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2ND HALF AND FULL YEAR 2018 PRESENTATION - River iGaming
2ND HALF AND FULL YEAR 2018 PRESENTATION
                   CEO Kent Staahle & CFO Shawn Bezzina
2ND HALF AND FULL YEAR 2018 PRESENTATION - River iGaming
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DICTIONARY
B2B             Business to Business

B2C             Business to Client

KYC             Know your client

KPI             Key performance indicators

River           River iGaming p.l.c. Group of Companies

River iGaming   River iGaming p.l.c. Group of Companies

GMR             Gaming Realms Plc

SEO             Search Engine Optimisation

DMP             Data management platform

MGA             Malta Gaming Authority

NDC             New depositing customers

GGR             Gross gaming revenue (Bets less wins)

NGR             Net gaming revenue (GGR less bonus cost and less jackpot contribution)

RC              Recurring customer

ROI             Return on investment

H1 2018         January to June 2018

H2 2018         July to December 2018

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HIGHLIGHTS

                            • River iGaming awarded a Remote Gaming License by Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) in Aug 2018

                            • Improving KPI’s in VegasCasino and preparation for rebranding strategy and integration of game providers and
                              payment solutions
      Operational
                            • Positive revenue development in Mediafusion combined with partnership with Adnuntius

                            • Launched Casonic in Finland in Dec 2018

                            • River UK Casino figures stable with pickup in revenue somewhat delayed

                            • Fourth acquisition announced in Feb 2019: River to acquire Bear Group, incl. the Grizzly platform, and the
Transaction and financing     remaining 30% of River UK Casino
   (subsequent event)       • Obtained financing for the transaction and all other planned investments via a convertible loan from Mercury
                              Group Malta

                            • During the period ended 31 December 2018, the Group sustained a loss amounting to EUR 5,888,263 and had equity
                              amounting to EUR 11,389,191 and a working capital deficiency of EUR 6,050,268.

        Financial           • 2018 was characterised with the set up of various subsidiaries and the completion of business combinations.

                            • Revenue generating operations increased following the completion of the acquisitions and will provide a
                              foundation for growth and sustainability throughout 2019.

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AGENDA

            MILESTONES 2018

               STRATEGY

THE TRANSACTION AND THE CONVERTIBLE LOAN

                FINANCE

               APPENDIX

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MILESTONES 2018

              First acquisition                    Awarded a Remote
01.01.2018                          06.08.2018                                                    01.12.2018            H2 2018
              VegasCasino                          Gaming License by          CASONIC launch
                                                   Malta Gaming
                                                   Authority (MGA)
                                                                                                                           “The Engine”
                                                                                                                         Partnership with

  January 2018                                                                                 December 2018                  2019

             Second acquisition:                                                               Fourth acquisition: Bear Group, incl.
                                   Listed on the         Third acquisition: 70% of Gaming      the Grizzly platform, and the
             Mediafusion
                                   Merkur Market         Realms’ B2C assets → named River      remaining 30% of River UK Casino,
                                                         UK Casino                             financed by a convertible loan from
                                                                                               Mercury Group Malta

                      15.02.2018   26.03.18                16.08.2018                                                       21.02.2019

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RIGGED FOR GROWTH THROUGHOUT THE VALUE CHAIN

                 100%                                                    100%                    100%

    River Game Operations                                   River Game Intelligence   River Game Technology

   Project X*
                     From 70% to
                   100% as part of
                   the transaction
                     announced
                       21.02.19
                                                                                        Part of the acquisition
                                                                                         announced 21.02.19

* Note: Project X is a 50%/50% joint venture with Bridge Holdings Ltd.                                            7
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RIVER IGAMING’S VALUE CHAIN FOLLOWING THE ACQUISITION

Game providers / content
                                             Operations                  Affiliates / online
                                                                             marketing

  Gaming technology
                                                                7c

                                                             Customers

   Payment solutions

        River iGaming has successfully positioned itself throughout the value chain

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RIVER iGAMING B2C
                                                                                                               Comments

                                                                                                               • Vegas Casino continues its global brand
                                                                                                                 strategy:
                                                                                                                    • Has gone from 97% of revenues from
                                                                                                                      the Norwegian market to diversified
                                                                              *                                       revenues from Finland, Sweden and
                                                                                                                      Germany
                                                                                                                    • Work in progress towards testing
                                                                                                                      phase in Canada and New Zealand

                                                                                                               • Casonic launched successfully in Finland,
                                                                                                                 ready to enter into new markets/Sweden
                                                                                                                 in 2019

                                                                                                               • River is still in the process of obtaining a
                                                                                                                 licence in Sweden, ready to push
                                                                                                                 marketing for Vegas Casino and Casonic
                                                                                                                 once license is obtained

Testing phase in selected
markets outside Europe

            * Note: No current operations (i.e. so far in 2019) in Sweden due to pending license application                                                    10
CASONIC
• River Game Operations (RGO) launched a new casino in the Finnish Market
  called Casonic in December 2018

• Casonic is an Instant Cashout Casino developed to meet our players'
  demand for a leaner experience

• With no registration, instant deposits and withdrawals, a super-fast
  desktop and mobile interface, and introducing the innovative Slingo games
  for the first time in the Nordic markets, casonic.com is a great addition to
  the River brand portfolio

• Casonic is hosted on the recently acquired Grizzly platform, and is available
  on desktop and mobile.

• Casonic accept and pay out in several different currencies, through
  payments provided by Entercash (To be changed to Trustly following
  acquisition). Not only does this allow players to log in and play directly from
  their bank accounts through BankID, but it means that they will benefit from
  instant deposits and withdrawals.

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RIVER iGAMING B2B - MEDIAFUSION

  Mediafusion           The «Engine»     Technology output        Result

  Content drivers

                                           Personalisation

                                                             Obtain customers at
Content capabilities       Big data
                                                              the lowest possible
      NEWS                                                   customer acquisition
   AFFILIATION                               Automation        cost and increase
 DOCUMENTARIES                                                  retention rates.
 BRAND BUILDING
                                                               Maximising RC
Content customers

                                            Gamification

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RIVER ACQUIRES BEAR GROUP, INCL THE GRIZZLY PLATFORM,
        AND THE REMAINING 30% OF RIVER UK CASINO

                    River takes full control of River UK Casino through the acquisition of
                                                GMR’s 30% stake
01
02                    River acquires the Grizzly gaming technology platform from GMR

        Total combined purchase price of GBP 11.5m, of which 10m to be settled at closing and GBP 1.5
                                           payable in Dec 2020

                           River is fully funded through a EUR 15m convertible loan

03
     → The transaction is a huge leap for River, becoming a true 360 iGaming company
     → River has secured funding for all planned investments

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GRIZZLY PLATFORM
• Bear Group Limited is an Alderney registered real-money gambling company which owns              Content providers available on Grizzly
  and operates a number of gambling products powered by its proprietary gambling platform,
  Grizzly

• The Grizzly platform:

     • Holds Category 1 and Category 2 eGaming licence issued by the Alderney Gambling
        Control Commission

     • Focuses on the mobile playing experience

     • The deployment pipeline allows new online casinos to be built and deployed from
        scratch within weeks

     • Originally built for Social Gaming, the stack is hardware agnostic and will deploy to any
        hosted or cloud environment

     • Unique bonus technology, built on self learning algorithms, targets the users with
        personalised offers – minimising POC and maximising player revenue

     • KYC – enhancing manual KYC with web technologies allows the platform to streamline
        the process and provide the best experience

     • Using the latest data collection and analysis tools, the GMR platform can provide the
        operator with the best visualisation tools

     • The platform supports both SMS and card payments

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• The acquisition of the Grizzly platform will complete and add additional B2B capabilities to the engine
  and River combined offering.

• The full control of all the brands in River UK will further strengthen Rivers ability to optimize and
  capitalize the combined portfolio of brands and technology assets.

                                                 The “Engine”

                                                                                                        PREFERRED
                                                                     CONSUMER    PERSONALI   GAMIFI
                                                                                                        BUSINESS
                                                                     BEHAVIOUR   -SATION     -CATION
                                                                                                        PARTNER

By capturing the entire client journey, River is able to lower customer acquisition cost and increase customer value

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Engine Structure

                            SEO

     Other
                                              Sportsbook
    Verticals

Gametech
                          «Engine»                   DMP
Platform

                Payment              Affiliation
                Gateway              Platform

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RIVER GAME OPERATIONS – VEGAS CASINO

                                                                                      Comments
        Deposits (EUR 000)                   GGR vs NGR (EUR 000)
3 500                             1 800                                               • All KPI’s related to Vegas Casino
3 000                             1 600                                                 continued to improve following
                                  1 400                                                 acquisition of MGA license
2 500
                                  1 200
2 000                                                                                 • Vegas Casino sees strong increase in
                                  1 000
                                   800
                                                                                        deposits after switching from white
1 500
                                   600                                                  label agreement to MGA license on 6th
1 000
                                   400                                                  of August
 500                               200
                                             GGR NGR    GGR NGR   GGR NGR   GGR NGR   • NGR in Q3 was negatively affected by
   -                                 -
        Q1     Q2      Q3    Q4                Q1         Q2        Q3        Q4
                                                                                        large bonus campaigns

             NDC (#)                                 Bets (EUR 000)                   Quarter 4 vs Quarter 3 Key Performance
6 000                             45 000                                              Indicators
                                  40 000
5 000                                                                                 • Deposits +20%
                                  35 000
4 000                             30 000                                              • NDC’s +16%
                                  25 000
3 000
                                  20 000                                              • GGR +14%
2 000                             15 000
                                                                                      • NGR +65%
                                  10 000
1 000
                                   5 000
   -                                     -
        Q1     Q2      Q3    Q4                 Q1        Q2        Q3        Q4

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RIVER UK CASINO

           Deposits (GBP 000)                                                       GGR vs NGR (GBP 000)                                 Comments
7 000                                                                   3 000
                                                                                                                                         • NDC was down from Q3 to Q4, but

                                                            Thousands
6 000
                                                                        2 500                                                              retention rate was significantly up,
5 000                                                                                                                                      leading to increased deposits from Q3
                                                                        2 000
4 000                                                                                                                                      to Q4
                                                                        1 500
3 000                                                                                                                                    • Signed agreement to obtain 100%
2 000                                                                   1 000                                                              control over the River UK brands on
1 000                                                                    500                                                               21th of February 2019. We expect to see
                                                                                    GGR NGR   GGR NGR   GGR NGR     GGR NGR                higher ROI on marketing and focus on
   -                                                                       -
           Q1           Q2            Q3           Q4                                 Q1        Q2        Q3           Q4
                                                                                                                                           new markets as well

                     NDC (#)                                                               Bets (GBP 000)                                Quarter 4 vs Quarter 3 Key Performance
12 000                                                                  70 000                                                           Indicators
                                                            Thousands

10 000                                                                  60 000                                                           • Deposits +7%
 8 000                                                                  50 000
                                                                                                                                         • NDC’s -24%
                                                                        40 000
 6 000
                                                                        30 000
                                                                                                                                         • GGR -8%
 4 000
                                                                        20 000                                                           • NGR -1%
 2 000
                                                                        10 000
       -
                                                                               -
            Q1           Q2           Q3           Q4
                                                                                       Q1       Q2        Q3           Q4

             Pre-acquisition          Post-acquisition

           Note: River UK Casino completed the acquisition of UK brands on the 16 August 2018. Between Completion and reporting date, the Company was under joint control between River and
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           GMR
MEDIAFUSION

                                                       Comments

                                                       • River Game Intelligence Holding completed the
                                                         acquisition of Mediafusion on the 28th of September
                     2018 Revenue                        2018

      400 000                                          • Revenue and related costs for Q4 are included within
                                                         River iGaming Consolidated financial statements
      350 000
                                                       • Revenue also includes services provided to other River
      300 000                                            Group Companies
      250 000                                          • Following the completion of the acquisition, the client
                                                         base was consolidated in order to continue to improve
EUR

      200 000
                                                         on the services provided
      150 000
                                                       • New revenue streams are being developed to continue
      100 000                                            to grow the business

       50 000                                          • The Company is also seeking to enter into new B2B
                                                         agreements with new potential clients
           0
                Q1      Q2          Q3    Q4
                             2018

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE PERIOD
                            8 NOVEMBER 2017 TO 31 DECEMBER 2018
River iGaming PLC
Consolidated Statement of Other Comprehesive Income as on 31 December 2018
                                                                                                                               Comments
                                                                             8 Nov 2017           H1               H2
                                                                                                                               • Obtained MGA license for Vegas Casino on
                                                                             31 Dec 2018         2018             2018
                                                                              (audited)       (proforma)       (proforma)        6th of August2018, and acquired control
                                                                                 Eur             Eur              Eur            over Vegas Casino on the 8th of August
Net Revenue from iGaming Operations                                             1,190,642               -          1,190,642     2018
Revenue from Whitelable arrangements and advertising                             900,496           582,966           317,530
Total Revenue                                                                   2,091,138          582,966        1,508,172    • Acquired 70% of River UK on 16th of
Direct Costs                                                                    (579,678)          (182,103)       (397,575)
                                                                                                                                 August 2018
Gross Profit                                                                    1,511,460          400,863         1,110,597
Operating Costs                                                               (3,093,623)       (1,297,204)      (1,662,498)   • Acquired Mediafusion on 28th of
Personnel Costs                                                                (1,831,679)        (709,686)      (1,075,561)
Marketing Costs                                                                (2,179,231)       (885,323)       (1,293,908)     September 2018
Depreciation and amortization                                                     (112,726)          (6,858)       (105,868)
Results from Operating Activities                                             (5,705,799)      (2,498,208)      (3,027,238)
                                                                                                                               • Operating costs include one off costs
                                                                                                                                 related to listing, acquisitions
FV Movement                                                                          -                -                -         professional fees amounting to 1.42m EUR
Finance Cost                                                                     266,320            (4,177)       270,427        in H1 18 and 845k EUR in H2 18
Share of loss of equity accounted investees, net of tax                         (453,768)             -          (453,768)
Loss before Taxation                                                          (5,893,247)      (2,502,385)      (3,210,579)

Tax Expense                                                                            -                -               -
Loss for the Period                                                          (5,893,247)      (2,502,385)      (3,210,579)

Other comprehensive income
Items that are or may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Foreign operations - foreign currency translation differnces                      4,984                (0)           4,984
Other comprehensive income                                                        4,984                (0)           4,984
Total comprehensive income for the period                                    (5,888,263)      (2,502,385)      (3,205,595)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2018
                                                                  December 2017   June 2018      December 2018   Comments
                                                                     Audited      Unaudited         Audited
                                                                      EUR            EUR             EUR         • December 2018 audited statement of
Assets
                                                                                                                   financial position includes a number
Non-Current Assets
     Plant and equipment                                                   -          99,268          191,166
                                                                                                                   of accounting entries to reflect the
     Intangible assets and goodwill                                        -             -         8,243,896       business combinations completed in
     Investment in joint venture                                           -             -        10,346,075       H2 of 2018
Total Non-Current Assets                                                   -          99,268       18,781,137
                                                                                                                 • Intangible assets and goodwill
Current Assets                                                                                                     include the valuation of Vegas Casino
     Trade and other receivables                                           -         3,111,506      2,291,090
                                                                                                                   and goodwill related to the brand as
     Cash and cash equivalents                                         138,342      1,087,923      2,294,666
Total Current Assets                                                   138,342      4,199,429      4,585,756       well as goodwill derived from the
                                                                                                                   acquisition of Mediafusion
Total Assets                                                           138,342     4,298,697      23,366,893
                                                                                                                 • Vegas Casino’s fair value was
Total Equity                                                             9,608       (655,115)      11,389,191     determined using the relief from
                                                                                                                   royalty method
Liabilities
Non-Current Liabilities                                                                                          • River UK Casino is accounted for as a
     Deferred tax payable                                                  -             -          1,341,678      joint venture as River Group does not
Total Non-Current Liabilities                                              -             -          1,341,678
                                                                                                                   yet have operational control. Pending
Current Liabilities                                                                                                liabilities in relation to the
     Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss            -              -         1,371,970      transaction signed in August 2018 are
     Deferred consideration                                                -              -        4,441,829
                                                                                                                   under Current Liabilities
     Interest-bearing borrowings                                           -        3,618,467
     Trade and other payables                                          128,734      1,335,345      4,822,225     • Equity has increased following the
Total Current Liabilities                                              128,734      4,953,812     10,636,024
                                                                                                                   successful listing on the Merkur
Total Liabilities                                                      128,734      4,953,812      11,977,702      Market in March and the private
                                                                                                                   placement completed in August 2018
Total Equity and Liabilities                                           138,342     4,298,697      23,366,893

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Financial calendar
                                          •   Annual General Meeting: May 2019
www.riverigaming.com/investor-relations
                                          •   Reporting 2H 2019 September
                                          •   Investor Event: September          24
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TRANSACTION DETAILS (SUBSEQUENT EVENT)

•   River iGaming P.l.c ("River" or the "Company") acquires the remaining 30% of River UK Casino Limited ("River UK") plus the B2B platform business of Gaming
    Realms P.l.c. ("GMR") (the "Grizzly Platform") and the outstanding share capital in Bear Group Limited ("Bear Group") from GMR and settles all remaining delayed
    payments and earn-outs for a total consideration of GBP 11.5 million (the "Transaction").

       •   a total payment of GBP 7.0 million under the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement entered into today in relation to the Transaction pursuant to which the
           Company shall acquire both the entire issued share capital of Bear Group. Of such total payment, GBP 5.5 million is payable on completion and GBP 1.5
           million is payable without set-off on or before 31 December 2020;

       •   a payment of GBP 4,497,000 million in respect of the sole perpetual licence of the Grizzly Platform;

       •   GBP 3,000 in respect of the 30% stake in River UK.

•   The agreements for the Transaction and the convertible loan (as further described below) require approval from the shareholders in River. Notice to the
    extraordinary general meeting expected to be held on or about 22 March 2019 will be announced separately, and within 27 February 2019.

•   Klein Invest AS, Middelborg Invest AS and Tigerstaden AS have provided an undertaking to procure that their voting rights to be voted in favour of the Transaction
    and the convertible loan, Completion of the Transaction is inter alia subject to the following conditions: 1) GMR and River shareholder approval; 2) the entering into
    of a deed of termination with respect to the former agreements entered into between River (and companies controlled by it) and GMR (and companies controlled
    by it); 3) final approval of change of control applications with respect to the shares in Bear Group from the UK Gambling Commissions and the Alderney Gambling
    Commissions; and 4) third party consents.

•   It is expected that the Transaction will be completed in Q2 2019.

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CONVERTIBLE LOAN DETAILS (SUBSEQUENT EVENT)
River has entered into a EUR 15,000,000 convertible loan agreement Spinola Ventures Ltd (C31211) (the "Lender") a wholly owned subsidiary of Mercury p.l.c. (C27497)
(the "Guarantor") (the "Loan") on the terms set out below. The Lender's financial obligations and liabilities under the loan agreement are guaranteed by the Guarantor.
The Loan is subject to customary closing conditions, including EGM approval and completion of the transactions with GMR.

The following main terms apply to The Loan:

      •   The Loan is subject to a 8% interest rate p.a.

      •   EUR 3,000,000 of the Loan shall be disbursed to the Company as soon as possible after the shareholder approval and the remaining amount of EUR
          12,000,000 shall be distributed to the Company as soon as possible after fulfilment of all conditions precedent,

      •   The convertible loan agreement may be terminated by either party at any time after 30 April 2019 if the first EUR 3,000,000 of the Loan has not been disbursed.

      •   The Lender may once, and for a minimum amount of EUR 3,000,000, at any time during the conversion period (beginning on the date of the agreement and
          ending on the date falling 18 months after the date of the last loan drawdown, the "Conversion Period") convert the Loan into in the Company. The fixed
          conversion price is NOK 21 equal to EUR 2.12 based on a fixed exchange, which will give the Lender a 27.367% holding in the Company.

      •   The agreement include certain tag-along rights if Klein Group AS, Tigerstaden AS and Middelborg AS sells above 10% of their current shareholding.

      •   The Company may at any time after the Conversion Period repay the Loan, plus a repayment fee on market terms.

      •   Interest is due for payment quarterly from 1 January 2020 onwards. Interest due for the period between drawdown and 31 December 2019 will be settled at the
          end of the period. The Loan shall constitute senior debt obligations of the Company.

      •   The loan agreement includes customary event of default provisions, including change of control. The agreement also include restrictive covenants on asset
          sales, equity issues, and new debt.

      •   If minimum EUR 10m of the Loan is converted, the Lender shall be entitled to appoint the chairman and one additional director to the Rivers board of directors.
          If less than EUR 10m of the Loan is converted, the Lender shall be entitled to one director to the Company's board of directors.

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ABOUT RIVER UK CASINO
                          Brief introduction                                                                                           Selected brands

• River UK Casino features well-recognized UK casino brands*                                         Four brands offering online and mobile casino games. The brands
  including Pocket Fruity, Britain’s Got Talent (“BGT”), Spin Genie                                  are individually positioned to appeal to different player
  and X Factor Games (“X Factor”)                                                                    demographics:
• River UK Casino was established by selling the vast majority of                                    • Spin Genie: Strategy to appeal to a younger Facebook
  the B2C online casino business of the UK-based company                                               audience and convert players via compelling offers
  Gaming Realms P.l.c. into a new Maltese company which was
  named River UK Casino Ltd and owned by River iGaming P.l.c                                         • Pocket Fruity: More mature affiliate focus and benefits from
                                                                                                       Pay-Per-Click advertising and a loyal player base
• Annual ARPU growth of 20% 2015-2017
                                                                                                     • X Factor and BGT: The two sites work in tandem –with the
• More than 80% of 2017 revenue generated on mobile devices, a                                         promotion of BGT in H1 and X Factor in H2 in line with TV
  key growth driver within the sector                                                                  scheduling. The traditional media mix has been TV and Digital
• Young player base: Approx. 60% of 2017 FTD’s under 35
                                                                                                            BGT
• Proven management team, strong ROI track record                                                           24 %
                                                                                                                                            Spin Genie
• More than 50% female players                                                                                                                 33 %
                                                                                                                        NGR
                                                                                                                        2017
                                                                                                      X Factor
                                                                                                        22 %                         Pocket Fruity
                                                                                                                                         21 %

        *Britain's Got Talent and X Factor Games are brands licenced by the Seller Group from third parties. Target Business will acquire the right to promote and market such brands.   28
SELECTION OF BRANDS IN RIVER UK CASINO
                       Pocket Fruity                                                    X Factor Games

• Pocket Fruity was launched in May 2012                          • Launched in September 2016 to fit with the TV show’s audience
• Acquired by GMR in July 2013 and aimed at an older, pub fruit     demographics, leveraging one of the biggest shows on ITV(an
  machine audience                                                  average of 6 million viewers per episode in 2017)
• Benefits from Pay-Per-Click advertising and a loyal player      • Aimed at a younger, mobile, casual gambling market in the UK
  base                                                            • Pays 20% of net profit per month after all costs (including
                                                                    marketing) to Fremantle Media (owner of X Factor brand)
                                                                  • Brand owned by Freemantle Media and licenced to the sellers
                                                                    until own licence is obtained. Seller will subcontract
                                                                    marketing rights to River UK Casino

                         Spin Genie                                                   Britain’s Got Talent

• Spin Genie was launched in October 2014 as the first site on    • Launched in April 2016 to fit with the TV show’s audience
  GMRs’ platform Grizzly                                            demographics, leveraging one of the biggest shows on ITV (an
• Spin Genie offers a wide selection of different casino games      average of 8.2 million viewers per episode in 2017).
  as well as card and table games                                 • Aimed at older, mobile, casual gambling market in the UK
• Aimed at young mobile casual gambling market in the UK          • Pays 20% of net profit per month after all costs (including
                                                                    marketing) to Fremantle Media (owner of BGT brand)
                                                                  • Brand owned by Freemantle Media and licenced to the sellers
                                                                    until own licence is obtained. Seller will subcontract
                                                                    marketing rights to River UK Casino

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