SBET 10-Q
Sharplink, Inc. (SBET)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| PART I. | FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
| ITEM 1. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
SHARPLINK GAMING, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current Assets | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $ | ||||||||
| Other Receivables | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ||||||||
| Due from Rsports Interactive, Inc. | ||||||||
| Current assets from discontinued operations | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Investment, cost | ||||||||
| Equipment, net | ||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||
| Current Liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
| Current liabilities from discontinued operations | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||
| Series A-1 preferred stock, $ par value; authorized shares: ; issued and outstanding shares: ; liquidation preference: $ | ||||||||
| Series B preferred stock, $ par value; authorized shares: ; issued and outstanding shares: ; liquidation preference: $ | ||||||||
| Common stock, $ par value; authorized shares ; issued and outstanding shares: and , respectively | ||||||||
| Treasury stock, common shares at cost | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | ||||||
See accompanying notes to these condensed consolidated financial statements
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SHARPLINK GAMING, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cost of revenues | ||||||||
| Gross profit | ||||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | ||||||||
| Operating loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Other income and expense | ||||||||
| Interest income | ||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ||||||
| Other expense | ( | ) | ||||||
| Change in fair value of convertible debenture and warrant liabilities | ||||||||
| Total other income (expense) | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net loss before income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Income tax (expense) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net loss from continuing operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| Numerator for basic and diluted net loss per share: | ||||||||
| Net loss from continuing operations available to common stockholders | $ | ) | $ | ) | ||||
| Net income (loss) from discontinued operations available to common stockholders | ) | |||||||
| Net income (loss) | ( | ) | ||||||
| Denominator for net loss per share: | ||||||||
| Basic weighted average shares for continuing and discontinued operations | ||||||||
| Diluted weighted average shares for discontinued operations | ||||||||
| Net earnings (loss) per share: | ||||||||
| Net loss from continuing operations per share - basic | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Net income (loss) from discontinued operations per share – basic | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net income (loss) per share - basic | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| Net loss from continuing operations per share - diluted | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Net income (loss) from discontinued operations per share – diluted | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net income (loss) per share - diluted | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
See accompanying notes to these condensed consolidated financial statements
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SHARPLINK GAMING, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
FOR THE three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(UNAUDITED)
| Common/Ordinary shares | Series A-1 preferred stock | Series B preferred stock | Additional Paid-In | Treasury | Accumulated | Total shareholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | stock | deficit | equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestication equity adjustment - Note 1 | - | ( | ) | - | ( | ) | - | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued for vested restricted stock | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for exercise of warrants | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant settlement agreement - Note 8 | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for exchange of warrants - Note 8 | - | - | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant exchange agreement - deemed dividend - Note 8 | - | - | - | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant exchange agreement, issuance of pre-funded warrants - Note 8 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Loss | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for exchange of warrants | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares sold for cash | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SHARPLINK GAMING, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
| Includes cash flow activities from both continuing and discontinued operations | Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net loss from continuing operations | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Amortization of debt discount | ||||||||
| Change in fair value | ( | ) | ||||||
| Deferred tax expense | ( | ) | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | ||||||||
| Loss on disposal of equipment | ||||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Other receivable | ||||||||
| Due from Rsports Interactive, Inc. | ( | ) | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities – continuing operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities - discontinued operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Capital expenditures for equipment | ( | ) | ||||||
| Investment in Crypto Casino | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities – continuing operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash used for investing activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Repayment of convertible debenture | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from sale of common stock | ||||||||
| Proceeds from line of credit | ||||||||
| Repayment of line of credit | ( | ) | ||||||
| Principal payments on long-term debt | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of warrants | ||||||||
| Net cash generated by (used in) financing activities – continuing operations | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash (used in) generated by financing activities - discontinued operations | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash generated by (used in) financing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net change in cash | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash and restricted cash, beginning of period including discontinued operations | ||||||||
| Cash and restricted cash, end of period including discontinued operations | ||||||||
| Less cash from discontinued operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash, end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | ||||||||
| Cash paid for interest | ||||||||
| Cash paid for taxes | ||||||||
| NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Settlement agreement, liability issued for warrants | ( | ) | ||||||
| Issuance of common stock in exchange of warrants | ||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for vested RSUs | ||||||||
| Deemed Dividend | ||||||||
| Warrant exchange agreement, issuance of pre-funded warrants | ||||||||
See accompanying notes to these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SHARPLINK GAMING, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
Note 1 – Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by SharpLink Gaming, Inc. (the “Company,” “SharpLink,” “we” or “our”), pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In the opinion of the Company, the foregoing statements contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, as well as its results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2024 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts therein. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results in future periods may differ from the estimates.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, the condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all information and footnotes required by GAAP for a complete financial statement presentation. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2024, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2025 and Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on March 17, 2025.
Nature of Business
SharpLink, a Delaware corporation, is an online performance marketing company that delivers unique fan activation solutions to its sportsbook and casino partners. Through its global affiliate marketing network, known as PAS.net, SharpLink drives qualified traffic and player acquisitions, retention and conversions to U.S. regulated sportsbooks and global casino gaming partners worldwide. In addition, SharpLink owns a performance marketing platform through which the Company owns and operates U.S. state-specific web domains designed to attract, acquire and drive local sports betting and casino traffic directly to its sportsbook and casino partners which are licensed to operate in each respective state.
Prior to the sale of SharpLink’s Sports Gaming Client Services and SportsHub Gaming Network (“SHGN”) business units in January 2024 to RSports Interactive, Inc. (“RSports”), a Minnesota corporation, (the “Sale of Business”), the SHGN unit owned and operated an online gaming business that primarily facilitated daily and seasonal peer-to-peer fantasy contests for its end users. The SHGN business unit also operated a website that provided a variety of services to private fantasy league commissioners, including secure online payment options, transparent tracking and reporting of transactions, payment reminders, in-season security of league funds and facilitation of prize payouts. SharpLink’s Sports Gaming Client Services game development business was engaged in the provision of fantasy and free-to-play sports game and mobile app development services to a marquis list of customers, which included several of the biggest names in sports and sports betting, including Turner Sports, NBA, NFL, PGA TOUR, NASCAR and BetMGM, among others.
On
January 18, 2024, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “PA”) with RSports to sell the Company’s
fantasy sports and sports game development business units to RSports. All of the membership interests of Sports Technologies, LLC, a
Minnesota limited liability company, SHGN and Holdings Quinn, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively referred to as
the “Divested Operations”) were sold for $
On February 13, 2024, SharpLink Gaming Ltd. (“SharpLink Israel” and former parent company) completed its previously announced domestication merger (“Domestication Merger”), pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Domestication Merger Agreement”), dated June 14, 2023 and amended July 24, 2023, among SharpLink Gaming, Inc. (“SharpLink US”), SharpLink Israel, SharpLink Merger Sub Ltd., an Israeli company and a wholly owned subsidiary of subsidiary of SharpLink US (Domestication Merger Sub). The Domestication Merger was achieved through a merger of Domestication Merger Sub Ltd. with and into SharpLink Israel, with SharpLink Israel surviving the merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of SharpLink US. The Domestication Merger was approved by the shareholders of SharpLink Israel at an extraordinary special meeting of shareholders held on December 6, 2023. SharpLink US’s Common Stock commenced trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the same ticker symbol, SBET, on February 14, 2024.
As a result of the Domestication Merger, all SharpLink Israel ordinary shares outstanding immediately prior to the Domestication Merger automatically converted, on a one-for-one basis, into the right to receive, and become exchangeable for, shares of SharpLink US common stock, par value $ per share (“Common Stock”) and all preferred shares, options and warrants of SharpLink Israel outstanding immediately prior to the Domestication Merger converted into or exchanged for equivalent securities of SharpLink US on a one-for-one basis.
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| Ordinary Shares | ||||
| Par value for ordinary shares at $ as reported at February 13, 2024 | $ | |||
| Par value for common stock at $ at February 13, 2024 | ||||
| Net change in par value — will be reflected in additional paid-in capital | $ | |||
| Preferred Shares | ||||
| Par value for Series A-1 preferred stock at $ par value as reported at February 13, 2024 | $ | |||
| Par value for Series A-1 preferred stock at $par value as reported at February 13, 2024 | ||||
| Net change in par value — will be reflected in additional paid-in capital | $ | |||
| Par value for Series B preferred stock at $ par value as reported at February 13, 2024 | ||||
| Par value for Series B preferred stock at $ par value at February 13, 2024 | ||||
| Net change in par value — will be reflected in additional paid-in capital | $ |
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of SharpLink Gaming, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions between consolidated subsidiaries have been eliminated in consolidation.
Reclassifications
During the year ended December 31, 2024, we realigned our organizational structure and resources to more closely align with our strategic priorities. As a result of the change, we have one reportable segment, consisting of Affiliate Marketing, for the purpose of making operational and resource decisions and assessing financial performance. See Note 9 - Operating Segment.
Functional Currency
The Company’s functional and reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the exchange rate prevailing on the date of the transaction. The resulting monetary assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates prevailing on the balance sheet date. Revenue and expense components are translated to U.S. dollars at weighted-average exchange rates in effect during the period. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses resulting from remeasurement are recognized in other income and expenses within the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Reverse Share Split
On
May 5, 2025, the Company effected a
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Regaining Compliance with Nasdaq Continued Listing Standards
As previously reported on Form 10-K filed by the Company on March 14, 2025 and 10-K/A filed by the Company on March 17, 2025, the Company received a letter on July 17, 2024 from Nasdaq notifying the Company that, because of the closing bid price for its common stock had been below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive trading days, it was not compliant with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement (the “Bid Price Deficiency Notice”). In accordance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5810 (c)(3)(A), the Company had a period of 180 calendar days, or until January 7, 2025, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. Further, as previously reported on our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 22, 2024, the Nasdaq Staff notified the Company that it did not comply with the $2.5 million minimum stockholders’ equity requirement, as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). The Company had 45 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance or until January 6, 2025.
The Company had a hearing with the Nasdaq Hearing Panel (the “Panel”)on February 25, 2025. The Company’s Common Stock will remain listed and eligible for trading on Nasdaq pending the ultimate conclusion of the hearing process. SharpLink worked to evidence compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement and Minimum Stockholder’s Equity Requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market and submitted a plan to that effect to the Panel as part of the hearing process on February 25, 2025.
On March 21, 2025, SharpLink received notice (the “Notice”) from the Panel of The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (“Nasdaq”) stating that the Panel has granted the Company’s request for additional time to achieve compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing rules and demonstrate long-term compliance with the minimum bid price requirement as set forth in Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Bid Price Rule”), which requires issuers to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share on the Nasdaq, and with Listing Rule 5550(b)(1), which requires listed issuers to maintain minimum stockholders’ equity of $2.5 million (the “Equity Rule”). Specifically, the Panel has agreed to provide the Company until May 23, 2025 to regain compliance with both the Bid Price Rule and the Equity Rule.
We must satisfy Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements, including, among other things, the Bid Price Rule and the Equity Rule, or risk delisting, which could have a material adverse effect on our business. If our common stock is delisted from Nasdaq, it could materially reduce the liquidity of our common stock and result in a corresponding material reduction in the price of our common stock as a result of the loss of market efficiencies associated with Nasdaq and the loss of federal preemption of state securities laws. In addition, delisting could harm our ability to raise capital through alternative financing sources on terms acceptable to us, or at all, and may result in the potential loss of confidence by investors, suppliers, customers and employees and fewer business development opportunities. If our common stock is delisted, it could be more difficult to buy or sell our common stock or to obtain accurate quotations, and the price of our common stock could suffer a material decline. Delisting could also impair our ability to raise capital on acceptable terms, if at all.
The Company is currently attempting to raise equity in public offerings in order to achieve compliance with the Equity Rule. We may not be able to comply with the Equity Rule even after these offerings due to our cash burn rate, operating expenses, and payment obligations. As a result, we may be required to raise additional funds after these offerings in order to achieve compliance.
Acquisition of 10% Equity Stake in Armchair Enterprises
On
February 24, 2025, SharpLink entered into a subscription agreement (“Subscription Agreement”) with U.K-based Armchair Enterprises
Limited (“Armchair”), which owns and operates CryptoCasino.com. The acquisition of a
Evaluation of Strategic Alternatives
On July 18, 2024, SharpLink announced that its Board of Directors (“Board”) has initiated a formal review process to evaluate strategic alternatives for the Company. The Board and management team are taking a measured approach to considering multiple proposals that have been received by the Company and other proposals it expects to receive. SharpLink has been exploring strategic alternatives that include, but are not limited to, a sale, merger, strategic business combination or other transactions. SharpLink has not set a deadline or definitive timetable for completion of the strategic alternatives review process and there can be no assurance that this process will result in the Company pursuing a transaction or any other strategic outcome.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)2023-09 – Income Taxes (Topic ASC 740) Income Taxes. The ASU improves the transparency of income tax disclosures by requiring (1) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and (2) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. It also includes certain other amendments to improve the effectiveness of income tax disclosures. The amendments in ASU 2023-09 became effective beginning with our 2025 fiscal year. We do not expect that this guidance will have a material impact upon our financial position and results of operations.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-04, Debt-Debt with Conversions and Other Option. ASU 2024-04 is intended to clarify requirements for determining whether certain settlements of convertible debt instruments, including convertible debt instruments with cash conversion features or convertible debt instruments that are not currently convertible, should be accounted for as an induced conversion. This ASU is effective for all entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance on its disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024-03”), and in January 2025, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2025-01, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date (“ASU 2025-01”). ASU 2024-03 requires additional disclosure of the nature of expenses included in the income statement as well as disclosures about specific types of expenses included in the expense captions presented in the income statement. ASU 2024-03, as clarified by ASU 2025-01, is effective for us for our annual reporting for fiscal 2028 and for interim period reporting beginning in fiscal 2029 on a prospective basis. Both early adoption and retrospective application are permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of these standards will have on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
Note 2 – Going Concern and Liquidity
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had a net loss from continuing operations of $(
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On
May 2, 2024, Company entered into an ATM Sales Agreement (the “ATM Sales Agreement”) with A.G.P./Alliance Global
Partners (“AGP” or the “Agent”) pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time, through
the Agent, as sales agent and/or principal, shares of its common stock, par value $ per
share (the “Common Stock”), having an aggregate offering price of up to $
On May 5, 2025 and May 6, 2025, SharpLink
filed a registration statement on Form S-1 and Form S-1/A, respectively, in connection with a potential public offering to raise up to
$
In addition to funds that may be raised through the ATM Sales Agreement or the potential Offering, we may need to raise additional capital to fund the Company’s growth and future business operations. We cannot be certain that additional funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. If we are not able to secure additional funding when needed to support our business and to respond to business challenges, track and comply with applicable laws and regulations, develop new technology and services or enhance our existing offering, improve our operating infrastructure, enhance our information security systems to combat changing cyber threats and expand personnel to support our business, we may have to delay or reduce the scope of our planned strategic initiatives. Moreover, any additional equity financing that we obtain may dilute the ownership held by our existing shareholders. The economic dilution to our shareholders will be significant if our stock price does not materially increase, or if the effective price of any sale is below the price paid by a particular shareholder. Any debt financing could involve substantial restrictions on activities and creditors could seek additional pledges of some or all of our assets. If we fail to obtain additional funding as needed, we may be forced to cease or scale back operations, and our results, financial conditions and stock price would be adversely affected. As such, these factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period.
Note 3 – Discontinued Operations
In accordance with ASC 205-20 Presentation of Financial Statements: Discontinued Operations, a disposal of a component of an entity or a group of components of an entity is required to be reported as discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major impact on an entity’s operations and financial results when the components of an entity meets the criteria in ASC paragraph 205-20-45-10. In the period in which the component meets the held for sale or discontinued operations criteria the major assets, other assets, current liabilities and non-current liabilities shall be reported as a component of total assets and liabilities separate from those balances of the continuing operations. At the same time, the results of all discontinued operations, less applicable income taxes (benefit), shall be reported as components of net income (loss) separate from the income (loss) of continuing operations.
Sale of SHGN and Sports Gaming Client Services
On
January 18, 2024, SharpLink Israel (“Parent Seller”) and SLG1 Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
and wholly owned subsidiary of SharpLink (“Subsidiary Seller”), SHGN Acquisition Corp. (“SHGN,” and together
with Parent Seller and Subsidiary Seller, the “Seller”), a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of SharpLink,
entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “PA”) with RSports Interactive, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“Buyer”).
The Subsidiary Seller owns all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Sports Technologies, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability
company, SHGN and Holdings Quinn, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively referred to as the “Targets”).
The PA contemplated the sale of the Company’s Sports Gaming Client Services and SportsHub Gaming Network business units to the
Buyer, by selling all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of the Targets and the Acquired Subsidiaries for $
As a result of the Sale of Business, we ceased our Sports Game Client Services and SportsHub Gaming Network segments. The historical results of these business segments have been reflected as discontinued operations in our consolidated financial statements for all periods prior to the closing date of the Sale of Business on January 18, 2024.
In connection with the Sale of Business, the Company entered into with the Buyer a Transition Services Agreement to provide for an orderly transfer and the continuity of business services. The Parent Seller would be able to use certain Buyer employees at an agreed upon hourly rate. The Buyer would be charged monthly amounts for business services such as accounting software, insurance and data services.
On May 8, 2024, SharpLink entered into an amended and fully restated Post Closing Assignment Agreement with RSports, whereby SharpLink and RSports agreed to amend the PA to exclude the transfer/sale of SHGN and agreed to the assignment/sale of the Acquired Subsidiaries membership interests in SHReserve and SHPA to be made directly to RSports upon and subsequent to the approval of a petition by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Based on this amended agreement, the Sale of Business is an asset sale for legal and tax purposes instead of an equity sale.
Further, in connection with the Sale of Business, SharpLink entered into a Post Closing Covenant Agreement (the “PCCA”) with the Buyer defining the post-closing terms and conditions relating to certain transfers and assignments of assets subsequent to the closing of the Sale of Business, including:
| ● | Transferring control of all bank accounts held by the Targets to the Buyer; |
| ● | Transferring or cooperating with the application process for all state gaming licenses held by the Targets in connection with the change of control to the Buyer; | |
| ● | Providing the Buyer with an accounting of all funds due to and from and any deferred revenue between Sports Technologies, LLC, SHGN and SharpLink, Inc.; | |
| ● | Assigning to Buyer or its affiliates, or cause the counterparty to consent to, all contracts assumed by the Buyer or its affiliates on or subsequent to the closing based upon change of control provisions; and | |
| ● | Assigning to Buyer or its affiliates all of its intellectual property rights purchased in the PA for the Acquired Subsidiaries or Targets. |
In
accordance with the terms of the PCCA, SharpLink will complete all post-closing covenants following the closing as reasonably possible,
with the exception of Seller covenants that are dependent on governmental authorities or governmental orders for completion, in which
case it will use diligent, good faith efforts to cause the same to be completed as soon as practical. The $
In
the statement of cashflows for the three months ended March 31 2024, the net cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations
is due to cash received from the sale of business of $
During
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, SharpLink paid RSports $
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Sale of MTS
The Company negotiated a Share and Asset Purchase Agreement which was closed on December 31, 2022. The majority of the assets of the primary reporting unit within MTS were sold. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of the MTS business were separately reported as assets and liabilities from discontinued operations as of March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024. The results of operations and cash flows of MTS for all periods are separately reported as discontinued operations.
Summary Reconciliation of Discontinued Operations
| For the Three Months Ended | For the Three Months Ended | |||||||
| March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2024 | |||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cost of Revenues | ( | ) | ||||||
| Gross Profit | ||||||||
| Operating Expenses | ||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | ||||||||
| Operating Loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Interest income | ||||||||
| Other (expense) income | ( | ) | ||||||
| Gain on sale of business | ||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ||||||
| Total other income and expense | ||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | ( | ) | ||||||
| Income tax expense | ||||||||
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
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The following table presents a reconciliation of the carrying amounts of major classes of assets and liabilities of the Company classified as discontinued operations as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Carrying amounts of major classes of assets included as part of discontinued operations: | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ||||||||
| Total current assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Carrying amounts of major classes of liability included as part of discontinued operations: | ||||||||
| Current Liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | |||||||
| Total current liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
Note 4 – Additional Balance Sheet Information
Equipment, net
Equipment
consists of computers, furniture and fixtures and is presented net of accumulated depreciation from continuing operations for a net book
value of $
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Intangible assets, net
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 consisted of the following:
| Weighted Average Amortization Period (Years) | Cost, Net of Impairment | Accumulated Amortization | Net | ||||||||||||
| Balance, March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| Acquired technology | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Acquired technology | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
Amortization
expense from continuing operations on intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was $
Note 5 - Convertible Debenture and Warrant
Convertible Debenture at Fair Value
The Company accounts for convertible debentures using an amortized cost model. The discount for warrants, the Original Issuance Discount (“OID”) and the initial allocation of fair value of compound derivatives reduce the initial carrying amount of the convertible notes. The carrying value is the stated principal amount at contractual maturity using the effective-interest method with a corresponding charge to interest expense. Debt discounts are presented on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that related debt.
The Company made an irrevocable election at the time of issuance of the Debenture to record the Debenture at its fair value (the “Fair Value Option”) with changes in fair value recorded through the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations within other income (expense) at each reporting period. The Fair Value Option provides the Company with a measurement basis election for financial instruments on an instrument-by-instrument basis.
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On
February 14, 2023, the Company entered into the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with Alpha, a current shareholder
of the Company, pursuant to which the Company issued to Alpha an
Pursuant
to Section 8(a)(vi) of the Debenture, it is an event of default if the Company is party to a Fundamental Transaction or agrees to sell
or dispose of all or in excess of
On January 19, 2024, the Company paid Alpha the Debenture Redemption Amount. As a result, the Company’s obligations under the Debenture have been satisfied.
Purchase Warrant
On
February 15, 2023, the Company also issued to Alpha a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase
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At
the time of execution, the Company classified the Warrant as an equity contract and performed an initial fair value measurement. As the
Warrant was issued with the assumption of the Debenture, the value assigned to the Warrant was based on an allocation of proceeds, subject
to the allocation to the Debenture. The Company recorded a debt discount for the Warrant of $
The Warrant provides that in the event of a Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Debenture), SharpLink, at Alpha’s option, would repurchase the Warrant from Alpha on the terms set forth in Section 3(e)(ii) of the 2023 Warrant (the “Warrant Repurchase”). On January 19, 2024, SharpLink and Alpha entered into a settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) whereby Alpha agreed to waive (i) the event of default under Section 3(e)(ii) of the Warrant in connection with the Sale of Business.
Pursuant
to Section 5(1) of the Warrant, Alpha further agreed to waive its right to elect that, in connection with and at the closing of the Sale
of Business, the Warrant shall be repurchased by the Company as set forth in Section 3(e) of the 2023 Warrant. The parties agreed in
the Settlement Agreement that the Warrant Repurchase for its Black Scholes value shall take place upon the earlier of (a) June 30, 2024;
(b) the Company raising a gross amount of not less than $
On
March 6, 2024, SharpLink entered into an Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with Alpha to change the Warrant Repurchase
of $
The fair value of the Warrant Repurchase balance and the Pre-Funded Warrant are estimated on the following dates using the Black Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:
| January 19, 2024 | March 6, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Expected volatility | % | % | % | |||||||||
| Expected dividends | % | % | % | |||||||||
| Expected term (years) | ||||||||||||
| Risk-free rate | % | % | % | |||||||||
On
June 30, 2024, SharpLink negotiated an Amendment to the Exchange Agreement (the “Amendment”) to reduce the strike
price per warrant of the unexchanged balance of the 2023 Warrants Repurchase Balance from $
Note 6 - Fair Value
In accordance with fair value accounting guidance, the Company determines fair value based on the exchange price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants.
As
disclosed in Note 5, SharpLink entered into a Settlement Agreement on January 19, 2024 for the 2023 Warrant for purposes of the
Warrant Repurchase at $
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As disclosed in Note 5, the Debenture and the Warrant were reported at fair value at issuance.
The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the Debenture measured at fair value on a recurring basis that uses significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) and the related expenses and losses recorded in the consolidated statement of operations during the three months ended March 31, 2024:
| Fair Value, December 31, 2023 | $ | |||
| Principle and interest convertible debenture repayments | ( | ) | ||
| Issuance of warrant repurchase balance | ||||
| Conversion of warrants to shares and pre-funded warrants | ( | ) | ||
| Change in fair value of warrant repurchase balance | ( | ) | ||
| Fair Value, March 31, 2024 | $ |
The fair value of the Debenture was determined using a Monte Carlo Simulation (“MCS”), which incorporates the probability and timing of the consummation of a Fundamental Transaction event and conversion of the Debenture as of the valuation date.
Note 7 - Warrants
| Weighted Average | Weighted Average | |||||||||||
Number of Shares | Exercise Price Per Share | Remaining Life (Years) | ||||||||||
| Outstanding as of December 31, 2024 | $ | |||||||||||
| Exercised | ( | ) | - | |||||||||
| Expired | - | |||||||||||
| Outstanding as of March 31, 2025 | $ | |||||||||||
Following is a summary of the Company’s warrant activity for the three months ended March 31, 2024:
| Weighted Average | Weighted Average | |||||||||||
Number of Shares | Exercise Price Per Share | Remaining Life (Years) | ||||||||||
| Outstanding as of December 31, 2023 | $ | |||||||||||
| Previously issued regular warrants | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Revalued regular warrants | ||||||||||||
| Exercised | ( | ) | - | |||||||||
| Outstanding as of March 31, 2024 | $ | |||||||||||
Stock Options
Option awards are generally granted with an exercise price equal to the market price of the Company’s Common Stock at the date of grant; those options generally vest based on three years of continuous service and have ten-year contractual terms. Certain option and share awards provide for accelerated vesting if there is a change in control, as defined in the plans.
The
Company granted options for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The Company recognized stock compensation
expense for stock options of $ and $ for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, of which $
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The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using a Black Scholes option-pricing model. The Company uses historical option exercise and termination data to estimate the term the options are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The expected dividend yield is calculated using historical dividend amounts and the stock price at the option issue date. The expected volatility is determined using the volatility of peer companies.
| March 31, 2024 | ||||
| Expected volatility | - | % | ||
| Expected dividends | % | |||
| Expected term (years) | - | |||
| Risk-free rate | - | % | ||
| Fair value of common shares on grant date | $ - $ | |||
| Weighted | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted | average | |||||||||||||||
| average | remaining | Aggregate | ||||||||||||||
| exercise | contractual | intrinsic | ||||||||||||||
| Options | Shares | price | term | value | ||||||||||||
| Outstanding as of December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Granted | ||||||||||||||||
| Exercised | ||||||||||||||||
| Forfeited | ||||||||||||||||
| Expired | ||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding as of March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Exercisable as of March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
The summary of activity under the plans as of March 31, 2024, and change during the three months ended March 31, 2024, is as follows:
| Weighted | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted | average | |||||||||||||||
| average | remaining | Aggregate | ||||||||||||||
| exercise | contractual | intrinsic | ||||||||||||||
| Options | Shares | price | term | value | ||||||||||||
| Outstanding as of December 31, 2023 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Granted | ||||||||||||||||
| Exercised | ||||||||||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Expired | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Outstanding as of March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Exercisable as of March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
Unamortized stock compensation expense of $ will be amortized through 2026 for of unvested options and has a weighted average recognition period of years.
Restricted Stock Units
The Company’s Compensation Committee recommended to the Board of Directors and the Board approved the granting of certain restricted stock units (“RSU”) to members of the senior leadership team and the Board of Directors. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the RSUs vest at quarterly intervals through September 30, 2025. The following is a summary of RSU activity for the three months ended March 31, 2025:
| Weighted | Weighted | |||||||||||||||
| Average | Average | |||||||||||||||
| Grant | Remaining | Aggregate | ||||||||||||||
| Date Fair | Contractual | Intrinsic | ||||||||||||||
| Shares | Value | Term | Value | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding as of December 31, 2024 | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Granted | - | |||||||||||||||
| Cancelled | - | |||||||||||||||
| Vested and released | - | |||||||||||||||
| Outstanding and unvested as of March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
The Company recognized $ as part of the total stock compensation expense related to RSU awards for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs as of March 31, 2025 was $.
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For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the RSUs vest at quarterly intervals through December 31, 2024. The following is a summary of RSU activity for the three months ended March 31, 2024:
| Weighted | Weighted | |||||||||||||||
| Average | Average | |||||||||||||||
| Grant | Remaining | Aggregate | ||||||||||||||
| Date Fair | Contractual | Intrinsic | ||||||||||||||
| Shares | Value | Term | Value | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding as of December 31, 2023 | $ | - | ||||||||||||||
| Granted | - | |||||||||||||||
| Cancelled | - | |||||||||||||||
| Vested and released | - | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Outstanding and unvested as of March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
The Company recognized $ as part of the total stock compensation expense related to RSU awards for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs as of March 31, 2024 was $.
Note 9 - Operating Segments
The Company’s Chief Executive Officer serves as the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and evaluates the financial performance of the business and makes resource allocation decisions on a consolidated basis. As a result, the Company operates as a single reportable segment under ASC 280, Segment Reporting. The Company’s operations include performance marketing services, lead generation, and data analytics, all of which are managed centrally. The Company focuses on delivering quality traffic and player acquisitions, retention and conversions to global casino gaming partners worldwide in exchange for a commission (cost per acquisition or portion of net gaming revenues) paid to the Company by the partners for the new players referred to them. The CODM assesses financial performance based on consolidated revenue, operating profit, and key operating expenses as detailed below.
The following table presents significant segment expenses regularly provided to and reviewed by the CODM:
| Affiliate Marketing Segment | ||||||||
| March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2024 | |||||||
| Revenue | $ | $ | ||||||
| Less: | ||||||||
| Cost of revenues | ||||||||
| Segment gross profit | ||||||||
| Less: | ||||||||
| Salaries and benefits | ||||||||
| Contractors and consulting expense | ||||||||
| Marketing expense | ||||||||
| Other segment expenses (1) | ||||||||
| Segment net loss from continuing operations before income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Reconciliation of profit or loss | ||||||||
| Adjustments and reconciling items | ||||||||
| Consolidated net loss from continuing operations before income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| (1) |
These expenses represent the key cost components reviewed by the CODM in assessing the Company’s performance.
The CODM evaluates income generated from the Company’s assets using net income (loss) as a key metric. The CODM utilizes this measure to assess return on assets when making strategic decisions, including whether to reinvest profits into the affiliate marketing platform, enhance technology and data analytics capabilities, or expand partnerships with advertisers and publishers.
Summarized revenues by country in which the Company operated for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 are shown below:
For the three months ended March 31, 2025:
| Affiliate Marketing | ||||
| Services | ||||
| United States | $ | |||
| Rest of the World | $ | |||
| Total Revenue | $ | |||
For the three months ended March 31, 2024:
| Affiliate Marketing | ||||
| Services | ||||
| United States | $ | |||
| Rest of the World | $ | |||
| Total Revenue | $ | |||
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The Company does not have material assets in foreign jurisdictions.
The Company’s Affiliate Marketing Services segment derives a significant portion of its revenues from several large customers. The table below presents the percentage of consolidated revenues derived from large customers:
| March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2024 | |||||||
| Customer A | % | % | ||||||
| Customer B | % | % | ||||||
| Customer C | % | % | ||||||
Note 10 - Revenue Recognition
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company has recognized its revenue at a point in time. The Company’s only revenue stream is from the provision of Affiliate Marketing services.
The Company’s assets and liabilities related to its contracts with customers were as follows:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| Accounts receivable | $ | $ | ||||||
The timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers and these timing differences result in contract advanced billings on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet. The Company recognized unbilled revenue when revenue is recognized prior to invoicing.
Payment terms and conditions vary by contract type, although terms generally include a requirement of payment within 30 days. In instances where the timing of revenue recognition differs from the timing of invoicing, the Company has determined that its contracts generally do not include a significant financing component. The primary purpose of invoicing terms is to provide customers with simplified and predictable ways of purchasing the Company’s services, and not to facilitate financing arrangements.
Note 11 – Income Taxes
On
a quarterly basis, we estimate our annual effective tax rate and record a quarterly income tax provision based on the anticipated rate.
As the year progresses, we refine our estimate based on the facts and circumstances, including discrete events, by each tax jurisdiction.
The effective tax rate for the three-month ended March 31, 2025 was (
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We follow the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions which requires us to determine whether a tax position of the Company is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals of litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. For tax positions meeting the more likely than not threshold, the uncertain tax benefit amount recognized in the financial statements is reduced to the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon the ultimate settlement with the relevant taxing authority. Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions are included in the provision for income taxes in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. In accordance with the Sale of Business (See Note 3), management performed an evaluation of the technical merits of the Israeli Controlled Foreign Corporate Rules to determine the taxability of the gain from the Sale of Business from an Israeli tax perspective. This analysis also considered the results of the U.S. income tax. Management determined that the technical merits for uncertain tax exposure resulting from the gain for Israeli tax purposes did not exceed the more-likely-than-not threshold and has not recorded any income tax liability at March 31, 2025. Management’s determination is based on known facts and circumstances and requires judgment of a complex set of rules and regulations. If facts and circumstances change, such as closing, liquidating or selling of the businesses’ equity that is remaining, including events outside the Company’s control, this could have a material impact on the management’s determination.
Basic net income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders, adjusted for preferred stock discount accretion and dividends accrued on preferred stock, by the weighted-average number of common stock outstanding during the period excluding the effects of any potentially dilutive securities. Diluted net loss per share is computed similar to basic loss per share, except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common stock that would have been outstanding if potential shares of common stock had been issued if such additional common stock were dilutive.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | ||||
| Anti-Dilutive: | ||||
| Regular warrants | ||||
| Stock options | ||||
| Series A-1 preferred stock | ||||
| Series B preferred stock | ||||
| Restricted Stock Units | ||||
| Total Anti-dilutive | ||||
As the Company had a net loss from continuing operations and net income from discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024, the following presents dilutive and anti-dilutive securities. For continuing operations, since there was a net loss, all securities presented below were excluded from weighted average shares outstanding. For discontinued operations, dilutive securities presented below were included in the net income per share calculation and the anti-dilutive securities were excluded in weighted average shares outstanding:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | ||||
| Dilutive: | ||||
| Prefunded warrants | ||||
| MTS warrants | ||||
| Total Dilutive | ||||
| Anti-Dilutive: | ||||
| Stock options | ||||
| Series A-1 preferred stock | ||||
| Series B preferred stock | ||||
| MTS warrants | ||||
| Regular warrants | ||||
| Restricted Stock Units | ||||
| SportsHub warrants | ||||
| Total Anti-dilutive | ||||
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For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Net loss from continuing operations | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Less: deemed dividends on warrant exchange | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net loss from continuing operations available to common stockholders | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, available to common stockholders | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net income (loss) available to common stockholders | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| Basic weighted-average shares for continuing and discontinued operations | ||||||||
| Diluted weighted average shares for discontinued operations | ||||||||
| Basic: | ||||||||
| Net (loss) from continuing operations per share | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Net income (loss) from discontinued operations per share | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net income (loss) per share | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| Fully Diluted: | ||||||||
| Net (loss) from continuing operations per share | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Net income (loss) from discontinued operations per share | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net income (loss) per share | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
Note 13 – Subsequent Events
Potential Public Offering
On May 5, 2025 and May 6, 2025,
SharpLink filed a registration statement on Form S-1 and Form S-1/A, respectively, in connection with a potential public offering to
raise up to $
Reverse Share Split
On
May 5, 2025, the Company effected a
On May 2, 2025, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Amendment”), providing for the aforementioned reverse stock split.
Exchange of Series A-1 Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock for Common Stock and Prefunded Warrants
On
April 2, 2025, SharpLink entered into an exchange agreement (“Exchange Agreement”) with Alpha Capital Anstalt (“Alpha”),
whereby, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Exchange Agreement and in reliance on Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”),
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| ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
The following discussion of SharpLink Gaming, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, “SharpLink Gaming,” “SharpLink,” “our Company,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us”), highlights the principal factors that have affected our financial condition and results of operations as well as our liquidity and capital resources for the periods described. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with our audited consolidated financial statements included in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2025 and Form 10-K/A filed on March 17, 2025. As discussed in the section titled “Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” the following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, unless the context indicates otherwise, references to “SharpLink Gaming,” “SharpLink,” “SharpLink US,” “our Company,” “the Company,” “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” refer to SharpLink Gaming, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its wholly owned subsidiaries. References to “SharpLink Israel” refer to SharpLink Gaming, Ltd., an Israel limited liability company, with which SharpLink US completed a domestication merger in February 2024.
Overview
Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, SharpLink Gaming is an online performance-based marketing company that leverages our unique fan activation solutions to generate and deliver high quality leads to our U.S. sportsbook and global casino gaming partners.
Continuing Operations
In December 2021, SharpLink acquired certain assets of FourCubed, including FourCubed’s online casino gaming-focused affiliate marketing network, known as PAS.net (“PAS”). For more than 18 years, PAS has focused on delivering quality traffic and player acquisitions, retention and conversions to regulated and global casino gaming operator partners worldwide. In fact, PAS won industry recognition as the European online gambling industry’s Top Affiliate Manager, Top Affiliate Website and Top Affiliate Program for four consecutive years by both igambingbusiness.com and igamingaffiliate.com. The strategic acquisition of FourCubed brought SharpLink talent with proven experience in affiliate marketing services and recurring net gaming revenue (“NGR”) contracts with many of the world’s leading online casino gambling companies, including Party Poker, bwin, UNIBET, GG Poker, 888 poker, betfair, World Poker Tour and others.
As part of our strategy to expand our affiliate marketing services to the emerging American sports betting market, in November 2022, we began a systematic roll-out of our U.S.-focused performance-based marketing business with the launch of 15 state-specific, content-rich affiliate marketing websites. Our user-friendly, state-specific domains are designed to attract, acquire and drive local sports betting and casino traffic directly to our sportsbook and casino partners’ which are licensed to operate in each respective state. As of January 2024, we are licensed to operate in 18 jurisdictions and own and operate sites serving 17 U.S. states (Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming). As more states legalize sports betting, our portfolio of state-specific affiliate marketing properties may expand to include them. We largely utilize search engine optimization and programmatic advertising campaigns to drive traffic to our direct-to-player (“D2P”) sites.
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Today, our vision is to power a targeted and personalized online sports betting and casino gaming environment that organically introduces fans to our operator partners through relevant tools and rich content – all in a safe, credible and responsible environment.
In 2024, we realigned our organizational structure and resources to more closely align with our strategic priorities. As a result of the change in our organizational structure, we have one reportable segment consisting of Affiliate Marketing for the purpose of making operational and resource decisions and assessing financial performance.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, our continuing operations generated revenues of $741,731 and $975,946 respectively, for the three months ended representing a 24.0% decrease on a comparative quarter over quarter basis.
Sales of Business - SHGN and Sports Gaming Client Services
SharpLink’s business-building platform previously included the provision of Free-To-Play (“F2P”) sports game and mobile app development services to a marquis list of customers, which included several of the biggest names in sports and sports betting, including Turner Sports, NBA, NFL, PGA TOUR, NASCAR and BetMGM, among others. In addition, we previously owned and operated a variety of proprietary real-money fantasy sports and sports simulation games and mobile apps through our SHGN sports business unit, which also owned and operated LeagueSafe, one of the fantasy sports industry’s most trusted sources for collecting and protecting private fantasy league dues.
On January 18, 2024, SharpLink sold all of the issued and outstanding membership interests, as applicable, in our Sports Gaming Client Services and SHGN business units to RSports for $22.5 million in an all-cash transaction, pursuant to the signing of a purchase agreement and other related agreements. Nearly all of the employees of these acquired business units moved to RSports to help ensure a seamless transition.
The historical results of our Sports Gaming Client Services and SHGN businesses have been reflected as discontinued operations in our condensed consolidated financial statements for all periods prior to the Sale of Business.
Regaining Compliance with Nasdaq Continued Listing Standards
As previously reported on Form 10-K filed by the Company on March 14, 2025 and 10-K/A filed by the Company on March 17, 2025, the Company received a letter on July 17, 2024 from Nasdaq notifying the Company that, because of the closing bid price for its common stock had been below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive trading days, it was not compliant with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement (the “Bid Price Deficiency Notice”). In accordance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5810 (c)(3)(A), the Company had a period of 180 calendar days, or until January 7, 2025, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. Further, as previously reported on our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 22, 2024, the Nasdaq Staff notified the Company that it did not comply with the $2.5 million minimum stockholders’ equity requirement, as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). The Company had 45 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance or until January 6, 2025.
The Company had a hearing with the Nasdaq Hearing Panel on February 25, 2025. The Company’s Common Stock will remain listed and eligible for trading on Nasdaq pending the ultimate conclusion of the hearing process. SharpLink worked to evidence compliance with Minimum Bid Price Requirement and Minimum Stockholder’s Equity Requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market and submitted a plan to that effect to the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) as part of the hearing process on February 25, 2025.
On March 21, 2025, SharpLink received notice (the “Notice”) from the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (“Nasdaq”) stating that the Panel has granted the Company’s request for additional time to achieve compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing rules and demonstrate long-term compliance with the minimum bid price requirement as set forth in Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Bid Price Rule”), which requires issuers to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share on the Nasdaq, and with Listing Rule 5550(b)(1), which requires listed issuers to maintain minimum stockholders’ equity of $2.5 million (the “Equity Rule”). Specifically, the Panel has agreed to provide the Company until May 23, 2025 to regain compliance with both the Bid Price Rule and the Equity Rule.
We must satisfy Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements, including, among other things, the Bid Price Rule and the Equity Rule, or risk delisting, which could have a material adverse effect on our business. If our common stock is delisted from Nasdaq, it could materially reduce the liquidity of our common stock and result in a corresponding material reduction in the price of our common stock as a result of the loss of market efficiencies associated with Nasdaq and the loss of federal preemption of state securities laws. In addition, delisting could harm our ability to raise capital through alternative financing sources on terms acceptable to us, or at all, and may result in the potential loss of confidence by investors, suppliers, customers and employees and fewer business development opportunities. If our common stock is delisted, it could be more difficult to buy or sell our common stock or to obtain accurate quotations, and the price of our common stock could suffer a material decline. Delisting could also impair our ability to raise capital on acceptable terms, if at all.
The Company is currently attempting to raise equity in public offerings in order to achieve compliance with the Equity Rule. We may not be able to comply with the Equity Rule even after these offerings due to our cash burn rate, operating expenses and payment obligations. As a result, we may be required to raise additional funds after these offerings in order to achieve compliance.
Redomestication from Israel to Delaware
On February 13, 2024, SharpLink Israel completed its previously announced domestication merger (“Domestication Merger”), pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Domestication Merger Agreement”), dated June 14, 2023 and amended July 24, 2023, among SharpLink Israel, SharpLink Merger Sub Ltd., an Israeli company and a wholly owned subsidiary of SharpLink US (“Domestication Merger Sub”) and SharpLink Gaming, Inc. (“SharpLink US”). The Domestication Merger was achieved through a merger of Domestication Merger Sub with and into SharpLink Israel, with SharpLink Israel surviving the merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of SharpLink US. The Domestication Merger was approved by the shareholders of SharpLink Israel at an extraordinary special meeting of shareholders held on December 6, 2023. SharpLink US’s Common Stock commenced trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the same ticker symbol, SBET, on February 14, 2024.
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At-The-Market (“ATM”) Offering
On May 1, 2024, Company entered into an ATM Sales Agreement (the “ATM Sales Agreement”) with A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners (the “Agent”) pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time, through the Agent, as sales agent and/or principal, shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), having an aggregate offering price of up to $1,676,366, subject to certain limitations on the amount of Common Stock that may be offered and sold by the Company set forth in the ATM Sales Agreement (the “Offering”). The Company is not obligated to make any sales of Shares under the ATM Sales Agreement and any determination by the Company to do so will be dependent, among other things, on market conditions and the Company’s capital raising needs. As of March 31, 2025, through an increase in the aggregate offering price by a prospectus supplement, SharpLink has raised gross proceeds of $1,834,925 from sales of Shares under the ATM Sales Agreement.
Acquisition of 10% Equity Stake in Armchair Enterprises
On February 24, 2025, SharpLink entered into a subscription agreement (“Subscription Agreement”) with U.K.-based Armchair Enterprises Limited (“Armchair”), which owns and operates CryptoCasino.com. The acquisition of a 10% equity stake in Armchair was made for $500,000 in cash, along with a right of first refusal to acquire a controlling interest in Armchair. The investment was recorded at cost and will be measured at cost minus impairment, adjusted for any observable price changes. There was no impairment as of March 31, 2025.
Launched in October 2024, CryptoCasino.com is an innovative online gaming platform that partners with some of the world’s leading gaming studios. It utilizes blockchain technology to provide users with a secure, transparent and engaging next-generation gaming experience. The platform plans to offer over 6,000 online slots and table games, a live dealer casino, a premium sportsbook, an eSports betting hub and a racebook, among other features. CryptoCasino.com accepts a wide range of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and more, catering to various user preferences globally while ensuring enhanced security, transparency and anonymity for players. In addition, CryptoCasino.com offers both traditional registration and Web3 connectivity. By connecting instantly with wallets like MetaMask and Trust Wallet, players can easily deposit and withdraw funds within seconds. In addition, CryptoCasino.com serves over one billion unique Telegram users by providing a Telegram Casino integration, which allows anyone to join and start playing with just one click.
Reverse Stock Split
On May 5, 2025, the Company effected a one-for-twelve (1:12) reverse stock split of all the Company’s share capital, whereby the Company decreased the number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock from 7,916,206 to 659,684. Proportional adjustments for the reverse stock split were made to the Company’s outstanding stock options, warrants and equity incentive plans. All share and per-share data and amounts have been retrospectively adjusted as of the earliest period presented in the financial statements to reflect the reverse stock split.
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Results of Operations
The following table provides certain selected financial information for the periods presented:
| March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2024 | Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 741,731 | $ | 975,946 | $ | (234,215 | ) | -24.0 | % | |||||||
| Cost of Revenues | 609,936 | 688,734 | (78,798 | ) | -11.4 | % | ||||||||||
| Gross profit | 131,795 | 287,212 | (155,417 | ) | -54.1 | % | ||||||||||
| Gross profit percentage | 17.8 | % | 29.4 | % | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 1,057,339 | 1,972,075 | (914,736 | ) | -46.4 | % | ||||||||||
| Operating loss | (925,544 | ) | (1,684,863 | ) | 759,319 | -45.1 | % | |||||||||
| Total other income (expenses) | 11,620 | (70,274 | ) | 81,894 | -116.5 | % | ||||||||||
| Net income (loss) before income taxes | (913,924 | ) | (1,755,137 | ) | 841,213 | -47.9 | % | |||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | (2,808 | ) | (5,674 | ) | 2,866 | -50.5 | % | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) from continuing operations | (916,732 | ) | (1,760,811 | ) | 844,079 | -47.9 | % | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) from discontinued ops, net of tax | (58,169 | ) | 14,111,167 | (14,169,336 | ) | -100.4 | % | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (974,901 | ) | $ | 12,350,356 | $ | (13,325,257 | ) | -107.9 | % | ||||||
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, revenues declined 24.0% to $741,731 compared to $975,946 reported for the same three-month period in the prior year. The decrease is primarily due to the market conditions softening, changes in customer pricing structures and the loss of customers due primarily to evolving regulatory environments in certain foreign markets.
Gross Profit
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, gross profit totaled $131,795, reflecting a 54.1% decrease from a gross profit of $287,212 for the three months ended March 31, 2024. Our gross profit margin declined to 17.8% from 29.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The decline represents higher casino payouts due to large winnings by players, coupled with the aforementioned changes to customer pricing structures during the three months ended March 31, 2025. For the online casino business, as greater payouts are made to winners, this has the impact of reducing gross profit.
Total Operating Expenses
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, total operating expenses decreased 46.4% to $1,057,339 from $1,972,075 reported for the same three-month period in the prior year. The decrease was attributable to lower payroll, audit and legal, insurance, marketing and travel-related costs in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter in 2024. The first quarter of 2024 also included expenses related to SHGN and Sports Gaming Client Services for the period from January 1, 2024 through January 18, 2024.
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Net Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations
Largely attributable to the Company’s concerted effort to lower payroll and other discretionary costs, net loss from continuing operations decreased 47.9% to $(916,732) for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to a net loss from continuing operations of $(1,760,811) reported for the same three month period in 2024.
Net Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax decreased 100.4% to $(58,169), which compared to a net income from discontinued operations, net of tax of $14,111,167 for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease to a net loss in discontinued operations is due to the gain on the sale of the SHGN and Sports Gaming Client Services business operations in the first quarter March 31, 2024.
Net Income (Loss)
As a result of the aforementioned reasons, net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2025 totaled $(974,901), declining 107.9% when compared to net income of $12,350,356 reported for three months ended March 31, 2024.
Cash Flows
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
As of March 31, 2025, cash on hand was $1,374,943, a -4.3%decrease when compared to cash on hand of $1,436,729 as of December 31, 2024.
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, net cash used in operating activities from continuing operations totaled $(452,827) compared to net cash used in operating activities from continuing operations of $(2,848,643) in the prior year. Net cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations was $(61,258), which compared to net cash used in operating activities of $(16,446,314) from discontinued operations for the same three-month period in 2024. Overall, net cash used in operating activities was $(514,085) and $(19,294,957) for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The change in the operating cashflows was largely attributable to the sale of the Company’s SHGN and Sports Gaming Client Services businesses in January 2024.
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, net cash used in the Company’s investing activities from continuing operations totaled $(500,000), an increase of 28986.7% when compared to cash used in investing activities from continuing operations of $(1,719) for the same three-month period in 2024. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations was $- and $(18,707,834), respectively. The increase in net cash used in investing activities for three month period March 31, 2025 versus 2024 was due to the Company’s $500,000 investment in Armchair Enterprises. The decrease in total cash used in investing activities for discontinued operations is due to cash received from the sale of business of $22,500,000, net of the cash transferred of $41,357,834. The majority of the cash transferred of $41,357,834 was reflected in discontinued operations customer deposits liability and deferred revenue of $36,959,573 and $4,888,704, respectively.
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, net cash provided by financing from continuing operations was $907,188 a 107.3% increase when compared to net cash used by financing activities from continuing operations of $(12,409,050) for the same three-month period in 2024. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 net cash used in financing activities from discontinued operations was $- compared to net cash used by financing activities of $(5,835,352) for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The change was largely due to the repayments of $19,205,606 in debt in the first quarter of 2024, including the repayment of the convertible debenture for $4,395,753.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2025, we had working capital of $1,570,519. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we had a net loss from continuing operations of $(916,732) compared to a net loss from continuing operations of $(1,760,811) respectively, reported for the same three months in 2024.
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On May 1, 2024, Company entered into an ATM Sales Agreement (the “ATM Sales Agreement”) with A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners (the “Agent”) pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time, through the Agent, as sales agent and/or principal, shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), having an aggregate offering price of up to $1,676,366 (“Shares”), subject to certain limitations on the amount of Common Stock that may be offered and sold by the Company set forth in the ATM Sales Agreement (the “Offering”). The Company is not obligated to make any sales of Shares under the ATM Sales Agreement and any determination by the Company to do so will be dependent, among other things, on market conditions and the Company’s capital raising needs. On February 4, 2025, the Company, under the terms of the ATM Sales Agreement, filed a prospectus supplement that amended the number shares of Common Stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $1,835,052. As of March 31, 2025, SharpLink has raised total gross proceeds of $1,834,925.
On May 5, 2025 and May 6, 2025, SharpLink filed a registration statement on Form S-1 and Form S-1/A, respectively, in connection with a potential public offering to raise up to $5 million (the “Offering”) in gross proceeds through the offering of i) shares of common stock or prefunded warrants, in lieu thereof, ii) Series A-1 Common Stock Warrants, and iii) Series A-2 Common Stock Warrants (collectively, the Series A-1 Common Stock Warrants and Series A-2 Common Stock Warrants, the “Common Warrants.” Pursuant to the registration statement, as amended, SharpLink has engaged AGP to use its reasonable best efforts to solicit offers to purchase our securities in this Offering. The Agent has no obligation to purchase any of the securities from us or to arrange for the purchase or sale of any specific number or dollar amount of the securities. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to closing in this offering the actual public offering amount, Agent’s fee, and proceeds to us, if any, are not presently determinable and may be substantially less than the total maximum offering amounts set forth in the registration statement, as amended, and related preliminary prospectus.
In addition to funds that may be raised through the ATM Sales Agreement and/or the Offering, we may need to raise additional capital to fund the Company’s growth and future business operations. We cannot be certain that additional funding will be available on acceptable terms or at all. If we are not able to secure additional funding when needed to support our business and to respond to business challenges, develop new technology and services or enhance our existing offering, track and comply with applicable laws and regulations, improve our operating infrastructure, enhance our information security systems to combat changing cyber threats and expand personnel to support our business, we may have to delay or reduce the scope of planned strategic initiatives. Moreover, any additional equity financing that we obtain may dilute the ownership held by our existing shareholders. The economic dilution to our shareholders will be significant if our stock price does not materially increase, or if the effective price of any sale is below the price paid by a particular shareholder. Any debt financing could involve substantial restrictions on activities and creditors could seek additional pledges of some or all of our assets. If we fail to obtain additional funding as needed, we may be forced to cease or scale back operations, and our results, financial conditions and stock price would be adversely affected. As such, these factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
On March 31, 2025, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenue or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources. Since our inception, except for standard operating leases accounted for prior to January 1, 2022, we have not engaged in any off-balance sheet arrangements, including the use of structured finance, special purpose entities or variable interest entities.
Inflation
Our opinion is that inflation did not have a material effect on our operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Climate Change
Our opinion is that neither climate change, nor governmental regulations related to climate change, have had, or are expected to have, any material effect on our operations.
New Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-09 – Income Taxes (Topic ASC 740) Income Taxes. The ASU improves the transparency of income tax disclosures by requiring (1) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and (2) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. It also includes certain other amendments to improve the effectiveness of income tax disclosures. The amendments in ASU 2023-09 became effective beginning with our 2025 fiscal year. We do not expect that this guidance will have a material impact upon our financial position and results of operations.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-04, Debt-Debt with Conversions and Other Option. ASU 2024-04 is intended to clarify requirements for determining whether certain settlements of convertible debt instruments, including convertible debt instruments with cash conversion features or convertible debt instruments that are not currently convertible, should be accounted for as an induced conversion. This ASU is effective for all entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance on its disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024-03”), and in January 2025, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2025-01, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date (“ASU 2025-01”). ASU 2024-03 requires additional disclosure of the nature of expenses included in the income statement as well as disclosures about specific types of expenses included in the expense captions presented in the income statement. ASU 2024-03, as clarified by ASU 2025-01, is effective for us for our annual reporting for fiscal 2028 and for interim period reporting beginning in fiscal 2029 on a prospective basis. Both early adoption and retrospective application are permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of these standards will have on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
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| ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
As a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
| ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
Evaluation of Disclosure and Control Procedures
The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2025 and concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective. The term disclosure controls and procedures means controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is accumulated, recorded, processed, summarized and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure to be reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(t) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, during the three months ended March 31, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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| PART II. | OTHER INFORMATION |
| ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
None.
| ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS |
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information under this item.
| ITEM 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS |
None.
| ITEM 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES |
None.
| ITEM 4. | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 5. | OTHER INFORMATION |
| ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 31.1 | Rule 13(a)-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certification of principal executive officer | |
| 31.2 | Rule 13(a)-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certification of principal financial officer | |
| 32.1 | Section 1350 Certification of principal executive officer | |
| 32.2 | Section 1350 Certification of principal financial officer and principal accounting officer | |
| 101.INS | Inline XBRL INSTANCE DOCUMENT | |
| 101.SCH | Inline XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION SCHEMA | |
| 101.CAL | Inline XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION CALCULATION LINKBASE | |
| 101.DEF | Inline XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION DEFINITION LINKBASE | |
| 101.LAB | Inline XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION LABEL LINKBASE | |
| 101.PRE | Inline XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION PRESENTATION LINKBASE | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| SharpLink Gaming, Inc. | ||
| Dated: May 15, 2025 | By: | /s/ Rob Phythian |
| Rob Phythian | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Dated: May 15, 2025 | By: | /s/ Robert DeLucia |
| Robert DeLucia | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
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