this offering.

Notice to Prospective Investors in the European Economic Area

In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area (“EEA”) which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”) an offer to the public of any shares which are the subject of the offering contemplated by this prospectus may not be made in that Relevant Member State, except that an offer to the public in that Relevant Member State of any shares may be made at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Directive, if they have been implemented in that Relevant Member State:

(a)

to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;

(b)

to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts;

(c)

by the underwriters to fewer than 100 or, if the Relevant Member State has implemented the relevant provision of the 2010 PD Amending Directive, 150, natural or legal persons (other than “qualified investors” as defined in the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representatives for any such offer; or

(d)

in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive;

provided that no such offer of shares shall result in a requirement for the publication by us or any representative of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

Any person making or intending to make any offer of shares within the EEA should only do so in circumstances in which no obligation arises for us or any of the underwriters to produce a prospectus for such offer. Neither we nor the underwriters have authorized, nor do they authorize, the making of any offer of shares through any financial intermediary, other than offers made by the underwriters which constitute the final offering of shares contemplated in this prospectus.

For the purposes of this provision, and your representation below, the expression an “offer to the public” in relation to any shares in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase any shares, as the same may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Relevant Member State and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State. The expression “2010 PD Amending Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU.

Each person in a Relevant Member State who receives any communication in respect of, or who acquires any shares under, the offer of shares contemplated by this prospectus will be deemed to have represented, warranted and agreed to and with us and each underwriter that:

(a)

it is a “qualified investor” within the meaning of the law in that Relevant Member State implementing Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive; and

(b)

in the case of any shares acquired by it as a financial intermediary, as that term is used in Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive, (i) the shares acquired by it in the offering have not been acquired on behalf of, nor have they been acquired with a view to their offer or resale to, persons in any Relevant Member State other than “qualified investors”, as defined in the Prospectus Directive, or in circumstances in which the prior consent of the representatives has been given to the offer or resale; or (ii) where shares have been acquired by it on behalf of persons in any Relevant Member State other than qualified investors, the offer of those shares to it is not treated under the Prospectus Directive as having been made to such persons.

In addition, in the United Kingdom, this document is being distributed only to, and is directed only at, and any offer subsequently made may only be directed at persons who are “qualified investors”, as defined in the Prospectus Directive, (i) who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19 (5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended, or the order, and/or (ii) who are high net worth companies (or persons to whom it may otherwise be lawfully communicated) falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). This document must not be acted on or relied on in the United Kingdom by persons who are not relevant persons. In the United Kingdom, any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is only available to, and will be engaged in with, relevant persons.

Other Relationships

Some of the underwriters and their affiliates have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, investment banking and other commercial dealings in the ordinary course of business with us or our affiliates. They have received, or may in the future receive, customary fees and commissions for these transactions.

LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the securities being offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Gracin & Marlow, LLP, New York, New York. Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, New York, New York, has acted as counsel to the underwriters in connection with this offering.

EXPERTS

The financial statements of Newgioco Group, Inc. as of December 31, 2019 and for the year then ended included in this registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, have been so included in reliance on the report of BDO AG, an independent registered public accounting firm appearing elsewhere herein, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

The financial statements of Newgioco Group, Inc. as of December 31, 2018 and for the year then ended included in this registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, have been so included in reliance on the report of Pitagora Revisione S.r.l., an independent registered public accounting firm appearing elsewhere herein, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement on Form S-1 that we have filed with the SEC under the Securities Act, does not contain all of the information in the registration statement and its exhibits. For further information with respect to us and the securities offered by this prospectus, you should refer to the registration statement and the exhibits filed as part of that document. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or any other document referred to are not necessarily complete, and in each instance, we refer you to the copy of the contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement. Each of these statements is qualified in all respects by this reference.

We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You can read our SEC filings, including the registration statement, over the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. We also maintain a website at www.newgiocogroup.com, at which you may access these materials free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of this prospectus. You may also request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by telephone or writing us at: 130 Adelaide Street West, Suite 701, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2K4 Canada, (416) 593-5555.

DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers, and persons controlling us pursuant to the provisions described in Item 14 of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than our payment of expenses incurred or paid by our directors, officers, or controlling persons in the successful defense of any action, suit, or proceeding) is asserted by our directors, officers, or controlling persons in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of the issue.

NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

	Page
Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (audited)
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	F-1
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018	F-2
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (income) loss for the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018	F-3
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018	F-4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018	F-5
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	F-6

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Financial Statements for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019	F-36
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Income) Loss for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019	F-37
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Three Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019	F-38
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019	F-39
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	F-40

Proforma Financial Statements of Virtual Generation Limited and Naos Holdings Limited

The financial statements for Virtual Generation Limited (VG) and its holding company Naos Holdings Limited (Naos), which were both acquired on January 30, 2019, were previously filed on the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed on September 13, 2019. In accordance with Rule 3-05(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation S-X, the pro forma financial statement of operations for VG and Naos will not be presented in this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 because neither VG nor Naos meet the test for major significance. The financial statements of VG and Naos were included in the Company’s audited financial statements for eleven of the twelve months ended December 31, 2019.

In January 2019, the one month period that VG and Naos were not included in the audited financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2019, VG generated a loss of approximately $(16,800) and Naos generated no income, which is not material.

Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (audited)

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

Newgioco Group, Inc.

130 Adelaide Street, West, Suite 701

Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5H 2K4

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Newgioco Group, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2019, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2019, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Zurich, Switzerland, July 2, 2020

BDO AG

/s/ Christoph Tschumi /s/ Timothy Ryan

Christoph Tschumi ppa. Timothy Ryan

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2019.

F-1

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and

Shareholders of Newgioco Group Inc.

Toronto, Ontario

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Newgioco Group Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2018, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, Stockholders’ Equity (Deficiency), and cash flows, for the year ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statement”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statement presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2018, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this consolidated financial statement based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits of the financial statements provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Pitagora Revisione S.r.l.

/s/ Roberto Seymandi

Roberto Seymandi

Partner

Turin, Italy

May 14, 2020

F-2

NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

	December 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	5,182,598		$	6,289,903
Accounts receivable		152,879			10,082
Gaming accounts receivable		1,242,005			1,021,052
Prepaid expenses		221,547			124,712
Related party receivable		4,123			49,914
Other current assets		461,398			55,700
Total Current Assets		7,264,550			7,551,363

Non - Current Assets
Restricted cash		1,549,917			1,560,539
Property, plant and equipment		520,725			476,047
Right of use assets		792,078			—
Intangible assets		15,857,027			12,527,980
Goodwill		1,663,385			262,552
Marketable securities		177,500			275,000
Total Non - Current Assets		20,560,632			15,102,118
Total Assets	$	27,825,182		$	22,653,481

Current Liabilities
Line of credit - bank	$	1,000,000		$	750,000
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		6,800,765			3,969,532
Gaming accounts payable		1,735,650			1,049,423
Taxes payable		298,476			1,056,430
Advances from stockholders		2,551			39,237
Deferred purchase consideration, net of discount of $120,104		1,682,280			—
Deferred purchase consideration, Related Party, net of discount of $80,069		1,199,361			—
Debentures, net of discount		3,361,337			—
Operating lease liability		200,866			—
Financial lease liability		12,476			—
Promissory notes payable – related party		—			431,631
Bank loan payable – current portion		124,079			120,920
Total Current Liabilities		16,417,841			7,417,173

Non-Current Liabilities
Deferred tax liability		1,315,954			—
Debentures, net of discount		—			4,463,046
Operating lease liability		548,747			—
Financial lease liability		25,025			—
Bank loan payable		96,786			225,131
Other long-term liabilities		619,544			608,728
Total Non – Current Liabilities		2,606,056			5,296,905
Total Liabilities		19,023,897			12,714,078

Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued					—
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 80,000,000 shares authorized; 11,949,042 and 9,442,537 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and 2018*		1,194			944
Additional paid-in capital		32,218,643			23,962,920
Accumulated other comprehensive income		(176,717	)		(57,431	)
Accumulated deficit		(23,241,835	)		(13,967,030	)
Total Stockholders' Equity		8,801,285			9,939,403
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	27,825,182		$	22,653,481

* Adjusted for 1 for 8 reverse stock split effective December 12, 2019

See notes to consolidated financial statements

F-3

NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

	For the years ended December 31,
	2019			2018

Revenue	$	35,583,131		$	34,575,097

Costs and Expenses
Selling expenses		27,584,492			24,142,110
General and administrative expenses		10,994,554			10,588,162
Total Costs and Expenses		38,579,046			34,730,272

Loss from Operations		(2,995,915	)		(155,175	)


Other (Expenses) Income
Interest expense, net		(972,443	)		(619,709	)
Amortization of debt discount		(4,154,922	)		(1,995,128	)
Virtual Generation bonus earnout		(561,351	)		—
Loss on share issuances		(44,063	)		—
Other income		149,565			—
Imputed interest on related party advances		—			(761	)
Gain on litigation settlement		—			516,120
Loss on issuance of convertible debt		—			(196,403	)
Loss on marketable securities		(97,500	)		(75,000	)
Total Other Expenses		(5,680,714	)		(2,370,881	)

Loss Before Income Taxes		(8,676,629	)		(2,526,056	)
Income tax provision		(598,176	)		(1,102,701	)
Net Loss	$	(9,274,805	)	$	(3,628,757	)

Other Comprehensive Loss
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(119,286	)		(184,043	)

Comprehensive Loss	$	(9,394,091	)	$	(3,812,800	)

Loss per common share – basic and diluted*	$	(0.91	)	$	(0.38	)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted*		10,226,432			9,485,993

* Adjusted for 1 for 8 reverse stock split effective December 12, 2019

See notes to consolidated financial statements

F-4

NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity

	Common Stock						Additional			Accumulated Other
	Shares*			Amount*			Paid-In Capital*			Comprehensive Income			Accumulated Deficit			Total


Balance at December 31, 2017		9,267,948		$	927		$	14,548,951		$	126,612		$	(10,338,273	)	$	4,338,217

Imputed interest on stockholder advances		—			—			1,514			—			—			1,514
Shares issued for warrants		25,136			3			(3	)		—			—			—
Common stock issued with debentures		228,903			22			582,464			—			—			582,486
ASU 2017-11 adjustments to the beneficial conversion feature of convertible debentures		—			—			2,551,856			—						2,551,856
Warrants issued with debt		—			—			2,951,429			—			—			2,951,429
Common stock issued for the purchase of subsidiaries		175,550			18			5,587,657			—			—			5,587,675
Purchase of treasury stock		(255,000	)		(26	)		(2,260,948	)		—			—			(2,260,974	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—			—			—			(184,043	)		—			(184,043	)
Net loss		—			—			—			—			(3,628,757	)		(3,628,757	)
Balance at December 31, 2018		9,442,537		$	944		$	23,962,920		$	(57,431	)	$	(13,967,030	)	$	9,939,403
Shares issued on conversion of convertible debentures		1,866,467			187			5,972,321			—			—			5,972,508
Common stock issued to settle deferred purchase consideration		341,235			34			1,027,279			—			—			1,027,313
Common stock issued to settle liabilities		284,721			28			1,009,953			—			—			1,009,981
Bonus shares issued to convertible debenture holders		14,082			1			45,064			—			—			45,065
Stock based compensation expense		—			—			201,106									201,106
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—			—			—			(119,286	)		—			(119,286	)
Net loss		—			—			—			—			(9,274,805	)		(9,274,805	)

Balance at December 31, 2019		11,949,042		$	1,194		$	32,218,643		$	(176,717	)	$	(23,241,835	)	$	8,801,285

* Adjusted for 1 for 8 reverse stock split effective December 12, 2019.

See notes to consolidated financial statements

F-5

NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

	For the years ended December 31,
	2019			2018
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net loss	$	(9,274,805	)	$	(3,628,757	)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization		946,185			697,266
Amortization of debt discount		4,154,922			1,995,128
Non-cash interest		745,762			—
Virtual Generation bonus earnout		561,351			—
Loss on issuance of debt		—			196,403
Imputed interest on advances from stockholders		—			1,514
Unrealized loss on marketable securities		97,500			75,000
Impairment (recovery) of assets		—			(518,354	)
Stock based compensation expense		201,106			—
Bonus shares issued to debenture holders		45,065			—
Gain on settlement of liabilities		(1,003	)		—
Bad debt (recovery) expense		—			6,354
Deferred taxation movement		(85,654	)

Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities
Prepaid expenses		(90,353	)		(37,021	)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		2,973,916			3,062,419
Accounts receivable		(95,147	)		100,053
Gaming accounts receivable		(240,559	)		142,779
Gaming accounts payable		701,029			(225,433	)
Taxes payable		(438,235	)		(498,941	)
Other current assets		(368,894	)		(43,157	)
Long term liabilities		22,294			76,048
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Operating Activities		(145,520	)		1,401,302

Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Acquisition of property, plant, and equipment, and intangible assets		(252,198	)		(4,725,856	)
Acquisition of Virtual Generation, net of cash of $47,268		(216,150	)		—
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities		(468,348	)		(4,725,856	)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Proceeds from bank credit line, net		250,000			750,000
Repayment of bank loan		(118,336	)		(137,965	)
Repayment of bank credit line		—			(177,060	)
Deferred purchase price payments		(672,871	)		—
Proceeds from debentures and convertible notes, net of repayment		—			6,883,906
Proceeds from finance leases		14,989			—
Repayment of finance leases		(11,371	)		—
Advance from related party		58,144			—
Payments to related party		—			(49,914	)
Purchase of treasury stock		—			(2,261,307	)
Advances from stockholders, net of repayment		—			(508,572	)
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities		(479,445	)		4,499,088

Effect of change in exchange rate		(24,614	)		(381,855	)

Net (decrease) increase in cash		(1,117,927	)		792,679
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash – beginning of the year		7,850,442			7,057,763
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash – end of the year	$	6,732,515		$	7,850,442

Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash within the Balance Sheets to the Statement of Cash Flows

Cash and cash equivalents	$	5,182,598		$	6,289,903
Restricted cash included in non-current assets		1,549,917			1,560,539
	$	6,732,515		$	7,850,442

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	227,006		$	619,709
Income tax	$	884,295		$	339,274
Supplemental cash flow disclosure for non-cash activities
Conversion of convertible debt to common stock	$	5,972,508		$	—
Deferred purchase consideration on acquisition of Virtual Generation	$	3,828,133		$	—
Deferred purchase consideration settled by the issuance of common stock	$	1,027,313		$	—
Settlement of liabilities by the issuance of common stock	$	1,009,981		$	—
Cashless exercise of warrants	$	—		$	20
Common shares issued for the acquisition of intangible assets	$	—		$	5,588,008
Common stock issued with debt	$	—		$	582,486
Discount due to warrants issued with debt	$	—		$	2,307,569
Discount due to beneficial conversion feature	$	—		$	2,551,856
Discount due to broker warrants issued with debt	$	—		$	643,860
Reclassification of derivative liabilities to equity and cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2017-11	$	—		$	222,915

See notes to consolidated financial statements

F-6

NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

1.	Nature of Business

Established in the state of Delaware in 1998, Newgioco Group, Inc. (“Newgioco Group” or the “Company”) is an international, vertically integrated commercial-stage company engaged in various aspects of the leisure gaming industry. The Company is a licensed gaming operator in the regulated Italian leisure betting market offering gaming services, including a variety of lottery, casino gaming and sports betting products through two distribution channels: an online channel and a land-based retail channel. Additionally, the Company is a global gaming technology company (known as a “Provider”), which owns and operates a betting software designed with a unique “distributed model” (“shop-client”) software architecture colloquially named Elys Game Board (the “Platform”). The Platform is a fully integrated “omni-channel” framework that combines centralized technology for updating, servicing and operations with multi-channel functionality to accept all forms of customer payment through the two distribution channels described above. The omni-channel software design is fully integrated with a built-in player gaming account management system and sports book.

The Company and its subsidiaries are as follows:

Name	Acquisition or Formation date	Domicile	Functional Currency

Newgioco Group, Inc.	Parent Company	USA	US Dollar
Multigioco Srl (“Multigioco”)	August 15, 2014	Italy	Euro
Rifa Srl (“Rifa”)	January 1, 2015	Italy	Euro
Ulisse GmbH (“Ulisse”)	July 1, 2016	Austria	Euro
Odissea Betriebsinformatik Beratung GmbH (“Odissea”)	July 1, 2016	Austria	Euro
Virtual Generation Limited (“VG”)	January 31, 2019	Malta	Euro
Naos Holdings limited (“Naos”)	January 31, 2019	Malta	Euro
Newgioco Group Inc. (“NG Canada”)	January 17, 2017	Canada	Canadian Dollar
Elys Technology Group Limited (“Elys”)	April 4, 2019	Malta	Euro
Newgioco Colombia SAS	November 22, 2019	Colombia	Colombian Peso

The Company operates in two lines of business: (i) provider of certified betting Platform software services to leisure betting establishments in Italy and 11 other countries and; (ii) the operating of web-based as well as land-based leisure betting establishments situated throughout Italy. The Company’s operations are carried out through the following three geographically organized groups:

	a)	an operational group is based in Europe and maintains administrative offices headquartered in Rome, Italy with satellite offices for operations administration in Naples and Teramo, Italy and San Gwann, Malta;
	b)	a technology group which is based in Innsbruck, Austria and manages software development, training and administration; and
	c)	a corporate group which is based in North America and operates out of our principal executive offices in Toronto, Canada and satellite offices in the USA in Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, Florida, through which we carry-out corporate activities, handle day-to-day reporting and U.S. development planning, and through which various independent contractors and vendors are engaged.

2.	Accounting Policies and Estimates

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”).

All amounts referred to in the notes to the consolidated financial statements are in United States Dollars ($) unless stated otherwise.

Principles of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly-owned. All significant inter-company transactions are eliminated upon consolidation.

Certain items in the prior periods were reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

All amounts referred to in the Notes to the consolidated financial statements are in United States Dollars ($) unless stated otherwise.

F-7

NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

2.	Accounting Policies and Estimates (continued)

Foreign operations

The Company translated the assets and liabilities of its foreign subsidiaries into US Dollars at the exchange rate in effect at year end and the results of operations and cash flows at the average rate throughout the year. The translation adjustments are recorded directly as a separate component of stockholders’ equity, while transaction gains (losses) are included in net income (loss).

All revenues were generated in Euro during the years presented.

Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions are recognized in current operations.

Business Combinations

The Company allocates the fair value of purchase consideration to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair values of these identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill.

Such valuations require management to make significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets. Significant estimates in valuing certain intangible assets include, but are not limited to, future expected cash flows from acquired users, acquired technology, and trade names from a market participant perspective, useful lives and discount rates. Management's estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain and unpredictable and, as a result, actual results may differ from estimates.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. These estimates and assumptions include valuing equity securities issued in share-based payment arrangements, determining the fair value of assets acquired, allocation of purchase price, impairment of long-lived assets, the collectability of receivables, leasing arrangements, convertible debentures, contingencies and the value of deferred taxes and related valuation allowances. Certain estimates, including evaluating the collectability of receivables and advances, could be affected by external conditions, including those unique to the Company’s industry and general economic conditions. It is possible that these external factors could have an effect on the Company’s estimates that could cause actual results to differ from the Company’s estimates. The Company re-evaluates all of its accounting estimates at least quarterly based on these conditions and records adjustments when necessary.

Loss Contingencies

The Company may be subject to claims, suits, government investigations, and other proceedings involving competition and antitrust, intellectual property, privacy, indirect taxes, labor and employment, commercial disputes, content generated by our users, goods and services offered by advertisers or publishers using the Company’s website platforms, and other matters. Certain of these matters include speculative claims for substantial or indeterminate amounts of damages. The Company records a liability when it believes that it is both probable that a loss has been incurred, and the amount can be reasonably estimated. If the Company determines that a loss is possible, and a range of the loss can be reasonably estimated, it discloses the range of the possible loss in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Company evaluates, on a regular basis, developments in its legal matters that could affect the amount of liability that has been previously accrued, and the matters and related ranges of possible losses disclosed and makes adjustments and changes to our disclosures as appropriate. Significant judgment is required to determine both likelihood of there being and the estimated amount of a loss related to such matters. Until the final resolution of such matters, there may be an exposure to loss in excess of the amount recorded, and such amounts could be material. Should any of the Company’s estimates and assumptions change or prove to have been incorrect, it could have a material impact on its business, consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

To date, none of these types of litigation matters, most of which are typically covered by insurance, has had a material impact on the Company’s operations or financial condition. The Company has insured and continues to insure against most of these types of claims.

F-8

NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Accounting Policies and Estimates (continued)

Fair Value Measurements

ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures, defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. This topic also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires classification based on observable and unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore developed using estimates and assumptions developed by us, which reflect those that a market participant would use.

The carrying value of the Company's accounts receivables, gaming accounts receivable, lines of credit - bank, accounts payable, gaming accounts payable and bank loans payable approximate fair value because of the short-term maturity of these financial instruments.

Derivative Financial Instruments

ASC 815 generally provides three criteria that, if met, require companies to bifurcate conversion options from their host instruments and account for them as free standing derivative financial instruments. These three criteria include circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract, (b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re-measured at fair value under otherwise applicable generally accepted accounting principles with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur and (c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument subject to the requirements of ASC 815. ASC 815 also provides an exception to this rule when the host instrument is deemed to be conventional, as described.

The Company determined that the conversion feature of the convertible debt did not qualify as a derivative liability and is not bifurcated from the host instrument but contains a beneficial conversion feature.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments with maturities of three months or less at the time acquired to be cash equivalents. The Company had no cash equivalents as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

The Company primarily places cash balances in the USA with high-credit quality financial institutions located in the United States which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to a limit of $250,000 per institution, in Canada which are insured by the Canadian Deposit Insurance Corporation up to a limit of CDN$100,000 per institution, in Italy which is insured by the Italian deposit guarantee fund Fondo Interbancario di Tutela dei Depositi (FITD) up to a limit of €100,000 per institution, and in Germany which is a member of the Deposit Protection Fund of the Association of German Banks (Einlagensicherungsfonds des Bundesverbandes deutscher Banken) up to a limit of €100,000 per institution.

Gaming Accounts Receivable

Gaming accounts receivable represent gaming deposits made by customers to their online gaming accounts either directly by credit card, bank wire, e-wallet or other accepted method through one of our websites or indirectly by cash collected at the cashier of a betting shop but not yet credited to the Company’s bank accounts and subject to normal trade collection terms without discounts. The Company periodically evaluates the collectability of its gaming accounts receivable and considers the need to record or adjust an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon historical collection experience and specific customer information. Actual amounts could vary from the recorded estimates. The Company does not require collateral to support customer receivables. The Company recorded a bad debt expense of $163,942 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. All balances previously recorded as allowance for doubtful accounts were written off as uncollectible.

F-9

Accounting Policies and Estimates (continued)

Gaming Accounts Payable

Gaming accounts payable represent customer balances, including winnings and deposits, that are held as credits in online gaming accounts and have not as of yet been used or withdrawn by the customers. Customers can request payment of winnings from the Company at any time and the payment to customers can be made through bank wire, credit card, or cash disbursement from one of our locations. Online gaming account credit balances are non-interest bearing.

Long-Lived Assets

The Company evaluates the carrying value of its long-lived assets for impairment by comparing the expected undiscounted future cash flows of the assets to the net book value of the assets when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable. If the expected undiscounted future cash flows are less than the net book value of the assets, the excess of the net book value over the estimated fair value will be charged to earnings.

Fair value is based upon discounted cash flows of the assets at a rate deemed reasonable for the type of asset and prevailing market conditions, appraisals, and, if appropriate, current estimated net sales proceeds from pending offers.’’

Property, Plant and Equipment

Plant and equipment is stated at acquisition cost less accumulated depreciation and adjustments for impairment losses. Expenditures are capitalized only when they increase the future economic benefits embodied in an item of plant and equipment. All other expenditures are recognized as expenses in the statement of operations as incurred.

Depreciation is charged on a straight-line basis over the estimated remaining useful lives of the individual assets. Amortization commences from the time an asset is put into operation. The range of the estimated useful lives is as follows:

Description		Useful Life (in years)

Leasehold improvements		Life of the underlying lease
Computer and office equipment		3 to5
Furniture and fittings		7 to 10
Computer Software		3 to 5
Vehicles		4 to 5

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets are stated at acquisition cost less accumulated amortization, if applicable, less any adjustments for impairment losses.

Amortization is charged on a straight-line basis over the estimated remaining useful lives of the individual intangibles. Where intangibles are deemed to be impaired the Company recognizes an impairment loss measured as the difference between the estimated fair value of the intangible and its book value.

The range of the estimated useful lives is as follows:

Description		Useful Life (in years)

Betting Platform Software		15
Ulisse Bookmaker License		Indefinite
Multigioco and Rifa ADM Licenses		1.5 - 7
Location contracts		5 - 7
Customer relationships		10 - 15
Trademarks/Tradenames		14
Websites		5

The Ulisse Bookmaker has no expiration date and is therefore not amortized.

F-10

NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Goodwill

The Company annually assesses whether the carrying value of its goodwill exceeds its fair value and, if necessary, records an impairment loss equal to any such excess. Each interim reporting period, the Company assesses whether events or circumstances have occurred which indicate that the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its fair value. If the carrying amount of the goodwill exceeds its fair value, an asset impairment charge will be recognized in an amount equal to that excess.

In terms of ASC 350, the Company skipped the requirement to perform a qualitative assessment and performed a quantitative assessment on its goodwill and other intangible assets as of December 31, 2019, concluding that no impairment was considered necessary.

Income Taxes

The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” Under this method, income tax expense is recognized for the amount of: (i) taxes payable or refundable for the current year and (ii) deferred tax consequences of temporary differences resulting from matters that have been recognized in an entity's financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the deferred tax assets reported if based on the weight of the available positive and negative evidence, it is more likely than not some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

ASC Topic 740-10-30 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise's financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC Topic 740.10.40 provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The Company has no material uncertain tax positions for any of the reporting periods presented.

In Italy, tax years beginning 2015 forward, are open and subject to examination, while in Austria companies are open and subject to inspection for five years and ten years for inspection of serious infractions. In the United States and Canada, tax years beginning 2015 forward, are subject to examination. The Company is not currently under examination and it has not been notified of a pending examination.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when control of its products and services is transferred to its customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive from its customers in exchange for those products and services. Revenues from sports-betting, casino, cash and skill games, slots, bingo and horse race wagers represent the gross pay-ins (also referred to as turnover) from customers less gaming taxes and payouts to customers. Revenues are recorded when the game is closed which is representative of the point in time at which the Company has satisfied its performance obligation. In addition, the Company receives commissions from the sale of scratch tickets and other lottery games. Commissions are recorded when the ticket for scratch off tickets and lottery tickets are sold.

Revenues from the Betting Platform include software licensing fees, training, installation, and product support services. The Company does not sell its proprietary software. Revenue is recognized when transfer of control to the customer has been made and the Company’s performance obligation has been fulfilled. License fees are calculated as a percentage of each licensee’s level of activity and are contingent upon the licensee’s usage. The license fees are recognized on an accrual basis as earned.

F-11

NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Accounting Policies and Estimates (continued)

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company records its compensation expense associated with stock options and other forms of equity compensation based on their fair value at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Stock-based compensation includes amortization related to stock option awards based on the estimated grant date fair value. Stock-based compensation expense related to stock options is recognized ratably over the vesting period of the option. In addition, the Company records expense related to Restricted Stock Units (“RSU’s”) granted based on the fair value of those awards on the grant date. The fair value related to the RSUs is amortized to expense over the vesting term of those awards. Forfeitures of stock options and RSUs are recognized as they occur.

Stock-based compensation expense for a stock-based award with a performance condition is recognized when the achievement of such performance condition is determined to be probable. If the outcome of such performance condition is not determined to be probable or is not met, no compensation expense is recognized and any previously recognized compensation expense is reversed.

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) is defined as the change in equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, including foreign currency translation adjustments.

Earnings Per Share

Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 260, “Earnings Per Share” provides for calculation of “basic” and “diluted” earnings per share. Basic earnings per share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the dilutive impact on the number of shares outstanding should they be exercised. Securities that have the potential to dilute shareholder's interests include unexercised stock options and warrants as well as unconverted debentures.

On December 12, 2019, the Company effected an 1 for 8 reverse stock split, all references made to share or per share amounts in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and applicable disclosures have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split.

Related Parties

Parties are considered to be related to the Company if the parties directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, control, are controlled by, or are under common control with the Company. Related parties also include principal owners of the Company, its management, members of the immediate families of principal owners of the Company and its management and other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests. The Company discloses all related party transactions. All transactions are recorded at fair value of the goods or services exchanged.

Adoption of Accounting Standards

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FSAB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (ASC 842)

The amendments in this update establishes a comprehensive new lease accounting model. The new standard: (a) clarifies the definition of a lease; (b) requires a dual approach to lease classification similar to current lease classifications; and (c) causes lessees to recognize leases on the balance sheet as a lease liability with a corresponding right-of-use asset for leases with a lease-term of more than twelve months. The new standard is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, including a number of optional practical expedients that entities may elect to apply. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements, an update which provides another transition method, the prospective transition method, which allows entities to initially apply the new lease standard at the adoption date and recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. The Company adopted the new standard on January 1, 2019 using the prospective transition method.

F-12

NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Accounting Policies and Estimates (continued)

The Company has identified all material leases and reviewed the leases to determine the impact of ASC 842 on its consolidated financial statements. The Company has elected to apply all of the practical expedients to all leases, which include not reassessing (1) whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, (2) lease classification for any expired or existing leases, and (3) initial direct costs for any existing leases. The adoption of the new standard resulted in; (i) the recording of a right-of-use asset of $646,138 and an operating lease liability of $617,352 on the consolidated balance sheet with effect from January 1, 2019 utilizing implicit borrowing rates where available and incremental borrowing rates where rates were not readily available. The right of use asset and operating lease liability are subsequently amortized. No cumulative effect adjustment to opening retained earnings was made as the amounts are immaterial.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): “Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” which replaces the incurred loss methodology with an expected credit loss methodology that is referred to as the current expected credit loss (CECL) methodology. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The amendments in this update are required to be applied using the modified retrospective method with an adjustment to accumulated deficit and are effective for the Company beginning with fiscal year 2020, including interim periods. The measurement of expected credit losses under the CECL methodology is applicable to financial assets measured at amortized cost, including loan receivables and held-to-maturity debt securities. An entity with trade receivables will be required to use historical loss information, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts to determine expected lifetime credit losses. Pooling of assets with similar risk characteristics is also required.

The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020 on a modified retrospective basis, and is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of the amendments in these updates, which are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and related disclosures.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740), the Amendments in this update reduce the complexity in accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to accounting for income taxes and deferred taxes and simplifying the accounting treatment of franchise taxes, a step up in the tax basis of goodwill as part of business combinations, the allocation of current and deferred tax to a legal entity not subject to tax in its own financial statements, reflecting changes in tax laws or rates in the annual effective rate in interim periods that include the enactment date and minor codification improvements.

This ASU is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2020.

The effects of this ASU on the Company’s financial statements is not considered to be material.

The FASB issued several updates during the period, none of these standards are either applicable to the Company or require adoption at a future date and none are expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

Reporting by segment

The Company has two operating segments from which it derives revenue. These segments are:

(i)

provider of certified betting Platform software services to leisure betting establishments in Italy and 11 other countries and;

(ii)

the operating of web-based as well as land-based leisure betting establishments situated throughout Italy.

Comparatives

Certain items in the prior year were reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no impact on net loss or comprehensive loss.

F-13

NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Acquisition of subsidiaries

Ulisse GmbH (“Ulisse”) Acquisition

On June 30, 2016, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (“Ulisse SPA”), which closed on July 1, 2016, with the shareholders of Ulisse organized under the laws of Austria. Ulisse operates a network of approximately 170 land-based agency locations. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company issued 416,400 shares of common stock in consideration for 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Ulisse.

Pursuant to the Ulisse SPA, the purchase price was subject to an adjustment equal to two times earnings before income taxes calculated on a pro rata basis from the closing date upon completion of the license tender auction held by the Italian gaming regulator, Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (“ADM”). The sellers were also permitted to exercise the option to resell to the Company 50% of the shares of common stock (or 208,200 shares) issued in consideration for the purchase price at a fixed price of $4.00 per share (the “Ulisse Put Option”).

On May 31, 2018, the Company and Ulisse mutually agreed to exercise the Ulisse Put Option in lieu of completion of the ADM license tender auction. The Company repurchased and retired the shares issued in June 2016 with a purchase price adjustment to 10 million Euros (approximately $11.7 million). The purchase price adjustment was paid half in cash of €5 million (approximately $5.85 million) and the Company issued 591,950 shares of common stock to the sellers on May 31, 2018 to settle the balance of the purchase price adjustment at a closing price of $9.44 per share on May 31, 2018

Multigioco Acquisition

On May 31, 2018, the Company and Multigioco mutually agreed to exercise the option to repurchase the shares issued to the shareholders of Multigioco at the closing of the acquisition of Multigioco on August 15, 2014 (“Multigioco Put Option”). The Company repurchased and retired the balance of 255,000 shares issued to the Multigioco sellers in exchange for €510,000 (approximately $595,000).

Virtual Generation Limited (“VG”) Acquisition

On January 30, 2019, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (“VG SPA”), with the shareholders of Virtual Generation (“VG”) organized under the laws of Republic of Malta (the “Sellers”) and acquired all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of VG., together with all the ordinary shares of Naos Holding Limited, a company organized under the laws of Republic of Malta (“Naos”) that owned 3,999 of the 4,000 issued and outstanding ordinary shares of VG. VG owns and has developed a virtual gaming software platform.

Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, on the Closing Date, the Company agreed to pay the Sellers the previously agreed to consideration of €4,000,000 ($4,576,352) in consideration for all the ordinary shares of VG and Naos, on the Closing Date as follows:

(i)

a cash payment of €108,000;

(ii)

the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock valued at €89,000; and

(iii)

the delivery of a non-interest bearing promissory note of €3,803,000, providing for the payment of:

(a) an aggregate of €2,392,000 in cash in 23 equal and consecutive monthly instalments of €104,000 with the first such payment due and payable on the date that was one month after the Closing Date; and

(b) an aggregate of €1,411,000 in shares of the Company’s common stock in 17 equal and consecutive monthly instalments of €83,000 as determined by the average of the closing prices of such shares on the last 10 trading days immediately preceding the determination date of each monthly issuance, which issuances commenced on March 1, 2019.

The €3,803,000 promissory note was originally recorded as a liability owing to related parties of €1,521,200 (Note 15) and to third parties of €2,281,800 (Note 12).

Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement that the Company entered into with VG, the Company agreed to pay the sellers of VG an earnout payment in shares of our common stock equal to an aggregate amount of €500,000 (approximately $561,500), if the amounts of bets made by users of the VG platform grew by more than 5% for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018, based on the 18,449,380 tickets sold in 2019 the VG Sellers have qualified for the earnout payment. The earnout payment was considered remote at the time of entering into the transaction and was not recorded as a component of deferred purchase consideration, accordingly it has been expensed through the statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Acquisition of subsidiaries (continued)

Virtual Generation Limited (“VG”) Acquisition (continued)

In terms of the agreement, the purchase price was allocated to the fair market value of tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as follows:

	Amount
Purchase consideration, net of discount of $382,778	$	4,193,375

Fair value of assets acquired
Cash		47,268
Current assets		178,181
Property, Plant and Equipment		41,473
Betting Platform		4,004,594
		4,271,516
Less: liabilities assumed		(78,141	)
Less: Imputed Deferred taxation on identifiable intangible acquired (Betting platform)		(1,401,608	)

Total identifiable assets less liabilities assumed		2,791,767
Goodwill arising on acquisition		1,401,608
Total purchase consideration	$	4,193,375

The Betting Platform value was determined by management, based on prior experience, and is being amortized over a period of 15 years, the expected useful life.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash consists of the following:

cash held in a segregated bank account at Intesa Sanpaolo Bank S.p.A. (“Intesa Sanpaolo Bank”) as collateral against a bank loan with Intesa Sanpaolo Bank for Multigioco as well as Wirecard Bank as a security deposit for Ulisse betting operations.

The Company maintains a $1,000,000 deposit at Metropolitan Commercial bank held as security against a $1,000,000 line of credit. See Note 10.

Plant and equipment

	December 31, 2019							December 31, 2018
	Cost		Accumulated depreciation			Net book value		Net book value

Leasehold improvements	$	47,291	$	(14,886	)	$	32,405	$	8,038
Computer and office equipment		835,793		(522,969	)		312,824		258,448
Fixtures and fittings		135,869		(78,271	)		57,598		62,795
Vehicles		98,115		(25,589	)		72,526		88,262
Computer software		125,831		(80,459	)		45,372		58,504
	$	1,242,899	$	(722,174	)	$	520,725	$	476,047

The aggregate depreciation charge to operations was $283,497 and $228,715 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The depreciation policies followed by the Company are described in Note 2.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Leases

Adoption of ASC Topic 842, “Leases”

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted Topic 842 using the modified retrospective method applied to leases that were in place as of January 1, 2019. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2019 are presented under Topic 842, while prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with the Company’s historic accounting under Topic 840. The Company’s portfolio of leases contains both finance and operating leases that relate to real estate agreements, vehicles and office equipment agreements.

Practical Expedients and Elections

The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance, which allowed the Company to carryforward its historical lease classification, the Company’s assessment on whether a contract is or contains a lease, and its initial direct costs for any leases that exist prior to adoption of the new standard. The Company also elected to combine lease and non-lease components on the office equipment leases and elected the short-term lease recognition exemption for all leases that qualify.

Discount Rate

To determine the present value of minimum future lease payments for leases at January 1, 2019, the Company was required to use the rate implicit in the lease unless the rate is not determinable then a rate of interest that it would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment (the “incremental borrowing rate” or “IBR”).

Operating leases

Property and vehicle leases

The Company determined the rate implicit in the lease or an IBR where that rate was not determinable. The Company used country specific rates based on the country the assets are located in.

Property leases

The Company determined that rates ranging from 2.12% to 4.5% were appropriate discount rates to apply to its real-estate operating leases.

The Company entered into new real estate operating leases during the current period and determined an appropriate discount rate to apply to its operating leases was 2.12%.

Vehicle leases

The Company determined that appropriate discount rates to apply to its vehicle operating leases ranged from 5.1% to 6.7%.

Finance leases

Computer and office equipment leases

The Company has financed several items of computer and office equipment through vendor financing. The discount rates for finance leases ranged from 2.5% to 4.2%.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Leases (continued)

Right of use assets

Upon adoption of ASC 842, effective January 1, 2019, the Company recorded a right of use asset for operating leases of $646,138.

Right of use assets are included in the consolidated balance sheet are as follows:

	December 31, 2019

Non-Current assets
Right-of-use assets - operating leases, net of amortization	$	792,078
Right-of-use assets – finance leases, net of amortization (included in plant and equipment)	$	37,091

Lease costs consists of the following:

	Year ended December 31, 2019

Finance lease cost:	$	13,292
Amortization of right-of-use assets		11,890
Interest expense on lease liabilities		1,402

Operating lease cost		210,881

Total lease cost	$	224,173

Other lease information:

	Year ended December 31, 2019



Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from finance leases	$	(1,252	)
Operating cash flows from operating leases		(210,881	)
Financing cash flows from finance leases		(11,371	)

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance leases		14,989
Right-of-use assets disposed of under operating leases prior to lease maturity		(81,263	)
Right-of -use assets obtained in exchange for new operating leases	$	442,281

Weighted average remaining lease term – finance leases		3.46 years
Weighted average remaining lease term – operating leases		3.74 years

Weighted average discount rate – finance leases		3.52	%
Weighted average discount rate – operating leases		3.42	%

Maturity of Leases

Finance lease liability

The amount of future minimum lease payments under finance leases are as follows:

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Leases (continued)

	Amount

2020	$	13,611
2021		10,413
2022		8,431
2023		6,560
2024		802
Total undiscounted minimum future lease payments		39,967
Imputed interest		(2,466	)
Total finance lease liability	$	37,501

Disclosed as:
Current portion	$	12,476
Non-Current portion		25,025
	$	37,501

Operating lease liability

The amount of future minimum lease payments under operating leases are as follows:

	Amount

2020	$	222,497
2021		214,693
2022		180,470
2023		150,570
2024 and beyond		28,741
Total undiscounted minimum future lease payments		796,971
Imputed interest		(47,358	)

Total operating lease liability	$	749,613

Disclosed as:
Current portion	$	200,866
Non-Current portion		548,747
	$	749,613

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of the following:

	December 31, 2019							December 31, 2018
	Cost		Accumulated depreciation			Net book value		Net book value

Betting platform software	$	5,689,965	$	(637,320	)	$	5,052,645	$	1,405,134
Licenses		10,694,227		(764,732	)		9,929,495		10,037,980
Location contracts		1,000,000		(768,688	)		231,312		374,169
Customer relationships		870,927		(301,227	)		569,700		630,161
Trademarks		116,175		(42,300	)		73,875		75,583
Websites		40,000		(40,000	)		—		4,953
	$	18,411,294	$	(2,554,267	)	$	15,857,027	$	12,527,980

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Intangible Assets (continued)

The Company evaluates intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis during the last month of each year and at an interim date if indications of impairment exist. Intangible asset impairment is determined by comparing the fair value of the asset to its carrying amount with an impairment being recognized only when the fair value is less than carrying value and the impairment is deemed to be permanent in nature.

The Company recorded $771,665 and $468,551 in amortization expense for finite-lived assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Licenses obtained by the Company in the acquisitions of Multigioco and Rifa include a Gioco a Distanza (“GAD”) online license as well as a Bersani and Monti land-based licenses issued by the Italian gaming regulator to Multigioco and Rifa, respectively, as well as an Austrian Bookmaker License through the acquisition of Ulisse.

The Company believes that the carrying amounts of its intangible assets are recoverable. However, if adverse events were to occur or circumstances were to change indicating that the carrying amount of such assets may not be fully recoverable, the assets would be reviewed for impairment and the assets may be impaired.

Goodwill

	December 31, 2019			December 31, 2018

Opening balance	$	262,552		$	260,318
Acquisition of Virtual Generation		1,401,608			—
Impairment charge		—			—
Foreign exchange movements		(775	)		2,234
Closing balance	$	1,663,385		$	262,552

Goodwill represents the excess purchase price paid over the fair value of assets acquired, including any other identifiable intangible assets.

On January 30, 2019, the Company acquired Virtual Generation Limited, as disclosed in Note 3 above. The goodwill on acquisition arose as the Proceeds paid on acquisition exceeded the fair value of the identifiable assets less assumed liabilities and imputed deferred tax liabilities on identifiable intangible assets by $1,401,608.

The Company evaluates goodwill for impairment on an annual basis during the last month of each year and at an interim date if indications of impairment exist. Goodwill impairment is determined by comparing the fair value of the asset to its carrying amount with an impairment being recognized only when the fair value is less than carrying value and the impairment is deemed to be permanent in nature.

Marketable Securities

Investments in marketable securities consists of 2,500,000 shares of Zoompass Holdings (“Zoompass”) and is accounted for at fair value, with changes recognized in earnings.

On December 31, 2019, the shares of Zoompass were last quoted at $0.071 per share on the OTC market, resulting in an unrealized loss recorded to earnings related to these securities of $97,500 and $75,000 for the years ended December 31, 2019, and 2018 respectively.

10.

Line of Credit - Bank

The Company maintains a $1,000,000 secured revolving line of credit from Metropolitan Commercial Bank in New York, which bears a fixed rate of interest of 3.00% on the outstanding balance with an interest only monthly minimum payment, no maturity or due date and is secured by a $1,000,000 security deposit, see Note 4.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

11.

Convertible Debentures

On February 26, 2018, the Company issued debenture units to certain accredited investors (the “February 2018 Private Placement”). Each debenture unit was comprised of (i) a debenture in the principal amount of CDN $1,000 bearing interest at a rate of 10% per annum, with a maturity date of two years from the date of issuance, (ii) warrants to purchase up to 31.25 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equal to the lesser of $5.00 or 125% of the proposed initial Canadian public offering price per warrant, expiring on February 25, 2020, and (iii) 20 shares of restricted common stock. The investors in the February 2018 Private Placement purchased an aggregate principal amount of CDN $670,000 ($521,900) debentures and received warrants to purchase up to 20,938 shares of the Company’s common stock and 13,875 shares of common stock. As a result of the lower debenture conversion price and the warrant exercise price of the May 31, 2018 Private Placement described below, the whole or any part of the principal amount of the February 2018 Private Placement debentures plus any accrued and unpaid interest may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price equal to $3.20 per share and the warrants can be exercised at a price equal to $4.00 per share.

In April 2018, the Company issued debenture units to certain investors (the “April 2018 Private Placement”). Each debenture unit was comprised of (i) a debenture in the principal amount of CDN $1,000 bearing interest at a rate of 10% per annum, with a maturity date of two years from the date of issuance, (ii) warrants to purchase up to 31.25 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equal to the lesser of $5.00 or 125% of the proposed initial Canadian public offering price per warrant, expiring in April 2020, and (iii) 20 shares of restricted common stock. The investors in the April 2018 Private Placement purchased an aggregate principal amount of CDN $135,000 ($105,200) debentures and received warrants to purchase up to 4,218.75 shares of the Company’s common stock and 2,700 shares of restricted common stock. As a result of the lower debenture conversion price and the warrant exercise price of the May 31, 2018 Private Placement described below, the whole or any part of the principal amount of the April 2018 Private Placement debentures plus any accrued and unpaid interest may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price equal to $3.20 per share and the warrants can be exercised at a price equal to $4.00 per share.

On April 19, 2018, the Company re-issued debenture units that were first issued to certain investors between January 24, 2017 and January 31, 2018 in order to simplify the various debentures into a single series with the same terms as new convertible debenture units issued on February 26, 2018 (the “April 19, 2018 Debentures”). Each debenture unit was comprised of (i) a debenture in the principal amount of CDN $1,000 bearing interest at a rate of 10% per annum, with a maturity date of two years from the date of issuance, (ii) warrants to purchase up to 31.25 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equal to the lesser of $5.00 or 125% of the proposed initial Canadian public offering price per warrant, expiring on April 19, 2020, and (iii) 20 shares of restricted common stock. The investors in the April 19, 2018 Private Placement received an aggregate principal amount of CDN $1,436,000 ($1,118,600) debentures, warrants to purchase up to 44,875 shares of the Company’s common stock and 28,720 restricted shares of common stock. As a result of the lower debenture conversion price and the warrant exercise price of the May 31, 2018 Private Placement described below, the whole or any part of the principal amount of the April 19, 2018 Debentures plus any accrued and unpaid interest may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price equal to $3.20 per share and the warrants can be exercised at a price equal to $4.00 per share.

On May 11, 2018, the Company issued debenture units to certain investors (the “May 11, 2018 Private Placement”). Each debenture unit was comprised of (i) a debenture in the principal amount of CDN $1,000 bearing interest at a rate of 10% per annum, with a maturity date of two years from the date of issuance, (ii) warrants to purchase up to 31.25 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equal to the lesser of $5.00 or 125% of the proposed initial Canadian public offering price per warrant, expiring on May 11, 2020, and (iii) 20 shares of restricted common stock. The investors in the May 11, 2018 Private Placement purchased an aggregate principal amount of CDN $131,000 ($102,000) debentures and received warrants to purchase up to 4,093.75 shares of the Company’s common stock and 2,620 restricted shares of common stock. As a result of the lower debenture conversion price and the warrant exercise price of the May 31, 2018 Private Placement described below, the whole or any part of the principal amount of the May 11, 2018 Private Placement plus any accrued and unpaid interest may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price equal to $3.20 per share and the warrants can be exercised at a price equal to $4.00 per share.

On May 31, 2018, the Company closed a private placement offering of up to 7,500 units and entered into Subscription Agreements (the “Agreements”) with certain accredited investors (the “May 31, 2018 Private Placement”). The units were offered in both U.S. and Canadian dollar denominations. Each unit sold to U.S. investors was sold at a per unit price of $1,000 and was comprised of (i) a 10% convertible debenture in the principal amount of $1,000 (the “U.S. Debentures”) maturing on May 31, 2020, (ii) 26 shares of our common stock and (ii) warrants to purchase up to 135.25 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “U.S. Warrants”). Each unit sold to Canadian investors was sold at a per unit price of CND $1,000 and was comprised of (i) a 10% convertible debenture in the principal amount of CND $1,000 (the “Canadian Debentures” and together with the U.S. Debentures, the “May Debentures”), (ii) 20 shares of our common stock and (ii) warrants to purchase up to 104.06 shares of our common stock (the “Canadian Warrants” and together with the U.S. Warrants, the “May Warrants”).

The May 31, 2018 Warrants are exercisable at an exercise price of $4.00 per share and expire on May 31, 2020.

The accounting treatment relating to the convertible debentures issued was in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480 and ASC 815.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

11.

Convertible Debentures (continued)

The proceeds received from the convertible debentures were; (i) net of finders fees issued to certain brokers; (ii) in addition, the Company issued shares of common stock to the convertible debenture holders; as well as (iii) certain two year warrants exercisable for shares of common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share; (iv) in conjunction with the finders fees paid, the Company also issued warrants to certain brokers on the same terms and conditions as the warrants issued to the convertible debenture holders; and (v) the convertible debentures are convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $3.20 per share.

The accounting treatment of the above is as follows:

(i)

The convertible debentures were recorded at gross value;

(ii)

The cash fee paid to the brokers was $427,314 and the fair value of the warrants issued to the brokers were valued at fair value as described in (iv) below and were recorded as a debt discount against the gross value of the convertible debentures;

(iii)

The shares of common stock issued to the convertible debenture holders were valued at $582,486, the market price of the common stock on the date of issue and were recorded as debt discount against the gross value of the convertible debt;

(iv)

The warrants issued to the convertible debenture holders and brokers were valued at $2,929,712 using a Black-Scholes valuation model, the value of the warrants was recorded as a discount against the gross value of the convertible debentures and initially recorded as a derivative liability on the basis of standard anti-dilution language being interpreted as a down round feature, the warrants do not provide for any down round features and subsequent to the initial recording the Company adopted ASU 2017-11 in September 2018 and eliminated the derivative liability;

(v)

The conversion feature of the convertible debentures was in-the-money at date of issuance, giving rise to a beneficial conversion feature valued at intrinsic value of $2,585,055.

(vi)

The company originally recorded the conversion feature as a derivative liability on the basis that the standard anti-dilution clauses in the convertible debt agreements relating to stock splits and stock mergers amounted to a down-round feature, the convertible debentures do not provide for down round features and accordingly, the Company adopted ASU2017-11 in September 2018 and eliminated the derivative liability.

The total debt discount above amounted to $6,524,567 which is being amortized over the two year life of the debentures on a straight line basis.

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company has outstanding, US Dollar convertible debentures of $2,083,000 and $3,268,000, respectively and Canadian Dollar denominated Convertible debentures of CDN$1,794,600 and CDN$6,801,165, respectively.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, investors in Canadian Dollar convertible debentures converted the aggregate principal amount of CDN$5,367,400, including interest thereon of CDN$791,861 and investors in US Dollar convertible debentures converted the aggregate principal amount of $1,185,000, including interest thereon of $133,959, into 1,866,528 shares of common stock.

The Aggregate convertible debentures outstanding consists of the following:

	December 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
Principal Outstanding
Opening balance	$	8,529,751		$	1,610,980
Additions		—			7,080,308
Conversion to equity		(5,240,736	)		—
Foreign exchange movements		175,722			(161,537	)
		3,464,737			8,529,751
Accrued Interest
Opening balance		520,523			—
Interest expense		719,931			520,523
Conversion to equity		(731,731	)		—
Foreign exchange movements		15,504			—
		524,227			520,523
Debenture Discount
Opening balance		(4,587,228	)		(462,872	)
Additions		—			(6,119,484	)
Amortization		3,959,601			1,995,128
		(627,627	)		(4,587,228	)
Convertible Debentures, net	$	3,361,337		$	4,463,046

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

12.

Deferred Purchase Consideration

In terms of the acquisition of Virtual Generation on January 31, 2019, disclosed in Note 3 above, the Company issued non-interest bearing promissory notes of €3,803,000 owing to both related parties and non-related parties. The value of the promissory notes payable related parties was €1,521,200 and to non-related parties was €2,281,800.

The promissory notes payable to non-related parties are to be settled as follows:

	(a)	an aggregate of €1,435,200 in cash in 23 equal and consecutive monthly instalments of €62,400 with the first such payment due and payable on the date that was one month after the Closing Date; and
	(b)	an aggregate of €846,600 in shares of the Company’s common stock in 17 equal and consecutive monthly instalments of €49,800 as determined by the average of the closing prices of such shares on the last 10 trading days immediately preceding the determination date of each monthly issuance, which issuances commenced on March 1, 2019.

The future payments on the promissory notes were discounted to present value using the Company’s average cost of funding of 10%. The discount is being amortized over the repayment period of the promissory note using the effective interest rate method.

The movement on deferred purchase consideration consists of the following:

Description	December 31, 2019
Principal Outstanding
Promissory note due to non-related parties	$	2,745,811
Additional earnout earned		336,810
Settled by the issuance of common shares		(616,387	)
Repayment in cash		(607,555	)
Foreign exchange movements		(56,295	)
		1,802,384
Present value discount on future payments
Present value discount		(242,089	)
Amortization		117,192
Foreign exchange movements		4,793
		(120,104	)
Deferred purchase consideration, net	$	1,682,280

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

13.

Bank Loan Payable

In September 2016, the Company obtained a loan of €500,000 (approximately $545,000) from Intesa Sanpaolo Bank in Italy, which loan is secured by the Company's assets. The loan has an underlying interest rate of 4.5% above the Euro Inter Bank Offered Rate, subject to quarterly review and is amortized over 57 months ending March 31, 2021. Monthly repayments of €9,760 began in January 2017.

The Company made payments of €117,120 (approximately $131,163) for the year ended December 31, 2019 which included principal of €110,518 (approximately $123,769) and interest of €6,602 approximately $7,394) for the year ended December 31, 2019.

14.

Other Long-term Liabilities

Other long-term liabilities represent the Italian “Trattamento di Fine Rapporto” which is a severance amount set up by Italian companies to be paid to employees on termination or retirement as well as shop deposits that are held by Ulisse.

Balances of other long-term liabilities were as follows:

	December 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
Severance liability	$	211,734	$	168,706
Customer deposit balance		407,810		440,021
	$	619,544	$	608,727

15.

Related Parties

Notes Payable, Related Party

The Company had three promissory notes entered into in 2015 and 2016 with a related party with an aggregate principal amount outstanding of $318,078. The promissory notes bore interest at 12% to 24% per annum and were due on demand.

The movement on notes payable, Related Party, consists of the following:

	December 31, 2019			December 31, 2018

Principal Outstanding
Opening balance	$	318,078		$	318,078
Settled by issuance of common shares		(318,078	)		—
		—			318,078
Accrued Interest
Opening balance		113,553			75,384
Interest expense		25,830			38,169
Conversion to equity		(139,383	)		—
		—			113,553
Convertible Debentures, net	$	—		$	431,631

Deferred Purchase consideration, Related Party

In terms of the acquisition of Virtual Generation on January 31, 2019, disclosed in Note 3 above, the Company issued non-interest bearing promissory notes in the principal amount of €3,803,000 owing to both related parties and non-related parties. The value of the promissory notes payable to non-related parties was €2,281,800 and to related parties was €1,521,200.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

15.

Related Parties (continued)

Deferred Purchase consideration, Related Party (continued)

The related party promissory notes are due to Luca Pasquini, a director and officer of the Company and Gabriele Peroni, an officer of the Company.

The promissory notes are to be settled as follows:

	(a)	an aggregate of €956,800 in cash in 23 equal and consecutive monthly instalments of €41,600 with the first such payment due and payable on the date that is one month after the Closing Date; and
	(b)	an aggregate of €564,400 in shares of the Company’s common stock in 17 equal and consecutive monthly instalments of €33,200 as determined by the average of the closing prices of such shares on the last 10 trading days immediately preceding the determination date of each monthly issuance, commencing on March 1, 2019.

The movement on deferred purchase consideration consists of the following:

Description	December 31, 2019
Principal Outstanding
Promissory notes due to related parties	$	1,830,541
Additional earnout earned		224,540
Settled by the issuance of common shares		(410,925	)
Repayment in cash		(328,734	)
Foreign exchange movements		(35,992	)
		1,279,430
Present value discount on future payments
Present value discount		(161,393	)
Amortization		78,128
Foreign exchange movements		3,195
		(80,069	)
Deferred purchase consideration, net	$	1,199,361

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

15.

Related Parties (continued)

Related party (payables) receivables

Related party payables and receivables represent non-interest-bearing (payables) receivables that are due on demand.

The balances outstanding are as follows:

	December 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
Related Party payables

Gold Street Capital Corp.	$	(2,551	)	$	(39,237	)

Related Party Receivables

Luca Pasquini	$	4,123		$	—

Amounts due to Gold Street Capital Corp., the major stockholder of Newgioco Group, are for reimbursement of expenses. The Company paid no management fees and $72,000 in management fees to Gold Street Capital Corp. during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

In January 2018, the Company advanced €100,000 (approximately $116,000) to an officer to cover fees related to an application for a gaming license in Malta, under the name Ulisse Services, Ltd. The advance has been repaid and the gaming license in Malta is still under consideration.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company paid management fees of approximately €480,000 (approximately $549,000) to Ulisse Services, Ltd. to cover office and set-up expenses.

Michele Ciavarella

On July 5, 2019, the Company issued to Mr. Ciavarella, the Chief Executive Officer and chairman of the board and officer of the Company, ten year options to purchase 39,375 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.96 per share.

On August 29, 2019, the Company issued to Mr. Ciavarella ten year options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.80 per share.

On September 4, 2019, Mr. Ciavarella converted $500,000 of accrued salaries into 125,000 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $4 per share.

Gold Street Capital

Gold Street Capital is wholly owned by Gilda Ciavarella, the spouse of Mr. Ciavarella.

On September 4, 2019, the Company issued 15,196 shares of common stock to Gold Street Capital in settlement of $48,508 of advances made to the Company for certain reimbursable expenses.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

15.

Related Parties (continued)

Luca Pasquini

On January 31, 2019, the Company acquired Virtual Generation for €4,000,000 (approximately $4,576,352), Mr. Pasquini was a 20% owner of Virtual Generation and was due gross proceeds of €800,000 (approximately $915,270). The gross proceeds of €800,000 was to be settled by a payment in cash of €500,000 over a twelve month period and by the issuance of common stock valued at €300,000 over an eighteen month period. As of December 31, 2019, the Company has paid Mr. Pasquini cash of €125,600 (approximately $141,014) and issued 68,247 shares valued at €183,800 (approximately $205,463).

In addition, due to the attainment of an earnout clause per the agreement, a further €500,000 (approximately $561,351) was earned as of December 31, 2019, which earnout is to be settled by the issue of shares of common stock of which Mr. Pasquini’s shares is €100,000 (approximately $112,270).

On August 29, 2019, the Company issued to Mr. Pasquini, ten year options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.80 per share.

Gabriele Peroni

On January 31, 2019, the Company acquired Virtual Generation Limited for €4,000,000 (approximately $4,576,352), Mr. Peroni was a 20% owner of Virtual Generation and was due gross proceeds of €800,000 (approximately $915,270). The gross proceeds of €800,000 was to be settled by a payment in cash of €500,000 over a twelve month period and by the issuance of common stock valued at €300,000 over an eighteen month period. As of December 31, 2019, the Company has paid Mr. Peroni cash of €167,200 (approximately $187,720) and issued 68,247 shares valued at €183,800 (approximately $205,463).

In addition, due to the attainment of an earnout clause per the agreement, a further €500,000 (approximately $561,351) was earned as of December 31, 2019, which earnout is to be settled by the issue of shares of common stock of which Mr. Peroni’s shares is €100,000 (approximately $112,270).

On August 29, 2019, the Company issued to Mr. Peroni, ten year options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.80 per share.

Franco Salvagni

On August 29, 2019, the Company issued to Mr. Salvagni, an officer of the Company, ten year options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.80 per share.

Beniamino Gianfelici

On August 29, 2019, the Company issued to Mr. Gianfelici, an officer of the Company, ten year options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.80 per share.

Mark Korb

On July 1, 2019, the Company issued to Mr. Korb, the chief financial officer of the Company, seven year options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.72 per share.

Paul Sallwasser

On July 5, 2019, the Company issued to Mr. Sallwasser, a director of the Company, ten year options to purchase 20,625 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.96 per share.

Steven Shallcross

On July 5, 2019, the Company issued to Mr. Shallcross, a director of the Company, ten year options to purchase 10,313 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.96 per share.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

16.

Stockholders’ Equity

The Company issued the following shares of common stock to promissory note holders in terms of the agreement entered into for the acquisition of Virtual Generation, as disclosed in Note 3 above.

	·	On January 31, 2019, 32,450 shares of common stock valued at $101,763;
	·	On March 1, 2019, 32,848 shares of common stock valued at $101,249;
	·	On April 1, 2019, 29,975 shares of common stock valued at $86,328;
	·	On May 1, 2019, 33,105 shares of common stock valued at $93,018;
	·	On June 1, 2019, 37,256 shares of common stock valued at $92,961;
	·	On July 1, 2019, 35,751 shares of common stock valued at $93,875;
	·	On August 1, 2019, 35,048 shares of common stock valued at $91,810;
	·	On September 1, 2019, 33,353 shares of common stock valued at $91,255;
	·	On October 1, 2019, 26,285 shares of common stock valued at $90,526
	·	On November 1, 2019, 28,565 shares of common stock valued at $92,608
	·	On December 8, 2019, 26,610 shares of common stock valued at $91,922

For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued a total of 1,866,528 shares of common stock, valued at $5,972,507, upon the conversion of convertible debentures into equity (Note 11).

On April 22, 2019, the Company issued 14,083 shares of common stock, valued at $45,066, to certain convertible debenture holders as an incentive for them to transfer their convertible debentures to another investor.

Between September 4, 2019 and September 17, 2019, the Company issued 284,721 shares of common stock, valued at $728,884 in settlement of promissory notes amounting to $457,461 and other liabilities amounting to $553,525.

17.

Warrants

In connection with the convertible debenture agreements entered into with accredited investors in the first and second quarters of 2018, for each $1,000 debenture unit the Company issued two-year warrants to purchase up to 135.28 shares of the Company’s common stock and for each CDN $1,000 debenture unit the Company issued two-year warrants to purchase up to 104.06 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share.

The warrants were valued at fair value of $2,929,712 in terms of ASC 820 at the date of issuance, using a Black Sholes valuation model.

A summary of all of the Company’s warrant activity during the period January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2019 is as follows:

	Year ended December 31, 2018
Exercise price/shares at issuance	$	4.00 – 4.60
Common stock share price	$	2.08
Risk free interest rate		0.91	%
Expected life		1.37 years
Expected volatility of underlying stock		459	%
Expected dividend rate		0	%

	Number of shares			Exercise price per share		Weighted average exercise price
Outstanding January 1, 2018		76,566		$	4.32	$	4.32
Granted		1,096,224			4.00		4.00
Forfeited/cancelled		(27,000	)		5.04		5.04
Exercised		(40,761	)		4.64		4.64
Expired		(15,555	)		4.64		4.64
Outstanding December 31, 2018		1,089,474		$	4.00		4.00
Granted		—			—		—
Forfeited/cancelled		—			—		—
Exercised		—			—		—
Outstanding December 31, 2019		1,089,474		$	4.00	$	4.00

The following tables summarize information about warrants outstanding as of December 31, 2019:

		Warrants outstanding					Warrants exercisable
	Exercise price		Number of shares	Weighted average remaining years		Weighted average exercise price		Number of shares		Weighted average exercise price
$	4.00		1,089,474	0.41	$	4.00		1,089,474	$	4.00

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

18.

Stock options

In September 2018, our stockholders approved our 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, which provides for a maximum of 1,150,000 awards that can be issued as options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, stock units, other equity awards or cash awards. No awards were granted under the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan as of December 31, 2018. During July 2019, we issued an aggregate of 95,313 options to purchase common stock, of which options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock were issued to our Chief Financial Officer, options to purchase 39,375 shares of common stock were issued to our Chief Executive Officer and options to purchase 30,938 shares of common stock were issued to directors. During August 2019, we issued an aggregate of 150,000 options to purchase shares of common stock of which options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock were issued to each of Michele Ciavarella, our Chief Executive Officer, Alessandro Marcelli, our Vice President of Operations, Luca Pasquini, our Vice President of Technology, Gabriele Peroni, our Vice President Business Development, Franco Salvagni, our Vice President of Land-based Operations and Beniamino Gianfelici, our Vice President Regulatory Affairs. On November 11,2019 we issued options to purchase 70,625 shares of common stock to various employees at an exercise price of $2.80 per share. As of December 12, 2019, there was an aggregate of 315,938 options to purchase shares of common stock granted under our 2018 Equity Incentive Plan and 834,062 reserved for future grants.

There were no option awards during or prior to the year ended December 31, 2018.

The options awarded during the year ended December 31, 2019 were valued using a Black-Scholes option pricing model.

The following assumptions were used in the Black-Scholes model:

	Year ended December 31, 2019
Exercise price		2.72 to 2.96
Risk free interest rate		1.50 to 2.04
Expected life of options		7 to 10 years
Expected volatility of underlying stock		237.4 to 270.2
Expected dividend rate		0	%

A summary of all of the Company’s option activity during the period January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 is as follows:

	Number of shares		Exercise price per share		Weighted average exercise price

Granted		315,938		$2.72 to $2.96	$	2.84
Forfeited/cancelled		—		—		—
Exercised		—		—		—
Outstanding December 31, 2019		315,938		$2.72 to $2.96	$	2.84

The following tables summarize information about stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2019:

Options outstanding				Options exercisable
	Exercise price	Number of shares	Weighted average remaining years		Weighted Average exercise price	Number of shares		Weighted average exercise price

$	2.72	25,000	6.50			—
$	2.80	220,625	9.73			13,971
$	2.96	70,313	9.52			35,859
		315,938	9.30	$	2.83	49,830	$	2.92

The weighted-average grant-date fair values of options granted during the year ended December 31, 2019 was $899,704 ($2.85 per share), of which $201,106 was recorded as compensation cost for the year ended December 31, 2019. As of December 31, 2019, there were unvested options to purchase 237,982 shares of common stock. Total expected unrecognized compensation cost related to such unvested options is $698,598 which is expected to be recognized over a period of 47 months.

The intrinsic value of the options at December 31, 2019 was $354,078.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

19.

Revenues

The following table represents disaggregated revenues from our gaming operations for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. Net Gaming Revenues represents Turnover (also referred to as “Handle”), the total bets processed for the period, less customer winnings paid out, commissions paid to agents, and taxes due to government authorities, while Commission Revenues represents commissions on lotto ticket sales and Service Revenues is revenue invoiced for our Elys software service and royalties invoiced for the sale of virtual products.

	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2019		2018
Handle (Turnover)
Handle web-based	$	328,385,837	$	235,891,170
Handle land-based		125,747,337		177,334,592
Total Handle (Turnover)	$	454,133,174	$	413,225,762

Winnings/Payouts
Winnings web-based		309,214,993		223,064,978
Winnings land-based		105,011,619		152,446,130
Total Winnings/Payouts		414,226,612		375,511,108

Gross Gaming Revenues	$	39,906,562	$	37,714,654

Less: ADM Gaming Taxes		4,697,085		3,417,150

Net Gaming Revenues	$	35,209,477	$	34,297,504
Betting platform software and services		373,654		277,593
Revenues	$	35,583,131	$	34,575,097

20.

Net Loss per Common Share

Basic loss per share is based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted loss per share is based on basic shares as determined above, plus the incremental shares that would be issued upon the assumed exercise of “in-the-money” warrants using the treasury stock method and the inclusion of all convertible securities, including convertible debentures, assuming these securities were converted at the beginning of the period or at the time of issuance, if later. The computation of diluted net loss per share does not assume the issuance of common shares that have an anti-dilutive effect on net loss per share.

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the following options, warrants and convertible debentures were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share as the result of the computation was anti-dilutive:

Description	Year ended December 31, 2019		Year ended December 31, 2018

Options		315,938		—
Warrants		1,089,474		1,089,474
Convertible debentures		1,246,551		2,856,764
		2,651,963		3,946,238

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NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

21.

Income Taxes

The Company is incorporated in the United States of America and is subject to United States federal taxation. No provisions for income taxes have been made as the Company had no U.S. taxable income for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

The Company's Italian subsidiaries are governed by the income tax laws of Italy. The corporate tax rate in Italy is 28.82% (IRES at 24% plus IRAP ordinary at 4.82%) on income reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriate tax adjustments.

The Company's Austrian subsidiaries are governed by the income tax laws of Austria. The corporate tax rate in Austria is 25% on income reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriate tax adjustments.

The Company's Canadian subsidiary is governed by the income tax laws of Canada and the Province of Ontario. The combined Federal and Provincial corporate tax rate in Canada is 26.5% on income reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriate tax adjustments.

The Company continues to evaluate the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions at the end of each reporting period. The guidance requires companies to recognize in their financial statements the impact of a tax position if the position is more likely than not of being sustained if the position were to be challenged by a taxing authority. The position ascertained inherently requires judgment and estimates by management.

The reconciliation of income tax expense at the U.S. statutory rate of 21% and 35% during 2019 and 2018, respectfully, to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:

	December 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
U.S. Statutory rate	$	1,822,092		$	530,472
Items not allowed for tax purposes		(1,142,776	)		(716,534	)
Foreign tax rate differential		(66,163	)		394,401
Additional foreign taxation		(15,190	)		—
Prior year over provision		1,167			—
Prior year net operating loss adjustment		(917,820	)		—
Movement in valuation allowances		(279,486	)		(1,311,040	)
Income tax expense	$	(598,176	)	$	(1,102,701	)

The Company has accumulated a net operating loss carry forward (“NOL”) of approximately $16.7 million as of December 31, 2019 in the U.S. The U.S. NOL carry forward includes adjustments based on prior year assessments of $4.9 million due the assessment of tax losses carried forward. This NOL may be offset against future taxable income through the year 2038. The company also has net operating loss carry forwards in Italy, Austria and Malta of approximately €0.12 million ($0.14 million) and in Canada of approximately CDN$0.4 million ($0.32 million). The use of these losses to reduce future income taxes will depend on the generation of sufficient taxable income prior to the expiration of the NOL. The Company periodically evaluates whether it is more likely than not that it will generate sufficient taxable income to realize the deferred income tax asset. At the present time, management cannot presently determine when the Company will be able to generate sufficient taxable income to realize the deferred tax asset; accordingly, a 100% valuation allowance has been established to offset the asset.

Utilization of NOLs are subject to limitation due to any ownership change (as defined under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) which resulted in a change in business direction. Unused limitations may be carried over to future years until the NOLs expire. Utilization of NOLs may also be limited in any one year by alternative minimum tax rules.

Under Italian tax law, the operating loss carryforwards available for offset against future profits can be used indefinitely. Operating loss carryforwards are only available for offset against national income tax, up to the limit of 80% of taxable annual income. This restriction does not apply to the operating loss incurred in the first three years of the Company's activity, which are therefore available for 100% offsetting.

Under Austrian tax law, the operating loss carryforwards available for offset against future profits can be used indefinitely. Operating loss carryforwards are only available for offset against national income tax, up to the limit of 75% of taxable annual income.

Under Canadian tax law, the operating loss carryforwards available for offset against future profits can be used indefinitely.

The provisions for income taxes consist of currently payable income tax in Italy, Malta and Austria and deferred tax movements on intangible assets.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

21.

Income Taxes (continued)

The provisions for income taxes are summarized as follows:

	December 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
Current	$	(683,830	)	$	(1,102,701	)
Deferred		85,654			—
Total	$	(598,176	)	$	(1,102,701	)

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the Company’s net deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

	December 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
Working capital movements	$	641,089		$	—
Net loss carryforward - Foreign		119,251			124,407
Net loss carryforward - US		3,505,182			3,861,629
		4,265,522			3,986,036
Less valuation allowance		(4,265,522	)		(3,986,036	)
Deferred tax assets	$	—		$	—

Intangible assets	$	(1,315,954	)	$	—
	$	(1,315,954	)	$	—

The Net loss carry forward for US entities includes an adjustment of $917,821 based on taxation assessments which differed to the amounts originally provided for.

The following tax years remain subject to examination:

USA:	Three years from the date of tax return filing which is currently the 2017 to 2019 tax years
Italy and Austria:	Five years from the date of filing which is currently the 2015 to 2019 tax years
Malta:	Eight years from fiscal year end which is currently 2012 to 2019.

The Company is not currently under examination and it has not been notified of a pending examination.

There are no unrecognized tax benefits.

22.

Segmental Reporting

The Company has two reportable operating segments. These segments are:

(i)

Betting establishments

Provider of certified betting Platform software services to leisure betting establishments in Italy and 11 other countries and;

(ii)

Betting platform software and services

The operating of web-based as well as land-based leisure betting establishments situated throughout Italy.

The operating assets and liabilities of the reportable segments are as follows:

	December 31, 2019
	Betting establishments			Betting platform software and services			All other			Total

Purchase of Non-Current assets	$	202,042		$	5,456,358		$	—		$	5,658,400
Assets
Current assets		6,620,800			470,127			216,948			7,307,875
Non-Current assets		12,761,177			6,615,905			1,183,550			20,560,632
Liabilities
Current liabilities		(5,395,212	)		(615,564	)		(10,450,390	)		(16,461,166	)
Non-Current liabilities		(1,266,145	)		(1,339,911	)		—			(2,696,056	)
Intercompany balances		5,461,766			423,926			(5,885,692	)		—
Net asset position	$	18,182,386		$	5,554,483		$	(14,935,584	)	$	8,801,285

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NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

22.

Segmental Reporting (continued)

The segment operating results of the reportable segments are disclosed as follows:

	Year ended December 31, 2019

	Betting establishments			Betting platform software and services			All other			Adjustments			Total

Net Gaming Revenue	$	35,209,477		$	373,654		$	—		$	—		$	35,583,131
Intercompany Service revenue		452,776			2,839,211			—			(3,291,987	)		—
		35,662,253			3,212,865			—			(3,291,987	)		35,583,131
Operating expenses
Intercompany service expense		2,839,211			452,776			—			(3,291,987	)		—
Selling expenses		25,583,913			2,000,579			—			—			27,584,492
General and administrative expenses		5,109,135			1,294,617			4,590,802			—			10,994,554
		33,532,259			3,747,972			4,590,802			(3,291,987	)		38,579,046

(Loss) income from operations		2,129,994			(535,107	)		(4,590,802	)		—			(2,995,915	)

Other (expense) income
Interest expense, net		(190,206	)		3			(782,240	)		—			(972,443	)
Amortization of debt discount		—			—			(4,154,922	)		—			(4,154,922	)
Virtual Generation earnout		—			—			(561,351	)		—			(561,351	)
Loss on share issuances		—			—			(44,063	)		—			(44,063	)
Other income		114,818			—			34,747			—			149,565
Loss on marketable securities		—			—			(97,500	)		—			(97,500	)
Total other (expenses) income		(75,388	)		3			(5,605,329	)		—			(5,680,714	)

Loss before Income Taxes		2,054,606			(535,104	)		(10,196,131	)		—			(8,676,629	)
Income tax provision		(641,528	)		(43,352	)		—			—			(598,176	)
Net Loss	$	1,413,078		$	(491,752	)	$	(10,196,131	)	$	—		$	(9,274,802	)

The operating assets and liabilities of the reportable segments are as follows:

	December 31, 2018
	Betting establishments			Betting platform software and services			All other			Total

Purchase of fixed assets	$	10,019,807		$	167,322		$	6,856		$	10,193,985
Assets
Current assets		7,026,752			62,395			462,216			7,551,363
Non-Current assets		12,289,853			1,562,295			1,249,970			15,102,118
Liabilities
Current liabilities		(4,393,736	)		(281,553	)		(2,741,884	)		(7,417,173	)
Non-Current liabilities		(833,859	)		—			(4,463,046	)		(5,296,905	)
Intercompany balances		2,177,319			223,409			(2,400,728	)		—
Net asset position	$	16,266,329		$	1,566,546		$	(7,893,472	)	$	9,939,403

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

22.

Segmental Reporting (continued)

The segment operating results of the reportable segments are disclosed as follows:

	Year ended December 31, 2018
	Betting establishments			Betting platform software and services			All other			Adjustments			Total

Net Gaming Revenue	$	34,433,461		$	141,636		$	—		$	—		$	34,575,097
Intercompany Service revenue		260,063			2,168,870			—			(2,428,933	)		—
		34,693,524			2,310,506			—			(2,428,933	)		34,575,097
Operating expenses
Intercompany service expense		2,168,870			260,063			—			(2,428,933	)		—
Selling expenses		24,142,110			—			—			—			24,142,110
General and administrative expenses		4,968,280			2,360,357			3,259,525			—			10,588,162
		31,279,260			2,620,420			3,259,525			(2,428,933	)		34,730,272

(Loss) income from operations		3,414,264			(309,914	)		(3,259,525	)		—			(155,175	)

Other (expense) income
Interest expense, net		(25,910	)		—			(593,799	)		—			(619,709	)
Amortization of debt discount		—			—			(1,995,128	)		—			(1,995,128	)
Gain on litigation settlement		—			—			516,120			—			516,120
Imputed interest on related party advances		—			—			(761	)		—			(761	)
Loss on issuance of debt		—			—			(196,403	)		—			(196,403	)
Mark-to-market of marketable securities		—			—			(75,000	)		—			(75,000	)
Total other (expenses) income		(25,910	)		—			(2,344,971	)		—			(2,370,881	)

Loss before Income Taxes		3,388,354			(309,914	)		(5,604,496	)		—			(2,526,056	)
Income tax provision		(1,082,919	)		(18,042	)		(1,740	)		—			(1,102,701	)
Net Loss	$	2,305,435		$	(327,956	)	$	(5,606,236	)	$	—		$	(3,628,757	)

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NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

23.

Subsequent Events

Subsequent to year end, between January 12, 2020 and May 20, 2020, the Company converted convertible debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $400,000 including interest thereon of $70,492 and CDN$305,600 (approximately $227,227) including interest thereon of CDN$42,504 (approximately $31,604) into 226,792 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $3.20 per share.

The Company also repurchased a convertible debenture in the aggregate principal amount of CDN$10,000 (approximately $7,289, including interest thereon of CDN2,000 (approximately $1,458) on February 26, 2020.

Additionally, Company issued the following shares of common stock to promissory note holders in terms of the agreement entered into for the acquisition of Virtual Generation, as disclosed in Note 3 above:

	·	On January 1, 2020, 22,030 shares of common stock valued at $93,077;
	·	On February 1, 2020, 23,890 shares of common stock valued at $91,542;
	·	On March 1, 2020, 25,690 shares of common stock valued at $96,372;
	·	On April 1, 2020, 61,040 shares of common stock valued at $90,745;
	·	On May 1, 2020, 24,390 shares of common stock valued at $91,265
	·	On June 1, 2020, 29,300 shares of common stock valued at $92,321

On February 15, 2020 the Company and Handle 19, Inc. a District of Columbia corporation (the “Customer”) entered into a Management Services Provider (“MSP”) agreement which is in effect for an initial term of 12 months commencing from the first date on which both parties receive the necessary licenses from the District of Columbia Office of Lottery and Gaming (“DC Lottery”), and the Customer may extend for an additional forty-eight (48) months at its sole discretion. The Customer has defined the first installation location at 319 Pennsylvania Ave, Southeast, Washington, DC (the “Establishment”). Under terms of the agreement, the Company shall:

design, create, install and operate unique sports betting products and services for the Customer at the Establishment in compliance with District of Columbia law. This shall be a customized Americanized Interface. All equipment and software provided by Licensor shall meet the latest version of the GLI-33 or other generally accepted standards that are approved by the DC Lottery

provide a customized Shop Client design as well as Ancillary Services for each individual Gaming Application activated by the Customer including the processing of payments of wagers for each of the activated Gaming Applications;

provide Ancillary Services including customer support, technical support, financial support, risk management and Reporting Service for Settlement by the Service Provider, in full compliance with this Agreement and all applicable laws including, without limitation, the Legislation.

The Company shall invoice the Customer a fee based on the Gross Gaming Revenue calculated after the assessment and payment of all relevant taxes imposed under the District of Columbia Sports Wagering Lottery Amendment of 2018.

On May 28, 2020 the Company formed Elys Gameboard Technologies, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary in the State of Delaware for the purposes of operating the Company’s US sports betting operations.

The global coronavirus pandemic has created a significant disruption and uncertainty since March 2020. On March 11, 2020, the Company reported that approximately 150 betting shop locations throughout Italy were temporarily closed and that the closing of the physical locations did not affect the Company’s continuing online and mobile operations. The Company has also implemented a smart-work initiative to permit the safe separation of office staff during this period because government forced lockdowns made it impossible for the Company to access its administrative offices in Europe. Additionally, the cancellation of sports events around the world disrupted our ability to provide our sports betting products through our land-based establishments and online channels. These restrictions and other difficulties, in both not having sports betting events available to wager on and the backlog of tasks imposed on our employees upon the return to work are affecting our ability to consistently deliver our products to market.

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued, other than disclosed above, we did not identify any other subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

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Financial Statements for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)

Item 1. Financial Statements

NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

	March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	6,828,398		$	5,182,598
Accounts receivable		68,867			152,879
Gaming accounts receivable		519,003			1,242,005
Prepaid expenses		746,101			221,547
Related party receivable		867			4,123
Other current assets		490,386			461,398
Total Current Assets		8,653,622			7,264,550

Non - Current Assets
Restricted cash		1,539,953			1,549,917
Property, plant and equipment		511,855			520,725
Right of use assets		722,879			792,078
Intangible assets		15,681,047			15,857,027
Goodwill		1,663,272			1,663,385
Marketable securities		307,500			177,500
Total Non - current Assets		20,426,506			20,560,632
Total Assets	$	29,080,128		$	27,825,182

Current Liabilities
Line of credit - bank	$	1,000,000		$	1,000,000
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		7,407,860			6,800,765
Gaming accounts payable		1,766,976			1,735,650
Taxes payable		412,108			298,476
Advances from stockholders		52,430			2,551
Deferred purchase consideration, net of discount of $85,483		1,051,389			1,682,280
Deferred purchase consideration, Related Party, net of discount of $56,989		777,365			1,199,361
Debentures, net of discount of $231,611		3,308,388			3,361,337
Operating lease liability		145,523			200,866
Financial lease liability		9,176			12,476
Promissory notes payable – related party		300,000			—
Bank loan payable – current portion		101,904			124,079
Total Current Liabilities		16,333,119			16,417,841

Non-current Liabilities
Deferred tax liability		1,292,594			1,315,954
Operating lease liability		538,805			548,747
Financial lease liability		25,040			25,025
Bank loan payable		95,032			96,786
Other long-term liabilities		592,171			619,544
Total Non – Current Liabilities		2,543,642			2,606,056
Total Liabilities		18,876,761			19,023,897

Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 80,000,000 shares authorized; 12,276,878 and 11,949,042 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019		1,227			1,194
Additional paid-in capital		33,575,113			32,218,643
Accumulated other comprehensive income		(288,747	)		(176,717	)
Accumulated deficit		(23,084,226	)		(23,241,835	)
Total Stockholders' Equity		10,203,367			8,801,285
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	29,080,128		$	27,825,182

See notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020			2019
Revenue	$	10,170,174		$	9,266,294

Costs and Expenses
Selling expenses		6,215,161			7,407,706
General and administrative expenses		2,820,961			3,197,454
Total Costs and Expenses		9,036,122			10,605,160

Income (Loss) from Operations		1,134,052			(1,338,866	)

Other (Expenses) Income
Interest expense, net of interest income		(139,974	)		(147,636	)
Amortization of debt discount		(450,229	)		(1,356,476	)
Gain (Loss) on marketable securities		130,000			(25,000	)
Other income		11,798			—
Total Other (Expenses) Income		(448,405	)		(1,529,112	)

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes		685,647			(2,867,978	)

Income tax provision		(528,038	)		(245,974	)
Net Income (Loss)	$	157,609		$	(3,113,952	)

Other Comprehensive Loss
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(112,030	)		(130,230	)

Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$	45,579		$	(3,244,182	)

Income (Loss) per common share – basic *		0.01			(0.33	)
Income (Loss) per common share – diluted *		0.01			(0.33	)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic*		12,209,833			9,549,358
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted*		12,209,833			9,549,358

* Adjusted for a 1 for 8 reverse stock split effective December 12, 2019.

See notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity

Three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019

(Unaudited)

	Common Stock				Additional		Accumulated Other
	Shares*		Amount*		Paid-In Capital*		Comprehensive Income			Accumulated Deficit			Total

Three months ended March 31, 2019
Balance at December 31, 2018		9,442,537	$	944	$	23,962,920	$	(57,431	)	$	(13,967,030	)	$	9,939,403

Shares issued on conversion of convertible debentures		287,561		29		919,795								919,824
Common stock issued to settle deferred purchase consideration		65,298		7		196,776								196,783
Foreign currency translation adjustment								(130,230	)					(130,230	)
Net loss											(3,113,952	)		(3,113,952	)

Balance at March 31, 2019		9,795,396	$	980	$	25,079,491	$	(187,661	)	$	(17,080,982	)	$	7,811,828
Three months ended March 31, 2020
Balance at December 31, 2019		11,949,042	$	1,194	$	32,218,643	$	(176,717	)	$	(23,241,835	)	$	8,801,285

Shares issued on conversion of convertible debentures		123,399		12		395,241		—			—			395,253
Common stock issued to settle deferred purchase consideration		204,437		21		842,411		—			—			842,432
Stock based compensation expense		—		—		118,818		—			—			118,818
Foreign currency translation adjustment								(112,030	)					(112,030	)
Net income											157,609			157,609

Balance at March 31, 2020		12,276,878	$	1,227	$	33,575,113	$	(288,747	)	$	(23,084,226	)	$	10,203,367

* Adjusted for a 1 for 8 reverse stock split effective December 12, 2019.

See notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
Cash Flows from Operating Activities	2020			2019
Net Income (Loss)	$	157,609		$	(3,113,952	)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Depreciation and amortization		226,968			206,524
Amortization of debt discount		450,229			1,356,476
Stock option compensation expense		118,818
Non-cash interest		79,915			237,527
Unrealized (gain) loss on trading securities		(130,000	)		25,000
Movement in deferred taxation		(23,360	)		(15,573	)

Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities
Prepaid expenses		(527,184	)		6,862
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		602,633			308,103
Accounts receivable		28,867			(139,630	)
Gaming accounts receivable		611,616			(65,651	)
Gaming accounts liabilities		249,102			81,632
Taxes payable		119,131			23,981
Due from related parties		49,417
Other current assets		(37,538	)		(65,417	)
Long term liability		(16,160	)		23,326
Other current liabilities		—			146,304
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities		1,960,063			(984,488	)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Acquisition of property, plant, and equipment and intangible assets		(51,293	)		(42,382	)
Acquisition of Virtual Generation, net of cash $47,268		—			(216,150	)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities		(51,293	)		(258,532	)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Proceeds from bank credit line		—			275,000
Repayment of bank credit line		—			(200,000	)
Repayment of bank loan		(19,942	)		(29,134	)
Redemption of convertible debentures		(8,996	)		—
Conversion of debentures exercised		—			55,200
Proceeds from promissory notes, related party		300,000			—
Repayment of deferred purchase consideration		(355,337	)
Capital finance lease repaid		(3,024	)		(2,593	)
Loan to related party		—			(43,713	)
Advances from stockholders, net of repayment		—			6,596
Net Cash (Used in) provided by Financing Activities		(87,299	)		61,356

Effect of change in exchange rate		(185,635	)		60,056

Net increase (decrease) in cash		1,635,836			(1,121,608	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – beginning of the period		6,732,515			7,850,442
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – end of the period	$	8,368,351		$	6,728,834

Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash within the Balance Sheets to the Statement of Cash Flows
Cash and cash equivalents	$	6,828,398		$	5,179,403
Restricted cash included in non-current assets		1,539,953			1,549,431
	$	8,368,351		$	6,728,834

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	62,178	$	9,468
Income tax	$	437,767	$	270,273

Supplemental cash flow disclosure for non-cash activities
Conversion of convertible debt to common stock	$	395,253	$	2,300,487
Deferred purchase consideration settled by the issuance of common stock	$	842,432	$	522,380

See notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Nature of Business

The entities included in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are as follows:

Name	Acquisition or Formation Date	Domicile	Functional Currency

Newgioco Group, Inc.	Parent Company	USA	US Dollar
Multigioco Srl (“Multigioco”)	August 15, 2014	Italy	Euro
Ulisse GmbH (“Ulisse”)	July 1, 2016	Austria	Euro
Odissea Betriebsinformatik Beratung GmbH (“Odissea”)	July 1, 2016	Austria	Euro
Virtual Generation Limited (“VG”)	January 31, 2019	Malta	Euro
Newgioco Group Inc. (“NG Canada”)	January 17, 2017	Canada	Canadian Dollar
Elys Technology Group Limited (“Elys”)	April 4, 2019	Malta	Euro
Newgioco Colombia SAS	November 22, 2019	Colombia	Colombian Peso
Elys Gameboard Technologies, LLC	May 28, 2020	USA	US Dollar

The Company distributed all of the earnings of Naos Holdings Limited and dissolved the Company effective December 31, 2019.

The operations of the Company’s previous subsidiary, Rifa Srl, was absorbed into the operations of Multigioco Srl with effect from January 30, 2020, the remaining legal entity was dissolved with effect from January 20, 2020.

	a)	an operational group is based in Europe and maintains administrative offices headquartered in Rome, Italy with satellite offices for operations administration in Naples and Teramo, Italy and San Gwann, Malta;
	b)	a technology group which is based in Innsbruck, Austria and manages software development, training and administration; and
	c)	a corporate group which is based in North America and operates out of our principal executive offices in Toronto, Canada and satellite offices in the USA in Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, Florida, through which we carry-out corporate activities, handle day-to-day reporting and U.S. development planning, and through which various independent contractors and vendors are engaged.

2. Accounting Policies and Estimates

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. The balance sheet at December 31, 2019 has been derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. For further information, please refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

All amounts referred to in the Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are in United States Dollars ($) unless stated otherwise.

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NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Impact of COVID-19

As result of the global outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, on March 8, 2020 the Italian government issued a decree which imposed certain restrictions and closures of public gatherings and travel which included betting shops, arcades and bingo halls across Italy until April 3, 2020. Accordingly, the Company temporarily closed approximately 150 betting shop locations throughout Italy as a result of the decree until May 4, 2020, when the Company began reopening physical webshop locations. Subsequently, on March 10, 2020 the Italian government imposed further restrictions on travel throughout Italy as well as transborder crossings that hampered the Company’s efforts to meet its filing deadlines, and have either postponed or cancelled most professional sports events which has had an effect on the Company’s overall sports betting handle and revenues and may negatively impact the Company’s operating results. On June 19, 2020 all land-based betting shops, including corner locations such as bars, coffee shops throughout Italy reopened. The closing of physical betting shop locations did not affect our online and mobile business operations which mitigated some of the impact.

Principles of consolidation

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly-owned. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Certain items in the prior periods were reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Foreign operations

All revenues were generated in Euro during the years presented.

Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions are recognized in current operations.

Business Combinations

Use of Estimates

The preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. These estimates and assumptions include valuing equity securities issued in share-based payment arrangements, determining the fair value of assets acquired, allocation of purchase price, impairment of long-lived assets, the collectability of receivables, leasing arrangements, convertible debentures, contingencies and the value of deferred taxes and related valuation allowances. Certain estimates, including evaluating the collectability of receivables and advances, could be affected by external conditions, including those unique to the Company’s industry and general economic conditions. It is possible that these external factors could have an effect on the Company’s estimates that could cause actual results to differ from the Company’s estimates. The Company re-evaluates all of its accounting estimates at least quarterly based on these conditions and record adjustments when necessary.

Loss Contingencies

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

2. Accounting Policies and Estimates (continued)

Fair Value Measurements

Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore using estimates and assumptions developed by us, which reflect those that a market participant would use.

Derivative Financial Instruments

ASC 815 generally provides three criteria that, if met, require companies to bifurcate conversion options from their host instruments and account for them as free standing derivative financial instruments. These three criteria include circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract, (b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re- measured at fair value under otherwise applicable generally accepted accounting principles with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur and (c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument subject to the requirements of ASC 815. ASC 815 also provides an exception to this rule when the host instrument is deemed to be conventional, as described.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Gaming Accounts Receivable

Gaming accounts receivable represent gaming deposits made by customers to their online gaming accounts either directly by credit card, bank wire, e-wallet or other accepted method through one of our websites or indirectly by cash collected at the cashier of a betting shop but not yet credited to the Company’s bank accounts and subject to normal trade collection terms without discounts. The Company periodically evaluates the collectability of its gaming accounts receivable and considers the need to record or adjust an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon historical collection experience and specific customer information. Actual amounts could vary from the recorded estimates. The Company does not require collateral to support customer receivables. The Company recorded no bad debt expense for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

2. Accounting Policies and Estimates (continued)

Gaming Accounts Payable

Long-Lived Assets

Plant and Equipment

Description		Useful Life (in years)

Leasehold improvements		Life of the underlying lease
Computer and office equipment		3 to5
Furniture and fittings		7 to 10
Computer Software		3 to 5
Vehicles		4 to 5

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets are stated at acquisition cost less accumulated amortization, if applicable, less any adjustments for impairment losses.

The range of the estimated useful lives is as follows:

Description		Useful Life (in years)

Betting Platform Software		15
Ulisse Bookmaker License		Indefinite
Multigioco and Rifa ADM Licenses		1.5 - 7
Location contracts		5 - 7
Customer relationships		10 - 15
Trademarks/Tradenames		14
Websites		5

The Ulisse Bookmaker has no expiration date and is therefore not amortized.

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NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

2. Accounting Policies and Estimates (continued)

Goodwill

The Company annually assesses whether the carrying value of its goodwill exceeds their fair value and, if necessary, records an impairment loss equal to any such excess. Each interim reporting period, the Company performs a qualitative assessment to determine whether events or circumstances have occurred which indicate that the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its fair value. If there are indications that impairment may be appropriate the Company will perform a quantitative analysis to determine if impairment is necessary.

As of March 31, 2020, there were no qualitative indications that impairment of intangible assets or goodwill may be appropriate. Although the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to have an impact on our business, the impact is expected to be temporary and we have a mitigating factor in that the web-based turnover generated by the Company has increased, mitigating a portion of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's land-based turnover.

Income Taxes

Revenue Recognition

Revenues from the Betting Platform include license fees, training, installation, and product support services. Revenue is recognized when transfer of control to the customer has been made and the Company’s performance obligation has been fulfilled. License fees are calculated as a percentage of each licensee’s level of activity and are contingent upon the licensee’s usage. The license fees are recognized on an accrual basis as earned.

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NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

2. Accounting Policies and Estimates (continued)

Stock-Based Compensation

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Earnings Per Share

Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 260, “Earnings Per Share” provides for calculation of “basic” and “diluted” earnings per share. Basic earnings per share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings of an entity and include options and warrants granted and convertible debt, adding back any expenditure directly associated with the convertible instruments, if any. When the Company incurs a net loss, the effect of the Company’s outstanding stock options and warrants and convertible debt are not included in the calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share as the effect would be anti-dilutive.

On December 12, 2019, the Company effected a 1 for 8 reverse stock split, all references made to share or per share amounts in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and applicable disclosures have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split.

Related Parties

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): “Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”, which replaces the incurred loss methodology with an expected credit loss methodology that is referred to as the current expected credit loss (CECL) methodology. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The amendments in this update are required to be applied using the modified retrospective method with an adjustment to accumulated deficit and are effective for the Company beginning with fiscal year 2020, including interim periods. The measurement of expected credit losses under the CECL methodology is applicable to financial assets measured at amortized cost, including loan receivables and held-to-maturity debt securities. An entity with trade receivables will be required to use historical loss information, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts to determine expected lifetime credit losses. Pooling of assets with similar risk characteristics is also required.

Since adopted on January 1, 2020, there has not been any material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and related disclosures.

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NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

2. Accounting Policies and Estimates (continued)

This ASU is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2020.

The effects of this ASU on the Company’s financial statements is not considered to be material.

Reporting by segment

The Company has two operating segments from which it derives revenue. These segments are:

(i)

provider of certified betting Platform software services to leisure betting establishments in Italy and 11 other countries and;

(ii)

the operating of web-based as well as land-based leisure betting establishments situated throughout Italy.

Comparatives

Certain items in the prior year were reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no impact on net loss or comprehensive loss.

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NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

3. Acquisition of subsidiaries

Virtual Generation Limited (“VG”) Acquisition

In terms of the agreement, the purchase price was allocated to the fair market value of tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as follows:

	Amount
Purchase consideration, net of discount of $382,778	$	4,193,374

Fair value of assets acquired
Cash		47,268
Current assets		178,181
Property, Plant and Equipment		41,473
Betting Platform		4,004,594
		4,271,516
Less: liabilities assumed		(78,141	)
Less: Imputed Deferred taxation on identifiable intangible acquired (Betting platform)		(1,401,608	)

Total identifiable assets less liabilities assumed		2,791,767
Goodwill arising on acquisition		1,401,608
Total purchase consideration	$	4,193,375

The Betting Platform value was determined by management, based on prior experience, and is being amortized over a period of 15 years, the expected useful life.

4. Restricted Cash

Restricted cash consists of the following:

cash held in a segregated bank account at Intesa Sanpaolo Bank S.p.A. (“Intesa Sanpaolo Bank”) as collateral against the Company’s operating line of credit with Intesa Sanpaolo Bank as well as Wirecard Bank as a security deposit for Ulisse betting operations.

The Company maintains a $1,000,000 deposit at Metropolitan Commercial bank held as security against a $1,000,000 line of credit. See Note 10.

5. Plant and equipment

	March 31, 2020						December 31, 2019
	Cost		Accumulated depreciation		Net book value		Net book value

Leasehold improvements	$	56,467	$	16,911		39,556	$	32,405
Computer and office equipment		854,247		559,450		294,797		312,824
Fixtures and fittings		142,417		72,399		70,018		57,598
Vehicles		96,071		28,475		67,596		72,526
Computer software		123,552		83,664		39,888		45,372
	$	1,272,754	$	760,899		511,855	$	520,725

The aggregate depreciation charge to operations was $51,125 and $50,286 for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The depreciation policies followed by the Company are described in Note 2.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

6. Leases

Right of use assets are included in the consolidated balance sheet are as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020		2019
Non-current assets
Right of use assets - operating leases, net of amortization	$	722,879	$	723,607
Right of use assets - finance leases, net of depreciation – included in plant and equipment	$	38,864	$	41,566

Lease costs consists of the following:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020		2019
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets	$	3,110	$	2,614
Interest expense on lease liabilities		320		322

Operating lease cost		61,046		51,406

Total lease cost	$	64,476	$	54,342

Other lease information:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020			2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from finance leases	$	(320	)	$	(322	)
Operating cash flows from operating leases		(61,046	)		(51,406	)
Financing cash flows from finance leases		(3,344	)		(2,801	)

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance leases		—			9,088
Right-of-use assets disposed of under operating leases prior to lease maturity		—			—
Right-of -use assets obtained in exchange for new operating leases	$	—		$	138,312

Weighted average remaining lease term – finance leases		3.53 years			3.97 years
Weighted average remaining lease term – operating leases		3.26 years			3.85 years

Weighted average discount rate – finance leases		3.54	%		3.48	%
Weighted average discount rate – operating leases		3.43	%		3.47	%

Maturity of Leases

Finance lease liability

The amount of future minimum lease payments under finance leases are as follows:

	Amount

2020	$	10,024
2021		10,225
2022		8,278
2023		6,583
2024		793
Total undiscounted minimum future lease payments		35,903
Imputed interest		(1,687	)
Total finance lease liability	$	34,216

Disclosed as:
Current portion	$	9,176
Non-Current portion		25,040
	$	34,216

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

6. Leases (continued)

Maturity of Leases (continued)

Operating lease liability

The amount of future minimum lease payments under operating leases are as follows:

	Amount

2020	$	157,466
2021		212,783
2022		177,200
2023		147,842
2024 and beyond		28,220
Total undiscounted minimum future lease payments		723,511
Imputed interest		(39,183	)
Total operating lease liability	$	684,328

Disclosed as:
Current portion	$	145,523
Non-Current portion		538,805
	$	684,328

7. Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of the following:

	March 31, 2020						December 31, 2019
	Cost		Accumulated depreciation		Net book value		Net book value

Betting platform software	$	5,689,965	$	732,153		4,957,812	$	5,052,645
Licenses		10,692,060		790,731		9,901,329		9,929,495
Location contracts		1,000,000		804,402		195,598		231,312
Customer relationships		870,927		316,343		554,584		569,700
Trademarks		116,064		44,340		71,724		73,875
Websites		40,000		40,000		—		—
	$	18,409,016	$	2,727,969		15,681,047	$	15,857,027

The Company recorded $175,748 and $156,144 in amortization expense for finite-lived assets for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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8. Goodwill

	March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019

Opening balance	$	1,663,385		$	262,552
Acquisition of Virtual Generation		—			1,401,608
Impairment charge		—			—
Foreign exchange movements		(113	)		(775	)
Closing balance	$	1,663,272		$	1,663,385

Goodwill represents the excess purchase price paid over the fair value of assets acquired, including any other identifiable intangible assets.

On January 30, 2019, the Company acquired Virtual Generation Limited, as disclosed in Note 3 above. The goodwill on acquisition arose as the proceeds paid on acquisition exceeded the fair value of the identifiable assets less assumed liabilities and imputed deferred tax liabilities on identifiable intangible assets by $1,401,608.

9. Marketable Securities

Investments in marketable securities consists of 2,500,000 shares of Zoompass Holdings (“Zoompass”) and is accounted for at fair value, with changes recognized into earnings.

The shares of Zoompass were last quoted on the OTC market at $0.123 per share on March 31, 2020, resulting in an unrealized gain recorded to earnings related to these securities of $130,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

10. Line of Credit - Bank

11. Convertible Debentures

The accounting treatment relating to the convertible debentures issued was in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480 and ASC 815.

As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company has outstanding, US Dollar convertible debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $1,883,000 and $2,083,000, respectively and Canadian Dollar denominated Convertible debentures in the aggregate principal amount of CDN$1,601,000 (approximately $1,128,497) and CDN$1,794,600 (approximately $1,381,737), respectively.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, investors in Canadian Dollar convertible debentures converted the aggregate principal amount of CDN$183,600 and CDN$5,006,565, respectively including interest thereon of CDN$32,430 and CDN$770,705, respectively, and investors in US Dollar convertible debentures converted the aggregate principal amount of $200,000 and $1,185,000, respectively, including interest thereon of $32,794 and $133,959, respectively, into 123,591 and 1,866,528 shares of common stock, respectively.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

11. Convertible Debentures (continued)

The Aggregate convertible debentures outstanding consists of the following:

	March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Principal Outstanding
Opening balance	$	3,464,737		$	8,529,751
Additions					—
Repaid		(7,496	)		—
Conversion to equity		(338,077	)		(5,240,736	)
Foreign exchange movements		(107,667	)		175,722
		3,011,497			3,464,737
Accrued Interest
Opening balance		524,227			520,523
Interest expense		79,300			719,004
Repaid		(1,499	)		—
Conversion to equity		(57,176	)		(731,731	)
Foreign exchange movements		(16,350	)		15,504
		528,502			524,227
Debenture Discount
Opening balance		(627,627	)		(4,587,228	)
Amortization		396,016			3,959,601
		(231,611	)		(627,627	)
Convertible Debentures, net		3,308,388			3,361,337

12. Deferred Purchase Consideration

The promissory notes payable to non-related parties is to be settled as follows:

	(a)	an aggregate of €1,435,200 in cash in 23 equal and consecutive monthly instalments of €62,400 with the first such payment due and payable on the date that was one month after the Closing Date; and
	(b)	an aggregate of €846,600 in shares of the Company’s common stock in 17 equal and consecutive monthly instalments of €49,800 as determined by the average of the closing prices of such shares on the last 10 trading days immediately preceding the determination date of each monthly issuance, which issuances commenced on March 1, 2019.

Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement that the Company entered into with VG, the Company agreed to pay the VG Sellers an earnout payment in shares of our common stock equal to an aggregate amount of €500,000 (approximately $561,500), if the amounts of bets made by users of the VG platform grew by more than 5% for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018, based on the 18,449,380 tickets sold in 2019 the VG Sellers have qualified for the earnout payment.

The amount due to the non-related VG Sellers amounted to €300,000 (approximately $336,810) and was settled during January 2020 by the issuance of 79,641 shares of common stock at $4.23 per share.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

12. Deferred Purchase Consideration (continued)

The movement on deferred purchase consideration consists of the following:

Description	March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Principal Outstanding
Promissory note due to non-related parties	$	1,802,384		$	2,745,811
Additional earnout earned		—			336,810
Settled by the issuance of common shares		(505,090	)		(616,387	)
Repayment in cash		(138,876	)		(607,555	)
Foreign exchange movements		(21,546	)		(56,295	)
		1,136,872			1,802,384
Present value discount on future payments
Present value discount		(120,104	)		(242,089	)
Amortization		32,528			117,192
Foreign exchange movements		2,093			4,793
		(85,483	)		(120,104	)
Deferred purchase consideration, net	$	1,051,389		$	1,682,280

13. Bank Loan Payable

In September 2016, the Company obtained a loan of €500,000 (approximately USD $580,000) from Intesa Sanpaolo Bank in Italy, which loan is secured by the Company's assets. The loan has an underlying interest rate of 4.5 points above Euro Inter Bank Offered Rate, subject to quarterly review and is amortized over 57 months ending March 31, 2021. Monthly repayments of €9,760 (approximately USD $11,000) began in January 2017.

The Company made payments in the aggregate principal amount of €18,076 (approximately USD $19,942) for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

14. Other long term liabilities

Other long term liabilities represents the Italian “Trattamento di Fine Rapporto” which is a severance amount set up by Italian companies to be paid to employees on termination or retirement as well as shop deposits that are held by Ulisse.

Balances of other long term liabilities were as follows:

	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Severance liability	$	224,600	$	211,734
Customer deposit balance		367,571		407,810
Total other long term liabilities	$	592,171	$	619,544

15. Related Parties

Notes Payable, Related Party

The Company received an advance of $300,000 in terms of a Promissory Note (“PN”) entered into with Forte Fixtures and Millwork, Inc., a Company controlled by the brother of our CEO. The PN bears no interest and is repayable on demand.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

15. Related Parties (continued)

Notes Payable, Related Party (continued)

The movement on notes payable, Related Party, consists of the following:

	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Principal Outstanding
Opening balance	$	—	$	318,078
Additions		300,000		—
Settled by issuance of common shares		—		(318,078	)
		300,000		—
Accrued Interest
Opening balance		—		113,553
Interest expense		—		25,830
Conversion to equity		—		(139,383	)
		—		—
Promissory Notes Payable – Related Party	$	300,000	$	—

Deferred Purchase consideration, Related Party

The related party promissory notes are due to Luca Pasquini, a director and officer of the Company and Gabriele Peroni, an officer of the Company.

The promissory notes are to be settled as follows:

	(a)	an aggregate of €956,800 in cash in 23 equal and consecutive monthly instalments of €41,600 with the first such payment due and payable on the date that is one month after the Closing Date; and
	(b)	an aggregate of €564,400 in shares of the Company’s common stock in 17 equal and consecutive monthly instalments of €33,200 as determined by the average of the closing prices of such shares on the last 10 trading days immediately preceding the determination date of each monthly issuance, commencing on March 1, 2019.

The amount due to the non-related VG Sellers amounted to €200,000 (approximately $224,540) and was settled during January 2020 by the issuance of 53,094 shares of common stock at $4.23 per share.

The movement on deferred purchase consideration consists of the following:

Description	March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Principal Outstanding
Promissory notes due to related parties	$	1,279,430		$	1,830,541
Additional earnout earned		—			224,540
Settled by the issuance of common shares		(336,727	)		(410,925	)
Repayment in cash		(92,444	)		(328,734	)
Foreign exchange movements		(15,905	)		(35,992	)
		834,354			1,279,430
Present value discount on future payments
Present value discount		(80,069	)		(161,393	)
Amortization		21,685			78,128
Foreign exchange movements		1,395			3,196
		(56,989	)		(80,069	)
Deferred purchase consideration, net	$	777,365		$	1,199,361

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

15. Related Parties (continued)

Related party (payables) receivables

Related party payables and receivables represent non-interest-bearing (payables) receivables that are due on demand.

The balances outstanding are as follows:

	March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Related Party payables
Gold Street Capital Corp.	$	(31,213	)	$	(2,551	)
Luca Pasquini		(21,217	)		—
	$	(52,430	)	$	(2,551	)
Related Party Receivables
Luca Pasquini	$	867		$	4,123

Amounts due to Gold Street Capital Corp., the major stockholder of Newgioco Group, are for reimbursement of expenses.

Amounts due to Luca Pasquini is for advances made to various subsidiaries for working capital purposes.

Michele Ciavarella

On August 29, 2019, the Company issued to Mr. Ciavarella ten year options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.80 per share.

On September 4, 2019, Mr. Ciavarella converted $500,000 of accrued salaries into 125,000 shares of common stock at. Conversion price of $4.00 per share.

Gold Street Capital

Gold Street Capital is wholly owned by Gilda Ciavarella, the spouse of Mr. Ciavarella.

On September 4, 2019, the Company issued 15,196 shares of common stock to Gold Street Capital in settlement of $48,508 of advances made to the Company for certain reimbursable expenses.

Luca Pasquini

On January 31, 2019, the Company acquired Virtual Generation for €4,000,000 (approximately $4,576,352), Mr. Pasquini was a 20% owner of Virtual Generation and was due gross proceeds of €800,000 (approximately $915,270). The gross proceeds of €800,000 was to be settled by a payment in cash of €500,000 over a twelve month period and by the issuance of common stock valued at €300,000 over an eighteen month period. As of March 31, 2020, the Company has paid Mr. Pasquini cash of €145,600 (approximately $162,639) and issued 76,059 shares valued at €215,800 (approximately $241,313).

On August 29, 2019, the Company issued to Mr. Pasquini, ten year options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.80 per share.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

15. Related Parties (continued)

Gabriele Peroni

On January 31, 2019, the Company acquired Virtual Generation Limited for €4,000,000 (approximately $4,576,352), Mr. Peroni was a 20% owner of Virtual Generation and was due gross proceeds of €800,000 (approximately $915,270). The gross proceeds of €800,000 was to be settled by a payment in cash of €500,000 over a twelve month period and by the issuance of common stock valued at €300,000 over an eighteen month period. As of December 31, 2019, the Company has paid Mr. Peroni cash of €187,200 (approximately $209,107) and issued 76,059 shares valued at €215,800 (approximately $241,313).

On August 29, 2019, the Company issued to Mr. Peroni, ten year options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.80 per share.

Alessandro Marcelli

On August 29, 2019, the Company issued to Mr. Marcelli, an officer of the Company, ten year options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.80 per share.

Franco Salvagni

On August 29, 2019, the Company issued to Mr. Salvagni, an officer of the Company, ten year options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.80 per share.

Beniamino Gianfelici

On August 29, 2019, the Company issued to Mr. Gianfelici, an officer of the Company, ten year options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.80 per share.

Mark Korb

On July 5, 2019, the Company issued to Mr. Korb, the chief financial officer of the Company, seven year options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.72 per share.

Paul Sallwasser

On July 5, 2019, the Company issued to Mr. Sallwasser, a director of the Company, ten year options to purchase 20,625 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.96 per share.

Steven Shallcross

On July 5, 2019, the Company issued to Mr. Shallcross, a director of the Company, ten year options to purchase 10,313 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.96 per share.

16. Stockholders’ Equity

The Company issued the following shares of common stock to promissory note holders in terms of the agreement entered into for the acquisition of Virtual Generation, as disclosed in Note 3 above.

On January 1, 2020, 22,030 shares of common stock valued at $93,077;

On January 1, 2020, 132,735 shares of common stock valued at $561,350;

On February 27, 2020, 23,890 shares of common stock valued at $91,541;

On March 1, 2020, 25,690 shares of common stock valued at $96,372.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

16. Stockholders’ Equity (continued)

For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company issued a total of 123,591 shares of common stock, valued at $395,868, upon the conversion of convertible debentures into equity and for the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued a total of 1,866,528 shares of common stock, valued at $5,972,507, upon the conversion of convertible debentures into equity (Note 11).

17. Warrants

A summary of all of the Company’s warrant activity during the period January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020 is as follows:

	Number of shares			Exercise price per share		Weighted average exercise price
Outstanding January 1, 2019		76,566		$	4.32	$	4.32
Granted		1,096,224			4.00		4.00
Forfeited/cancelled		(27,000	)		5.04		5.04
Exercised		(40,761	)		4.64		4.64
Expired		(15,555	)		4.64		4.64
Outstanding December 31, 2019		1,089,474		$	4.00		4.00
Granted		—			—		—
Forfeited/cancelled		(21,988	)		4.00		4.00
Exercised		—			—		—
Outstanding March 31, 2020		1,067,486		$	4.00	$	4.00

The following tables summarize information about warrants outstanding as of March 31, 2020:

		Warrants outstanding					Warrants exercisable
	Exercise price		Number of shares	Weighted average remaining years		Weighted average exercise price		Number of shares		Weighted average exercise price
$	4.00		1,067,486	0.16	$	4.00		1,067,486	$	4.00

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

18. Stock Options

In September 2018, our stockholders approved our 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, which provides for a maximum of 1,150,000 awards that can be issued as options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, stock units, other equity awards or cash awards. No awards were granted under the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan as of December 31, 2018. During July 2019, we issued an aggregate of 95,313 options to purchase common stock, of which options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock were issued to our Chief Financial Officer, options to purchase 39,375 shares of common stock were issued to our Chief Executive Officer and options to purchase 30,938 shares of common stock were issued to directors. During August 2019, we issued an aggregate of 150,000 options to purchase shares of common stock of which options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock were issued to each of Michele Ciavarella, our Chief Executive Officer, Alessandro Marcelli, our Vice President of Operations, Luca Pasquini, our Vice President of Technology, Gabriele Peroni, our Vice President Business Development, Franco Salvagni, our Vice President of Land-based Operations and Beniamino Gianfelici, our Vice President Regulatory Affairs. On November 11,2019 we issued options to purchase 70,625 shares of common stock to various employees at an exercise price of $2.80 per share. As of March 31, 2020, there was an aggregate of 315,938 options to purchase shares of common stock granted under our 2018 Equity Incentive Plan and 834,062 reserved for future grants.

A summary of all of the Company’s option activity during the period January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020 is as follows:

	Number of shares		Exercise price per share		Weighted average exercise price
Outstanding January 1, 2019		—	$	—	$	—
Granted		315,938		2.72 to 2.96		2.84
Forfeited/cancelled		—		—		—
Exercised		—		—		—
Expired		—		—		—
Outstanding December 31, 2019		315,938	$	2.72 to 2.96		2.84
Granted		—		—		—
Forfeited/cancelled		—		—		—
Exercised		—		—		—
Outstanding March 31, 2020		315,938	$	2.72 to 2.96	$	2.84

The following tables summarize information about stock options outstanding as of March 31, 2020:

		Options outstanding						Options exercisable
Exercise price		Number of shares		Weighted average remaining years		Weighted Average exercise price		Number of shares		Weighted average exercise price

$	2.72		25,000		6.50				—
$	2.80		220,625		9.73				55,885
$	2.96		70,313		9.52				53,438
			315,938		9.05	$	2.84		109,323	$	2.88

As of March 31, 2020, there were unvested options to purchase 206,615 shares of common stock. Total expected unrecognized compensation cost related to such unvested options is $579,288 which is expected to be recognized over a period of 44 months.

The intrinsic value of the options at March 31, 2020 was $0.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

19. Revenues

The following table represents disaggregated revenues from our gaming operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. Net Gaming Revenues represents Turnover (also referred to as “Handle”), the total bets processed for the period, less customer winnings paid out, commissions paid to agents, and taxes due to government authorities, while Commission Revenues represents commissions on lotto ticket sales and Service Revenues is revenue invoiced for our Elys software service and royalties invoiced for the sale of virtual products.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020			2019
Turnover
Web-based	$	92,376,106		$	86,575,901
Land-based		23,602,084			50,399,564
Total Turnover		115,978,190			136,975,465

Winnings/Payouts
Web-based		86,095,623			82,262,937
Land-based		18,191,402			44,356,302
Total Winnings/payouts		104,287,025			126,619,239

Gross Gaming Revenues
Web-based		6,280,483			4,312,964
Land-based		5,410,682			6,043,262
Gross Gaming Revenues	$	11,691,165		$	10,356,226

Less: ADM Gaming Taxes		(1,530,795	)		(1,193,746	)
Net Gaming Revenues	$	10,160,370		$	9,162,480

Betting platform software and services		9,804			103,814
Revenue	$	10,170,174		$	9,266,294

20. Net Income (Loss) per Common Share

Basic income (loss) per share is based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted income (loss) per share is based on basic shares as determined above, plus the incremental shares that would be issued upon the assumed exercise of “in-the-money” options and warrants using the treasury stock method and the inclusion of all convertible securities, including convertible debentures, assuming these securities were converted at the beginning of the period or at the time of issuance, if later, adding back any direct incremental expenses related to the convertible securities, including interest expense, debt discount amortization. The computation of diluted net income (loss) per share does not assume the issuance of common shares that have an anti-dilutive effect on net loss per share.

The computation of the diluted income per share for the three months ended March 31, 2020, after the add back of interest income of $79,300 and amortization of debt discount of $396,010 was anti-dilutive.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the following options, warrants and convertible debentures were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share as the result of the computation was anti-dilutive:

Description	Three Months ended March 31, 2020		Three Months ended March 31, 2019

Options		315,938		—
Warrants		1,067,486		1,089,134
Convertible debentures		1,106,250		2,636,149
		2,489,674		3,725,283

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

21. Segmental Reporting

The Company has two reportable operating segments. These segments are:

(i)

Betting establishments

Provider of certified betting Platform software services to leisure betting establishments in Italy and 11 other countries and;

(ii)

Betting platform software and services

The operating of web-based as well as land-based leisure betting establishments situated throughout Italy.

The operating assets and liabilities of the reportable segments are as follows:

	March 31, 2020
	Betting establishments			Betting platform software and services			All other			Total

Purchase of non-current assets	$	28,758		$	22,534		$	—		$	51,293
Assets
Current assets		7,928,294			365,476			359,852			8,653,622
Non-current assets		12,633,088			6,514,244			1,279,174			20,426,506
Liabilities
Current liabilities		(5,911,483	)		(503,558	)		(9,918,078	)		(16,333,119	)
Non-current liabilities		(1,227,525	)		(1,316,117	)		—			(2,543,642	)
Intercompany balances		6,130,287			227,718			(6,358,005	)		—
Net asset position	$	19,552,661		$	5,287,763		$	(14,637,057	)	$	10,203,367

The segment operating results of the reportable segments are disclosed as follows:

	March 31, 2020
	Betting establishments			Betting platform software and services			All other			Adjustments			Total
Net Gaming Revenue	$	10,160,370		$	9,804		$	—		$	—		$	10,170,174
Intercompany Service revenue		25,090			799,714			—			(824,804	)		—
		10,185,460			809,518			—			(824,804	)		10,170,174

Operating expenses
Intercompany service expense		799,714			25,090			—			(824,804	)		—
Selling expenses		6,210,347			553,897			—			—			6,764,244
General and administrative expenses		1,245,510			444,538			581,830			—			2,271,878
		8,255,571			1,023,525			581,830			(824,804	)		9,036,122

Income (Loss) from operations		1,929,889			(214,007	)		(581,830	)		—			1,134,052

Other (expense) income
Interest expense, net		(49,349	)		3			(90,628	)		—			(139,974	)
Amortization of debt discount		—			—			(450,229	)		—			(450,229	)
Gain (Loss) on marketable securities		—			—			130,000			—			130,000
Other income		11,798			—			—			—			11,798
Total other (expenses) income		(37,551	)		3			(410,857	)		—			(448,405	)

Loss before Income Taxes		1,892,338			(214,004	)		(992,687	)		—			685,647
Income tax provision		(545,868	)		(5,530	)		23,360			—			(528,038	)
Net Income	$	1,346,470		$	(219,534	)	$	(969,327	)	$	—		$	157,609

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23. Segmental Reporting (continued)

The operating assets and liabilities of the reportable segments are as follows:

	March 31, 2019
	Betting establishments			Betting platform software and services			All other			Total

Purchase of fixed assets	$	36,220		$	6,162		$	—		$	42,382
Assets
Current assets		6,300,301			332,452			114,474			6,747,227
Non-current assets		12,870,553			6,979,232			1,253,987			21,103,772
Liabilities
Current liabilities		(4,608,526	)		(343,898	)		(12,296,065	)		(17,248,489	)
Non-current liabilities		(1,360,426	)		(1,430,256	)		—			(2,790,682	)
Intercompany balances		3,027,374			195,116			(3,222,490	)		—
Net asset position	$	16,229,276		$	5,732,646		$	(14,150,094	)	$	7,811,828

The segment operating results of the reportable segments are disclosed as follows:

	March 31, 2019
	Betting establishments			Betting platform software and services			All other			Adjustments			Total
Net Gaming Revenue	$	9,207,410		$	58,884		$	—		$	—		$	9,266,294
Intercompany Service revenue		106,702			609,477			—			(716,179	)		—
		9,314,112			668,361			—			(716,179	)		9,266,294

Operating expenses
Intercompany service expense		609,477			106,702			—			(716,179	)		—
Selling expenses		7,383,923			23,783			—			—			7,407,706
General and administrative expenses		1,020,281			662,673			1,514,500			—			3,197,454
		9,013,681			793,158			1,514,500			(716,179	)		10,605,160

(Loss) income from operations		300,431			(124,797	)		(1,514,500	)		—			(1,338,866	)

Other (expense) income
Interest expense, net		(3,961	)		—			(143,675	)		—			(147,636	)
Amortization of debt discount		—			—			(1,356,476	)		—			(1,356,476	)
Loss on marketable securities		—			—			(25,000	)		—			(25,000	)
Total other (expenses) income		(3,961	)		—			(1,525,151	)		—			(1,529,112	)

Loss before Income Taxes		296,470			(124,797	)		(3,039,651	)		—			(2,867,978	)
Income tax provision		(244,019	)		(1,955	)		—			—			(245,974	)
Net Loss	$	52,451		$	(126,752	)	$	(3,039,651	)	$	—		$	(3,113,952	)

F-59

NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

24. Subsequent Events

Subsequent to the period covered by this report, the Company issued the following shares of common stock to promissory note holders in terms of the agreement entered into for the acquisition of Virtual Generation, as disclosed in Note 3 above:

On April 1, 2020, 61,040 shares of common stock valued at $90,745;

On May 1, 2020, 24,390 shares of common stock valued at $91,265;

On June 1, 2020, 29,300 shares of common stock valued at $92,321;

On July 1, 2020, 35,130 shares of common stock valued at $93,239

The global coronavirus pandemic has created a significant disruption and uncertainty since March 2020. On March 11, 2020, the Company reported that approximately 150 betting shop locations throughout Italy were temporarily closed and that the closing of the physical locations did not affect the Company’s continuing online and mobile operations. The Company has also implemented a smart-work initiative to permit the safe separation of office staff during this period because government forced lockdowns made it impossible for the Company to access its administrative offices in Europe. Additionally, the cancellation of sports events around the world disrupted the Company’s ability to provide its sports betting products through our land-based establishments and online channels. These restrictions and other difficulties, in both not having sports betting events available to wager on and the backlog of tasks imposed on the Company’s employees upon the return to work, are affecting the Company’s ability to consistently deliver its products to market.

On May 4, 2020, the Company reopened its webshop locations and administrative offices and on June 19, 2020 all of the Company’s physical betting shop locations were reopened.

Between April 19, 2020 and July 15, 2020, the Company converted convertible debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $200,000 including interest thereon of $37,699 and CDN$134,000 (approximately $94,827) including interest thereon of CDN$12,600 (approximately $9,025) into 106,735 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $3.20 per share.

As of July 15, 2020, the Company had convertible debentures of $610,000 and CDN$307,000 (approximately $229,145) including $134,098 and CDN$65,331 (approximately $48,763) in accrued interest that have matured and have been extended for 120 days until September 28, 2020; and a total of $1,068,000 and CDN$1,150,000 (approximately $865,824) including $227,060 and CDN$216,967 (approximately $161,944) in accrued interest due to certain accredited investors that have not been converted and are unsecured and bear interest at 10% and are in default as of May 31, 2020. The Company is currently in the process of repaying the outstanding balance periodically.

All warrants related to the original issue of the debentures have expired, unexercised.

On May 31, 2020, the Company issued 10,727 warrants at an exercise price of $3.75 per share expiring on May 30, 2022 to those debenture holders that extended the maturity of the debentures in the principal amount of CDN$78,000 (approximately $56,656) and $12,000 that they hold to September 28, 2020, and 251,853 warrants at an exercise price of $3.75 per share expiring on May 30, 2022 and 72,729 warrants at an exercise price of $5.00 per share expiring on May 30, 2023 to those debenture holders that extended the maturity of the debentures in the principal amount of CDN$290,400 (approximately $210,931) and $720,000 that they hold to September 30, 2020.

Additionally, on May 28, 2020 the Company formed Elys Gameboard Technologies, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary in the State of Delaware for the purposes of operating the Company’s US sports betting operations.

F-60

3,623,188 Units

Each Unit Consisting of

One Share of Common Stock and

One Warrant to Purchase One Share of Common Stock

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Sole Book-Running Manager

Maxim Group LLC

, 2020

Through and including August [ ], 2020 (the 25th day after the date of this prospectus), all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to a dealer’s obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to an unsold allotment or subscription.

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The following table sets forth the costs and expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, payable by Newgioco Group, Inc. (the “Registrant”) in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered, all of which will be paid by the Registrant. All amounts are estimates except the SEC registration, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and the Nasdaq Capital Market filing fees.

	Amount
SEC registration fee	$	3,067
FINRA filing fee		4,044
Printing and engraving expenses		5,000
Legal fees and expenses		475,000
Accounting fees and expenses		50,000
Transfer agent and warrant agent fees and expenses		10,000
Miscellaneous		102,889
Total	$	650,000

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

The Registrant incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a Delaware corporation may indemnify any persons who were, are, or are threatened to be made, parties to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was an officer, director, employee or agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as an officer, director, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, provided that such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation’s best interests and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was illegal. A Delaware corporation may indemnify any persons who were, are, or are threatened to be made, a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation’s best interests except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the officer or director is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or director is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, the corporation must indemnify him or her against the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred.

The Registrant’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides for the indemnification of its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duties as a director, except for liability for any:

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transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit;

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act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

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unlawful payment of dividends or redemption of shares; or

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breach of a director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders.

The Registrant’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation includes such a provision. Expenses incurred by any officer or director in defending any such action, suit or proceeding in advance of its final disposition may be paid by the Registrant.

Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides, among other things, that a director who willfully or negligently approves of an unlawful payment of dividends or an unlawful stock purchase or redemption, may be held liable for such actions. A director who was either absent when the unlawful actions were approved or dissented at the time may avoid liability by causing his or her dissent to such actions to be entered in the books containing minutes of the meetings of the board of directors at the time such action occurred or immediately after such absent director receives notice of the unlawful acts.

As permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Registrant has entered into indemnity agreements with certain of its directors and executive officers, that require the Registrant to indemnify such persons against any and all costs and expenses (including attorneys’, witness or other professional fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such persons in connection with any action, suit or proceeding (including derivative actions), whether actual or threatened, to which any such person may be made a party by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer or is or was acting or serving as an officer, director, employee or agent of the Registrant or any of its affiliated enterprises. Under these agreements, the Registrant is not required to provide indemnification for certain matters, including:

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indemnification beyond that permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law;

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indemnification for any proceeding with respect to the unlawful payment of remuneration to the director or officer;

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indemnification for certain proceedings involving a final judgment that the director or officer is required to disgorge profits from the purchase or sale of the Registrant’s stock;

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indemnification for proceedings involving a final judgment that the director’s or officer’s conduct was in bad faith, knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest or constituted willful misconduct or a breach of his or her duty of loyalty, but only to the extent of such specific determination;

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indemnification for proceedings or claims brought by an officer or director against us or any of the Registrant’s directors, officers, employees or agents, except for claims to establish a right of indemnification or proceedings or claims approved by the Registrant’s board of directors or required by law;

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indemnification for settlements the director or officer enters into without the Registrant’s consent; or

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indemnification in violation of any undertaking required by the Securities Act or in any registration statement filed by the Registrant.

The indemnification agreements also set forth certain procedures that will apply in the event of a claim for indemnification thereunder.

Except as otherwise disclosed under the heading “Legal Proceedings” in the “Business” section of this registration statement, there is at present no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of the Registrant’s directors or executive officers as to which indemnification is required or permitted, and the Registrant is not aware of any threatened litigation or proceeding that may result in a claim for indemnification.

The Registrant has an insurance policy in place that covers its officers and directors with respect to certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act or otherwise.

The proposed form of underwriting agreement to be filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this registration statement provides for indemnification of directors and certain officers of the Registrant by the underwriters against certain liabilities.

Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

The following information sets forth certain information with respect to all securities that we have sold during the last three years. All issuances prior to December 31, 2019 do not reflect the Company’s 1- for- 8 reverse stock split and all issuances subsequent to December 12, 2019 reflect the Company’s 1- for -8 reverse stock split. Except as otherwise stated, the offers, sales and issuances of the securities described above were deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 promulgated under Regulation D promulgated thereunder as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering. The recipients of securities in each of these transactions acquired the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and appropriate legends were affixed to the securities issued in these transactions. Each of the recipients of securities in these transactions was an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act and had adequate access, through employment, business or other relationships, to information about the Registrant.

Post December 31, 2019 Reverse Stock Split

During July 2020, we issued an aggregate of 3,342 shares of common stock upon the conversion of convertible debentures into equity. The issuance was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act by virtue of Section 3(a)(9) thereunder as a transaction not involving a public offering as the issuance was made to existing holders, there was no additional consideration paid for the common stock and no commission or remuneration was paid

During July, 2020 we issued an aggregate of 35,130 shares of common stock to the sellers of Virtual Generation for payments owed to them pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement as disclosed in Note 3 to the financial statements.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2020, we issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 10,727 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $3.75 per share expiring May 30, 2022 to those debenture holders that extended the maturity date of their debentures to September 28, 2020 and 251,853 warrants to purchase an aggregate of 251,853 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $3.75 per share expiring on May 30, 2022 and 72,729 warrants to purchase an aggregate of 72,729 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share expiring on May 30, 2023 to those debenture holders that extended the maturity of the debentures to September 28, 2020.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2020, we issued an aggregate of 103,393 shares of common stock upon the conversion of convertible debentures into equity. The issuance was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act by virtue of Section 3(a)(9) thereunder as a transaction not involving a public offering as the issuance was made to existing holders, there was no additional consideration paid for the common stock and no commission or remuneration was paid.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2020 we issued an aggregate of 114,730 shares of common stock to the sellers of Virtual Generation for payments owed to them pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement as disclosed in Note 3 to the financial statements.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, we issued an aggregate of 123,591 shares of common stock upon the conversion of convertible debentures into equity. The issuance was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act by virtue of Section 3(a)(9) thereunder as a transaction not involving a public offering as the issuance was made to existing holders, there was no additional consideration paid for the common stock and no commission or remuneration was paid.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2020 we issued an aggregate of 71,510 shares of common stock to the sellers of Virtual Generation for payments owed to them pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement as disclosed in Note 3 to the financial statements.

On December 31, 2019, we issued an aggregate of 132,735 shares of common stock to the sellers of Virtual Generation as full payment of the earnout pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement as disclosed in Note 3 to the financial statements.

Between December 12, 2019 to December 31, 2019, we issued an aggregate of 276,081 shares of common stock upon the conversion of convertible debentures into equity. The issuance was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act by virtue of Section 3(a)(9) thereunder as a transaction not involving a public offering as the issuance was made to existing holders, there was no additional consideration paid for the common stock and no commission or remuneration was paid.

Pre-December 12, 2019 Reverse Stock Split

Between September 1, 2019 to December 11, 2019, we issued an aggregate of 8,615,734 pre-split (1,076,967 post-split) shares of common stock upon the conversion of convertible debentures into equity. The issuance was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act by virtue of Section 3(a)(9) thereunder as a transaction not involving a public offering as the issuance was made to existing holders, there was no additional consideration paid for the common stock and no commission or remuneration was paid.

During the quarter ended December 31, 2019, we issued an aggregate of 651,680 pre-split (81,460 post-split) shares of common stock to the sellers of Virtual Generation pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement as disclosed in Note 3 to the financial statements.

During the three months ended September 30, 2019, we issued an aggregate of 2,375,725 shares of common stock upon the conversion of convertible debentures into equity. The issuance was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act by virtue of Section 3(a)(9) thereunder as a transaction not involving a public offering as the issuance was made to existing holders, there was no additional consideration paid for the common stock and no commission or remuneration was paid.

During the three months ended September 30, 2019, we issued 833,210 shares of common stock to the vendors of Virtual Generation limited pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement as disclosed in Note 4 to the financial statements. We issued the securities in reliance on the exemption from registration provided for under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. We relied on this exemption from registration for private placements based in part on the representations made by the investors with respect to their status as accredited investors, as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of the Securities Act.

On September 4, 2019, we issued (i) 1,000,000 shares of common stock to Michele Ciavarella in exchange for $500,000 of accrued salary owed to him (ii) 121,570 shares of common stock to Gold Street Capital Corp in exchange for $48,508 of accounts payable owed to it, and (iii) 1,143,652 shares of common stock to Braydon Capital Corp in exchange for debt and accrued interest thereon of $457,460.77. On September 17, 2019, we issued 12,540 shares of common stock to Andrei Sheptikita in exchange for $5,017 of accounts payable owed to him.

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, we issued an aggregate of 1,731,868 shares of common stock upon the conversion of convertible debentures into equity. The issuance was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act by virtue of Section 3(a)(9) thereunder as a transaction not involving a public offering as the issuance was made to existing holders, there was no additional consideration paid for the common stock and no commission or remuneration was paid.

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, we issued 1,245,070 shares of common stock to the vendors of Virtual Generation limited pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement as disclosed in Note 4 to the financial statements.

On April 22, 2019, we issued an aggregate of 89,857 shares of common stock to certain convertible debenture holders as an incentive for them to transfer the convertible debentures to another investor.

On April 29, 2019, we issued an aggregate of 22,808 shares of common stock to certain convertible debenture holders as an incentive for them to transfer the convertible debentures to another investor.

On January 30, 2019, we issued to the former stockholders of Virtual Generation Limited and Naos Holding notes in the aggregate principal amount of €2,392,000.

On May 31, 2018 and June 18, 2018, we closed a private placement offering (the “May 31, 2018 Private Placement”) and entered into Subscription Agreements (the “Agreements”) with a group of 130 unaffiliated accredited investors (the “Investors”). We offered Subscription Agreements in both US and Canadian dollar denomination. Each Unit sold to US Investors was sold at a per unit price of $1,000 and was comprised of (i) a 10% convertible debenture in the principal amount of $1,000 (the “U.S. Debentures”), (ii) 208 shares of our common stock and (iii) 1082.25 warrants to purchase shares of our common stock (the “U.S. Warrants”). Each Unit sold to Canadian Investors was sold at a per unit price of CDN$1,000 and was comprised of (i) a 10% convertible debenture in the principal amount of CDN$1,000 (the “Canadian Debentures” and together with the U.S. Debentures, the “May Debentures”), (ii) 160 shares of our common stock and (iii) Warrants to purchase 832.5 shares of our common stock (the “Canadian Warrants” and together with the U.S. Warrants, the “May Warrants”). The Investors in the May 31, 2018 Private Placement purchased a total 4,218 U.S. units and we issued US Debentures in the principal amount of $4,218,000 and 4,809.5 Canadian units and we issued Canadian Debentures in the principal amount of CDN$4,809,500 (approximately $3,739,200), and the Investors received 8,627,546 Warrants to purchase shares of common stock and 1,447,744 shares of common stock.

The May Warrants are exercisable at an exercise price of $4.00 per share and expire two years after the issuance date. The May Warrants are subject to adjustment provisions contained in the May Warrant for stock split and stock dividends and other similar transactions, and exercise of the May Warrants may be accelerated by us if the closing price of our common stock exceeds 200% of the exercise price for a period of 20 trading days in a 30 day period at any time up to the expiration date of the Warrant

To facilitate the transaction, we paid finders fees equal to 5% of the gross proceeds in cash plus broker warrants to purchase 5% of the number of Warrants sold to Investors in the May 31, 2018 Private Placement. The broker warrants had like terms as the Warrants issued to Investors in the May 31, 2018 Private Placement.

In May 2018, we issued 4,735,600 shares of common stock were issued to the sellers of Ulisse based on the purchase price adjustment per the securities purchase agreement that we entered into in 2016.

In May 2018, we issued 201,088 shares of common stock upon the cashless exercise of a warrant. The issuance of common stock in the conversion was exempt from registration under the Securities Act by virtue of the exemption provided under Section 3(a)(9) thereof as the common stock was exchanged by us with our existing security holder exclusively and no commission or other remuneration was paid or given directly or indirectly for soliciting such exchange.

On May 11, 2018, we issued debentures units to certain Investors (the “May 11, 2018 Private Placement”). The investors in the May 11, 2018 Private Placement purchased an aggregate principal amount of CDN$131,000 (approximately $102,000) debentures and received 32,750 warrants to purchase shares of common stock and 20,960 shares of common stock.

On April 23, 2018, we re-issued debenture units that were first issued to certain Investors between January 24, 2017 and January 31, 2018 in order to simplify the various debentures into a single series with the same terms as new convertible debenture units issued on February 26, 2018 (the “April 19, 2018 Debentures”). The investors in the April 19, 2018 debentures received an aggregate principal amount of CDN$1,436,000 (approximately $1,118,600) debentures and received 359,000 warrants to purchase shares of common stock and 229,760 shares of common stock.

In April 2018, we issued debentures units to certain investors (the “April 2018 Private Placement”). The investors in the April 2018 Private Placement purchased an aggregate principal amount of CDN$135,000 (approximately $105,200) debentures and received 33,750 warrants to purchase shares of common stock and 21,600 shares of common stock.

On February 26, 2018, we issued debentures units to certain accredited investors (the “February 2018 Private Placement”). Each debenture unit was comprised of (i) a note in the principal amount of CDN$1,000 bearing interest at a rate of 10% per annum, with a maturity date of two years from the date of issuance, (ii) warrants to purchase up to 250 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equal to the lessor of $0.625 or 125% of the proposed initial Canadian public offering price per warrant, expiring on February 25, 2020, and (iii) 160 shares of restricted common stock. The investors in the February 2018 Private Placement purchased an aggregate principal amount of CDN$670,000 (approximately $521,900) debentures and received warrants to purchase up to 167,500 shares of the Company’s common stock and 111,000 shares of common stock. As a result of the lower debenture conversion price and the warrant exercise price of the May 31, 2018 Private Placement described below, the whole or any part of the principal amount of the February 2018 Private Placement debentures plus any accrued and unpaid interest may be converted into shares of our common stock at a price equal to $3.20 per share and the warrants can be exercised at a price equal to $4.00 per share. In addition, we paid finders fees equal to 5% of the gross proceeds in cash plus 5% in broker warrants with like terms as the Warrants issued to investors in the February 2018 Private Placement.

On December 22, 2017, we issued an aggregate of 75,000 shares of common stock at 100% of the market price of $0.26 per share as payment towards fees due to Worldwide Financial Marketing, Inc. to provide investor and financial public relations to us.

On October 3, 2017, we issued an aggregate of 50,000 shares of common stock at 100% of the market price of $0.70 per share to retain Worldwide Financial Marketing, Inc. to provide investor and financial public relations to us.

On June 15, 2017, in connection with the appointment of the new directors, we issued 40,000 shares of restricted common stock (restricted stock award) to each of the new directors. The 40,000 of the restricted stock awards were cancelled on February 15, 2018 and 120,000 restricted stock awards were cancelled on June 1, 2018.

On November 15, 2016, we issued an aggregate of 2,025,100 shares of common stock at 100% of the market price of $0.15 per share as follows:

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1,785,100 shares issued to Gold Street Capital Corp. for the payment of debt equal to $267,756;

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200,000 issued to Julia Lesnykh for the payment of debt equal to $30,000;

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40,000 issued to Andrei Sheptikita for the payment of debt equal to $6,000

In addition, we issued an aggregate of 4,500,000 shares of common stock 2016 at 100% of the market price of $0.15 per share as a performance based restricted stock award that was contingent upon the closing of the July 1, 2016 acquisitions for services performed by key management related to business development since the acquisition Multigioco Srl. We granted the shares as follows:

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1,500,000 shares issued to Gold Street Capital Corp., a related party;

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1,500,000 shares issued to Alessandro Marcelli, a former director of the Company;

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1,500,000 shares issued to Beniamino Gianfelici, a former director of the Company

The restricted stock award was granted in lieu of a formalized equity incentive plan on the closing date of the July 1, 2016 acquisitions. A stock-based compensation expense was recorded in the year ended December 31, 2016.

Also, on December 31, 2016, 56,000 shares of our common stock were issued to Gold Street Capital Corp. at 100% of the market price of $0.41 per share for the payment of debt equal to $22,433.

Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

(a) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
1.1**		Form of Underwriting Agreement
3.1		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated September 18, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-50045, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 2018)
3.2		Bylaws 2017 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-50045, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 22, 2002)
4.1		Form of Subscription Agreement (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-50045, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2018)
4.2		Form of Subscription Agreement between the Company and the Investors (United States Dollar) (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-50045, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 1, 2018)
4.3		Form of Subscription Agreement between the Company and the Investors (Canadian Dollar) that includes the Form of Debenture and Form of Common Share Purchase Warrant Certificate (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-50045, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 1, 2018)
4.4		Form of Promissory Note, dated January 30, 2019, in the principal amount of €2,392,000 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-50045, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 4, 2019)
4.5**		Form of Common Stock Certificate
4.6		2018 Equity Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 22, 2018)
4.7		Form of Stock Option Grant Notice, Stock Option Agreement and Notice of Option Exercise (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-232531, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 3, 2019)
4.8		Form of RSU Grant Notice and RSU Award Agreement (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-232531, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 3, 2019)
4.9		Form of Restricted Stock Award Stock Notice and Restricted Stock Agreement (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-232531, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 3, 2019)
4.10		Description of Securities of Newgioco Group, Inc. Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, File No. 000-50045, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2020)
4.11**		Form of Warrant Agency Agreement
4.12**		Form of Representative’s Warrant
4.13**		Form of Common Stock Warrant
5.1**		Opinion of Gracin & Marlow, LLP
10.1		Form of Securities Purchase Agreement (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-50045, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2016)
10.2		Form of Note (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-50045, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2016)
10.3		Form of Securities Purchase Agreement (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-50045, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2016)
10.4		Form of Securities Purchase Agreement (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-50045, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2016)
10.5	Form of Share Exchange Agreement (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-50045, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 25, 2016)
10.6	Form of Debenture (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-50045, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 30, 2017)
10.7	Form of Debenture (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-50045, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2017)
10.8	Form of Debenture (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-50045, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 8, 2017)
10.9†	Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Elizabeth MacLean dated November 30, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-50045, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 3, 2018)
10.10†	Employment Agreement between the Company and Michele Ciavarella dated December 31, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-50045, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 2, 2019)
10.11	Share Purchase Agreement, dated January 17, 2019, by and among Newgioco, Inc. and the stockholders of Virtual Generation Limited and Naos Holding Limited party thereto (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-50045, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 22, 2019)
10.12	Consulting Agreement entered into with Mark Korb (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-50045, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 3, 2019)
10.13†	Amendment dated as of July 5, 2019 to Employment Agreement between the Company and Michele Ciavarella dated December 31, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-50045, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 8, 2019)
10.14†	Form of Indemnification Agreement with Directors and Officer*
10.15	Exchange Agreement, dated September 4, 2019, by and between Newgioco Group. Inc. and Michele Ciavarella (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-50045, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 5, 2019)
10.16	Exchange Agreement, dated September 4, 2019, by and between Newgioco Group. Inc. and Gold Street Capital Corp. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-50045, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 5, 2019).
10.17	Exchange Agreement, dated September 4, 2019, by and between Newgioco Group. Inc. and Braydon Capital Corp. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-50045, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 5, 2019).
21.1	List of Subsidiaries (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, File No. 000-50045, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2020)
23.1**	Consent of BDO AG
23.2**	Consent of Pitagora Revisione S.r.l (Newgioco Group, Inc. financial statements)
23.3**	Consent of Gracin & Marlow, LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1*	Power of Attorney (Included on the signature page of the initial registration statement)

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* Previously filed

** Filed herewith

†	Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.

(b) Financial Statement Schedules.

All financial statement schedules are omitted because the information required to be set forth therein is not applicable or is shown in the financial statements or the notes thereto.

Item 17. Undertakings.

(a)

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriter at the closing specified in the underwriting agreement certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriter to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

(b)

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(c)

The undersigned Registrant hereby further undertakes that:

(1)			To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) (§230.424(b) of this Chapter) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

	(2)		That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

	(3)		To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

	(4)		For the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

				(i)Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; (ii)Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant; (iii)The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and (iv)Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser.

		(d) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that:

(1)

For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

(2)

For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 27, 2020.

	NEWGIOCO GROUP, INC.


	By:	/s/ Michele Ciavarella
	Name:	Michele Ciavarella
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date or dates indicated.


Signature		Title		Date

/s/ Michele Ciavarella	Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors	July 27, 2020
Michele Ciavarella	(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Mark Korb Mark Korb	Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)	July 27, 2020

*/s/ Luca Pasquini	Chief Technology Officer and Director	July 27, 2020
Luca Pasquini

*/s/ Paul Sallwasser	Director	July 27, 2020
Paul Sallwasser

*/s/ Steven Shallcross	Director	July 27, 2020
Steven A. Shallcross

*/s/ Richard Cooper	Director	July 27, 2020
Richard Q.M. Cooper

*By: /s/ Michele Ciavarella

Michele Ciavarella

Elys Game Technology, Corp. - FORM S-1/A - July 27, 2020

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