NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Note
1. Organization and Business
Diamondhead
Casino Corporation (the “Company”) owns, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mississippi Gaming Corporation, an approximate
400-acre undeveloped property located at 7051 Interstate 10, Diamondhead, Mississippi 39525 (hereafter “the Diamondhead Property”
or “the Property”), as well as Casino World. The Company’s intent was and is to construct a casino resort and other amenities on the Property
unilaterally or in conjunction with one or more joint venture partners. However, the Company has been unable, to date, to obtain financing
to move the project forward and/or enter into a joint venture partnership. There can be no assurance that the substantial funds required
for the design and construction of the project can be obtained or that such funds can be obtained on acceptable terms. In addition, the
Company has been unable to obtain financing to sustain the Company. Due to its lack of financial resources , the Company was forced to explore other alternatives, including a sale of part or all of the Property.
The Company’s preference is to sell only part of the Property inasmuch as this would appear to be in the best interest of the stockholders
of the Company. However, there can be no assurance the Company will be able to sell only part of the Property. The Company intends to
continue to pursue a joint venture partnership and/or other financing while seeking a viable purchaser for part or all of the Property.
Finally, there can be no assurance that if the requisite financing for the project were obtained and the project were constructed, that
the project would be successful.
Note
2. Liquidity and Going Concern
These
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis that the Company is a going concern, which contemplates
the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has incurred losses over
the past several years, has no operations, generates no operating revenues, and as reflected in the accompanying unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements, incurred a net loss applicable to common stockholders of $1,316,710 for the nine months ended September
30, 2022. In addition, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $44,710,780 as of September 30, 2022. Due to its lack of financial resources,
the Company has been forced to explore other alternatives, including a sale of part or all of the Property.
The
Company has had no operations since it ended its gambling cruise ship operations in 2000. Since that time, the Company has concentrated
its efforts on the development of its Diamondhead, Mississippi property. That development is dependent upon the Company obtaining the
necessary capital, through either equity and/or debt financing, unilaterally or in conjunction with one or more partners, to master plan,
design, obtain permits for, construct, open, and operate a casino resort.
In
the past, in order to raise capital to continue to pay on-going costs and expenses, the Company has borrowed funds, through Private Placements
of convertible instruments as well as through other secured notes which are more fully described in Notes 5 through 9 to these unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company is in default with respect to payment of both principal and interest under the
terms of most of these instruments. In addition, at September 30, 2022, the Company had $11,771,862 of accounts payable and accrued expenses
and $61,042 in cash on hand.
The
above conditions raise substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
COVID-19
The
Company had no casino or other operations in 2020 and 2021 when COVID-19 surfaced. Therefore, the Company did not experience the adverse
consequences that other casino companies experienced from COVID-19 based on their cessation of casino-related operations. However, as
a result of COVID, the Company’s sole employee, its President, was unable to travel domestically or internationally to meet with
potential investors or potential joint venture partners or to meet with outside, independent contractors. The extent to which COVID-19
may have affected the market for financing new construction in the hospitality, hotel and casino industries given the impact of COVID-19
on this segment of the economy is unknown. The Company did not incur any extraordinary expenses as a result of COVID-19, nor did it obtain
any loans under the CARES Act.
Note
3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and in conformity with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 8-03 of Regulation
S-X and the related rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, certain information
and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant
to such rules and regulations. However, we believe that the disclosures included in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included
in this document have been prepared on the same basis as the annual consolidated financial statements and, in our opinion, reflect all
adjustments, which include normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation in accordance with GAAP and SEC regulations
for interim financial statements. The results for the nine months ended September 30, 2022
are not necessarily indicative of the results that we will have for any subsequent period. These
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements
and the notes to those statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, attached to our annual report on Form 10-K.
Principles
of Consolidation
The
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Diamondhead Casino Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the 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. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Land
Land
held for development is carried at cost. Costs directly related to site development, such as licensing, permitting, engineering, and
other costs, are capitalized.
Land
development costs, which have been capitalized, consist of the following at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
Schedule
of Land Development Cost Capitalized
Land | |
$ | 4,934,323 | |
Licenses | |
| 77,000 | |
Engineering and costs associated with permitting | |
| 464,774 | |
| |
| | |
Total land | |
$ | 5,476,097 | |
Fair
Value Measurements
The
Company follows the provisions of ASC Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurements” for financial assets and liabilities. This standard
defines fair value, provides guidance for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures. The standard discusses valuation techniques,
such as the market approach (comparable market prices), the income approach (present value of future income or cash flow), and the cost
approach (cost to replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost). The standard utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes
the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following is a brief description of those
three levels:
Level
1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level
2: Input other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted
prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets
that are not active.
Level
3: Unobservable input that reflects management’s own assumptions.
Financial
instruments included in current assets and liabilities are reported at carrying value in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance
sheets, which approximate fair value due to their short term nature.
The fair value measurement of the derivative indemnification
liability discussed in Note 8 below was computed using Level 1 inputs. There was no derivative indemnification liability at December 31,
2021. Inasmuch as the Company repurchased the indemnification in February 2022, there could be no further liability relating to the indemnification
following the repurchase.
Long-Lived
Assets
The
Company reviews long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not
be recoverable. Recoverability of long-lived assets is measured by comparing the carrying amount of the assets to the estimated
undiscounted future cash flows projected to be generated by the assets. If such assets are considered impaired, the impairment to be
recognized is measured by the amount the carrying value exceeds the fair value of such assets determined by appraisal, discounted
cash flow projections, or other means. As of September 30, 2022, there was a triggering event due to recurring losses and an
impairment test was conducted. However, the fair value of the long-lived assets exceeded the carrying value and the Company
determined that that no
impairment existed at September 30, 2022.
Net
Loss per Common Share
Basic
loss per share is computed by dividing net loss applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.
Diluted earnings per share is calculated by using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, plus other potentially dilutive
securities. Potentially dilutive securities are excluded from the computation of diluted loss per shares since their effect would be
antidilutive. Common shares outstanding consist of issued shares, including allocated and committed shares held by the ESOP trust, less
shares held in treasury. Common shares outstanding excludes the 860,000 shares subject to be issued in connection with notes payables
(see note 9) and 35,000 shares subject to be issued to Mr. Harrison (see note 10). The dilutive securities below do not include 5,055,555
potentially convertible Debentures since the requirements for possible conversion have not yet been met and may never be met.
The
table below summarizes the components of potential dilutive securities at September 30, 2022 and 2021.
Schedule
of Components of Potential Dilutive Securities
| |
September 30, | | |
September 30, | |
Description | |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
| |
| | |
| |
Convertible Preferred Stock | |
| 260,000 | | |
| 260,000 | |
Options to Purchase Common Shares | |
| 4,555,000 | | |
| 4,555,000 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Total | |
| 4,815,000 | | |
| 4,815,000 | |
Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In
November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-10, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivative and Hedging (Topic 815,
and Leases (Topic 841). This new guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including
interim periods within those annual reporting periods. This pronouncement was amended under ASU 2019-10 to allow an extension on the
adoption date to entities that qualify as a small reporting company. The Company has elected this extension and the effective date for
the Company to adopt this standard will be for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company has not completed its assessment
of the standard, but does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on the Company’s unaudited
condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
No
other recent accounting pronouncements were issued by FASB that are believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s
present or future financial statements.
Note
4. Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
The
table below outlines the elements included in accounts payable and accrued expenses at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
Schedule
of Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
| |
September 30, | | |
December 31, | |
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
Related parties: | |
| | | |
| | |
Accrued payroll due officers | |
$ | 3,494,711 | | |
$ | 3,269,711 | |
Accrued interest due officers and directors | |
| 2,385,998 | | |
| 2,066,096 | |
Accrued director fees | |
| 816,250 | | |
| 748,750 | |
Base rents due to the President | |
| 389,672 | | |
| 348,866 | |
Associated rental costs | |
| 157,335 | | |
| 134,558 | |
Other | |
| 17,308 | | |
| 17,308 | |
Total related parties | |
$ | 7,261,274 | | |
$ | 6,585,289 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Non-related parties: | |
| | | |
| | |
Accrued interest | |
$ | 2,731,755 | | |
$ | 2,529,910 | |
Accrued dividends | |
| 1,143,000 | | |
| 1,066,800 | |
Accrued fines and penalties | |
| 397,550 | | |
| 312,600 | |
Other | |
| 238,283 | | |
| 223,061 | |
Total non-related parties | |
$ | 4,510,588 | | |
$ | 4,132,371 | |
Note
5. Convertible Notes and Line of Credit
Line
of Credit
In
2008, the Company entered into an agreement with an unrelated third party for an unsecured Line of Credit up to a maximum of $1,000,000.
The Line of Credit carries an interest rate on amounts borrowed of 9% per annum. All funds originally advanced under the facility were
due and payable by November 1, 2012. As an inducement to provide the facility, the lender was awarded an immediate option to purchase
50,000 shares of common stock of the Company at $1.75 per share. In addition, the lender received an option to purchase a maximum of
250,000 additional shares of common stock of the Company at $1.75 per share. The options expire following repayment in full by the Company
of the amount borrowed. The Company is in default under the repayment terms of the agreement. At September 30, 2022 and December 31,
2021, the unpaid principal and accrued interest due on the obligation totaled $2,190,737 and $2,123,422, respectively.
Convertible
Notes
Pursuant
to a Private Placement Memorandum dated March 1, 2010, the Company offered Units consisting of a two year unsecured, convertible promissory
note in the principal amount of $25,000 with interest at 12% per annum. The Promissory Notes were convertible into 50,000 shares of common
stock of the Company upon issuance and for a period of five years at the option of the investor. The conversion rights have expired.
Pursuant
to an additional Private Placement Memorandum dated October 25, 2010, the Company offered Units consisting of a two year unsecured, convertible
promissory note in the principal amount of $25,000. The Promissory Notes bear interest at 9% per annum and were convertible into 50,000
shares of common stock of the Company upon issuance and for a period of five years at the option of the investor. The conversion rights
have expired.
The
Convertible Notes issued pursuant to the two Private Placements discussed above total $962,500 in principal and became due and payable
beginning in March 2012 and extending to various dates through June 2013. As of the date of the filing of this report, all of the aforementioned
debt obligations remain unpaid and in default under the repayment terms of the notes. In November 2020, the Superior Court of the State
of Delaware awarded Judgments in favor of certain holders of these Promissory Notes who filed suit against the Company. As a result,
the Company must carry an aggregate of $486,796 (total principal and interest) as debt owed to these noteholders. As of September 30,
2022 and December 31, 2021, all Notes issued had a total outstanding principal of $962,500 and accrued interest, including the additional
interest awarded pursuant to the Court Judgments, of $1,023,331 and $950,371, respectively.
The
table below summarizes the Company’s debt arising from the above-described sources as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
Schedule
of Convertible Notes Payable
| |
September 30, 2022 | | |
December 31, 2021 | |
Private placements - March 1, 2010* | |
$ | 475,000 | | |
$ | 475,000 | |
Private placements - October 25, 2010 | |
| 487,500 | | |
| 487,500 | |
| |
$ | 962,500 | | |
$ | 962,500 | |
* |
|
Of
the 2010 placements above, $75,000 is due to a related party. |
Note
6. Convertible Debentures
Pursuant to a Private Placement Memorandum dated February
14, 2014 (the “Private Placement”), the Company offered up to a maximum of $3,000,000 of Collateralized Convertible Senior
Debentures to accredited or institutional investors. The Offering was conducted contingent on the deposit into Escrow of the purchase
price for all of the Debentures offered in the principal amount of $3,000,000. The Debentures, once issued, originally bore interest at
4% per annum after 180 days, matured six years from the date of issuance, and were secured by a lien on the Company’s Mississippi
property. The interest rate on these debentures was raised pursuant to subsequent agreements. The debentures were offered in three tranches
as follows:
(a)
$1,000,000 of First Tranche Collateralized Convertible Senior Debentures convertible into an aggregate of 3,333,333 shares of Common
Stock of the Company at a conversion price of $.30 per share (the “First Tranche Debentures”);
(b)
$1,000,000 of Second Tranche Collateralized Convertible Senior Debentures, convertible into an aggregate of 2,222,222 shares of Common
Stock of the Company at a conversion price of $.45 per share (the “Second Tranche Debentures”); and
(c)
$1,000,000 of Third Tranche Collateralized Convertible Senior Debentures, convertible into either 1,818,182 shares of Common Stock or
1,333,333 shares of Common Stock of the Company, at a conversion price of $.55 or $.75 per share depending upon certain conditions described
in the Private Placement Memorandum (the “Third Tranche Debentures”).
The conversion rights on each issued Debenture carried
an Anti-Dilution Provision. If the Company issued any shares of Common Stock or other securities after March 31, 2014 at a price per security
that was less than the conversion price of a Debenture, then the Debenture would have had a new conversion price equal to the price per
security that was less than the Conversion Price of the Debenture. The foregoing provision did not apply to the following:
(a)
The issuance of any of the other Debentures in the Offering or the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of any of the Debentures
in the Offering;
(b)
The issuance of any shares of Common Stock if such issuance relates to an agreement, arrangement or grant to issue shares of Common Stock
entered into by the Company prior to the Issue Date of the First Tranche Debentures in the Offering, including but not limited to, for
example, previously issued convertible promissory notes, previously issued warrants, previously issued options to purchase Common Stock,
or common stock vested or to be issued pursuant to a pre-existing Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
The
Anti-Dilution Provisions with respect to a Debenture terminate the earlier of (a) the date (if ever) the Company receives an “Approval
to Proceed” from the Mississippi Gaming Commission to develop a casino/hotel on the Property, (b) the date on which the Debenture
is converted in full, (c) the date on which the Debenture is paid in full, or (d) the Final Maturity Date of the Debenture (as defined
in the Debenture).
Since
the issuance of the Debentures, there have been no events that would trigger the above anti-dilution provisions.
The
First Tranche Debentures were issued on March 31, 2014. The Final Maturity Date of the First Tranche Debentures was six years from the
issuance date of the Debentures, or March 31, 2020. Therefore, the anti-dilution provisions of the First Tranche Debentures have expired.
The
Second Tranche Debentures were issued on December 31, 2014. The Final Maturity Date of the Second Tranche Debentures was six years from
the issuance date of the Debentures, or December 31, 2020. Therefore, the anti-dilution provisions of the Second Tranche Debentures have
expired.
When
originally issued, in the event the Company failed to meet the conditions for conversion of the Debentures, the First Tranche Convertible
Debentures, which total $950,000, would have been due on March 31, 2020 and the Second Tranche Convertible Debentures, which total $850,000,
would have been due December 31, 2020. The sole remaining non-convertible Debenture in the amount of $50,000 would have been due March
31, 2020. However, the Company is in default with respect to interest payments due under the Debenture agreements in the amount of $427,081
and as a result, the Debentures payable are reported as current liabilities. Certain Debenture holders sued the Company for failing to
make payments due under the terms of the Debentures and the case was settled. See Note 15 below. Total accrued interest due on all outstanding
Debentures amounted to $556,581 and $501,081 at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 respectively.
Note
7. Short Term Notes and Interest-Bearing Advance
Promissory
Notes
On
June 9, 2017, the Company entered into a Promissory Note with an unrelated lender in exchange for proceeds in the amount of $15,000.
Interest on the note is 12.5% per annum and payable March 1 of each year the note remains outstanding. Payment in full of the Note was
due June 9, 2019. Mississippi Gaming Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, guaranteed the Note. In addition, the President
of the Company agreed to personally guarantee the Note and to personally secure the Note with an assignment of proceeds due to her under
the first lien on the Diamondhead property. The interest payments since March 1, 2018 have not been made. Accrued interest due on this
obligation amounted to $9,971 and $8,553 at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
Bank
Credit Facility
Wells Fargo
Bank provided an unsecured credit facility of up to $15,000 to the Company. The facility required a variable monthly payment of amounts
borrowed plus interest, which was applied at 11.24% on direct charges and 24.99% on any cash advanced through the facility. At September
30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, a principal balance of $18,004 remained outstanding on the facility. The lending bank has since cancelled
privileges under the facility for non-payment.
Interest
Bearing Advances
In
2016, the Company received cash advances totaling $47,500 from seven lenders which included $22,500 from third parties (see Note 8 for
related party advances). The proceeds from the cash advances were earmarked for the payment of accounting and auditing fees and other
expenses required to file the Company’s Form 10-Q. On August 25, 2016, the Company issued a Note to the foregoing lenders, which
matures four years from the date of issuance and bears interest at 8% per annum, with a full year of interest accruing in any year in
which the advance remains unpaid. Accrued interest due on the above notes amounted to $14,200 and $12,000 at September 30, 2022 and December
31, 2021, respectively.
On
February 2, 2017, the Company borrowed $25,000 from an unrelated third party. The Note carries an annual interest rate of approximately
12.5% and is past due. The Company is in default and as such, the lender may increase the interest rate due by an amount of up to 3%
per annum in excess of the rate then otherwise applicable. The Company does not have the funds to repay the advance. The President of
the Company has agreed to personally secure the note with an assignment of proceeds due to her under the first lien on the Property.
Accrued interest on this obligation amounted to $17,705 and $15,342 at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
Of
the amounts discussed above, $80,504 in short-term notes and advances are in default under the original agreed to terms.
Note
8. Current Notes Payable Due Related Parties
In
2016, the Company received cash advances totaling $47,500 from seven lenders which included $25,000 from three Current Directors of the
Company (see Note 7). The proceeds from the cash advances were earmarked for the payment of accounting and auditing fees and other expenses
required to file the Company’s Form 10-Q. On August 25, 2016, the Company issued a Note to the foregoing lenders, which matures
four years from the date of issuance and bears interest at 8% per annum, with a full year of interest accruing in any year in which the
advance remains unpaid. Accrued interest due on the above notes amounted to $14,000 and $12,000 at September 30, 2022 and December 31,
2021, respectively. These amounts are included in current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2022 and
December 31, 2021. This note is secured by a second lien on the Diamondhead Property.
In
the third quarter of 2016, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company loaned the Company $90,000. On August 25, 2016, the
Company issued a Note to the Chairman of the Board. The Note bears interest at 14% per annum effective August 1, 2016 and matures four
years from the date of issuance. The proceeds of the loan were used for the payment of Mississippi property taxes and auditing, accounting
and other corporate expenses. Accrued interest due on the above note amounted to $77,706 and $68,262 at September 30, 2022 and December
31, 2021, respectively.
In
July 2017, at the request of the Company, the current Chairman of the Board of Directors, who is also a Vice President of the Company
(“the Chairman”), paid all property taxes due, together with all interest due thereon, to Hancock County, Mississippi on
an approximate 400-acre tract of land, owned by Mississippi Gaming Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The total amount
advanced was $67,628.
The
Chairman is one of the secured parties under that Land Deed of Trust recorded on September 26, 2014 in Hancock County, Mississippi, to
secure Tranche I and Tranche II Debentures issued by the Company in 2014. Under paragraph 5 of the Land Deed of Trust, a secured party
who advances sums for taxes due on the Property is secured by the same Land Deed of Trust, but only at that interest rate specified in
the note representing the primary indebtedness, namely 4% per annum.
The
Chairman advanced the $67,628 on condition that: (i) the advance constitute a lien with interest at 4% per annum under that Land Deed
of Trust recorded September 26, 2014; (ii) he be paid additional interest of 11% per annum on the amount advanced and owing and that
the full 11% interest per annum is payable during any calendar year in which all or part of the amount advanced and owing or interest
due thereon remains unpaid; (iii) this additional interest obligation be treated as a separate and secured debt of the Company, to be
evidenced by a separate note and is secured with a separate and third lien to be placed on the Property (hereafter “the Third Lien”);
(iv) the entire obligation will be treated as an advance to be paid out of any subsequent incoming financing obtained by the Company
or any amounts recovered by the Company from a defendant in that collection action brought by the Company in the Circuit Court of Montgomery
County, Maryland; and (v) he be indemnified for any losses sustained on the sale of that common stock sold to cover the payment of real
estate property taxes and any credit card fees associated with payment (“the indemnification”). The Chairman identified the
common stock sold and provided the Company with the documentation required to document the sale of said stock and to calculate the loss,
if any, on said stock. The fair value measurement of the derivative indemnification liability at December 31, 2021 was developed using
Level 1 inputs, which was valued at $0. On February 4, 2022, the Board of Directors entered into an agreement with the Chairman to issue
35,000 shares of common stock of the Company to the Chairman to repurchase the indemnification. See Note 10. On September 30, 2018, Mississippi
Gaming Corporation issued a secured promissory note, due one year from the date of issue, to the Chairman for an amount up to $100,000
to cover the principal and interest due with respect to this note. On August 21, 2018, Mississippi Gaming Corporation placed a third
lien on the Property to secure this obligation for $100,000. Accrued interest on the note amounted to $58,679 and $49,194 at September
30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
In
March of 2018, the Board of Directors voted to increase up to an additional $200,000 the amount secured by the third lien in favor of
the Chairman of the Board, for amounts advanced by the Chairman on behalf of the Company, on the following terms and conditions, namely,
that (i) the advance constitutes a lien on the Property with interest at 15% per annum; (ii) that the full interest of 15% per annum
is payable during any calendar year in which all or part of the amount advanced is due and owing or interest due thereon remains unpaid;
(iii) that this debt be evidenced by a separate promissory note and is to be included in and secured with a third lien that is to be
placed on the Diamondhead Property to secure previous advances made to the Company (hereafter “the Third Lien”); (iv) that
he be indemnified for any losses sustained on the sale of his common stock in an unrelated publicly-traded company to be sold to cover
this advance based on a sales price of approximately $2.80 per share with a cap on the maximum loss per share to be at a sales price
of $10.00 per share; and (v) that the Chairman’s previous indemnification approved by the Board of Directors on July 24, 2017 with
respect to any loss on the sale of the same stock also be capped at a maximum of $10.00 per share. The Chairman identified the common
stock sold and provided the Company with the documentation required to document the sale of said stock and to calculate the loss, if
any, on said stock. On February 4, 2022, the Board of Directors entered into an agreement with the Chairman to issue 35,000 shares of
common stock of the Company to the Chairman to repurchase the indemnifications. See Note 10. On September 30, 2018, Mississippi Gaming
Corporation issued a secured promissory note, due one year from the date of issue to the Chairman, for an amount up to $200,000 to cover
the principal and interest due with respect to this note. On August 21, 2018, Mississippi Gaming Corporation placed a third lien on the
Diamondhead Property to secure this obligation for $200,000.
In
November of 2018, the Board of Directors voted to increase up to an additional $100,000 of advances from the Chairman and in March of
2019, the Board of Directors voted to increase the limit of the advances to $200,000. The terms of this advance are identical to the
terms as approved above in March 2018.
In
July 2020, the Chairman of the Board of the Company paid a total of $67,076 for property taxes due for the year 2019 on the Company’s
400-acre Diamondhead, Mississippi Property plus $1,573 in related fees. The Company placed a fourteenth lien on the Property in July
2021 to secure a promissory note in the amount of $150,000 issued to the Chairman of the Board of the Company to secure the payment of
these taxes and interest due thereon.
In
May 2021, the Chairman of the Board of the Company paid a total of $62,610 for property taxes due for the year 2020 on the Company’s
400-acre Diamondhead, Mississippi Property plus $1,468 in related fees. The Company placed a fifteenth lien on the Property in July 2021
to secure a promissory note in the amount of $100,000 issued to the Chairman of the Board of the Company to secure the payment of these
taxes and interest due thereon.
On
May 30, 2021, the Chairman of the Board of the Company loaned the Company $50,000. The note is non-interest bearing and matures one year
from the date of issuance. The Company placed a sixteenth lien on the Property in July 2021 to secure this non-interest bearing note
which totals $50,000 in principal and calls for the issuance of 100,000 shares of common stock. The note is not convertible. As of the
issuance date of these financial statements, no shares have been issued. The Company recorded a fair value of the stock of $33,500, which
was determined by the fair value of the Company’s common stock at the date of the loan. The fair value of the stock was recorded
as a debt discount, which will be amortized to interest expense over the life of the note. During the nine months ended September 30,
2022, $13,583 of the debt discount was amortized to interest expense to related parties.
As
of September 30, 2022, the Chairman had advanced a total of $467,953, net of repayment of $16,250, under both the March 2018 and March
2019 arrangements and was owed accrued interest in the amount of $279,754 and $210,094 at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
On
July 24, 2017, the President of the Company, who is a Director of the Company, agreed to advance the Company up to $20,000 for the payment
of expenses. In March of 2018, the Board of Directors voted to increase to up to $100,000 the amount to be secured by a third lien in
favor of the President of the Company for amounts advanced by the President under this note, on the following terms and conditions, namely,
that (i) she be paid interest of 15% per annum on the amount advanced and owing and that the full 15% interest per annum is payable during
any calendar year in which all or part of the amount advanced and owing or interest due thereon remains unpaid; (ii) the obligation in
the maximum principal amount of $100,000 with interest due thereon be treated as a secured debt of the Company, to be evidenced by a
separate note and to be secured with a separate lien to be placed on the Diamondhead Property (“the Third Lien”) together
with the Chairman’s Third Lien, as well as a first lien to be placed on the residential lot owned by the Company; (iii) that the
Third Lien on the Diamondhead Property also include the two loans ($25,000 and $15,000) and interest due thereon and credit facilities
in the maximum amount of $15,000; and (iv) that the foregoing will be treated as advances to be paid out of any subsequent incoming financing
obtained by the Company or any amounts recovered by the Company from a defendant in that collection action brought by the Company in
the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Maryland.
As
of September 30, 2022, the President had advanced a total of $23,620, net of repayments of $49,949, under this agreement. The President
previously agreed to secure a $25,000 loan and interest due thereon and to secure and guarantee a $15,000 loan and interest due thereon
due non-related parties discussed above. The President is also personally liable for certain bank-issued credit cards used by the Company
to pay expenses incurred by the Company in the approximate amount of $18,000. On September 30, 2018, Mississippi Gaming Corporation issued
a secured promissory note, due one year from date of issue, to the President for an amount up to $100,000 to cover the principal and
interest due with respect to this note. On August 21, 2018, Mississippi gaming Corporation placed a third lien on the Diamondhead Property
to secure this obligation for $100,000. Accrued interest due on this note amounted to $41,409 and $33,361 at September 30, 2022 and December
31, 2021, respectively.
The
third lien placed on the Diamondhead Property, which secures the above three promissory notes, totals up to $400,000 and is payable to
the Chairman of the Board ($300,000) and President ($100,000) of the Company.
The
principal balance of the notes payable due to the officers and directors discussed above was $720,651, net of debt discount of $0 and
$722,172, net of debt discount of $13,583, as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. As of September 30, 2022 and
December 31, 2021, $686,605 was past due.
Note
9. Notes Payable Due Others
In
October 2017, the Company entered into a settlement with a holder of $150,000 of convertible notes as described in Note 5 above. As part
of the settlement, the Company agreed to pay legal fees in the amount of $50,000 and issued a four year note at 0% interest to satisfy
this obligation. The note is currently in default.
In
December 2020, the Company entered into three promissory notes with unrelated lenders in exchange for an aggregate principal amount of
$126,250. The Company received total proceeds of $100,000 for the notes, resulting in an original issue discount of $26,250. This original
issue discount was recorded as a debt discount, which will be amortized to interest expense over the life of the notes. The notes are
non-interest bearing and matured in December 2021, one year after the notes’ issuances. These notes are currently in default.
In
January and February 2021, the Company entered into two additional promissory notes with unrelated lenders in exchange for a principal
amount of $25,000 and $31,250, respectively. The Company received total proceeds of $50,000 for the notes, resulting in an original issue
discount of $6,250. This original issue discount was recorded as a debt discount, which will be amortized to interest expense over the
life of the notes. The notes are non-interest bearing and matured in January and February 2022, respectively, one year after the notes’
issuances. These notes are currently in default.
In
April and May 2021, the Company entered into three additional promissory notes with unrelated lenders in exchange for a principal amount
of $70,000, $25,000 and $25,000, respectively. The Company received total proceeds of $100,000 for the notes, resulting in an original
issue discount of $20,000. This original issue discount was recorded as a debt discount, which will be amortized to interest expense
over the life of the notes. The notes are non-interest bearing and matured in April and May 2022, respectively, one year after the notes’
issuances. The notes are currently in default.
In
July 2021, the Company entered into an additional promissory note with an unrelated lender in exchange for a principal amount of $25,000.
The Company received proceeds of $25,000 for the note. The note is non-interest bearing and matures in July 2022, one year after the
note’s issuance. The note is currently in default.
In
November 2021, the Company entered into an additional promissory note with an unrelated lender in exchange for a principal amount of
$50,000. The Company received proceeds of $50,000 for the note. The note is non-interest bearing and matures in November 2022, one year
after the note’s issuance.
In
March 2022, unrelated third parties paid a total of $60,436 for property taxes due for the year 2021 on the Company’s Mississippi
Property and loaned the Company an additional $19,564 for a total of $80,000. In return for the $80,000, the Company issued two non-interest
bearing secured promissory notes for $40,000 each, due and payable in one year and, in addition, agreed to issue 80,000 shares of common
stock for each $40,000 loaned, for a total repayment due of $80,000 plus 160,000 shares of common stock.
In
April 2022, the Company entered into an additional promissory note with an unrelated lender in exchange for a principal amount of $50,000.
The Company received proceeds of $50,000 for the note. The note is non-interest bearing and matures in April 2023, one year after the
note’s issuance.
From
April 2021 to June 2022, thirteen liens were placed on the Property to secure these notes. There is a call for the issuance of a total
of 760,000 shares of common stock in connection with the notes and liens, however, no shares have been issued to date. In December 2020,
the Company recorded a fair value of the stock of $22,050, which was determined by the fair value of the Company’s common stock
at the date of each loan issuance. In 2021, the Company recorded a fair value of the stock pertaining to the 2021 notes of $102,000.
In the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recorded a fair value of the stock pertaining to the 2022 notes of $98,000.
The fair value of the stock was recorded as a debt discount, which will be amortized to interest expense over the life of the notes.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, $101,499 and $90,428 of the debt discount was amortized to interest expense to others.
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, total notes payable due others, net of unamortized discount, was $505,983 and $372,483,
respectively.
Note
10. Related Party Transactions
As
of September 30, 2022, the President of the Company is owed deferred salary in the amount of $3,291,996 and the Vice President and the
current Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company is owed deferred salary in the amount of $121,140. The Board of directors agreed
to pay interest at 9% per annum on the foregoing amounts owed. Interest expense under this agreement amounted to $221,372 and $201,177
during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Total interest accrued under this agreement totaled $1,833,530
and $1,612,158 as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
The
Company has a month-to-month lease with the President and then-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, for office space owned
by the President in Alexandria, Virginia. The lease calls for monthly base rent in the amount of $4,534 and payment of associated costs
of insurance, real estate taxes, utilities and other expenses. Rent expense associated with this
lease amounted to base rent in the amount of $40,806 and associated rental costs of $22,776 for a total of $63,582 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2022 and base rent of $40,806 and associated rental costs of $19,931 for a total of $60,737 for
the nine months ended September 30, 2021. No payments associated with the base rents were made in nine months ended September 30, 2022.
At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, amounts owing for base rent and associated rental costs totaled $547,007 and $483,424, respectively.
Directors
of the Company are entitled to a director’s fee of $15,000 per year for their services. The Company has been unable to pay directors’
fees to date. A total of $816,250 and $748,750 was due and owing to the Company’s current and former directors as of September
30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Directors have previously been compensated and may, in the future, be compensated for their
services with cash, common stock, or options to purchase common stock of the Company.
On
February 4, 2022, the Board of Directors entered into an agreement with Mr. Harrison, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, to issue
35,000 shares of common stock of the Company to Mr. Harrison to repurchase the indemnifications the Company had previously agreed to
pay Mr. Harrison for losses, if any, suffered on certain stock he had sold in prior years in an unrelated company to raise funds to pay
property taxes due on the Diamondhead, Mississippi Property and to lend additional funds to the Company. This repurchase eliminates any
risk to the Company arising from the indemnification which could have been material. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022,
the Company recorded stock-based compensation of $11,480 for the fair value of these shares, which have not yet been issued as of the
issuance date of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
See
Notes 4, 5, 7, 8 and 11 for other related party transactions.
Note
11. Commitments and Contingencies
Liens
As
of September 30, 2022, there were twenty-one liens on the Company’s Diamondhead, Mississippi Property as follows:
The Company’s obligations under the First Tranche
Collateralized Convertible Senior Debentures are secured by a first lien on the Company’s Diamondhead, Mississippi property (the
“Investors Lien”). On March 31, 2014, the Company issued $1 million of First Tranche Collateralized Convertible Senior Debentures
and, on December 31, 2014, the Company issued $850,000 of Second Tranche Collateralized Convertible Senior Debentures. Thus, on September
26, 2014, a first lien was placed on the Diamondhead Property in favor of the Investors to secure the principal due in the amount of $1,850,000
and interest due thereon. The Investors Lien is in pari passu with a first lien placed on the Property in favor of the President
of the Company, the Vice President of the Company, and certain directors of the Company, for past due wages, compensation, and expenses
owed to them in the maximum aggregate amount of $2,000,000 (the “Executives Lien”). The CEO will serve as Lien Agent for the
Executives Lien.
On
December 16, 2016, the Company filed a second lien on the Diamondhead Property in the maximum amount of $250,000 to secure certain notes
payable, including notes to related parties, totaling $137,500 in principal and accrued interest incurred.
On
August 21, 2018, the Company filed a third lien on the Diamondhead Property for up to $400,000 to secure notes issued to the Chairman
and President of the Company arising in the third quarter of 2017 and during 2018, as more fully described in Note 8.
On
January 26, 2021, a fourth lien in the amount of $2,000,000 was placed on the Property to secure a non-interest-bearing note payable
in the amount of $2,000,000, issued to secure amounts owed to the President of the Company for accrued, but unpaid, salary, rent and
other expenses.
On
February 17, 2021, a fifth lien in the amount of $658,750 was
placed on the Property to secure a non-interest-bearing note payable in the amount of $658,750,
issued to secure amounts owed to nine directors, including the Company’s six current directors.
In
April 2021, six liens were placed on the Property to secure six non-interest-bearing notes payable to be issued to six lenders bringing
total liens on the Property to eleven. The six notes issued total $252,500 in principal and call for the issuance of 250,000 shares of
common stock. The notes are not convertible. As of the issuance date of these financial statements, no shares have been issued.
In
June 2021, a twelfth and thirteenth lien were placed on the Property to secure two non-interest bearing notes issued in May of 2021 which
total $50,000 in principal and call for the issuance of a total of 100,000 shares of common stock. The notes are not convertible. As
of the issuance date of these financial statements, no shares have been issued.
In
July 2021, the Company placed a fourteenth lien on the Property to secure a promissory note in the amount of $150,000 issued to the Chairman
of the Board of the Company to secure the payment of taxes and interest that were paid by the Chairman in July 2020.
In
July 2021, the Company placed a fifteenth lien on the Property to secure a promissory note in the amount of $100,000 issued to the Chairman
of the Board of the Company to secure the payment of taxes and interest that were paid by the Chairman in May 2021.
In
July 2021, the Company placed a sixteenth lien on the Property to secure a non-interest bearing note issued to the Chairman in May 2021
which totals $50,000 in principal and calls for the issuance of 100,000 shares of common stock. The note is not convertible. As of the
issuance date of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, no shares have been issued.
In
July 2021, the Company placed a seventeenth lien on the Property to secure a non-interest bearing note issued to a lender, which totals
$25,000 in principal and calls for the issuance of 50,000 shares of common stock. The note is not convertible. As of the issuance date
of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, no shares have been issued.
In
November 2021, an eighteenth lien was placed on the Property to secure a non-interest bearing note issued in November 2021 which totals
$50,000 in principal and calls for the issuance of 100,000 shares of common stock. The note is not convertible. As of the issuance date
of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, no shares have been issued.
In
March 2022, a nineteenth and twentieth lien were placed on the Property to secure two non-interest bearing notes issued in March of 2022
which total $80,000 in principal and call for the issuance of a total of 160,000 shares of common stock. The notes are not convertible.
As of the issuance date of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, no shares have been issued.
In
May 2022, a twenty-first lien was placed on the Property to secure a non-interest bearing note issued in April of 2022 which totals $50,000
in principal and calls for the issuance of a total of 100,000 shares of common stock. The note is not convertible. As of the issuance
date of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, no shares have been issued.
Other
The
Company is currently delinquent in filing those documents and forms required to be filed in connection with its Employee Stock Ownership
Plan (“ESOP”) for the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015. The Company did not have the funds
to pay professionals to prepare, audit and file these documents and forms when due. Although these required filings normally do not result
in any tax due to an agency of the government, the Company could be subject to significant penalties for failure to file these forms
when due. Penalties are assessed by the Department of Labor on a per diem basis from the original due dates for the required informational
filings until the filings are actually made. The Company has accrued $397,550 and $312,600 on the current delinquent filings as of September
30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The Company intends to bring its ESOP-required filings current and when current, will attempt
to enroll in a voluntary compliance program with the Department of Labor with respect to any penalties or fines incurred. However, there
can be no assurance the Company will be able to enroll in any such program or obtain a reduction of the fines and penalties that may
be due.
The
Company and its subsidiaries file their federal tax return on a consolidated basis. The Company has not filed its consolidated federal
tax returns for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016. The Company believes no tax will be due with these
federal returns. Mississippi Gaming Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, has not filed its annual reports, together
with its franchise tax due, with the state of Delaware for 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018. Casino World, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
the Company, has not filed its annual reports, together with its franchise tax due, with the state of Delaware for 2021, 2020, 2019,
2018, 2017 and 2016. Mississippi Gaming Corporation has not filed its corporate income and franchise tax returns, together with the tax
due, with the state of Mississippi for 2021, 2020, 2019, or 2018. Casino World, Inc. has not filed its corporate income and franchise
tax returns, together with the tax due, with the state of Mississippi for 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
Management
Agreement
On
June 19, 1993, two subsidiaries of the Company, Casino World Inc. and Mississippi Gaming Corporation, entered into a Management Agreement
with Casinos Austria Maritime Corporation (CAMC). Subject to certain conditions, under the Management Agreement, CAMC would operate,
on an exclusive basis, all of the Company’s proposed dockside gaming casinos in the State of Mississippi, including any operation
fifty percent (50%) or more of which is owned by the Company or its affiliates. Unless terminated earlier pursuant to the provisions
of the Agreement, the Agreement terminates five years from the first day of actual Mississippi gaming operations and provides for the
payment of an annual operational term management fee of 1.2% of all gross gaming revenues between zero and $100,000,000; plus 0.75% of
gross gaming revenue between $100,000,000 and $140,000,000; plus 0.5% of gross gaming revenue above $140,000,000; plus two percent of
the net gaming revenue between zero and $25,000,000; plus three percent of the net gaming revenue above twenty-five million dollars $25,000,000.
The Company believes this Agreement is no longer in effect. However, there can be no assurance that CAMC will not attempt to maintain
otherwise which would lead to litigation.