Commitments and Contingencies | Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies Liens As of March 31, 2023, there were twenty-one liens on the Company’s Diamondhead, Mississippi Property as follows: The Company’s obligations under the First Tranche Collateralized Convertible Senior Debentures are secured by a first lien on the Company’s Diamondhead, Mississippi property (the “Investors Lien”). On March 31, 2014, the Company issued $ 1 850,000 1,850,000 pari passu 2,000,000 On December 16, 2016, the Company filed a second lien on the Diamondhead Property in the maximum amount of $ 250,000 137,500 On August 21, 2018, the Company filed a third lien on the Diamondhead Property for up to $ 400,000 On January 26, 2021, a fourth lien in the amount of $ 2,000,000 2,000,000 On February 17, 2021, a fifth lien in the amount of $ 658,750 658,750 In April 2021, six liens were placed on the Property to secure six non-interest-bearing notes payable to be issued to six lenders bringing total liens on the Property to eleven. The six notes issued total $ 252,500 250,000 In June 2021, a twelfth and thirteenth lien were placed on the Property to secure two non-interest bearing notes issued in May of 2021 which total $ 50,000 100,000 In July 2021, the Company placed a fourteenth lien on the Property to secure a promissory note in the amount of $ 150,000 In July 2021, the Company placed a fifteenth lien on the Property to secure a promissory note in the amount of $ 100,000 In July 2021, the Company placed a sixteenth lien on the Property to secure a non-interest bearing note issued to the Chairman in May 2021 which totals $ 50,000 100,000 In July 2021, the Company placed a seventeenth lien on the Property to secure a non-interest bearing note issued to a lender, which totals $ 25,000 50,000 In November 2021, an eighteenth lien was placed on the Property to secure a non-interest bearing note issued in November 2021 which totals $ 50,000 100,000 In March 2022, a nineteenth and twentieth lien were placed on the Property to secure two non-interest bearing notes issued in March of 2022 which total $ 80,000 160,000 In May 2022, a twenty-first lien was placed on the Property to secure a non-interest bearing note issued in April of 2022 which totals $ 50,000 100,000 Other The Company is currently delinquent in filing those documents and forms required to be filed in connection with its Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) for the year ended December 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015. The Company did not have the funds to pay professionals to prepare, audit and file these documents and forms when due. Although these required filings normally do not result in any tax due to an agency of the government, the Company could be subject to significant penalties for failure to file these forms when due. Penalties are assessed by the Department of Labor on a per diem basis from the original due dates for the required informational filings until the filings are actually made. The Company has accrued $ 476,375 429,750 The Company and its subsidiaries file their federal tax return on a consolidated basis. The Company has not filed its consolidated federal tax returns for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016. The Company believes no tax will be due with these federal returns. The Company has not filed its annual reports together with its franchise tax due with the state of Delaware for 2020, 2019 and 2018. Mississippi Gaming Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, has not filed its annual reports, together with its franchise tax due, with the state of Delaware for 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018. Casino World, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, has not filed its annual reports, together with its franchise tax due, with the state of Delaware for 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016. Mississippi Gaming Corporation has not filed its corporate income and franchise tax returns, together with the tax due, with the state of Mississippi for 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, or 2018. Casino World, Inc. has not filed its corporate income and franchise tax returns, together with the tax due, with the state of Mississippi for 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016. As of March 31, 2022, the accrued franchise taxes for Delaware and Mississippi totaled $ 15,125 Management Agreement On June 19, 1993, two subsidiaries of the Company, Casino World Inc. and Mississippi Gaming Corporation, entered into a Management Agreement with Casinos Austria Maritime Corporation (CAMC). Subject to certain conditions, under the Management Agreement, CAMC would operate, on an exclusive basis, all of the Company’s proposed dockside gaming casinos in the State of Mississippi, including any operation fifty percent (50%) or more of which is owned by the Company or its affiliates. Unless terminated earlier pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement, the Agreement terminates five years from the first day of actual Mississippi gaming operations and provides for the payment of an annual operational term management fee of 1.2% of all gross gaming revenues between zero and $100,000,000; plus 0.75% of gross gaming revenue between $100,000,000 and $140,000,000; plus 0.5% of gross gaming revenue above $140,000,000; plus two percent of the net gaming revenue between zero and $25,000,000; plus three percent of the net gaming revenue above twenty-five million dollars $25,000,000. The Company believes this Agreement is no longer in effect. However, there can be no assurance that CAMC will not attempt to maintain otherwise which would lead to litigation. Letter of Intent with an Unrelated Third Party On March 31, 2023, the Company entered into a Letter of Intent with an unrelated third party. The Agreement provides for purchases of Common Stock of Diamondhead Casino Corporation and purchases of Common Stock of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mississippi Gaming Corporation. Mississippi Gaming Corporation The Letter of Intent provides that the Purchaser will purchase a total of 4.5 10 6,000,000 1) On or before April 15, 2023, the Purchaser will purchase five percent of the total Common Stock of Mississippi Gaming Corporation for $ 3,000,000 2.25 2) On or before June 30, 2023, the Purchaser will purchase an additional five percent of the total authorized Common Stock of Mississippi Gaming Corporation for $ 3,000,000 2.25 The Purchaser will have the right to nominate two directors to the Board of Directors of Mississippi Gaming Corporation. The current Board of Directors of Mississippi Gaming Corporation will examine and review the background, experience and credentials of the nominees and, once acceptable, pass a resolution appointing the Purchaser’s nominees to the Board of Directors contingent upon the first Closing and effective on the date of and immediately following the first Closing. In the event the Purchaser has not nominated a director(s) prior to the first Closing, the Purchaser may do so at any time thereafter. Diamondhead Casino Corporation The Letter of Intent provides that the Purchaser will purchase 4,000,000 1.00 3) On or before September 15, 2023 , 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 4) On or before November 30, 2023, the Purchaser will purchase an additional 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 The Purchaser will have the right to nominate two directors to the Board of Directors of Diamondhead Casino Corporation. The current Board of Directors of Diamondhead Casino Corporation will examine and review the background, experience and credentials of the nominees and, once acceptable, pass a resolution appointing the Purchaser’s nominees to the Board of Directors contingent upon Closing of the purchase of a minimum of 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock of Diamondhead Casino Corporation and effective on the date of and immediately following the Closing. In the event the Purchaser has not nominated a director(s) prior to the first purchase of Common Stock of Diamondhead Casino Corporation, the Purchaser may do so at any time thereafter. The Purchaser’s failure to close when required shall render the remainder of the Agreement null and void. In consideration of the total purchase price of $ 10,000,000 75,000 1,500,000 The proceeds from the foregoing sales of Common Stock are intended to be used to pay down a substantial portion of the debt that is secured by liens on the Diamondhead Property, to pay Diamondhead Property taxes, to pay fees and expenses of outside auditors and accountants to prepare and file the Company’s periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, to pay legal fees and other fees and expenses relating to the foregoing transactions, to obtain a master plan for the Diamondhead Property and for general corporate purposes. The proceeds from the initial sale of Common Stock will be used to pay plaintiff/lienholders who are owed payment in the approximate amount of $ 2,207,500 Arneault et al. v. Diamondhead Casino Corporation As of the issuance date of these financial statements, no transactions per above occurred and no shares of common stock were issued. |