Golden Matrix Group Inc

GOLDEN MATRIX GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 – NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Golden Matrix Group, Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, collectively, “Golden Matrix”, “GMGI” “we”, “our”, “us”, or “Company”) is incorporated and registered in the State of Nevada, and operates as (i) an innovative provider of enterprise Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) solutions for online casino operators and online sports betting operators, commonly referred to as iGaming operators and, (ii) a provider of pay to enter prize competitions in the United Kingdom (UK).

The Company has historically operated in the business-to-business (“B2B”) segment where it develops and owns online gaming intellectual property (IP) and builds configurable and scalable, turn-key, and white-label gaming platforms for international customers, located primarily in the Asia Pacific region. In the B2B segment, the Company has developed a proprietary Internet gaming enterprise software system that provides for unique casino and live game operations on the platforms that include GM-X System (“GM-X”) and GM-Ag System, Turnkey Solution and White Label Solutions. These platforms are provided to Asia Pacific Internet-based and land-based casino operators as a turnkey technology solution for regulated real money Internet gaming (“RMiG”), Internet sports gaming, and virtual simulated gaming (“SIM”).

With the acquisition of 80% of RKingsCompetitions Ltd. (“RKings”) effective on November 1, 2021 (and the acquisition of the remaining 20% of RKings effective November 4, 2022), the Company entered into the business-to-consumer (“B2C”) segment by offering what we refer to as “pay to enter prize competitions” throughout the UK. These prize competitions are not gambling or a lottery; we do not offer B2C online sports betting and/or online casino services in the UK. The prize competitions require entrants to demonstrate sufficient skill, knowledge or judgment to have a chance of winning and participants are provided with a route to free entry to the prize competitions as required by UK law. Also, effective on August 1, 2022, the Company expanded its B2C reach by acquiring GMG Assets Limited (“GMG Assets”), a UK company, which was formed to facilitate the Company’s operations of RKings.

On July 11, 2022, the Company acquired Golden Matrix MX, S.A. DE C.V. (“Golden Matrix MX”), which had no assets or operations at the time of acquisition and was formed for the benefit of the Company, for the sole purpose of operating an online casino in Mexico, named Mexplay, which features an extensive number of table games, slots, as well as sportsbook, and offers tournament competition prizes similar to those offered by RKings. The Company’s online casino in Mexico, Mexplay, commenced generating revenues in March 2023.

In the B2C segment, the Company has improved functionality and responsiveness of the RKingsCompetitions.com website and expanded its marketing efforts from Northern Ireland to encompass the UK as its customer reach. The Company commenced marketing efforts in Mexico in March 2023.

On November 29, 2021, the Company entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement of Ordinary Issued Share Capital (the “RKings Purchase Agreement”), to acquire an 80% ownership interest in RKings. On December 6, 2021, the Company closed the transaction contemplated by the RKings Purchase Agreement, which was effective on November 1, 2021.

Effective March 10, 2022, Luxor Capital LLC (“Luxor”), the then sole shareholder of the Series B Voting Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), which entity is wholly-owned by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Anthony Brian Goodman, transferred all 1,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock which it held to Mr. Goodman for no consideration.

On March 11, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors and Mr. Goodman, as the then sole shareholder of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock (pursuant to a written consent to action without meeting of the sole Series B Preferred Stock shareholder), approved the adoption of, and filing of, an Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation of Golden Matrix Group, Inc. Establishing the Designation, Preferences, Limitations and Relative Rights of its Series B Voting Preferred Stock (the terms of which are discussed in greater detail under “NOTE 14 – EQUITY”, below).

Effective on August 1, 2022, the Company acquired a 100% ownership interest in GMG Assets.

On July 11, 2022, the Company acquired 99.99% of the stock of Golden Matrix MX.

On November 30, 2022, the Company completed the purchase of the remaining 20% of RKings and effective as of November 4, 2022, the Company owns 100% of RKings.

On January 11, 2023, the Company entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement of Share Capital (the “Original Purchase Agreement”) with Aleksandar Milovanović, Zoran Milošević and Snežana Božović (collectively, the “Meridian Sellers”), the owners of Meridian Tech Društvo Sa Ograničenom Odgovornošću Beograd, a private limited company formed and registered in and under the laws of the Republic of Serbia; Društvo Sa Ograničenom Odgovornošću “Meridianbet” Društvo Za Proizvodnju, Promet Roba I Usluga, Export Import Podgorica, a private limited company formed and registered in and under the laws of Montenegro; Meridian Gaming Holdings Ltd., a company formed and registered in the Republic of Malta; and Meridian Gaming (Cy) Ltd, a company formed and registered in the republic of Cyprus (collectively, the “Meridian Companies”). Pursuant to the Original Purchase Agreement, we agreed to acquire 100% of the Meridian Companies (the “Purchase”). On June 28, 2023, we entered into an Amended and Restated Sale and Purchase Agreement of Share Capital dated June 27, 2023, with the Meridian Sellers (the “A&R Purchase Agreement”), which amended certain provisions of the Original Purchase Agreement. On September 27, 2023, the Company and the Meridian Sellers entered into a First Amendment to Amended and Restated Sale and Purchase Agreement of Share Capital, dated September 22, 2023 (the “First Amendment”). Greater details are described below under “NOTE 18 – MERIDIAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT”, which transaction has not closed to date.

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Global Technology Group Pty Ltd. (“GTG”), RKings, GMG Assets and its 99.99% ownership interest in Golden Matrix MX. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

Business Combination - Acquisitions of RKingsCompetitions Ltd., Golden Matrix MX, S.A. DE C.V. and GMG Assets Limited

Effective on November 1, 2021, the Company acquired 80% of RKings and effective on November 4, 2022, the Company acquired the remaining 20% interest in RKings.

On July 11, 2022, the Company acquired 99.99% of the stock of Golden Matrix MX, a then newly formed shell company incorporated in Mexico for nominal consideration. Golden Matrix MX had no assets or operations at the time of acquisition and was formed for the benefit of the Company, for the sole purpose of operating an online casino in Mexico. The acquisition closed on September 7, 2022, and the Company’s online casino (and related activities), in Mexico, commenced generating revenues in March 2023.

Effective August 1, 2022, the Company acquired a 100% ownership interest in GMG Assets.

The Company accounts for business combinations using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 805, “Business Combinations”. Identifiable assets acquired, and liabilities assumed, in a business combination are measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date, irrespective of the extent of any non-controlling interest. Any adjustments to the purchase price allocation are made during the measurement period, not exceeding one year from the acquisition date, in accordance with ASC 805. The Company recognizes any non-controlling interest in the acquired subsidiary at fair value. The excess of the purchase price and the fair value of non-controlling interest in the acquired subsidiary over the fair value of the identifiable net assets of the subsidiary is recognized as goodwill. Identifiable assets with finite lives are amortized over their useful lives. Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include contingent liability, stock-based compensation, warrant valuation, accrued expenses and collectability of accounts receivable. The Company evaluates its estimates on an on-going basis and bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions the Company believes to be reasonable. Due to inherent uncertainties, actual results could differ from those estimates.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company has adopted the provisions of ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements”, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in US GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC 820 does not require any new fair value measurements, but it does provide guidance on how to measure fair value by providing a fair value hierarchy used to classify the source of the information. The fair value hierarchy distinguishes between assumptions based on market data (observable inputs) and an entity’s own assumptions (unobservable inputs).

The hierarchy consists of three levels:

The Company uses Level 3 inputs for its valuation methodology for the warrant derivative liabilities and embedded conversion option liabilities.

Financial instruments consist principally of cash, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, intangible assets, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and customer deposits. The carrying amounts of such financial instruments in the accompanying balance sheets approximate their fair values due to their relatively short-term nature. It is management’s opinion that the Company is not exposed to any significant currency or credit risks arising from these financial instruments.

Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions

The functional currency of our foreign operations is generally the local currency. For these foreign entities, we translate their financial statements into U.S. dollars using average exchange rates for the period for income statement amounts and using end-of-period exchange rates for assets and liabilities. We record these translation adjustments in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a separate component of equity, in our consolidated balance sheets. The Company has foreign currency translation adjustments of $132,588 and $(204,027) during the twelve months ended October 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

We record exchange gains and losses resulting from the conversion of transaction currency to functional currency as a component of other income (expense). The Company incurred foreign exchange loss of $7,801 and foreign exchange gain of $261,395 during the twelve months ended October 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company currently has no cash equivalents at October 31, 2023, and 2022.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The allowance for doubtful accounts reflects our best estimate of probable losses inherent in the accounts receivable balance. The Company determines the allowance based on known troubled accounts, historical experience, and other currently available evidence. As of October 31, 2023, and 2022, the allowance for doubtful accounts was $0 and $0, respectively. During the twelve-month period ending October 31, 2023 and 2022, there was no bad debt expense recorded.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets are capitalized when a future benefit is determined. Intangible assets are amortized over the anticipated useful life of the intangible asset.

Website Development Costs

The Company accounts for website development costs in accordance with ASC 350-50 “Website Development Costs”. Accordingly, all costs incurred in the planning stage are expensed as incurred, costs incurred in the website application and infrastructure development stage that meet specific criteria are capitalized and costs incurred in the day-to-day operation of the website are expensed as incurred. The website development costs to upgrade and enhance the functionality of RKings’ and Mexplay’s websites were capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over their expected useful lives, estimated to be 3 years. During the twelve months ended October 31, 2023 and 2022, $52,788 and $83,938 in website development costs, or related costs were incurred and capitalized, respectively.

Software Development Costs

The Company capitalizes internal software development costs subsequent to establishing technological feasibility of a software application in accordance with guidelines established by ASC 985-20-25 “Costs of Software to Be Sold, Leased, or Marketed”, requiring certain software development costs to be capitalized upon the establishment of technological feasibility. The establishment of technological feasibility and the ongoing assessment of the recoverability of these costs require considerable judgment by management with respect to certain external factors such as anticipated future revenue, estimated economic life, and changes in software and hardware technologies. Amortization of the capitalized software development costs begins when the product is available for general release to customers. Capitalized costs are amortized based on the straight-line method over the remaining estimated economic life of the product. No software development costs, or related costs were incurred for the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, and 2022.

RKings Trademarks and Non-compete Agreements

In connection with the acquisition of RKingsCompetition, Ltd, the Company recognized the definite-lived intangible assets consisting of $2,000,000 of trademarks and $600,000 of non-compete agreements. The trademark for RKings is amortized over 10 years and the non-compete agreements are amortized over 5 years.

Impairment of Intangible Assets

In accordance with ASC 350-30-65 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”, the Company assesses the impairment of identifiable intangible assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors the Company considers important, which could trigger an impairment review include the following:

When the Company determines that the carrying value of an intangible asset may not be recoverable based upon the existence of one or more of the above indicators of impairment and the carrying value of the asset cannot be recovered from projected undiscounted cash flows, the Company records an impairment charge. The Company measures any impairment based on a projected discounted cash flow method using a discount rate determined by management to be commensurate with the risk inherent to the current business model. Significant management judgment is required in determining whether an indicator of impairment exists and in projecting cash flows. Intangible assets that have finite useful lives are amortized over their useful lives. The Company incurred amortization expense of $439,933 and $384,588 during the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

Inventories, Prizes

RKings purchases prizes to be awarded to winners of prize competitions; these prizes are RKings’ inventory. Operations that include prizes are only through RKings. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, using the specific identification method (which approximates the previously reported first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method and there is no change (or cumulative change) resulting from a change in accounting method). Costs include expenditures incurred in the normal course of business in bringing stocks to their present location and condition. Full provision is made for obsolete and slow-moving items. Net realizable value comprises actual or estimated selling price (net of discounts) less all costs to complete and costs incurred in marketing and selling of the prize inventory. Inventory of prizes was $1,714,525 and $1,147,591 at October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Plant and machinery, fixtures, fittings, and equipment are recorded at cost. Expenditures for major additions and betterments are capitalized. Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Depreciation is computed pursuant to the straight-line method over the useful life of four years. The depreciable life of leasehold improvements is limited by the expected lease term. Property, plant and equipment were $46,447 and $72,411 at October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

Treasury Stock

Treasury stock is carried at cost.

Revenue Recognition

The Company currently has four distinctive revenue streams. In the B2B segment, there are two revenue streams: (i) charges for usage of the Company’s software, and (ii) royalty charged on the use of third-party gaming content. In the B2C segment, there are two revenue streams: (i) selling tickets directly to customers to enter prize competitions in the UK through RKings, and (ii) operation of an online casino in Mexico.

B2B segment, revenue descriptions:

B2C segment, revenue descriptions:

Pursuant to FASB Topic 606, Revenue Recognition, our company recognizes revenues by applying the following steps:

Step 1: Identify the contract with a customer.

Step 2: Identify the separate performance obligations in the contract.

Step 3: Determine the transaction price.

Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the separate performance obligations in the contract.

Step 5: Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.

For the usage of the Company’s software, the Company provides services to the counterparty which include licensing the use of its unique IP and technology systems. The counterparty pays consideration in exchange for those services which include a variable amount depending on the Software Usage. The Company only recognizes the revenue at the month end when the usage occurs, and the revenue is based on the actual Software Usage of its customers.

For the royalty charged on the use of third-party gaming content, the Company acts as a distributor of the third-party gaming content which is utilized by the client. The counterparty pays consideration in exchange for the gaming content utilized. The Company only recognizes the revenue at the month end when the usage of the gaming content occurs, and the revenue is based on the actual usage of the gaming content.

For the prize competitions ticket sales, revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration RKings expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. Payments for prize competitions received in advance of services being rendered are recorded as deferred revenue and recognized as revenue when control of the prize has been transferred to the winner of prize competitions.

For the online casino operation in Mexico, we offer customers digital versions of wagering games available in land-based casinos, such as slots, live, bingo, jackpots, and roulettes. For these offerings, the Company operates similarly to land-based casinos, generating revenue as the users play against the house. The online casino revenue is generated from user wagers net of payouts made on users’ winning wagers and incentives awarded to users.

Share-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation expense is recorded as a result of stock options, restricted stock units and restricted stock granted in return for services rendered. The share-based payment arrangements with employees were accounted for under Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 718, “Compensation - Stock Compensation”. In 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2018-07, which simplifies the accounting for share-based payments granted to non-employees for goods and services. Under the ASU, most of the guidance on such payments to non-employees would be aligned with the requirements for share-based payments granted to employees.

The expenses related to the stock-based compensation are recognized on each reporting date. The amount is calculated as the difference between total expenses incurred and the total expenses already recognized.

The stock-based compensation of options issued to consultants was recognized as a component of cost of goods sold since the stock-based compensation is the direct labor cost associated with running the Company’s GM2 Asset system, in the amount of $520,410 and $562,857 during the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

Stock-based compensation included in general and administrative (G&A) expense is $836,043 and $6,764 during the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

Stock-based compensation included in G&A expense related party is $1,093,558 and $2,095,600 during the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

Income Taxes

The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and loss carry-forwards and their respective tax bases. 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 of a change in tax rules on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in operations in the year of change. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is “more likely-than-not” that a deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company incurred income tax expenses, directly related to its UK operations, of $683,306 and $419,049 during the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively. The Company has no deferred tax assets, deferred tax liabilities of $18,819 and $4,409, and accrued income tax liabilities of $476,485 and $324,147, each at October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

Basic net earnings (loss) per share of common stock is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common stock shares (Common Shares) outstanding during the period. Diluted net earnings (loss) per Common Share are determined using the weighted-average number of Common Shares outstanding during the period, adjusted for the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents. In periods when losses are reported, the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding excludes common stock equivalents, because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.

The dilutive effect of outstanding stock options and warrants is reflected in diluted earnings (loss) per share by application of the treasury stock method. The dilutive effect of outstanding convertible securities is reflected in diluted earnings (loss) per share by application of the if-converted method.

The following is a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share for the twelve-month period ended October 31, 2023, and 2022.

For the years ended October 31, 2023, and 2022, the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding excludes common stock equivalents, because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

The Company does not believe that any recently issued effective pronouncements, or pronouncements issued but not yet effective, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.

NOTE 3 – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

Accounts receivable are carried at their estimated collectible amounts. The balance is composed of trade accounts receivables that are periodically evaluated for collectability based on past credit history with customers and their current financial condition and amount due from Citibank for Automated Clearing House (ACH) transfers that were erroneously processed by Citibank (described below).

Amount due from Citibank is the result of Automated Clearing House (ACH) transfers that were erroneously posted to the Company’s bank account. The Company notified Citibank of ACH transfers that were erroneously posted to the account. Overall, $729,505 of ACH transactions had posted to its accounts that were not authorized. Citibank immediately recognized that it was an error under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) (15 U.S.C. 1693 et seq.) of 1978 and 12 CFR 1005.11. Through October 31, 2023, Citibank has replenished $683,010 of the unauthorized ACH transactions which resulted in a receivable due from Citibank of $46,495. On November 27, 2023, an additional $26,003 was replenished by Citibank.

The Company has accounts receivable of $3,551,383 and $2,641,023 as of October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively (net of allowance for bad debt of $0 and $0, respectively). During the twelve months ended October 31, 2023 and 2022, $2,200,000 and $0 accounts payable were settled with accounts receivable. 72% of the accounts receivable were from three customers as of October 31, 2023.

NOTE 4 – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - RELATED PARTY

Accounts receivable-related party are carried at their estimated collectible amounts. Trade accounts receivable are periodically evaluated for collectability based on past credit history with customers and their current financial condition. The Company has accounts receivable from one related party: Articulate Pty Ltd. (“Articulate”), which is wholly-owned by Anthony Brian Goodman, CEO of the Company and his wife Marla Goodman, which amounts to $331,246 and $413,714 as of October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

NOTE 5 – PREPAID EXPENSES

Prepaid expenses mainly include prepayments to the Company’s broker for stock repurchase, Nasdaq listing fees, rent, insurance, retainer for legal services, prepaid employee wages, and a one-year Gaming License fee. The balances of prepaid expenses are $103,271 and $84,372 as of October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively. The components of prepaid expenses are as follows:

NOTE 6 – SHORT-TERM DEPOSITS

Office Lease deposit

Short-term deposits represent a deposit required for an office lease in Australia. On June 1, 2021, the Company (through GTG) entered into athree-year term lease agreement for office space and two parking spaces which commenced on June 1, 2021. The Company has the option to renew for a period ofthree years. The current rent is $115,882 ($174,032 AUD) per year (subject to a 4% annual increase) plus goods and services tax charged at 10% based on Australian Taxation Law.

Under the terms of the lease, the Company is required to provide a bank guarantee and has entered into a $51,971 ($81,896 AUD) Term Deposit at St. George Bank (with lessor as beneficiary) as collateral for the bank guarantee (from St. George Bank) to the benefit of the lessor. The Term Deposit was opened on June 1, 2021, had a one-year maturity and earned 0.25% interest per year. On June 1, 2022, the Term Deposit was automatically reinvested at St. George Bank for an additional one-year term, under the same terms as the original Term Deposit of June 1, 2021; the interest rate on renewal is 0.25%. On June 1, 2023, the Term Deposit was automatically reinvested at St. George Bank for an additional one-year term, under the same terms as the original Term Deposit of June 1, 2021; the interest rate on renewal is 0.25%. The Company has Term Deposits of $51,971 and $52,577 as of October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

As of October 31, 2023, and 2022, the operating lease right-of-use asset is $56,643 and $150,653, respectively, and there was also a current operating lease liability of $59,089 and $95,085, respectively and a non-current operating lease liability of $0 and $59,778, respectively.

NOTE 7 – ACQUISITIONS

Related Party Asset Acquisition

Acquisition of GMG Assets

On October 17, 2022, and effective on August 1, 2022, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “GMG Purchase Agreement”), to acquire a 100% ownership interest in GMG Assets, a private limited company formed under the laws of Northern Ireland from Aaron Johnston and Mark Weir, individuals, the owners of 100% of the ordinary issued share capital (100 Ordinary Shares) of GMG Assets. Aaron Johnston was then a Board Member of the Company, and Mark Weir was then a 10% Shareholder in RKings, of which the Company then owned 80% of, and as such were both related parties to the Company.

Pursuant to the GMG Purchase Agreement, which was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, the Company agreed to pay the GMG Sellers 25,000 British pound sterling (GBP) (USD $30,708) for 100% of GMG Assets, which represented the combined costs paid by the GMG Sellers to form GMG Assets. GMG Assets was formed for the sole purpose of facilitating the Company’s operation of RKings and to facilitate cash alternative offers for winners of prizes within RKings’ business. The consideration was paid on March 6, 2023.

During the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, GMG Assets contributed revenues of $5,642,703 and net income attributable to the Company of $198,470.

Third Party Business Acquisition

RKings Acquisition

On November 29, 2021, the Company entered into the RKings Purchase Agreement, to acquire an 80% ownership interest in RKings from Mark Weir and Paul Hardman, individuals (each an “RKings Seller” and collectively the “RKings Sellers”), the then owners of 100% of the ordinary issued share capital of RKings.

RKings is a United Kingdom based online competition company offering business-to-consumer tournaments whereby individuals can purchase entries for online prize drawings; we refer to these tournaments as “pay to enter prize competitions”.

Pursuant to the RKings Purchase Agreement, the RKings Sellers agreed to sell the Company 80% of the outstanding capital stock of RKings (the “Purchase” and the “RKings Stock”). In consideration for the RKings Stock, we agreed to pay the RKings Sellers, pro rata with their ownership of RKings:

On December 6, 2021, the Company paid the RKings Sellers the cash payment of GBP £3,000,000 (USD $4,099,500) (described in (1) above) and, on November 29, 2021, the Company issued the 666,250 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock (described in (2) above). Also, on March 7, 2022, the Company issued 70,332 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock in payment of 80% of RKings’ net asset value as of October 31, 2021 (described in (3) above), in the amount of $562,650.

The RKings Purchase Agreement provided for a total of GBP £1,000,000 (USD $1,366,500) (the “Holdback Amount”) to be retained by the Company, following closing, which was to be released to the RKings Sellers within six months after the closing date only to the extent that (A) RKings achieved revenue of at least USD $7,200,000 during the six full calendar months immediately following the closing date; and (B) the RKings Sellers did not default in any of their obligations, covenants or representations under the RKings Purchase Agreement or other transaction documents. On June 1, 2022, the Company notified the RKings Sellers that they were in default, under the RKings Purchase Agreement, of their obligations (aforementioned (B) above). Consequently, the Company notified the RKings Sellers that their right to receive the £1,000,000 Holdback Amount and the £4,000,000 Earn-Out Consideration had been terminated. However, effective on August 4, 2022, we entered into a Settlement and Mutual Release Agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Mark Weir, one of the two RKings Sellers of the 80% interest in RKings. The Settlement Agreement was entered into to partially settle certain breaches of the RKings Purchase Agreement with the RKings Sellers (Mr. Mark Weir and Mr. Paul Hardman) whereby we agreed to pay to Mr. Weir the amount of £450,000 (approximately $548,112), representing one-half of the £1,000,000 (approximately $1,218,027) Holdback Amount, less £50,000 (approximately $60,902) in excess salary payments made to Mr. Weir (the “Settlement Payment”). The Settlement Payment was in full satisfaction of all payments (including any portion of the Holdback Amount or Earn-Out Consideration (defined and discussed below)), due to Mr. Weir under the RKings Purchase Agreement. The Settlement Payment was paid in full on August 21, 2022. The Company’s ongoing disputes and claims against Mr. Hardman, the other RKings Seller, relating to breaches of the terms of the RKings Purchase Agreement by Mr. Hardman, remain outstanding and the Company is continuing to pursue such claims.

RKings Notice of Buyout

The RKings Purchase Agreement also required that the RKings Sellers and the Company enter into a Shareholders Agreement (the “Shareholders Agreement”), which was entered into and became effective on November 29, 2021, and which provided various rights and restrictions on the owners of RKings. One of those rights was a buyout right provided to the Company (the “Buyout Right”), which beginning on May 29, 2022 (the date that was six months from November 29, 2021), which provided the Company, upon written notice to the RKings Sellers, the right to purchase all, but not less than all, of the shares of RKings then held by the RKings Sellers (i.e., the 20% of RKings retained by such RKings Sellers following the closing of the RKing Purchase Agreement) for an aggregate purchase price equal to 20% of the product of (i) RKings’ then most recent three-month trailing EBITDA multiplied by (ii) sixteen (the “Buyout Price”). The Buyout Price was payable at the option of the Company in either (x) cash; or (y) shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $8.00 per share or any combination thereof.

On October 27, 2022, the Company exercised its Buyout Right by providing written notice to each of the RKings Sellers. In connection with such exercise, the Company agreed to pay each RKings Seller USD $661,773, which was equal to their pro rata portion of the Buyout Price, which was satisfied by the issuance by the Company to each RKings Seller of 82,722 shares of restricted common stock of the Company (with such shares being valued at $8.00 per share pursuant to the terms of the Shareholders Agreement) (an aggregate of 165,444 shares of common stock of the Company, the “Buyout Shares”).

On November 30, 2022, the Company completed the purchase of 10% of RKings from each RKings Seller (20% in aggregate) in consideration for the Buyout Shares and effective as of November 4, 2022, the Company owns 100% of RKings. The fair value of the 165,444 shares issued on November 4, 2022 at $2.95 per share amounted to $488,060. The carrying value of the 20% non-controlling interest (NCI) was $2,928,452 (original value of $2,634,386, plus $294,066, allocated to NCI over the past year for its share in the income of the subsidiary) at the time of Buyout. The difference between the NCI amount ($2,928,452) and the fair value of the consideration paid ($488,060) is recognized directly in additional paid in capital (APIC). The Shareholders Agreement was terminated on November 4, 2022, effective upon the Company’s acquisition of 100% of RKings.

Additionally, in the event the (A) the Company determined, on or before the date on which the Company filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K with the SEC for the Company’s fiscal year ending October 31, 2022 (the “Filing Date”), that the increase (if any) between (1) RKings’ twelve-month trailing EBITDA for the year ended October 31, 2022, less (2) RKings’ twelve-month trailing EBITDA for the year ended October 31, 2021, is at least GBP £1,250,000 during the twelve-month period ending October 31, 2022 (“EBITDA Metric”); and (B) the RKings Sellers did not default in any of their obligations, covenants or representations under the RKings Purchase Agreement or other transaction documents, then the Company was required to pay the RKings Sellers GBP £4,000,000 (USD $5,330,000) (the “Earn-Out Consideration”), which was payable at the option of the Company in either (a) cash; or (b) shares of Company common stock valued at $8.00 per share of Company common stock (subject to equitable adjustment in accordance with dividends payable in stock on such Company Common Stock, stock splits, stock combinations, and other similar events affecting the Company Common Stock) (such shares of Company Common Stock, if any, the “Earn-Out Shares”). For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022, RKings did not achieve the aforementioned EBITDA Metric and did not earn the Earn-Out Consideration.

On December 6, 2021, the Company closed the RKings Purchase, which had an effective date of November 1, 2021.

In accordance with FASB ASC Section 805, “Business Combinations”, the Company has accounted for the RKings Purchase Agreement transaction as a business combination using the acquisition method. Due to the continuity of operations that will remain after the acquisition, the acquisition was considered the acquisition of a “business”.

Goodwill is measured as a residual and calculated as the excess of the sum of (1) the purchase price to acquire 80% of RKings’ shares, which was $11,092,150, and (2) the fair value of the 20% noncontrolling interest in RKings, which was estimated to be $2,634,386, over the net of the acquisition-date values of the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed.

The Company accounts for business combinations in accordance with FASB ASC 805, “Business Combinations”. The preliminary fair value of purchase consideration for the acquisition has been allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on a preliminary valuation of their respective fair values and may change when the final valuation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is determined.

As described more fully in “NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES”, the assets and liabilities of RKings have been recorded at their fair value at the acquisition date and are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

RKings’ results of operations have been included in our consolidated financial statements beginning November 1, 2021. During the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, RKings contributed revenues of $22,564,410 and net income attributable to the Company of $1,813,142.

RKings Notice of Breach

On June 1, 2022, the Company notified the RKings Sellers that RKings Sellers were in default under the RKings Purchase Agreement and demanded that RKings Sellers cease and desist from all activity in violation of the RKings Purchase Agreement, including (1) use of Company confidential data in breach of the non-disclosure requirements of the RKings Purchase Agreement, (2) tortious interference with the Company’s business and customer relationships, and (3) exploitation of Company assets for personal gain. Also, RKings Sellers had breached the Shareholders Agreement as well as their fiduciary duties as stipulated in the Shareholders Agreement dated November 29, 2021.

Based on the foregoing, and without limitation as to other breaches by either RKings Seller, the Company notified the RKings Sellers that they were in breach of the RKings Purchase Agreement and demanded that each RKings Seller cease and desist from further actions in breach of the RKings Purchase Agreement or in violation of applicable law. In addition, the Company notified the RKings Sellers of their indemnification obligations under the RKings Purchase Agreement and the Company’s decision to terminate the RKings Sellers’ right to receive the £1,000,000 Holdback Amount and the £4,000,000 Earn-Out Consideration. In addition, the Company has the right to set off any amounts which are the subject of an indemnification claim against such Holdback Amount and Earn-Out Consideration.

Weir Settlement & Release

On August 1, 2022, and effective on August 4, 2022, we entered into a Settlement and Mutual Release Agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Mark Weir, one of the two RKings Sellers. The Settlement Agreement was entered into in order to partially settle certain breaches of the RKings Purchase Agreement which the RKings Sellers (Mr. Weir and Mr. Paul Hardman) were jointly and severally responsible for pursuant to the terms of the RKings Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, (a) we agreed to make a payment to Mr. Weir in the amount of £450,000 (USD $546,847), representing one-half of the £1,000,000 (USD $1,215,214) Holdback Amount, less £50,000 (USD $60,760) in excess salary payments made to Mr. Weir (the “Settlement Payment”); (b) Mr. Weir agreed to enter into an employment agreement with RKings; and (c) we and Mr. Weir, on behalf of ourselves and our affiliates and representatives, provided each other mutual releases, subject to certain customary exceptions. The Settlement Payment was in full satisfaction of all payments (including any portion of the Holdback Amount or Earn-Out Consideration), due to Mr. Weir under the RKings Purchase Agreement. The Settlement Payment was paid in full on August 21, 2022. The Company’s ongoing disputes and claims against Mr. Hardman, the other Seller, relating to breaches of the terms of the RKings Purchase Agreement by Mr. Hardman, remain outstanding and the Company is continuing to pursue such claims.

RKings Notice of Buyout

On October 27, 2022, the Company exercised its Buyout Right by providing written notice to each of the RKings Sellers. In connection with such exercise, the Company agreed to pay each RKings Seller USD $661,773, which is equal to their pro rata portion of the Buyout Price, which was satisfied by the issuance by the Company to each RKings Seller of 82,722 shares of restricted common stock of the Company (with such shares being valued at $8.00 per share pursuant to the terms of the Shareholders Agreement) (an aggregate of 165,444 shares of common stock of the Company, the “Buyout Shares”).

On November 30, 2022, the Company completed the purchase of 10% of RKings from each RKings Seller (20% in aggregate) in consideration for the Buyout Shares and effective as of November 4, 2022, the Company owns 100% of RKings.

Golden Matrix MX Acquisition

On July 11, 2022, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement to acquire 99.99% of the stock of Golden Matrix MX, a then newly formed shell company incorporated in Mexico for nominal consideration of $2,411. Golden Matrix MX had no assets or operations and was formed for the benefit of the Company, for the sole purpose of operating an online casino in Mexico. The acquisition closed on September 7, 2022.

NOTE 8 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment, net, consists of the following for the periods indicated:

NOTE 9 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS – SOFTWARE PLATFORM, WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT COSTS, TRADEMARKS AND NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS

Website development costs incurred to upgrade and enhance the functionality of Golden Matrix MX’s website (i.e., Mexplay https://www.mexplay.mx) were capitalized; which amount to $52,788 and $0 for the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively. Capitalized costs of $0 and $83,938 were incurred to upgrade RKings’ website for the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

Intangible assets related to software and website are amortized on a straight-line basis over their expected useful lives, estimated to be 3 years.

In connection with the 80% acquisition of RKings, the Company recognized $2,600,000 of definite-lived intangible assets consisting of $2,000,000 of trademarks and $600,000 of non-compete agreements. The trademark for RKings is amortized over 10 years and the non-compete agreement is amortized over 5 years.

In connection with the online casino in Mexico, the Company applied for a gaming permit in Mexico through its subsidiary Golden Matrix MX in the amount of $223,725, which was approved on July 13, 2022. The gaming permit is amortized over 6 years.

Amortization expenses related to intangible assets were $439,933 and $384,588 for the twelve months ended October 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Accumulated amortization was $863,758 and $422,479 as of October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

The following table details the carrying values of the Company’s intangible assets excluding goodwill:

NOTE 10 – ACCOUNTS PAYABLE – RELATED PARTIES

The accounts payable to related parties include superannuation payable to the management of the Company of $12,921 and $10,637, as of October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

NOTE 11 – DEFERRED REVENUES

The payments for prize competitions received in advance of services being rendered are recorded as deferred revenue and recognized as revenue when control of the prize has been transferred to the winners of prize competitions. Deferred revenues were $108,106 and $182,444 as of October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

NOTE 12 – CUSTOMER DEPOSITS

The Company has customer deposits in both the B2B segment and the B2C segment.

In the B2B segment there are two sources of deposits, one source of deposits is from the Company’s customers participating in the Progressive Jackpot Games. The clients are required to provide the Company with a minimum deposit amount of $5,000, which serves as a deposit for the Progressive Contribution Fee. During the tenure of the client’s operation, the deposit will not be used to deduct or offset any invoices, and when the client decides not to operate, the deposit will be fully refunded to the client. As of October 31, 2023, and 2022, customer deposits for Progressive Jackpot Games amounted to $68,721 and $69,016, respectively. The other source of deposits is the payment from customers in advance of any usage of gaming content. As the gaming content is utilized by the customers, revenues are recognized. As of October 31, 2023, and 2022, a total of $259,696 and $40,312 of customer deposits are from this source.

Total customer deposits in the B2B segment amount to $328,417 and $109,328 as of October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

In the B2C segment, the Company records liabilities for user account balances in Mexico. User account balances consist of user deposits, promotional awards, and user net winnings less user withdrawals. As of October 31, 2023, and 2022, user account balances were $20,203 and $0, respectively.

Total customer deposits amount to $348,620 and $109,328 as of October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

NOTE 13 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

All related party transactions have been recorded at the amount of consideration established and agreed to by the related parties.

Luxor Capital, LLC

On February 22, 2016, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Luxor Capital, LLC, a Nevada limited liability corporation (“Luxor”), which is wholly-owned by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Anthony Brian Goodman. The Company purchased certain Gaming IP, along with the “know how” of that Gaming IP from Luxor. In consideration for the purchase, the Company agreed to issue 74 shares of Golden Matrix’s common stock and a Convertible Promissory Note in the amount of $2,374,712. On February 26,201,660 shares of common stock were issued to Luxor Capital, LLC.

On March 1, 2016, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note with Luxor in the amount of $2,374,712. The promissory note is unsecured, bears interest at 6% per annum, and matured on March 1, 2017.

On September 10, 2018, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement with Luxor whereby the parties agreed to release each other from any and all liabilities relating to the Convertible Promissory Note. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Company agreed to pay out the remaining balance of the note totaling $649,414, by converting $209,414 into common stock at a conversion price of $0.15 per share, by making a payment of $150,000 and by entering into an interest free loan for the balance of $290,000, such loan to be repaid in two equal instalments of $145,000 on September 10, 2019 and September 10, 2020. No discount was recorded for the settlement amount. On September 10, 2018,1,396,094 shares of common stock were issued for the conversion of $209,414. The loan was fully repaid during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021.

On February 28, 2018, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Luxor. Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company purchased certain Intellectual Property and Know-how relating to a proprietary social gaming solution from Luxor (the “GM2 Asset”), in consideration for 4,166,667 shares of common stock, and a promissory note calculated at 50% of the revenues generated by the GM2 Asset during the 12-month period from March 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019. The promissory note was required to be issued to Luxor before April 30, 2019, was to bear interest at the rate of 4% per annum, and be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the average of the seven trading days closing prices on the date prior to conversion. The GM2 Asset included all source code and documentation.

On April 1, 2019, the Company issued the promissory note, which final note terms provided for the amount owed under the note to bear 6% interest per annum.

On April 1, 2019, Luxor proposed a 10% discount on the payable amount, which the Company agreed to.

Pursuant to the promissory note, 20% of the total value was required to be paid upon signing the agreement, 40% on October 1, 2019, and 40% on April 1, 2020.

During the year ended January 31, 2021, the Company paid $290,000 to Luxor against the settlement payable. As of January 31, 2021, all of the outstanding balance has been fully repaid. Although Luxor did not charge interest on its loan to the Company, it was treated as an in-kind contribution, and as a result, an imputed interest expense of 6% was recorded. There were no transactions between Luxor and the Company after January 31, 2021.

Anthony Brian Goodman, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

On December 22, 2020, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with Mr. Goodman, the sole director and owner of Global Technology Group Pty Ltd, a company incorporated in Australia (“GTG”). Under the agreement, Mr. Goodman agreed to sell 100% of the shares in GTG to the Company for total consideration of 85,000 GBP (approximately $113,000). On January 19, 2021, the Company acquired the shares in GTG and became the holding company of GTG. On March 22, 2021, the Company paid Mr. Goodman $115,314 USD (equivalent to 85,000 GBP), for the acquisition of GTG.

During the year ended January 31, 2021, the Company received a loan of $99 from Mr. Goodman, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, to open a new bank account for its subsidiary in Australia. As of January 31, 2021, the balance of the loan was $99. The loan from the officer is due on demand, unsecured with no interest. The loan was repaid as of October 31, 2021.

On June 29, 2021, the Company extended the expiration date of options to purchase 5,400,000 shares of common stock previously granted to Mr. Goodman, at an exercise price of $0.066 per share, which were to expire on June 30, 2021, until December 31, 2022.

On November 8, 2021, Mr. Goodman loaned $200 to the Company to open two bank accounts. The loan from Mr. Goodman is due on demand, unsecured with no interest and was repaid on April 25, 2022.

Effective March 10, 2022, Luxor, the then sole shareholder of the Series B Voting Preferred Stock of the Company, which entity is wholly-owned by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Anthony Brian Goodman, transferred all 1,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock which it held to Mr. Goodman for no consideration.

On March 11, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors and Mr. Goodman, as the then sole stockholder of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock (pursuant to a written consent to action without meeting of the sole Series B Preferred Stock stockholder), approved the adoption of, and filing of, an Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation of Golden Matrix Group, Inc. Establishing the Designation, Preferences, Limitations and Relative Rights of its Series B Voting Preferred Stock (the “Amended and Restated Designation”).

The Amended and Restated Designation, which was filed with, and became effective with, the Secretary of State of Nevada on March 11, 2022, amended the Certificate of Designation of the Series B Preferred Stock, previously filed by the Corporation with the Secretary of State of Nevada on August 18, 2015, to, among other things: (a) include the right of the holder of the Series B Preferred Stock to convert each share of the Series B Preferred Stock into 1,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at the holder’s option from time to time after May 20, 2022; (b) provide for the automatic conversion of all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock into common stock of the Company, on a 1,000 for 1 basis, on the date that the aggregate beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock (calculated pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), calculated without regard to any shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock, nor any voting rights associated with such Series B Preferred Stock, of Mr. Goodman, falls below 10% of the Company’s common stock then outstanding (Mr. Goodman beneficially owns approximately 45.6% of the Company’s outstanding common stock pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act as of the date of this Report), or the first business day thereafter that the Company becomes aware of such; (c) provide that each share of Series B Preferred Stock entitles the holder to 7,500 votes on all matters presented to the Company’s stockholders for a vote of stockholders, whether such vote is taken in person at a meeting or via a written consent (7,500,000 votes in aggregate for all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock); (d) require the consent of the holders of at least a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock to (i) amend any provision of the Amended and Restated Designation, (ii) increase or decrease (other than by redemption or conversion) the total number of authorized shares of Series B Preferred Stock, (iii) adopt or authorize any new designation of any preferred stock or amend the Articles of Incorporation of the Company in a manner which adversely affects the rights, preferences and privileges of the Series B Preferred Stock, (iv) effect an exchange, or create a right of exchange, cancel, or create a right to cancel, of all or any part of the shares of another class of shares into shares of Series B Preferred Stock, (v) issue any additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock, or (vi) alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock so as to affect adversely the shares of Series B Preferred Stock; (e) provide that the shares of Series B Preferred Stock shares are not transferrable by Mr. Goodman; and (e) clarify that the Series B Preferred stock is not entitled to any dividend rights, preemptive rights, redemption rights, or liquidation preference.

The Board of Directors determined that the inclusion of the conversion right set forth above was fair and reasonable due to the fact that Mr. Goodman, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Designation, was giving up a non-dilutive voting right of over 99.975% of the Company’s voting stock as a result of such Amended and Restated Designation, which had the principal effects of (1) lowering the voting rights of such Series B Preferred Stock from a non-dilutive 99.975% interest to a dilutive 17.1% interest (currently); and (2) providing for the right at the option of Mr. Goodman, or automatically upon certain events discussed above, for such 1,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, to convert into 1,000,000 shares of common stock (previously such Series B Preferred Stock had no conversion rights).

On September 16, 2022, the Company entered into a First Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (“Goodman Agreement”) with Mr. Goodman. The agreement amended and restated, effective as of September 16, 2022, the prior Employment Agreement entered into between the Company and Mr. Goodman dated October 26, 2020, to among other things extend the term thereof for four years to August 20, 2026, increase Mr. Goodman’s base salary to $158,400 per year, plus a Superannuation as mandated by the Australian Government - Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 (currently 11%) and to provide for annual increases in Mr. Goodman’s salary of no less than 10% per annum. Pursuant to the Goodman Agreement, Mr. Goodman’s base salary was increased by the contractual minimum increase of 10% to $174,240, effective as of September 1, 2023.

Effective March 10, 2022, Luxor Capital LLC (Luxor), the then sole shareholder of the Series B Voting Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), which entity is wholly-owned by Mr. Goodman, transferred all 1,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock which it held to Mr. Goodman for no consideration in a private transaction.

On September 16, 2022, the Company granted 750,000 restricted stock units (RSUs) to Mr. Goodman in consideration for services to be rendered by Mr. Goodman through October 2024. The restricted stock units are subject to vesting, to the extent that certain performance metrics are met by the Company. Certain revenue and Adjusted EBITDA goals for the year ended October 31, 2022, were met and 250,000 RSUs for the year ended October 31, 2022, vested upon the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2022, on January 30, 2023. 250,000 shares of common stock were issued to Mr. Goodman on January 30, 2023, to settle the vested RSUs. More details of the restricted stock units are covered in “NOTE 14 - EQUITY”.

On December 1, 2022, Mr. Goodman, exercised options to purchase 5,400,000 shares of common stock in a cashless exercise pursuant to which 151,017 shares of common stock were surrendered to the Company to pay for the aggregate exercise price of the options ($356,400) and 5,248,983 shares of common stock were issued. These shares were issued pursuant to the terms of the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan.

As of October 31, 2023, and 2022, total wages payable to Mr. Goodman were $0 and $0, respectively, and the superannuation payable was $5,747 and $5,229, respectively.

Weiting ‘Cathy’ Feng the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and Director

On September 16, 2022, we entered into a First Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (“Feng Agreement”) with Ms. Feng. The agreement amended and restated, effective as of September 16, 2022, the prior Employment Agreement entered into between the Company and Ms. Feng dated October 26, 2020, to among other things extend the term thereof for four years to August 20, 2026, increase Ms. Feng’s base salary to $132,000 per year, plus a Superannuation as mandated by the Australian Government - Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 (currently 11%), and to provide for annual increases in Ms. Feng’s salary of no less than 10% per annum. Pursuant to the Feng Agreement, Ms. Feng’s base salary was increased by the contractual minimum increase of 10% to $145,200, effective as of September 1, 2023.

As of October 31, 2023, and 2022, total wage payable to Ms. Feng was $0 and $0, respectively, and the superannuation payable was $4,789 and $4,358, respectively.

On September 16, 2022, the Company granted 375,000 restricted stock units to Ms. Feng in consideration for services to be rendered by Ms. Feng through October 2024. The restricted stock units are subject to vesting, to the extent that certain performance metrics are met by the Company. Certain revenue and Adjusted EBITDA goals for the year ended October 31, 2022, were met and 125,000 RSUs for the year ended October 31, 2022, vested upon the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2022, on January 30, 2023.125,000 shares of common stock were issued to Ms. Feng on January 30, 2023, to settle the vested RSUs. More details of the restricted stock units are covered in “NOTE 14- EQUITY”.

On December 1, 2022, Ms. Feng, exercised options to purchase 1,400,000 shares of common stock in a cashless exercise pursuant to which 35,594 shares of common stock were surrendered to the Company to pay for the aggregate exercise price of the options ($84,000) and 1,364,406 shares of common stock were issued. These shares were issued pursuant to the terms of the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan.

Thomas E. McChesney, a member of the Board of Directors of the Company

On April 24, 2020, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Thomas E. McChesney as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. McChesney’s appointment was effective on April 27, 2020. The Board of Directors granted Mr. McChesney options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock (at $0.795 per share, expiring April 27, 2025) in connection with his appointment.

Compensation for Mr. McChesney’s service on the Board, payable in arrears, was $2,000 per month from the date of his appointment to November 1, 2021; $3,000 per month from November 1, 2021, to May 25, 2022; and $5,000 per month from May 25, 2022, to present.

On January 28, 2022, Mr. McChesney exercised options to purchase 40,000 shares of common stock in a cashless exercise pursuant to which 4,977 shares of common stock were surrendered to the Company to pay for the aggregate exercise price of the options ($31,800) and 35,023 shares of common stock were issued.

During the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, and 2022, total director fees paid to Mr. McChesney were $60,000 and $46,000, respectively. As of October 31, 2023, and 2022, the amount payable to Mr. McChesney was $0 and $0, respectively.

On September 16, 2022, the Company granted 150,000 restricted stock units to Mr. McChesney in consideration for services to be rendered by Mr. McChesney through October 2024. The restricted stock units are subject to vesting, to the extent that certain performance metrics are met by the Company. Certain revenue and Adjusted EBITDA goals for the year ended October 31, 2022, were met and 50,000 RSUs for the year ended October 31, 2022, vested upon the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2022, on January 30, 2023. 50,000 shares of common stock were issued to Mr. McChesney on January 30, 2023, to settle the vested RSUs. More details of the restricted stock units are covered in “NOTE 14- EQUITY”.

Murray G. Smith, a member of the Board of Directors of the Company

On July 27, 2020, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Murray G. Smith as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Smith’s appointment was effective on August 1, 2020. The Board of Directors granted Mr. Smith options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock (at $2.67 per share, expiring August 1, 2025) in connection with his appointment.

Compensation for Mr. Smith’s service on the Board of Directors, payable in arrears, was $2,000 per month from the date of his appointment until November 1, 2021; $3,000 per month from November 1, 2021, to May 25, 2022; and $5,000 per month from May 25, 2022, to present.

During the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, and 2022, total director fees paid to Mr. Smith were $60,000 and $46,000, respectively. As of October 31, 2023, and 2022, the amount payable to Mr. Smith was $0 and $0, respectively.

On September 16, 2022, the Company granted 150,000 restricted stock units to Mr. Smith in consideration for services to be rendered by Mr. Smith through October 2024. The restricted stock units are subject to vesting, to the extent that certain performance metrics are met by the Company. Certain revenue and Adjusted EBITDA goals for the year ended October 31, 2022, were met and 50,000 RSUs for the year ended October 31, 2022 vested upon the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2022, on January 30, 2023.50,000 shares of common stock were issued to Mr. Smith on January 30, 2023, to settle the vested RSUs. More details of the restricted stock units are covered in “NOTE 14- EQUITY”.

Philip D. Moyes, a member of the Board of Directors of the Company

Effective on December 3, 2022, the Board of Directors appointed Philip Daniel Moyes as a member of the Board of Directors and as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, with such appointment to take effect immediately.

Mr. Moyes is entitled to receive compensation for his services as a director consistent with the compensation paid to other non-executive directors. Currently the compensation is $5,000 per month, payable in arrears.

During the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, and 2022, total director fees paid to Mr. Moyes were $55,000 and $0, respectively. As of October 31, 2023, and 2022, the amount payable to Mr. Moyes was $0 and $0, respectively.

On December 8, 2022, the Company granted 100,000 restricted stock units to Mr. Moyes in consideration for services to be rendered by Mr. Moyes through October 2024. The restricted stock units are subject to vesting, to the extent that certain performance metrics are met by the Company. More details of the restricted stock units are covered in “NOTE 14- EQUITY”.

Aaron Richard Johnston, former member of the Board of Directors through November 1, 2022 and Current Consultant

Effective August 23, 2020, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Aaron Richard Johnston as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. The Board of Directors granted Mr. Johnston options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock (at $2.67 per share, expiring August 1, 2025) in connection with his appointment.

Mr. Johnston’s compensation as a member of the Board, payable in arrears, has been $2,000 per month from the date of his appointment to November 1, 2021; $3,000 per month from November 1, 2021, to May 25, 2022; and $5,000 per month from May 25, 2022, to his resignation as a member of the Board of Directors effective November 1, 2022.

During the twelve months ended October 31, 2023 and 2022, fees paid to Mr. Johnston as a director were $0 and $46,000, respectively. As of October 31, 2023, and 2022, the amount payable to Mr. Johnston as a director was $0 and $0, respectively.

On October 27, 2022, the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement with Mr. Aaron Richard Johnston, a then member of the Board of Directors of the Company, who resigned effective November 1, 2022.

Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, Mr. Johnston agreed to provide a minimum of 30 hours of service to the Company per week in connection with (a) assistance and guidance as requested from time to time by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, senior management and the Board of Directors; (b) help with identifying, evaluating, and recommending merger and acquisition candidates to the Company; (c) assistance to the Company in corporate expansion objectives; (d) assistance with mergers and acquisitions, to develop and execute the evaluation, financial, and operational strategy for mergers, acquisitions, and divestiture projects; (e) advising and evaluating potential transactions (M&A), helping provide financial projections, risk assessment, and financial implications; and (f) visiting RKingsCompetitions Ltd in Ireland on a regular basis and assisting the Company with day-to-day management of RKingsCompetitions Ltd, as well as assisting with any other operating businesses the Company may have in the UK and Europe.

During the term of the agreement, for all services rendered by Mr. Johnston under the agreement, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Johnston: $12,000 per month, which may be increased from time to time with the consent of the Company and Mr. Johnston; a cash sign up bonus of $36,000; an equity sign up bonus of 100,000 shares of Restricted Common Stock of the Company (the “Stock Compensation”) which vested to Mr. Johnston at the rate of er 16, 2022 in consideration for services as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company; 300,000 new Restricted Stock Units (RS50,000 of such shares on November 1, 2022 and 50,000 of such shares on February 1, 2023; the right to earn up to 50,000 Restricted Stock Units (“Board RSUs”) which were previously granted to Mr. Johnston on SeptembU’s), with the same incentive targets as the Board RSUs, with 150,000 RSUs vesting each of the years ended October 31, 2023 and 2024; and 300,000 RSUs (“Transaction RSUs”) which shall vest to Mr. Johnston, upon the closing of a transaction that, on a pro forma basis, doubles the Company’s revenues for the fiscal quarter prior to the closing of the acquisition provided the transaction closes prior to November 1, 2023. Each RSU shall evidence the right to receive, upon vesting thereof, one share of common stock. Mr. Johnston is also eligible under the Consulting Agreement for discretionary bonuses in cash or equity, from time to time, at the discretion of the Board of Directors. On October 20, 2023, the Company modified the Transaction RSUs to vest upon the closing of a transaction that, on a pro forma basis, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, doubles the Company’s revenues for the fiscal quarter prior to the closing of the acquisition (“Doubling Transaction”), provided that such 300,000 Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited immediately and not eligible for vesting if such Doubling Transaction does not close prior to May 1, 2024.

The Consulting Agreement contains customary indemnification and confidentiality obligations, and a one-year non-competition prohibition restricting Mr. Johnston’s ability to compete against the Company following the termination of the agreement.

On September 16, 2022, the Company granted 150,000 restricted stock units to Mr. Johnston in consideration for services to be rendered by Mr. Johnston through October 2024. The restricted stock units are subject to vesting, to the extent that certain performance metrics are met by the Company. More details of the restricted stock units are covered in “NOTE 14- EQUITY”.

A total of 100,000 of the restricted stock units granted to Mr. Johnston in consideration for his services as a director were forfeited upon his resignation. The remaining 50,000 RSUs granted to Mr. Johnston in consideration for his services on the Board of Directors vested to Mr. Johnston upon the Company reaching certain revenue and Adjusted EBITDA goals for the year ended October 31, 2022, and upon the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2022, on January 30, 2023.50,000 shares of common stock were issued to Mr. Johnston on January 30, 2023, to settle the vested RSUs.

During the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, and 2022, fees paid to Mr. Johnston as a consultant were $180,000 and $0, respectively. As of October 31, 2023, and 2022, the amount payable to Mr. Johnston as a consultant was $0 and $0, respectively.

Brett Goodman, Vice President of Business Development and son of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer

On May 1, 2020, the Company entered into a consultant agreement with Brett Goodman, the son of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, where Mr. Brett Goodman agreed to provide consulting services assisting the Company with building a Peer-to-Peer gaming system. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Brett Goodman $3,000 per month.

On August 10, 2020, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Brett Goodman, the son of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Jason Silver, who was then subject to a partnership agreement with Brett Goodman. Mr. Goodman and Mr. Silver had previously engaged a third-party company to develop a Peer-to-Peer betting application and the parties determined it was in the Company’s best interests to assume ownership of the Peer-to-Peer betting application development program, and to engage Mr. Goodman and Mr. Silver for management of the project. Pursuant to the agreement, we agreed to issue each of Mr. Goodman and Mr. Silver 2,000 shares of restricted common stock (4,000 shares in aggregate) (which shares were issued on March 24, 2021), and as a result, a $14,840 expense was recorded. Additionally, each of Mr. Goodman and Mr. Silver agreed to manage the project. We also agreed to reimburse Mr. Goodman and Mr. Silver for the costs of the project; however, there have been no expenses to date.

On September 16, 2022, and effective on September 1, 2022, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with Mr. Brett Goodman. Pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. Brett Goodman agreed to serve as the Vice President of Business Development for the Company for a term of three years (through September 1, 2025), subject to automatic one-year extensions of the agreement, if not terminated by either party at least three months prior to the renewal date.

The agreement provides for an annual salary of $60,000 per year, plus a Superannuation (currently 11%), subject to annual increases in the discretion of the Audit Committee of the Company. The Board of Directors (or Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors) may also grant Mr. Goodman bonuses from time to time in its discretion, in cash, stock or equity, including in the form of options, in amounts determined in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors (or Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors). The Board of Directors or Compensation Committee may also increase Mr. Goodman’s salary from time to time in their discretion. Effective October 1, 2023, Mr. Goodman’s salary was increased to $7,000 per month.

The agreement contains standard confidentiality and indemnification obligations of the parties and provides for Mr. Goodman to receive three months of severance pay in the event Mr. Goodman’s employment is terminated other than for cause or by Mr. Goodman without cause. Upon such qualifying termination, all options held by Mr. Goodman vest immediately and are exercisable for the later of the original stated expiration date thereof or 24 months after such termination date.

In connection with the entry into the employment agreement, the Company granted Mr. Brett Goodman options to purchase 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, evidenced by a Notice of Grant of Stock Options and Stock Option Award Agreement (the “Option Agreement”), with an exercise price equal to $3.98 per share, the closing sales price of the Company on the Nasdaq Capital Market on the date the grant was approved by the Board of Directors of the Company. A total of ½ of the options vested on August 22, 2023, and the other 1/2 of the options vest on August 22, 2024, subject to Mr. Brett Goodman’s continued service with the Company on such vesting date and such options shall expire if unexercised on February 22, 2025. The options were granted under, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan.

On December 8, 2022, the Company granted Mr. Brett Goodman 40,000 RSUs which vest at the rate of 1/2 of such RSUs on December 8, 2023, and 2024, subject to Mr. Brett Goodman’s continued service with the Company on such vesting date. On April 3, 2023, the Company granted Mr. Brett Goodman 5,000 RSUs which vest at the rate of 1/2 of such RSUs on each of April 3, 2024, and 2025, subject to Mr. Brett Goodman’s continued service with the Company on such vesting dates. The RSUs will be settled in shares of common stock.

As of October 31, 2023, and 2022, total wages payable to Mr. Brett Goodman were $0 and $0, respectively, and the superannuation payable was $2,385 and $0, respectively.

Marla Goodman, owner of 50% of Articulate Pty Ltd and wife of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer

Marla Goodman is the wife of Anthony Brian Goodman, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Marla Goodman owns 50% of Articulate Pty Ltd. (discussed below).

Articulate Pty Ltd, 50% owned by Marla Goodman (wife of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer) and 50% owned by Mr. Goodman, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer

(a) License Agreement:

On March 1, 2018, the Company entered into a License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with Articulate. Pursuant to the License Agreement, Articulate received a license from the Company to use the GM2 Asset technology in East Asia to support social gaming activity on mobile and desktop devices. Articulate agreed to pay the Company a usage fee calculated as a certain percentage of the monthly content and software usage within the GM2 Asset system (adjusted for U.S. dollars) in consideration for the use of the GM2 Asset technology. Specifically, the Company is due 0.25% of the monthly fees generated by the GM2 Asset in the event such fees are less than $100,000,000; 0.2% of the monthly fees generated by the GM2 Asset in the event such fees are over $100,000,000 and less than $200,500,000 and 0.15% of the monthly fees generated by the GM2 Asset in the event such fees are over $200,500,001.

Any amount of fees not paid when due accrues interest at the lesser of 3% per annum above LIBOR or the highest rate permitted by law. The License Agreement had an initial term of 12 months and automatically renews thereafter for additional 12-month terms, provided that the License Agreement may be terminated at any time with 30 days prior notice.

On October 31, 2020, the Company and Articulate reached an agreement, and entered into a memorandum dated as of the same date, to offset accounts payable with accounts receivable. Before the offset, the Company had $410,045 of accounts payable to Articulate and $1,456,326 of accounts receivable from Articulate. After the offset, the Company had no accounts payable to Articulate and $1,046,280 of accounts receivable from Articulate. On December 31, 2020, the Company, Articulate and Hopestar Technology Service Co., Ltd (“Hopestar”)(a customer of the Company) entered into an agreement. Pursuant to the agreement, Hopestar, which held certain credits which are issued to players who win slot game jackpots distributed by the Company (which are specific to Playtech, who the Company distributes gaming content for), agreed to reduce $500,000 of amounts owed by the Company to Hopestar, Articulate agreed to offer Hopestar $500,000 of gaming credits for alternative content (i.e., games distributed by companies other than Playtech), and Articulate agreed to reduce $500,000 of amounts owed by the Company to Articulate.

Articulate had a prepaid deposit in favor of Skywind Services IOM Ltd (“Skywind”) in the amount of $43,569 (35,928 EUR) as of February 18, 2021. Articulate allowed GTG to utilize the prepaid deposits in order that GTG be able to operate and utilize certain Progressive Jackpot games of Skywind. On February 18, 2021, the Company recorded an accounts payable of $43,569 to Articulate. On July 29, 2021, the Company paid an equivalent of $42,464 to Articulate to settle the accounts payable based on the exchange rate on the same date.

Revenues from Articulate were $662,532 and $862,373, during the twelve months ended October 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. As of October 31, 2023, and 2022, the amount receivable from Articulate was $331,246 and $413,714, respectively.

(b) Offset accounts payable with accounts receivable:

On October 14, 2022, the Company and Articulate reached an agreement, and entered into a memorandum dated as of the same date, to offset accounts payable with accounts receivable in the amount of $77,019.

Omar Jimenez

On April 22, 2021, the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement with Omar Jimenez, who was appointed as Chief Financial Officer/Chief Compliance Officer on the same date. The Consulting Agreement provides for Mr. Jimenez to be paid $12,500 per month (which may be increased from time to time with the mutual consent of Mr. Jimenez and the Company and which salary was increased to $25,000 per month on January 26, 2022, effective January 1, 2022), and the grant to Mr. Jimenez of options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock (at $9.910 per share, expiring on April 23, 2023), granted under the Company’s 2018 Equity Compensation Plan, of which options to purchase 25,000 shares vested on April 22, 2021, and options to purchase 25,000 shares vested on October 22, 2021. The options to purchase 50,000 shares were not exercised and expired on April 23, 2023. Mr. Jimenez may also receive discretionary bonuses from time to time at the discretion of the Board of Directors in cash, stock or options.

During the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, and 2022, total consulting fees paid to Mr. Jimenez were $300,000 and $275,000, respectively. As of October 31, 2023, and 2022, the amount payable to Mr. Jimenez was $0 and $0, respectively.

Elray Resources Inc., Mr. Goodman, the Company’s CEO, serves as CEO & Director of Elray and, Ms. Feng, the Company’s COO, serves as Treasurer and Director of Elray.

Effective on December 7, 2022, the Company entered into a Software License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with Elray Resources Inc. (“Elray”). Mr. Anthony Brian Goodman, Chief Executive Officer, President, Secretary, Treasurer and Chairman of the Company and Weiting ‘Cathy’ Feng, Chief Operating Officer and director of the Company, currently serve as Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director (Goodman) and Treasurer and Director (Feng), respectively, of Elray.

Elray operates, manages, and maintains a blockchain online gaming operation and provides blockchain currency technology to licensed casino operators.

Pursuant to the License Agreement, which was effective as of December 1, 2022, the Company granted Elray a non-exclusive, non-licensable, non-sublicensable, non-assignable and non-transferable license for the use and further distribution of certain of the Company’s online games (as such games may be expanded from time to time), subject to certain exceptions, and in certain approved territories where the Company or Elray holds required licenses and/or certifications, which list of approved territories may be updated from time to time. The license provides Elray the right to use the online games solely for the purpose of running an online blockchain casino enterprise.

The License Agreement also includes a right of first refusal for the Company to provide certain branded gaming content to Elray during the term of the agreement.

Pursuant to the License Agreement, we are required to maintain all permits for the use of the licensed games and operate the platform on which the games will be integrated.

The License Agreement has an initial term of 24 months, commencing from the Go-Live Date, which occurred on January 16, 2024, and continues thereafter indefinitely unless or until either party has provided the other at least six months written notice of termination, provided that the agreement can be terminated earlier by a non-breaching party upon the material breach of the agreement by the other party, subject to a 15 day cure right; by one party if the other party enters into bankruptcy proceedings; or in the event Elray loses rights to any required permits or licenses. Additionally, we may immediately terminate the License Agreement if Elray is unable to comply with certain due diligence requirements set forth in the agreement on a timely basis; if there is threatened or instigated enforcement proceedings or actions against the Company in connection with the agreement or a governmental or governing body orders, notifies or recommends that the Company prevent Elray from using the licensed games; or if the continuation of the agreement will have a detrimental impact on the Company.

The License Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of the parties, including confidentiality obligations; customary limitations of liability (which total liability under the agreement of each party is limited to 100,000 Euros); and restrictions on Elray’s ability to distribute and reverse engineer the licensed games. As part of the License Agreement, we and Elray entered into a customary Service Level Agreement to govern the management and maintenance of the licensed games.

In consideration for licensing the online games to Elray, Elray agreed to pay the Company a monthly license fee equal to 125% of the Company’s costs of such games. Elray also agreed to pay the Company a 10,000 Euro deposit under the agreement, paid no later than the date of integration of the licensed software. The deposit is refundable upon the termination of the agreement. For participation in the progressive jackpot games, Elray is required to make an advance payment of 5,000 Euros.

During the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, and 2022, revenues from Elray were $0 and $0, respectively. As of October 31, 2023, and 2022, the amount receivable from Elray was $0 and $0, respectively. The blockchain online gaming operations and blockchain currency technology that are expected to be licensed to casino operators are now fully integrated and operational as of January 16, 2024.

The Company’s entry into the License Agreement was approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, with Mr. Goodman and Ms. Feng abstaining from such vote, and the Company’s Audit Committee, which is made up of independent directors, which committee is tasked with approving related party transactions of the Company. As of October 31, 2023, there have been no transactions between Elray and the Company.

Other

On October 17, 2022, effective August 1, 2022, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “GMG Purchase Agreement”), to acquire a 100% ownership interest in GMG Assets, a private limited company formed under the laws of Northern Ireland from Aaron Johnston and Mark Weir, individuals, the owners of 100% of the ordinary issued share capital (100 Ordinary Shares) of GMG Assets. Aaron Johnston is a former Board Member of Golden Matrix, and Mark Weir is a former 10% Shareholder in RKings, of which Golden Matrix owned 80% as of October 17, 2022 (and currently owns 100% of), and as such were both related parties to Golden Matrix.

Pursuant to the GMG Purchase Agreement, which was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, the Company would pay the GMG Sellers 25,000 British pound sterling (GBP)(approximately $30,708) for 100% of GMG Assets, which represented the combined costs paid by the GMG Sellers to form GMG Assets. GMG Assets was formed for the sole purpose of facilitating the Company’s operation of RKings and to facilitate cash alternative offers for winners of prizes within RKings’ business. The consideration was paid on March 6, 2023.

NOTE 14 – EQUITY

Preferred Stock

The Company has 20,000,000 shares of $0.00001 par value preferred stock authorized.

Effective March 10, 2022, Luxor, the then sole shareholder of the Series B Voting Preferred Stock of the Company, which entity is wholly-owned by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Anthony Brian Goodman, transferred all 1,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock which it held to Mr. Goodman for no consideration in a private transaction.

On March 11, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors and Mr. Goodman, as the then sole shareholder of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock (pursuant to a written consent to action without meeting of the sole Series B Preferred Stock shareholder), approved the adoption of, and filing of, an Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation of Golden Matrix Group, Inc. Establishing the Designation, Preferences, Limitations and Relative Rights of its Series B Voting Preferred Stock.

The Amended and Restated Designation, which was filed with, and became effective with, the Secretary of State of Nevada on March 11, 2022, amended the Certificate of Designation of the Series B Preferred Stock, previously filed by the Corporation with the Secretary of State of Nevada on August 18, 2015, to, among other things:

(a) include the right of the holder of the Series B Preferred Stock to convert each share of the Series B Preferred Stock into 1,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at the holder’s option from time to time after May 20, 2022;

(b) provide for the automatic conversion of all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock into common stock of the Company, on a 1,000 for 1 basis, on the date that the aggregate beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock, calculated without regard to any shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock, nor any voting rights associated with such Series B Preferred Stock, of Mr. Goodman, falls below 10% of the Company’s common stock then outstanding, or the first business day thereafter that the Company becomes aware of such;

(c) provide that each share of Series B Preferred Stock entitles the holder to 7,500 votes on all matters presented to the Company’s shareholders for a vote of shareholders, whether such vote is taken in person at a meeting or via a written consent (7,500,000 votes in aggregate for all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock);

(d) require the consent of the holders of at least a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock to (i) amend any provision of the Amended and Restated Designation, (ii) increase or decrease (other than by redemption or conversion) the total number of authorized shares of Series B Preferred Stock, (iii) adopt or authorize any new designation of any preferred stock or amend the Articles of Incorporation of the Company in a manner which adversely affects the rights, preferences and privileges of the Series B Preferred Stock, (iv) effect an exchange, or create a right of exchange, cancel, or create a right to cancel, of all or any part of the shares of another class of shares into shares of Series B Preferred Stock, (v) issue any additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock, or (vi) alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock so as to affect adversely the shares of Series B Preferred Stock;

(e) provide that the shares of Series B Preferred Stock are not transferrable by Mr. Goodman; and

(f) clarify that the Series B Preferred stock is not entitled to any dividend rights, preemptive rights, redemption rights, or liquidation preference.

As of October 31, 2023, and 2022,1,000 Series B preferred shares of par value $0.00001 were designated and outstanding and 19,999,000 shares of preferred stock remained undesignated.

Common Stock

As of October 31, 2023, and 2022,250,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, were authorized, of which 36,162,932 and 28,182,575 shares were issued and outstanding, respectively.

Corporate Action regarding Common Stock and Common Stock Transactions

(a) Business Consultant Agreements

On March 1, 2021, the Company entered into two Business Consultant Agreements with Ontario Inc. and ANS Advisory. Pursuant to the agreements, Vladislav Slava Aizenshtat, acting on behalf of Ontario Inc. and Aaron Neill-Stevens, acting on behalf of ANS Advisory were to each be issued $3,000 of shares of common stock per month beginning on March 1, 2021, payable in arrears, based on the 7-day average price of the stock leading up to the end of the calendar month and to be issued within 7 days of month end. The Company also agreed to grant Vladislav Slava Aizenshtat, acting on behalf of Ontario Inc., warrants to purchase 120,000 shares of common stock and Aaron Neill-Stevens, acting on behalf of ANS Advisory, warrants to purchase 120,000 shares of common stock. On March 22, 2021, the warrants were granted. The warrants have an exercise price of $5.50 per share (and no cashless exercise rights) and were exercisable until March 22, 2023. These warrants were not exercised and expired. On November 23, 2021, the two previously mentioned Business Consulting Agreements were terminated.

During the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, two consultants and two directors (Mr. Goodman and Ms. Feng) exercised their options. As a result,7,122,230 shares of common stock were issued upon the cashless exercise of the options. During the twelve months ended October 31, 2022, a former consultant’s widow, two consultants and one director (Mr. McChesney) exercised their options. As a result,147,118 shares of common stock were issued upon the cashless exercise of the options, and 66,666 shares of common stock were issued upon cash exercise of the options, pursuant to which an aggregate exercise price of the options of $32,000 was paid to the Company.

During the twelve months ended October 31, 2023,4,277 shares of restricted common stock, with a value of $10,000, were issued to a consultant in connection with investor relations and press release services rendered to the Company. During the twelve months ended October 31, 2022,808 shares of restricted common stock, with a value of $6,000, were issued to two consultants for IT consultation services provided in connection with the maintenance and development of the Company’s GM-Ag system.

(b) Certificate of Amendment

Effective on December 16, 2021, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, with the Secretary of State of Nevada, to increase the Company’s authorized number of shares of Common Stock from forty million (40,000,000) shares to two hundred and fifty million (250,000,000) shares and to restate Article 3, Capital Stock thereof, to reflect such amendment, and clarify the Board of Director’s ability to designate and issue ‘blank check’ preferred stock.

(c) Share consideration issued to acquire RKings

On November 29, 2021, the Company entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement of Ordinary Issued Share Capital to purchase 80% of the outstanding capital stock of RKings.

Pursuant to the RKings Purchase Agreement, on November 29, 2021, the Company issued 666,250 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock to the RKings Sellers, with an agreed value of GBP £4,000,000 (USD $5,330,000), or $8.00 per share and a market value of $5,063,500 or $7.60 per share of Company common stock. Additionally, as a requirement of the purchase, on March 7, 2022, the Company issued 70,332 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock to the RKings Sellers, equal to 80% of RKings’ net asset value as of October 31, 2021, in the amount of $562,650.

On October 27, 2022, the Company exercised a buyout right by providing written notice to the minority owners of RKings. In connection with such exercise, the Company agreed to pay the minority owners a total of $1,323,552, which was satisfied by the issuance by the Company to the minority owners of 165,444 shares of restricted common stock of the Company (with such shares being valued at $8.00 per share pursuant to the terms of the shareholders agreement). On November 4, 2022, the 165,444 restricted shares of common stock with a fair value of $488,060 were issued to the minority owners and the 20% minority shares of RKings were transferred to the Company, and at that time RKings became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The difference between the NCI amount ($2,928,452) and the fair value of the consideration paid ($488,060) is recognized directly in APIC.

Option Extension

On June 29, 2021, the Company agreed to extend the exercise period of certain stock options granted to Anthony Brian Goodman, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Weiting Feng, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, and an external consultant of the Company (collectively the “Optionees”), which options would have expired on June 30, 2021. The Company extended the expiration date of the options granted to the Optionees until December 31, 2022, which covered options to purchase 466,667 shares of common stock previously granted to the external consultant at an exercise price of $0.06 per share, options to purchase 5,400,000 shares of common stock previously granted to Anthony Brian Goodman at an exercise price of $0.066 per share, and options to purchase 1,400,000 shares of common stock previously granted to Weiting Feng at an exercise price of $0.06 per share.

On December 1, 2022, Mr. Goodman, exercised options to purchase 5,400,000 shares of common stock in a cashless exercise pursuant to which 151,017 shares of common stock were surrendered to the Company to pay for the aggregate exercise price of the options ($356,400) and 5,248,983 shares of common stock were issued. These shares were issued pursuant to the terms of the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan.

On December 1, 2022, Ms. Feng, exercised options to purchase 1,400,000 shares of common stock in a cashless exercise pursuant to which 35,594 shares of common stock were surrendered to the Company to pay for the aggregate exercise price of the options ($84,000) and 1,364,406 shares of common stock were issued. These shares were issued pursuant to the terms of the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan.

On June 8, 2023, the Company agreed to extend the exercise period of certain stock options granted to two external consultants of the Company, which options would have expired on June 18, 2023. The Company extended the expiration date of the options granted to the consultants by one year, which covered options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.74 per share for each consultant. The Company recorded a total of $90,230 of expenses due to the option extension.

2018 Equity Incentive Plan

On January 3, 2018, the Company adopted a stock option plan: the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan. The fair value of stock options was measured using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes valuation model takes into consideration the share price of the Company, the exercise price of the option, the amount of time before the option expires, and the volatility of share price. Compensation expense is charged to operations through the vesting period. The amount of cost is calculated based on the accounting standard ASU 2018-07. All option awards described below were granted under the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan:

During the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, no options were granted,83,334 options expired, and no options were forfeited.

During the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, options to purchase 7,333,332 shares of common stock were exercised in a cashless exercise pursuant to which 211,102 shares of common stock were surrendered to pay for the aggregate price of the options ($500,400) and 7,122,230 shares of common stock were issued.

The total compensation cost related to stock options granted was $571,311 and $568,957, for the twelve months ended October 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

The following table represents stock option activity for the twelve months ended October 31, 2023:

2022 Equity Incentive Plan

On May 5, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors and majority stockholders approved the adoption of the Company’s 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”). The 2022 Plan provides an opportunity for any employee, officer, director or consultant of the Company, subject to limitations provided by federal or state securities laws, to receive (i) incentive stock options (to eligible employees only); (ii) nonqualified stock options; (iii) restricted stock; (iv) restricted stock units, (v) stock awards; (vi) shares in performance of services; (vii) other stock-based awards; or (viii) any combination of the foregoing. In making such determinations, the Board of Directors may take into account the nature of the services rendered by such person, his or her present and potential contribution to the Company’s success, and such other factors as the board of directors of the Company in its discretion shall deem relevant. The 2022 Plan became effective on June 29, 2022.

Grant and Vesting of Restricted Stock Units to Management, the Independent Directors and other Related Parties

Effective on September 16, 2022, the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors approved the grant, effective on the same date, of an aggregate of 1,575,000 restricted stock units to the officers and directors of the Company listed below (the “RSU Recipients”), in consideration for services to be rendered by such officers and directors through October 2024 (the “RSUs”):

The RSUs are subject to vesting, and** **vest to the RSU Recipients, to the extent and in the amounts set forth below, to the extent the following performance metrics are met by the Company as of the dates indicated (the “Performance Metrics” and the “Performance Metrics Schedule”), or earlier upon the occurrence of a change of control of the Company as described in the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan:

• 1/6th of the total RSUs granted to each RSU Recipient above.

For purposes of the calculations above, (a) “Adjusted EBITDA” means net income before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation; (b) “Revenue” means annual revenue of the Company; and (c) ”FY 2022” means actual Revenue or EBITDA, as the case may be achieved during the 12 month period from November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022, and “FY 2023” means actual Revenue or EBITDA as the case may be for the 12 month period from November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2023, in each case as set forth in the Company’s audited year-end financial statements (the “Target Definitions”). Both Revenue and EBITDA, and the determination of whether or not the applicable Revenue and EBITDA targets above have been met are to be determined based on the audited financial statements of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the applicable year ends above, and determined on the date such Annual Reports on Form 10-K are filed publicly with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Dates of Determination”).

The Company also entered into a Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement and Award Agreement with each of the RSU Recipients above to evidence such grants of the RSUs.

The RSUs were granted pursuant to, and subject in all cases to, the terms of the Company’s 2022 Equity Incentive Plan.

Total revenues and EBITDA for the year ended October 31, 2022, were $36,034,856 and $3,526,543, respectively. As a result, the required performance metrics were met by the Company for the year ended October 31, 2022, and the RSUs subject to vesting for fiscal 2022 vested and were settled in shares of common stock. Total expenses of $2,089,500 were recognized for the year ended October 31, 2022.

Effective on December 8, 2022, the Board of Directors, with the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, granted Philip Daniel Moyes,100,000 RSUs, which vest, if at all, at the rate of 1/4 th of such RSUs upon the Company reaching the same EBITDA and revenue targets described in the table above for the years ended October 31, 2023 and 2024, or earlier upon the occurrence of a change of control of the Company as described in the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan.

On January 30, 2023, the following RSUs of the officers and directors of the Company vested, and shares of common stock were issued in connection therewith:

Effective on November 1, 2022, in connection with Mr. Johnston’s resignation as a member of the Board of Directors on such date, the 100,000 RSUs which were to vest upon the Company meeting certain Adjusted EBITDA and revenue targets for 2023 and 2024, which were granted to him as a member of the Board of Directors, were terminated and forfeited.

Total revenues and Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, were $44,174,052, and $2,397,276, respectively. As a result, the required revenue performance metrics were met by the Company for the year ended October 31, 2023, and the Adjusted EBITDA performance metrics were not met. Total expenses of half of the RSUs subject to vesting were recognized for the twelve months ended October 31, 2023 in the amount of $999,750.

On December 8, 2022, the Company granted Mr. Brett Goodman 40,000 RSUs which vest at the rate of 1/2 of such RSUs on each of December 8, 2023, and 2024, subject to Mr. Brett Goodman’s continued service with the Company on such vesting dates. On April 3, 2023, the Company granted Mr. Brett Goodman 5,000 RSUs which vest at the rate of 1/2 of such RSUs on each of April 3, 2024, and 2025, subject to Mr. Brett Goodman’s continued service with the Company on such vesting dates.

The total compensation cost related to RSUs granted to related parties was $1,042,657 and $2,089,500 for the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

Grant or Vesting of Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock to Employees and Consultants (Non-related Parties)

During the twelve months ended October 31, 2023,1,073,400 RSUs were granted to employees and consultants,78,000 RSUs vested and 14,400 RSUs were forfeited.

On October 27, 2022, the Company granted 600,000 RSUs to Mr. Aaron Richard Johnston, former member of the Board of Directors, for his consulting services to the Company.300,000 RSUs vest, if at all, at the rate of 1/4th of such RSUs, upon the Company meeting certain (1) revenue and (2) Adjusted EBITDA targets, as of the end of fiscal 2023 and 2024, and upon the public disclosure of such operating results in the Company’s subsequently filed Annual Reports on Form 10-K, subject to the Mr. Johnston’s continued service through the applicable vesting dates.300,000 RSUs vest, if at all, upon the closing of a transaction (the “Transaction RSUs”) that, on a pro forma basis, doubles the Company’s revenues for the fiscal quarter prior to the closing of the acquisition (“Doubling Transaction”), provided that such RSUs shall be terminated and forfeited if such Doubling Transaction does not close prior to November 1, 2023, subject to Mr. Johnston’s continued service to the Company on such date. None of these RSUs have vested to date. On October 20, 2023, the Company modified a total of 300,000 of the RSUs to vest upon the closing of a transaction that, on a pro forma basis, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, doubles the Company’s revenues for the fiscal quarter prior to the closing of the Doubling Transaction, provided that such 300,000 Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited immediately and not eligible for vesting if such Doubling Transaction does not close prior to May 1, 2024.

On November 8, 2022, the Company granted 300,000 RSUs to Mark Weir, the director of RKings.25,000 RSUs shall vest each quarter until October 31, 2025, provided that the quarterly revenues of RKingsCompetition Ltd increase by 5% compared to the previous quarter. A total of 75,000 of these RSUs have vested to date.

The RSUs granted to the rest of the employees and consultants were subject to their continued performance of services for the Company through each vesting date.3,000 of these RSUs have vested to date.

The total compensation cost related to the RSUs granted to employees and consultants was $570,043 and $764 for the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

On October 27, 2022, the Company granted 100,000 restricted shares of common stock to Aaron Richard Johnston, former member of the Board of Directors and current consultant, for his consulting services to the Company. The restricted shares were issued on November 1, 2022, and vested at the rate of 50,000 shares of restricted common stock on November 1, 2022 and 50,000 shares of restricted common stock on February 1, 2023. As of October 31, 2023, the 100,000 restricted shares of common stock have vested.

The total compensation cost related to the restricted shares of common stock vested to Mr. Johnston was $256,000 and $0 for the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

As of October 31, 2023, and 2022, the Company had 2,082,000 and 1,581,000 RSUs outstanding.

The following table represents RSU activity for the twelve months ended October 31, 2023:

Treasury Stock

On March 29, 2023, the Board approved the purchase of up to $2 million in shares of the Company’s common stock for the purpose of mitigation of significant overhang on the market for the Company’s common stock; attractive use of the Company’s capital to purchase stock at current prices; a more tax-efficient way of returning capital to stockholders compared to declaring cash dividends; and accretion to earnings per share.

On April 12, 2023, April 13, 2023, and April 14, 2023, the Company purchased shares of common stock as follows:

The treasury stock is carried at cost.

On June 16, 2023, the 14,594 treasury shares were cancelled and the number of outstanding shares was reduced by the same amount. There are no commitments to purchase additional shares of common stock.

No shares of common stock were purchased during the quarter ended October 31, 2023, and the repurchase program expired on September 29, 2023.

NOTE 15 – SEGMENT REPORTING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

We operate our business in two operating segments: (i) the B2B for charges for usage of the Company’s software, and royalties charged on the use of third-party gaming content, and (ii) the B2C segment which is related to the pay to enter prize competitions in the UK as well as the Company’s online casino website (and related activities) in Mexico. The operations in Mexico commenced generating revenues from March 2023, and are reported under the Latin America geographic region. The current segments are (i) B2B with Asia Pacific as its geographic region and, (ii) B2C with UK and Latin America as its geographic region.

All operating segments have been aggregated due to their inter-dependencies, commonality of long-term economic characteristics, products and services, the production processes, class of customer, and distribution processes.

For geographical revenue reporting, revenues are attributed to the geographic location in which the distributors are located. Long-lived assets consist of property, plant and equipment, net, intangible assets, operating lease right-of-use assets, and goodwill, and are attributed to the geographic region in which they are located.

The following is a summary of revenues by products for the indicated periods (as a percentage of total revenues):

The following is a summary of revenues by geographic region, for the indicated periods (as a percentage of total revenues):

The following is a summary of cost of goods sold by products for the indicated periods (as a percentage of total cost of goods sold):

The following is a summary of cost of goods sold (COGS) by geographic region, for the indicated periods (as a percentage of total cost of goods sold):

Long-lived assets by geographic region as of the dates indicated below were as follows:

NOTE 16 – INCOME TAXES

United States (U.S.)

The U.S. corporate income tax rate was reduced to 21% as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). A reconciliation of income tax expense to the amount computed at the statutory rates is as follows:

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of October 31, 2023, and 2022, after applying enacted corporate income tax rates, are as follows:

The Company has sufficient tax net operating losses carryforward to offset the current net income which results in $0 tax liability for the USA operations

United Kingdom (UK)

For the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, the Company had income tax expense in the amount of $683,306 attributable to its operations of RKings and GMG Assets in the United Kingdom.

The Company, through RKings and GMG Assets, conducts a significant amount of its businesses in the United Kingdom and is subject to tax in this jurisdiction. As a result of its business activities, the Company files tax returns that are subject to examination by the local tax authority. Although the operations in its segments outside of the United Kingdom generate net income, the Company has sufficient tax net operating losses to offset the current net income which results in $0 tax liability for the non-United Kingdom operations.

The Company, through RKings and GMG Assets, is subject to a statutory tax rate of approximately 19% of net income generated in the United Kingdom.

As a result of the acquisition of RKings, the Company assumed the income tax liability of RKings as of November 1, 2021 of $602,628.

No income tax liability was assumed from GMG Assets.

As of October 31, 2023, and 2022, the Company had UK income tax payable of $476,485 and $324,147, respectively.

Mexico (Latin America)

For the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, the Company had no income tax expense attributable to its operations of Golden Matrix MX in Mexico which commenced generating revenues in March 2023.

The Company, through Golden Matrix MX, is subject to a statutory tax rate of approximately 30% of net income generated in Mexico.

As of October 31, 2023, and 2022, the Company had Mexico income tax payable of $0 and $0, respectively.

NOTE 17 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal Matters

The Company may be involved, from time to time, in litigation or other legal claims and proceedings involving matters associated with or incidental to our business, including, among other things, matters involving breach of contract claims, and other related claims and vendor matters; however, none of the aforementioned matters are currently pending, except as discussed below. The Company believes that we are not exposed to matters that will individually, or in aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Notwithstanding the above, the outcome of litigation is inherently uncertain. If one or more legal matters were resolved against the Company in a reporting period for amounts in excess of management’s expectations, the Company’s financial condition and operating results for that reporting period could be materially adversely affected.

The Company is in dispute with Mr. Paul Hardman (one of the sellers of RKings) with regards to the Holdback Amount of approximately $607,607 that he has alleged is still owed to him, and which we alleged was forfeited. That amount is accrued and included in the Company’s liabilities as of October 31, 2023. The Company’s dispute and claims against Mr. Hardman stem from breaches of the terms of the RKings Purchase Agreement by Mr. Hardman. The Company is vigorously pursuing the claim of breach of the RKings Purchase Agreement against Mr. Hardman; however, no formal legal action has been initiated by either party to date.

Operating Lease Commitments:

Under ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), lessees are required to recognize all leases (with the exception of short-term leases) on the balance sheet as a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis and a right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. The standard was adopted using a modified retrospective approach.

On June 1, 2021, the Company (through GTG) entered into a three-year term lease agreement for office space and two parking spaces which commenced on June 1, 2021. The Company has the option to renew the lease for a period of three years. The rent is $115,882 ($174,032 AUD) per year (subject to a 4% annual increase).

The Company does not have finance leases. The operating lease cost for the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, and 2022 was $103,550 and $109,527, respectively.

As of October 31, 2023, and 2022, the Company recognized $56,643 and $150,653, respectively, of operating lease right-of-use asset, $59,089 and $95,085, respectively, of current operating lease liability and $0 and $59,778, respectively, of non-current operating lease liability.

NOTE 18 - MERIDIAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

On January 11, 2023, we entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement of Share Capital (the “Original Purchase Agreement”) with Aleksandar Milovanović, Zoran Milošević (“Milošević”) and Snežana Božović (collectively, the “Meridian Sellers”), the owners of Meridian Tech Društvo Sa Ograničenom Odgovornošću Beograd, a private limited company formed and registered in and under the laws of the Republic of Serbia (“Meridian Serbia”); Društvo Sa Ograničenom Odgovornošću “Meridianbet” Društvo Za Proizvodnju, Promet Roba I Usluga, Export Import Podgorica, a private limited company formed and registered in and under the laws of Montenegro; Meridian Gaming Holdings Ltd., a company formed and registered in the Republic of Malta; and Meridian Gaming (Cy) Ltd, a company formed and registered in the republic of Cyprus (collectively, the “Meridian Companies”).

Subsequent to the parties’ entry into the Original Purchase Agreement, the parties continued to discuss the consideration payable by the Company to the Meridian Sellers, the breakdown between cash and equity of such consideration, the timing for the payment of such consideration, and the number of closings, and after such discussions, the parties determined to amend and restate the Original Purchase Agreement, to adjust such consideration breakdown, the timing of payments in connection therewith, the number of closings, to extend certain required deadlines set forth in the Original Purchase Agreement, and make various other changes to the Original Agreement.

In connection therewith, on June 28, 2023, we entered into an Amended and Restated Sale and Purchase Agreement of Share Capital dated June 27, 2023 with the Meridian Sellers, and on September 27, 2023, we entered into a First Amendment to Amended and Restated Sale and Purchase Agreement of Share Capital dated September 22, 2023, with the Meridian Sellers (the Amended and Restated Sale and Purchase Agreement of Share Capital, as amended from time to time, including by the First Amendment, the “Meridian Purchase Agreement”), the terms of which are discussed herein.

The Meridian Companies operate online sports betting, online casino, and gaming operations and are currently licensed and operating in more than 15 jurisdictions across Europe, Africa and Central and South America.

Pursuant to the Meridian Purchase Agreement, the Meridian Sellers agreed to sell us 100% of the outstanding capital stock of each of the Meridian Companies (the “Meridian Purchase”) in consideration for(a) a cash payment of $30 million, due at the closing of the acquisition (the “Closing”), of which up to $20 million of such amount may be paid after Closing, from cash on hand of the Meridian Companies at Closing, including from the available cash the Meridian Companies are required to have at the Closing under the Meridian Purchase Agreement, as long as after the payment thereof to Meridian Sellers, the Meridian Companies will not be insolvent or left with inadequate cash to pay their debts, bills, and other liabilities as they become due, in the ordinary course of business, subject to the approval, in their sole discretion, of the Meridian Sellers (the amount of Meridian Companies closing cash allocated to the Closing cash payment, the “Allocated Closing Cash Portion”); (b) 82,141,857 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Closing Shares”), with an agreed upon value of $3.00 per share, due at the closing of the acquisition; (c) 1,000 shares of a to be designated series of Series C preferred stock of the Company, discussed in greater detail below (the “Series C Voting Preferred Stock”), due at the closing of the acquisition; (d) $5,000,000 in cash and 5,000,000 restricted shares of Company common stock (the “Post-Closing Contingent Shares”), due within five business days following the six month anniversary of the Closing if (and only if) the Company has determined that: the Meridian Sellers and their affiliates are not then in default in any of their material obligations, covenants or representations under the Meridian Purchase Agreement, or any of the other transaction documents entered into in connection therewith (the “Contingent Post-Closing Consideration”); (e) $20,000,000 in cash, of which $10,000,000 is due 12 months after the date of the Closing and $10,000,000 is due 18 months after the date of the Closing (the “Non-Contingent Post-Closing Consideration”); and (f) promissory notes in the amount of $15,000,000 (the “Promissory Notes”), due 24 months after the Closing.

The Closing is required to occur prior to March 31, 2024, or such other later date as may be approved by the mutual consent of the parties, subject to an Automatic Closing Date Extension, as discussed below.

The amount of the Allocated Closing Cash Portion is subject to the approval, in their sole discretion, of the Meridian Sellers (provided that such amount cannot be less than $1.00 or more than $20 million). Pursuant to the Meridian Purchase Agreement, the Company is required to provide the Meridian Sellers at least 10 days’ prior notice of the amount of the cash on hand of the Meridian Companies that the Company desires to be the Allocated Closing Cash Portion and the expected closing date. Thereafter, the Meridian Sellers have 10 days to either (a) accept such amount and move towards closing on the date requested by the Company, or (b) reject such amount by designating a lesser amount. Any amount of Allocated Closing Cash Portion agreed to by the Meridian Sellers will reduce, on a dollar for dollar basis, the amount of cash consideration required to be delivered by the Company to the Sellers at Closing.

In the event the Meridian Sellers reject the Company’s requested Allocated Closing Cash Portion, the Company has no liability for its failure to close the Purchase by the date set forth in its initial notice, based on the failure to pay the cash consideration due at Closing, and the Company has 45 days from the previously disclosed expected closing date to obtain sufficient funding for Closing, which 45 day period will also extend the required Closing date (currently March 31, 2024) in the event that the required Closing date would fall prior to the end of the 45 day period, and instead the last day of the 45 day period (beginning on the previously disclosed expected Closing date), would be the new required closing date under the Meridian Purchase Agreement (an “Automatic Closing Date Extension”). The Company is required to use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly raise funding to pay the amount of any deficiency in closing cash during the extension period. The Meridian Sellers are required to close the Purchase within five business days of the Company obtaining sufficient capital to pay the closing payment, in the event all of the other conditions to Closing have been, or will be, satisfied as of such date.

The Meridian Purchase Agreement does not include a price-based termination right, so there will be no adjustment to the total number of shares of Golden Matrix common stock or Series C Voting Preferred Stock that the Meridian Sellers will be entitled to receive for changes in the market price of Golden Matrix common stock. Accordingly, the market value of the shares of Golden Matrix common stock issued pursuant to the Meridian Purchase Agreement will depend on the market value of the shares of Golden Matrix common stock at the time the Meridian Purchase Agreement closes, and could vary significantly from the market value on the date the Meridian Purchase Agreement was entered into and/or the date of this Report.

To the extent that any term sheet, letter of intent or other agreement or understanding relating to up to $30,000,000 in financing raised by, or attempted to be raised by, Golden Matrix, for the purpose of paying the cash payable to the Meridian Sellers at the Closing (the “Required Financing”) includes any break-fee, termination fee, or other expenses payable by the Company upon termination thereof, to the proposed lender, financier, investment bank or agent (each a “Break-Fee”), despite the parties’ best efforts to avoid such a requirement, each of the Company and Meridian Sellers shall be responsible for 50% of any such Break-Fee.

The Closing contemplated by the Meridian Purchase Agreement is expected to occur in the first calendar quarter of 2024, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including approval of the transactions contemplated by the Meridian Purchase Agreement, and the issuance of the shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the terms of the Meridian Purchase Agreement, by the stockholders of the Company at a special meeting of stockholders of the Company. The conditions to the closing of the Meridian Purchase Agreement may not be met, and such Closing may not ultimately occur on the terms set forth in the Meridian Purchase Agreement, if at all.

Upon closing of the transactions, the Meridian Sellers will collectively own approximately 70% of the Company’s then outstanding shares of common stock, and 67% of the Company’s then outstanding voting shares.

The Meridian Purchase Agreement requires that the Company designate shares of Series C Voting Preferred Stock prior to the Closing, andissue 1,000 shares of Series C Voting Preferred Stock to the Meridian Sellers at the Closing, which shares of Series C Voting Preferred Stock will have the right to convert into an aggregate of 1,000 shares of common stock and the right to vote 7,500,000 voting shares (7,500 voting shares per share of Series C Voting Preferred Stock) on all stockholder matters. Additionally, one of the rights of the holders of the Series C Voting Preferred Stock will be the right, for so long as (a) the Company’s Board of Directors has at least five members; and (b) the Meridian Sellers collectively beneficially own more than 40% of the Company’s outstanding common stock (without taking into account shares voted by, or convertible into pursuant to, the Series C Preferred Stock) and for so long as the Series C Voting Preferred Stock is outstanding, voting separately, to appoint two members to the Company’s Board of Directors. If (x) the Company’s Board of Directors has less than five members, or (y) the Meridian Sellers ever collectively beneficially own 40% or less of the Company’s outstanding common stock, the holders of the Series C Voting Preferred Stock, voting separately, will have the right to appoint one member to the Board of Directors. The holders of the Series C Voting Preferred Stock will also have the sole right to remove such persons solely appointed by the Series C Voting Preferred Stock and to fill vacancies in such appointees. Each share of Series C Voting Preferred Stock will automatically convert into common stock of the Company (on a one-for-one basis) on the date that the aggregate beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock (calculated pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), calculated without regard to any shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock, of the Meridian Sellers (collectively), falls below 10% of the Company’s common stock then outstanding, without taking into account the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock, or the first business day thereafter that the Company becomes aware of such.

Additionally, a required term and condition of the Closing is that the Company and each of the Meridian Sellers enter into a Nominating and Voting Agreement, which will provide among other things, that each Seller will vote their voting shares of Golden Matrix “For” appointment of those director nominees nominated to the Board by the independent Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, which shall be composed of two members and not vote their shares to remove any directors nominated by the committee, subject to certain exceptions. Another required term and condition of the Closing is that the Company and Mr. Milošević enter into a Day-to-Day Management Agreement, which will among other things, prohibit Golden Matrix or its executives from materially interfering in the operation of the business of, and day-to-day operations of, the Meridian Companies by its current leadership (i.e., Mr. Milošević, as Chief Executive Officer), while the Voting Agreement is in place.

NOTE 19 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On November 14, 2023, the Company established a wholly-owned shell subsidiary named Golden Matrix (IOM) Limited in the Isle of Man. The primary objective was to engage in the development and ownership of intellectual property, with a future potential of enhancing tax efficiency. However, since its establishment, the subsidiary has not been engaged in any operational activities.

On December 8, 2023, the Company issued 90,500 shares to employees and consultants to settle the vesting of RSUs. The RSUs were granted under the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan.