Note 6 - PROMISSORY NOTE | Tarpon Bay Partners – Line of Credit In conjunction with the Equity Line as discussed in Note 15 below, the Company issued a promissory note to Tarpon Bay Partners for $50,000, due on January 31, 2016, with 10% interest per annum as consideration for transaction costs incurred by Tarpon. The $50,000 of transaction costs will be treated as a note discount under current Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and the discount will be amortized as costs related to equity financing issuances. At December 31, 2018, the principal balance of the note and accrued interest was $50,000 and $17,110, respectively. This note was purchased by SeaCor Capital LLC in 2018. Redeemable Note for Unpaid Invoices On May 18, 2016, the Company and JMS Law Group PLLC (“JMS”) executed a settlement letter (the “Settlement Letter”) in which the parties agreed to settle unpaid invoices for services rendered by JMS to the Company in the amount of $20,000, and further agreed to pay JMS a total of $7,500 for continued services to the Company until July 31, 2016. Pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Letter, the Company issued to JMS a six month convertible redeemable note (the “Note”) in the principal amount of USD $ 27,500, at a rate of ten percent (10%) per annum commencing on date of issuance , convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lesser of $0.01 per share or a discount of fifty-eight percent (58%) of the lowest trading price for the ten (10) prior trading days, and other customary and standard terms and conditions set forth therein. At December 31, 2018, the principal balance of the note and accrued interest were $27,500 and $8,945, respectively. Termination Agreement to Definitive Agreement for the acquisition of a new subsidiary Company and Properties of Merit Inc. (“POM”) are parties to that certain Definitive Agreement, dated May 20, 2016, incorporated by reference in Form 8K filed with the SEC on May 24, 2016, pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire one hundred percent (100%)of the ownership interest in POM, in the form of three (3) separate closings with the first closing originally anticipated on or before May 27, 2016, subject to certain performance requirements of both parties prior to each closing. On July 22, 2016, Elite Data Services, Inc. (the “Company”) and Properties of Merit Inc. (“POM”) executed a Termination Agreement, pursuant to which the parties mutually agreed to terminate the Definitive Agreement dated May 20, 2016, incorporated by reference in Form 8K filed with the SEC on May 24, 2016, pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire one hundred percent (100%)of the ownership interest in POM, in the form of three (3) separate closings, due to, among other reasons, certain events that occurred subsequent to the date of execution of the Definitive Agreement, including, but not limited to, the Company’s inability to (i) become current in its reporting obligations with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and (ii) obtain the financings required to complete the first and subsequent closings to finance the ongoing activities of POM within a reasonable period of time. The Termination Agreement included amongst other provisions, a mutual release of each party related to any future rights and claims against the other, except that the Company is required to repay POM for advances made to Company pursuant to the executed definitive agreement in the total amount of Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars (USD $17,500.00), on the terms set forth in executed amended convertible redeemable note (the “Amended Adar Bays LLC On June 16, 2015, the Company issued a 6% Convertible Note (the “Adar Note”) to Adar Bays, LLC (“Adar”) in the principal amount of $52,500 receiving cash proceeds of $45,000 after payment or related legal and broker fees. The Adar Note bears interest at the rate of 6% per annum and is due June 16, 2016 (the “Maturity Date”). The embedded conversion option qualifies for derivative accounting and bifurcation under ASC 815-15 Derivatives and Hedging. Pursuant to ASC 815, “ Derivatives and Hedging. EMA Financial, LLC On July 14, 2015, (the “Note Issuance Date”), the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with EMA Financial, LLC (“EMA”), whereby EMA agreed to invest $156,500 (the “Note Purchase Price”) in our Company in exchange for a convertible promissory note (the “Note”). The Company netted cash proceeds $135,000 after brokerage and legal fees aggregating $21,500 was disbursed at closing. Additionally, the Company issued to EMA 100,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company as a loan fee. Pursuant to the SPA, on July 14, 2015, we issued a convertible promissory note (the “Note”) to EMA, in the original principal amount of $156,500 (the “Note Purchase Price”), which bears interest at 12% per annum. All outstanding principal and accrued interest on the Note is due and payable on the maturity date, which is July 14, 2016 (the “Maturity Date”). EMA may extend the Note Maturity Date by providing written notice at least five days before the Note Maturity Date. However, EMA may only extend the Note Maturity Date for up to an additional one-year period. Any amount of principal or interest that is due under the Note, which is not paid by the Note Maturity Date, will bear interest at the rate of 24% per annum until it is paid (the “Note Default Interest”). The Note is convertible by EMA into shares of our common stock at any time on the date which is six (6) months following the Issue Date (“Prepayment Termination Date”). At any time before the Prepayment Termination Date, the Company shall have the right, exercisable on not less than five (5) Trading Days prior written notice to EMA of this Note, to prepay the outstanding balance on this Note (principal and accrued interest), in full. The conversion price is the lower of: i) the closing sale price of the Common Stock on the Principal Market on the Trading Day immediately preceding the closing date, and (ii) 60% of the lowest sale price for the Common Stock on the Principal Market during the 20 consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the Conversion Date. EMA does not have the right to convert the Note into Common Stock if such conversion would result in EMA’s beneficial ownership exceeding 4.9% of our outstanding Common Stock at that time. At December 31, 2017, EMA has converted a total of $21,423 of principal into shares of the Company’s common stock. The principal balance of the note and accrued interest were $135,077 and $59,547, respectively. Birch First Capital Fund, LLC On August 16, 2013, Birch First Capital Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and/or Birch First Capital Management, LLC, as its manager (collectively, Birch First Capital ) filed a complaint against the Company in the 15 th th The parties agreed to amend certain parts of the Amended and Restated Note. As of December 31, 2015, Birch and the Company had not specified the terms of any such amendment, but, at the mutual agreement of the parties, no shares have been issued pursuant to the Amended and Restated Note. As of December 31, 2015, the balance outstanding on the Note was $225,000, accrued interest was $2,663 and the discount was $175,445. First Amendment to the Settlement Agreement On May 18, 2016, the Company and Birch First Capital Fund LLC ( Birch First Capital ) and Birch First Advisors LLC ( Birch Advisors ) executed the First Amendment to the Settlement Agreement (the First Amendment ), pursuant to which the parties mutually agreed to amend and restate the amended and restated convertible debenture (the Original Amended Note ) in the original amount of USD $300,000 (the Original Amended Note Amount ), the convertible debenture (the Original New Note ) in the original amount of USD $300,000 (the Original New Note Amount ) and the original consulting agreement (the Original Consulting Agreement ) dated on or about July 23, 2015, to reflect the following: (a) the execution of an Amended and Restated Convertible Redeemable Note (the “Amended and Restated Redeemable Note No.1”) in the principal amount of USD $400,000, at a rate of ten percent (10%) per annum with interest commencing on July 23, 2015, convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lesser of $0.01 per share or a discount of fifty-eight percent (58%) of the lowest trading price for the ten (10) prior trading days, and other terms and conditions set forth therein, (b) the issuance by Company to Birch First Capital a three-year “cashless” stock purchase warrant (the “Warrant No.1”) for the right to purchase a total of 4,000,000 shares of Series B preferred Stock of the Company (the “Preferred Warrant Shares”), at a purchase price of $0.001 per share, on the terms and conditions set forth therein, (c) the execution of an Amended and Restated Convertible Redeemable Note (the “Amended and Restated Redeemable Note No. 2”) in the principal amount of USD $300,000, at a rate of ten percent (10%) per annum commencing on July 23, 2015, convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lesser of $0.01 per share or a discount of fifty-eight percent (58%) of the lowest trading price for the ten (10) prior trading days, subject to aggregate conversion limitations of 4.99% and other terms and conditions set forth therein, (d) the execution of an Amended and Restated Consulting Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Consulting Agreement”) on the terms and conditions set forth therein, including, but not limited to, for a period of twenty-four (24) months, with consideration payable to Birch Advisors and/or its assigns in cash in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) per month, including, any and all payments set forth Amended and Restated Redeemable Note No.2, and the issuance by the Company to Birch First Advisors and/or assigns a three-year “cashless” stock purchase warrant (the “Warrant No.2”) for the right to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Common Warrant Shares”) each month a strike price of $0.001 per share (the “Exercise Price”), and (e) the acceptance by the Company of the execution of the Assignment of Amended and Restated Redeemable Note No.2 (hereinafter referred to as the “Assigned Note”) between Birch Advisors and Birch First Capital, in which Birch Advisors agreed to assign the ownership interest of Assigned Note to Birch First Capital, on the terms and conditions set forth therein, of which the Company was not a party, however, provided consent at the request of Birch Advisors and Birch First Capital. In addition, each of the agreements contains customary representations and warranties provisions. During 2017 several assignments and one in 2018 were made in addition a note of $400,000 plus accrued interest of $135,333 were forgiven for no consideration by the company so that at December 31, 2018, the principal balance of the notes and accrued interest were $1,498,195 and $501,377, respectively. JSJ Investments Inc. On June 11, 2015, the Company issued a 12% Convertible Note (the “JSJ Note”) to JSJ Investments, Inc, (“JSJ”) in the principal amount of $100,000 receiving cash proceeds of $88,000 after payment of related legal and broker fees. The JSJ Note bears interest at the rate of 12% per annum, and was due December 11, 2015 (the “Maturity Date”). The embedded conversion option qualifies for derivative accounting and bifurcation under ASC 815-15 Derivatives and Hedging Derivatives and Hedging LG Capital Funding, LLC On June 16, 2015, the Company issued a 6% Convertible Note (the “LG Note”) to LG Capital Funding, LLC (“LG”) in the principal amount of $52,500 receiving cash proceeds of $45,000 after payment or related legal and broker fees. The LG Note bears interest at the rate of 6% per annum and is due June 16, 2016 (the “Maturity Date”). The embedded conversion option qualifies for derivative accounting and bifurcation under ASC 815-15 Derivatives and Hedging. Pursuant to ASC 815, “ Derivatives and Hedging. Rimlinger Note On or about January 10, 2017, the Company and Charles Rimlinger, an individual (the former Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company) (the "Rimlinger") executed a Separation and Settlement Agreement (the “Rimlinger Settlement Agreement”), pursuant to the termination of his service as an officer and director of the Company, in exchange for the issuance of a one year Convertible Redeemable Note (the "Rimlinger Note") in the principal amount of USD $40,000, at a rate of ten percent (10%) per annum commencing on date of issuance, convertible into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price equal to the lesser of $0.01 per share or a discount of fifty-eight percent (58%) of the lowest trading price for the ten (10) prior trading days, and other terms and conditions set forth therein. The Note balance and accrued interest at December 31, 2018 were $40,000 and $7,900, respectively. Ricketts Note On or about January 10, 2017, the Company and Dr. James G. Ricketts, an individual (the former Chairman of the Board and VP of Investor Relations of the Company) (the "Ricketts") executed a Separation and Settlement Agreement (the “Ricketts Settlement Agreement”) in which the parties terminated both the Contractor Agreement (“Ricketts Contractor”) dated on or about May 18, 2016, and the Board Member Service Agreement (“Ricketts Board Agreement”) dated on or about May 18, 2016, in exchange for the issuance of a one year Convertible Redeemable Note (the "Ricketts Note") in the principal amount of USD $40,000, at a rate of ten percent (10%) per annum commencing on date of issuance, convertible into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price equal to the lesser of $0.01 per share or a discount of fifty-eight percent (58%) of the lowest trading price for the ten (10) prior trading days, and other terms and conditions set forth therein. The Note balance and accrued interest at December 31, 2018 were $40,000 and $7,900, respectively. Ricketts returned 500,000 Series B Preferred shares in settlement valued at $2,500,000 recorded as a gain on settlement in the financial statements included in this filing. Antol Note On January 10, 2017, the Company and Stephen Antol, an individual (the former Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of the Company) (the "Ricketts") executed a Separation and Settlement Agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) in which the parties terminated the Contractor Agreement (“Antol Contractor”) dated on or about May 18, 2016, in exchange for the issuance of a one year Convertible Redeemable Note (the "Antol Note") in the principal amount of USD $40,000, at a rate of ten percent (10%) per annum commencing on date of issuance, convertible into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price equal to the lesser of $0.01 per share or a discount of fifty-eight percent (58%) of the lowest trading price for the ten (10) prior trading days, and other terms and conditions set forth therein. The Note balance and accrued interest at December 31, 2018 were $40,000 and $7,900, respectively. Antol returned 500,000 Series B Preferred shares in settlement valued at $2,500,000 recorded as a gain on settlement in the financial statements included in this filing. WOD Note On August 26, 2016, WOD Markets LLC advanced a total of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000) to DEAC for the purposes of funding the completion of DEAC’s audit and required SEC filings, secured by two (2) separately executed Convertible Redeemable Notes (“WOD Notes”). These notes bear no interest and are repayable should the acquisition of WOD Markets LLC fails to be completed within the terms of the amended purchase agreement and subsequent joint venture agreement that terminates if not funded December 31, 2018. At December 31, 2018, the Note balance and accrued interest were $40,000 and $9,395, respectively. JSM Law Group Note In 2017, $500,000 of the outstanding HYHI Note and its accrued interest was assigned to JSM Law Group. The note holds the same components from the amended note with 10% interest and conversion rights at 50% of the five day average closing price prior to conversion. The note will be due April 1, 2018. The principal and accrued interest balance at December 31, 2018 was $500,000 and $165,420, respectively. The components of the convertible notes payable discussed in Note 6 at December 31, 2018 are as follows: Principal Amount Unamortized Discount Net Current portion convertible notes $ 5,172,895 - $ 5,172,895 $ 5,172,895 $ - $ 5,172,895 |