U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-QSB
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended: January 31, 2005
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ________ to _________
Commission file number 000-49884
NEW MEDIA LOTTERY SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of small business issueras specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization) | 87-0705063 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
370 Neff Avenue - Suite L, Harrisonburg, Virginia 2801(Address of principal executive offices)
(540) 437-1688(Issuer's telephone number)
1400 Technology Drive, Harrisonburg, VA 22802(Former name, former address and formerfiscal year, if changed since last report)
APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS
Check whether the registrant filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section l2, 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes o Noo
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date: At March 18, 2005 there were 11,167,143 shares of common stock outstanding.
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (Check one): Yes o Nox
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
NEW MEDIA LOTTERY SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY |
(Formerly Residential Resales, Inc.) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets |
ASSETS | | | | | |
| | January 31, | | April 30, | |
| | 2005 | | 2004 | |
CURRENT ASSETS | | (unaudited) | | | |
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Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 85,807 | | $ | 171,052 | |
Other current assets | | | 2,610 | | | - | |
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Total Current Assets | | | 88,417 | | | 171,052 | |
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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET | | | 30,382 | | | 20,383 | |
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TOTAL ASSETS | | $ | 118,799 | | $ | 191,435 | |
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | | | | | | | |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES | | | | | | | |
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Bank overdraft | | $ | - | | $ | 49 | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | | 89,356 | | | 136,872 | |
Deferred compensation | | | 182,500 | | | 110,500 | |
Due to related parties | | | 247,982 | | | 153,496 | |
Notes payable - related parties | | | 1,775,430 | | | 831,792 | |
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Total Current Liabilities | | | 2,295,268 | | | 1,232,709 | |
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STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | | | | | | | |
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Common stock, $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares | | | | | | | |
authorized, 11,167,143 shares issued and outstanding | | | 11,167 | | | 11,167 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 2,055,757 | | | 2,055,757 | |
Accumulated deficit | | | (4,244,722 | ) | | (3,108,198 | ) |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | | | 1,329 | | | - | |
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Total Stockholders' Deficit | | | (2,176,470 | ) | | (1,041,274 | ) |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | | $ | 118,799 | | $ | 191,435 | |
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NEW MEDIA LOTTERY SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY |
(Formerly Residential Resales, Inc.) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations |
(unaudited) |
| | | | | | | | | | From Inception | |
| | For the Three Months Ended | | For the Nine Months Ended | | on July 11, 2000 | |
| | January 31, | | January 31, | | through | |
| | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | January 31, 2005 | |
NET REVENUES | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
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OPERATING EXPENSES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Depreciation expense | | | 4,549 | | | - | | | 8,407 | | | - | | | 13,496 | |
General and administrative | | | 53,439 | | | 962 | | | 135,172 | | | 5,528 | | | 523,406 | |
Management fees | | | 74,500 | | | - | | | 173,500 | | | - | | | 705,188 | |
Professional fees | | | 56,831 | | | - | | | 315,303 | | | - | | | 1,398,096 | |
Programming fees | | | 76,786 | | | - | | | 299,886 | | | - | | | 1,174,190 | |
Rent expense | | | 26,563 | | | - | | | 47,563 | | | - | | | 134,858 | |
Website expense | | | 328 | | | - | | | 79,393 | | | - | | | 194,574 | |
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Total Operating Expenses | | | 292,995 | | | 962 | | | 1,059,223 | | | 5,528 | | | 4,143,807 | |
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LOSS FROM OPERATIONS | | | (292,995 | ) | | (962 | ) | | (1,059,223 | ) | | (5,528 | ) | | (4,143,807 | ) |
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OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Gain on sale of property and equipment | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 2,153 | |
Interest expense | | | (25,507 | ) | | - | | | (77,302 | ) | | - | | | (103,068 | ) |
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Total Other Income (Expenses) | | | (25,507 | ) | | - | | | (77,302 | ) | | - | | | (100,915 | ) |
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NET LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES | | | (318,502 | ) | | (962 | ) | | (1,136,525 | ) | | (5,528 | ) | | (4,244,722 | ) |
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PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | |
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NET LOSS | | $ | (318,502 | ) | $ | (962 | ) | $ | (1,136,525 | ) | $ | (5,528 | ) | $ | (4,244,722 | ) |
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BASIC NET LOSS PER SHARE | | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | | | |
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
SHARES OUTSTANDING | | | 11,167,143 | | | 3,000,000 | | | 11,167,143 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | |
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OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NET LOSS | | $ | (318,502 | ) | $ | (962 | ) | $ | (1,136,525 | ) | $ | (5,528 | ) | $ | (4,244,722 | ) |
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Foreign currency translation adjustment | | | 1,329 | | | - | | | 1,329 | | | - | | | 1,329 | |
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COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | | $ | (317,173 | ) | $ | (962 | ) | $ | (1,135,196 | ) | $ | (5,528 | ) | $ | (4,243,393 | ) |
NEW MEDIA LOTTERY SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY |
(Formerly Residential Resales, Inc.) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
(unaudited) |
| | | | | | From Inception | |
| | For the Nine Months Ended | | on July 11, 2000 | |
| | January 31, | | through | |
| | 2005 | | 2004 | | January 31, 2005 | |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net loss | | $ | (1,136,525 | ) | $ | (5,528 | ) | $ | (4,244,722 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to | | | | | | | | | | |
net cash used by operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation expense | | | 8,398 | | | - | | | 13,488 | |
Gain on sale of property and equipment | | | - | | | - | | | (2,153 | ) |
Common stock issued for services | | | - | | | - | | | 577,071 | |
Change in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | |
Other assets | | | (2,610 | ) | | - | | | (2,610 | ) |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | | 3,454 | | | - | | | 85,665 | |
Deferred Compansation | | | 72,000 | | | - | | | 182,500 | |
Due to related parties | | | 44,846 | | | - | | | 197,012 | |
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Net Cash Used by Operating Activities | | | (1,010,437 | ) | | (5,528 | ) | | (3,192,420 | ) |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | | | | | |
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Purchases of property and equipment | | | (18,397 | ) | | - | | | (58,372 | ) |
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | | | - | | | - | | | 16,655 | |
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Net Cash Used by Investing Activities | | | (18,397 | ) | | - | | | (41,717 | ) |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | | | | | |
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Bank overdraft | | | (49 | ) | | - | | | - | |
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | | | - | | | - | | | 250,000 | |
Capital contributed by shareholders | | | - | | | - | | | 67,600 | |
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable | | | - | | | - | | | 17,950 | |
Proceeds from issuance of notes | | | | | | | | | | |
payable, related parties | | | 943,638 | | | 5,344 | | | 3,002,345 | |
Payments on notes payable | | | - | | | - | | | (17,950 | ) |
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Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities | | | 943,589 | | | 5,344 | | | 3,319,945 | |
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NET DECREASE IN CASH | | | | | | | | | | |
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | | | (85,245 | ) | | (184 | ) | | 85,807 | |
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, | | | | | | | | | | |
BEGINNING OF PERIOD | | | 171,052 | | | 184 | | | - | |
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, | | | | | | | | | | |
END OF PERIOD | | $ | 85,807 | | $ | - | | $ | 85,807 | |
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES: | | | | | | | | | | |
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Cash paid for interest | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 2,607 | |
Cash paid for income taxes | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
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NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common stock issued for services | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 577,071 | |
Common stock issued for note payable | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 1,226,915 | |
NEW MEDIA LOTTERY SERVICES, INC. & SUBSIDIARY
(Formerly Residential Resales, Inc.)
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 - - BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted in accordance with such rules and regulations. The information furnished in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements include normal recurring adjustments and reflects all adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of such financial statements. Although management believes the disclosures and information presented are adequate to make the information not misleading, it is suggested that these interim condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto included in its April 30, 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-KSB. Operating results for the nine-months ended January 31, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for year ending April 30, 2005.
NOTE 2 - - GOING CONCERN CONSIDERATIONS
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared using generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. As reported in its Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended April 30, 2004, the Company has incurred operating losses of approximately $3,100,000 from inception of the Company through April 30, 2004. The Company’s stockholders’ deficit at April 30, 2004 was $1,041,274 and its current liabilities exceeded its current assets by the same amount. Additionally, the Company has sustained additional operating losses for the nine months ended January 31, 2005 of approximately $1,136,525. These factors combined, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans to address and alleviate these concerns are as follows:
The Company’s management has developed a strategy of exploring all options available to it so that it can develop successful operations. As a part of this plan, management is currently striving to expand its player base and is in negotiations with key players. In addition, management is working with an investment banking firm in order to raise additional operating capital. In the meantime, key shareholders of the Company have committed to the continued funding of the Company via loans, equity and contributed capital.
The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully accomplish the plans described in the preceding paragraph and eventually attain profitable operations. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
NEW MEDIA LOTTERY SERVICES, INC. & SUBSIDIARY
(Formerly Residential Resales, Inc.)
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
NOTE 3 - - MATERIAL EVENTS
During the nine months ended January 31, 2005, the Company received a total of $943,638 proceeds from notes payable issued to related parties. These notes are due on demand, bear interest at Prime + 2% per annum, and will include an as yet to be determined number of warrants to purchase shares of common stock.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion or Plan of Operation.
We design, build, implement, manage, host and support Internet and wireless based lottery programs operated by governments and charitable organizations outside of the United States. We commenced providing services to clients in August 2003. We currently operate lottery systems for two customers, will launch a third lottery in Brazil in April and are party to contracts with three additional lotteries to provide services in the future. In addition, we have been retained as a consultant to provide gaming advice with respect to a project in Brazil. We enter into long-term agreements with our clients pursuant to which we provide our services in return for a percentage of the lottery’s net sales which is defined as sales less prizes.
Since our inception, we have not generated any revenues and have conducted only limited operations consisting of:
· | obtaining long-term contracts with non-U.S. based lottery licensed organizations to operate specific new media game programs; |
· | entering into agreements to provide wireless gaming products and Internet lottery expertise; |
· | implementing the technical, operational, design, marketing and sale of lottery products; |
· | the construction of a software platform that supports our operations; and |
· | a soft launch of our software on behalf of two clients. |
Our ability to realize our full revenue generating potential is constrained by our lack of funding. We require significant financial resources to execute all of the aspects of our business plan. At a minimum, we require capital to roll-out the full range of gaming activities for lotteries we currently operate in Great Britain and Ireland, from which we believe we can generate revenues to support our ongoing operations and allow us to build our business, though more slowly than we otherwise could if we had sufficient capital available to us dedicated for that purpose.
Published reports indicate that lotteries operate in over 150 domestic and foreign jurisdictions throughout the world and that as of June 2003 there were more than 400 lottery licenses issued world-wide. Of the 400 plus lotteries world-wide, approximately 20% account for 85% of the estimated lottery sales volume of $135 billion (as officially reported). Reports indicate that other forms of gaming such as casino, bingo and fixed odds betting are a number of times larger than the lottery sales estimates. Moreover, Internet, wireless and interactive television (ITV) gaming are all growing rapidly in Europe. Analysts predict new media gaming to grow beyond $50 billion in the next 5 years. Management believes that lotteries, because of the broad rights that are typically granted by a government, will be the major benefactors of these new media applications. Management also believes that the lottery industry will continue to move towards distribution through new media formats and we will attempt to position the Company to capitalize on this anticipated trend.
Our market comprises small and mid-sized government and charity operated lotteries. The lotteries we develop and implement target the young adult generation of potential lottery players who do not relate to the traditional paper-based games their parents play and who incorporate new media devices such as cellular telephones, Internet and other wireless apparatus into their daily lives.
We believe that we have the opportunity to fill a market niche that is not fully serviced by the large, multinational corporations that design, implement and operate government sponsored lotteries world-wide and has not yet been fully developed or exploited. Although competition for small and mid-sized government and charity operated lotteries has intensified as lottery service companies seek new revenue sources, we consider this segment of the market to be supported by only a few known companies and that neither the charity lottery market place nor the Internet/wireless lottery marketplace has been significantly penetrated. We believe that our management and staff has the lottery experience, gaming know-how and technological expertise necessary to attract, service and grow small to mid-size lottery organizations and that by being the first company, to our knowledge, dedicated to serving this market, we will be able to establish our Company as the premier provider of services and products for this market segment.
We provide our clients with the chance to significantly increase their technological capabilities to operate a modern lottery program, to participate with proven technology, to benefit from our lottery know-how and expertise and to maximize the revenue generating potential of their government sanctioned gaming opportunity. Our objective is to create a comprehensive program that offers games which appeal to the user, broaden the base of players and increase prizes levels. It is our experience that as prize amounts escalate, interest in a lottery increases.
Our business model can be replicated on varying scales in discrete geographical areas. The fundamental elements of the lottery infrastructure, including the Web site and game concepts we have developed, can be migrated from client to client, allowing us to repeatedly re-brand our product for other organizations. This process, known as "changing the skin", allows us to simultaneously meet the needs of numerous charities, while reducing the set-up time and organizational costs associated with establishing each charity’s Internet/wireless presence.
We expect to generate revenues from:
· | a percentage of the lottery proceeds received by our clients, and; |
· | co-promotions with large, well-known local companies whose names will be attached to specific games. |
We expect the preponderance of our revenues to derive from a percentage of the net lottery proceeds received by our clients. We believe that as prize amounts escalate, interest in a lottery increases which creates a cycle of growing prizes and more players. Accordingly, we will seek to implement comprehensive programs that offer games which broaden the base of players and increase prizes by maximizing the revenue generating potential of our client’s government sanctioned gaming opportunity. Critical factors which will bear on our clients’ and our realizing profitability are reducing the cost of acquiring customers and maximizing gross revenues generated per customer. Therefore, we will seek to increase awareness of and interest in our clients’ lotteries by developing games that will appeal to a younger adult audience who have incorporated new media devices into their daily routine. We believe that we can reach this audience relatively inexpensively because there will be a relatively small infrastructure required to maintain the Company, even when fully operational, and based upon the exciting games we offer coupled with the manner in which they are delivered and played (cell phones, PDA’s, and other wireless devices). We hope to develop a customer base that starts playing games at a young adult age and that these people become loyal customers who we can retain throughout their lifetime.
We believe that we have developed a business plan that will allow us to capitalize on our early entry in the sphere of new media gaming. In order to build the organizational infrastructure which will allow us to exploit fully our revenue generating possibility and which could reduce the cost of acquiring customers and maximize gross revenues generated per customer, we will implement a business strategy based on the following components:
· | Implement the entire range of activities for our existing clients. The first step in our course to profitability is to activate all aspects of lotteries operated by our existing clients. We will seek to initiate full scale operations for existing clients to validate our business model and provide an ongoing source of capital. To date, we have “soft” launched lotteries for two clients prior to a large scale “rollout” to confirm the efficacy of our software and attract an initial player base. We will require funding to market the lottery on a larger scale to achieve positive cash flow. |
· | Complete the roll-out of our Gelotto Internet portal featuring our clients’ lotteries. Each of the sites we develop and implement for our clients includes a link to our Gelotto Internet portal which features our other clients’ lottery Web sites. People purchasing lottery products through one of our client’s Web sites are made aware that our other clients offer similar gaming sites and are given the opportunity to link to our Internet portal. Our Gelotto portal provides links to and allows player to gain access to our other client’s Web sites. Our Gelotto Internet portal currently has links to Web sites operated by our English and Irish lottery clients. We will seek to create links to all of our clients’ Web sites through our Gelotto Internet portal, subject to local gaming laws and regulations. As we further develop our Gelotto pass-through site, we believe that it will (i) be an efficient and cost effective means of increasing prize amounts, building a player base and serving as the basis for corporate promotions and banner advertising, (ii) lend credibility to our clients’ operations because of their association with a professionally managed organization which is trusted by lottery players world-wide, and (iii) help develop corporate brand recognition and loyalty. We expect that we can leverage the charity lottery concept to obtain discounts on advertising packages and merchandise prize awards. We anticipate offering co-op games that are “sponsored” by various corporations in return for advertisements on the lottery site. These programs can reduce operational and promotional costs. To the extent our Internet portal is restricted from realizing its full potential because of the laws of the jurisdictions in which our clients operate, our business and results of operations will be materially and negatively impacted. |
· | Aggressively pursue new clients. We believe that our organization will benefit from the economies of scale derived by increasing our client base both because we will be able to capitalize costs incurred in connection with the development of our platform software and new media games over a larger number of clients but also because a larger client base potentially signifies larger prizes which will result in more players and more revenues to both the client and us. |
· | Enter into new gaming markets by developing new games. Industry analysis indicates that gaming types beyond lotteries, such as casino, bingo and fixed odds betting, are a number of times larger than the lottery sales and growing more quickly. We will seek to develop and launch the new games over new media devices to attract people who do not typically play the lottery but who may have interest in other games of chance and as a compliment to our lottery offerings. Specifically, we intend to add a bingo component to our lottery site and develop a video lottery game. Video lottery is defined as casino slot/video machines which are managed and licensed by a lottery. We expect that this product line will compete directly with the casino marketplace and may be a substitute for casino gaming in markets where casinos are not legislated. Management believes that these video lottery programs will become prominent on a number of devices currently existing in many countries. |
Our ability to undertake and complete any of the foregoing activities is predicated on having requisite capital. In addition, we will require capital to continue developing games, further develop our Gelotto Web site and market our products, as well as for general and administrative expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business. It is unlikely that revenues from operations now or in the near future will be sufficient to support the development and implementation of these activities and that we will have to rely on outside funding to enact the full range of planned activities. Since March 19, 2004, Milton Dresner and Joseph Dresner, directors of the Company, have been lending us the funds required for our operations and will continue to extend loans to us as necessary. These loans are payable on demand with interest calculated at a rate per annum equal to 2% above the prime rate charged by Citibank and will include an as yet to be determined number of warrants to purchase shares of our common stock. We believe that the extent of our success in the future will be dependent in large part on our ability to make our proposed Internet portal available to a wide range of clients and potential players.
Financing Activities During the Last Quarter.
We have not generated any revenues since our inception. We have been financing our operations through loans from our affiliates. During the last quarter, we borrowed an aggregate of $342,499 from Milton Dresner and Joseph Dresner, directors and principal shareholders of the Company. Since our inception, we have borrowed an aggregate of $3,020,295 to fund our operations.
Recent Developments.
On October 28, 2004, we entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with Latin America Gaming, Inc (LAG), of Sao Paulo, Brazil to launch an Internet based lottery sales site and to explore the possibility of delivering lottery product for sale on terminals in bingo halls throughout Brazil. LAG has been operating lotteries in the Brazilian market for several years and has been granted licenses to offer Internet lottery products in the Brazilian States of Para and Santa Catarina. Under the Joint Venture Agreement, we will provide the lottery systems and expertise for Internet lottery projects initiated in these states and LAG principally will be responsible for marketing efforts with respect to the Internet lotteries. As of the date hereof, we have developed lottery products in Portuguese which we can roll-out as needed. The joint venture company will focus initial marketing efforts on leveraging LAG’s existing gaming and lottery relationships. We anticipate providing additional marketing support for the Brazilian operations in May 2005. Management expects the joint venture company to be organized in Brazil in April 2005 and to commence offering Internet lottery product sales on behalf of the Para State lottery during that month. We anticipate this venture will require additional financing to fund marketing efforts.
On December 7, 2004, we entered into an agreement with ROK Entertainment, a UK based provider of video content for mobile telephones, including proprietary wireless lottery and gaming content. Management believes that the companies’ technologies and product offerings are complimentary and that joint marketing efforts of these technologies and products will be beneficial to each party and attractive to clients. Under the agreement, the parties will utilize their respective relationships worldwide to promote and sell each others wireless lottery products for use on mobile phones and to support each other on specific projects in which each may become engaged individually or jointly. The companies have agreed to focus initially on a project being developed by ROK and its Chinese joint venture partner, the Beijing Municipal Government, to develop a wireless lottery on behalf of the China Welfare Lottery. The parties may have an opportunity to pursue additional wireless based lottery programs in China, and, at this time, are jointly presenting concepts for a lottery game Internet site to the National Sports Lottery Group. Management cannot predict when, if ever, the companies will launch a wireless lottery program in China.
On March 14, 2005, we entered into a three-year agreement to design and produce wireless gaming content for Inspired Broadcast Networks (“Inspired”).Inspired is Europe's leader in pay-to-play entertainment and broadband services in retail and public spaces, with an installed base of more than 11,000 networked kiosk terminals. Inspired’s existing terminals are located in retail shops, such as convenience stores and pubs, and offer a variety of entertainment products, including amusement games that allow small prizes of up to 25 pounds. We will supply lottery games for use on the terminals which will allow for more significant prizes up to 150,000 pounds. Management expects that Inspired will commence offering the company’s games on its kiosk terminals by July 2005.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the Act) provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of our company. From time to time, our representatives and we may make written or verbal forward-looking statements, including statements contained in this report and other company filings with the SEC and in our reports to stockholders. Statements that relate to other than strictly historical facts, such as statements about our plans and strategies, expectations for future financial performance, new and existing products and technologies, and markets for our products are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act. Generally, the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "will" and other similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are and will be based on our then-current views and assumptions regarding future events and operating performance, and speak only as of their dates. Investors are cautioned that such statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical or anticipated results due to many factors including, but not limited to, our lack of revenues, future capital needs, uncertainty of capital funding, acceptance of our product offerings, the effects of government regulations on our business, competition, and other risks. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
Item 3. Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to our company (including our consolidated subsidiary) required to be included in our periodic SEC filings. It should be noted that the design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and we cannot assure you that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.
There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Since the date of our evaluation to the filing date of this quarterly report, there have been no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
None.
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Small Business Issuer Purchase of Equity Securities.
(a) None.
(b) None.
(c) During the three months ended January 31, 2005, the Company sold no securities.
(d) None.
(e) None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
None.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
(a) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Exhibit Title | Location Reference |
2.1 | Share Exchange Agreement dated March 19, 2004 by andamong the Registrant, Lottery Network Services Ltd. andthe holders of all of the outstanding shares of capital stockof Lottery Network Services Ltd. | 2 |
2.2 | Agreement and Plan of Merger dated June 14, 2004 by andbetween New Media Lottery Services, Inc. and ResidentialResales, Inc. | 3 |
2.2 | Agreement and Plan of Merger dated January 25, 2005 byand between New Media Lottery Services, Inc., a Virginiacorporation, and New Media Lottery Services, Inc., aDelaware corporation. | 6 |
3(i)(a) | Articles of Incorporation of Media Acquisitions Group,Inc. | 1 |
3(i)(b) | Certification of Reinstatement | 1 |
3(i)(c) | Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation tochange the corporate name to Residential Resales, Inc. | 1 |
3(i)(d) | Certification of status of Residential Resales, Inc. | 1 |
3(ii) | Bylaws of Residential Resales, Inc. | 1 |
3(i)(e)* | Articles of Association of Lottery Network Services Ltd. | 2 |
3(i)(f)* | Memorandum of Association of Lottery Network Services Ltd. | 2 |
3(i)(g) | Articles of Incorporation of New Media Lottery Services, Inc.(Virginia). | 3 |
3(i)(h) | Certificate of Incorporation of New Media Lottery Services, Inc.(Delaware). | 6 |
3(i)(j) | By-Laws of New Media Lottery Services, Inc. (Delaware). | 6 |
10.1 | Agreement dated September 13, 2001, as amended as of January26, 2004 by and between Lottery Network Services Ltd. andRehab Net Games Limited. | 2 |
10.2 | Agreement dated December 12, 2001 by and between LotteryNetwork Services Ltd. and Rehab Charities UK Limited. | 2 |
10.3 | Agreement dated November 27, 2001 by and between LotteryNetwork Services Ltd. and Tropical Gaming Ltd., Belize. | 2 |
10.4 | Agreement dated February 12, 2002 by and between LotteryNetwork Services Ltd. and Guatemalan Pediatric Foundation. | 2 |
10.5 | Agreement dated December 7, 2001 by and between LotteryNetwork Services Ltd. and Intellect Foundation | 2 |
10.6 | Agreement dated February 3, 2004 by and between LotteryNetwork Services Ltd. and Carnegie Cooke & Company Inc. | 2 |
14 | Code of Ethics | 5 |
16 | Letter of Earl M. Cohen, CPA, PA, on change in certifyingaccountant. | 4 |
31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | 7 |
31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | 7 |
32.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Periodic FinancialReports pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 | 7 |
32.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Periodic FinancialReports pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 | 7 |
1. Previously filed with Annual Report on Form 10-KSB as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2002.
2. Previously filed with Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2004.
3. Previously filed with Information Statement pursuant to Rule 14C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 dated June 9, 2004.
4. Previously filed with Current Report on Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-K dated March 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2004.
5. Previously filed with Annual Report on Form 10-KSB as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2004.
6. Previously filed with Information Statement pursuant to Rule 14C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 dated January 5, 2004.
7. Filed herewith.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
NEW MEDIA LOTTERY SERVICES, INC.
Date: March 18, 2005 By: /s/John T. Carson
John T. Carson
President
By:/s/ Randolph H. Brownell, III
Chief Operating Officer and
Chief Financial Officer