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Notes Payable and Convertible Debt
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Notes Payable and Convertible Debt

Note 9. Notes Payable and Convertible Debt

 

Secured Convertible Note

 

In connection with the Lottery.com domain purchase, the Company issued a secured convertible promissory note (“Secured Convertible Note”) with a fair value of $935,000 that matured in March 2021. The Company used the fair value of the Secured Convertible Note to value the debt instrument issued. In March 2021, the Secured Convertible Note was fully converted into 69,910 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

Series A Notes

 

From August to October 2017, the Company entered into seven Convertible Promissory Note Agreements with unaffiliated investors for an aggregate amount of $821,500. The notes bear interest at 10% per year, are unsecured, and were due and payable on June 30, 2019. The parties verbally agreed to extend the maturity of the notes to December 31, 2021. As of both December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the balance due on these notes was $771,500. The Company cannot prepay the loan without consent from the noteholders. As of December 31, 2021, there were no Qualified Financing events, that trigger conversion, this included the TDAC combination. As of December 31, 2022, the remaining outstanding balance of $771,500 relates to notes that are no longer convertible which have been reclassified to Notes Payable as per the agreement. Accrued interest on the Series A notes payable was $318,909 on March 31, 2024.

 

Series B Notes

 

From November 2018 to December 2020, the Company entered into multiple Convertible Promissory Note agreements with unaffiliated investors for an aggregate amount of $8,802,828. The notes bear interest at 8% per year, are unsecured, and were due and payable on dates ranging from December 2020 to December 2021. For those notes maturing on or before December 31, 2020, the parties entered into amendments in February 2021 to extend the maturity of the notes to December 21, 2021. The Company cannot prepay the loans without consent from the noteholders.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company entered into multiple Convertible Promissory Note agreements with unaffiliated investors for an aggregate amount of $38,893,733. The notes bear interest at 8% per year, are unsecured, and are due and payable on dates ranging from December 2021 to December 2022. The Company cannot prepay these loans without consent from the noteholders. As of December 31, 2021, the Series B Convertible Notes had a balance of $0. The Company also issued additional convertible promissory notes with unaffiliated investors for an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 which bear interest at 6% per year, are unsecured and are due in May 2023.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company entered into amendments with six of the Series B promissory noteholders to increase the principal value of the notes. The additional principal associated with the amendments totaled $3,552,114. The amendments were accounted for as a debt extinguishment, whereby the old debt was derecognized and the new debt was recorded at fair value. The Company recorded loss on extinguishment of $71,812 as a result of the amendment which was mapped in “Other expenses” on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

As of October 29, 2021, all except $185,095 of the series B convertible notes were converted into 488,226 shares of Lottery.com common stock after accounting for the 20:1 reverse stock split that took place on August 9, 2023. As of December 31, 2023, the remaining notes comprising the outstanding balance of $185,095 are no longer convertible and have been reclassified to notes payable. See Note 9 Accrued interest on this note payable as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $68,491 and $64,799, respectively.

 

 

Short term loans

 

On June 29, 2020, the Company entered into a Promissory Note with the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) for $150,000. The loan has a thirty-year term and bears interest at a rate of 3.75% per annum. Monthly principal and interest payments are deferred for twelve months after the date of disbursement. The loan may be prepaid at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. The Promissory Note contains events of default and other provisions customary for a loan of this type. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the balance of the loan was $150,000. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the accrued interest on this note was $5,626 and $5,253 respectively.

 

In August 2020, the Company entered into three separate note payable agreements with three individuals for an aggregate amount of $37,199. The notes bear interest at a variable rate, are unsecured, and the parties have verbally agreed the notes will be due upon a qualifying financing event. As of December 30, 2023 and 2022, the balance of the loans totaled $13,000, respectively.

 

Notes payable

 

On August 28, 2018, in connection with the purchase of the entire membership interest of TinBu, the Company entered into several notes payable for $12,674,635 with the sellers of the TinBu and a broker involved in the transaction. The notes had an interest rate of 0%, and original maturity date of January 25, 2022. The notes payable were modified during 2021 to extend the maturity to June 30, 2022 and change the interest rate to include simple interest of 4.1% per annum effective October 1, 2021. Each of the amendments were evaluated and determined to be loan modifications and accounted for accordingly.

 

As of both March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the balance of the notes was $2,601,370. Accrued interest on these notes was $269,247 on March 31, 2024 and $242,381 on December 31, 2023, respectively.