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&lt;p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;Rotate Black, Inc. (Company) was incorporated in Nevada on
August 2, 2006 to be the successor by merger of BevSystems International, Inc. and BevSystems International Ltd. (BevSystems).&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;The Company develops, operates and manages gaming and related
properties. On April 1, 2010, the Company commenced operations under the Gulfport Project management agreement and was no longer
a development stage company. (Note 6)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gulfport Project&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;On May 28, 2010, the Company, Rotate Black, LLC (RBL), an
entity under common control with the Company, and an officer of the Company formed Rotate Black MS, LLC (RBMS), a Mississippi limited
liability company, to own, develop and manage the operations of a casino resort to be located on the property adjacent to the Gulfport,
MS marina.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;RBMS&amp;#146;s initial strategy was to secure an existing gaming vessel, move the vessel to the Gulfport site,
and build land assets on that site to support the gaming vessel.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;Subsequently, RBMS changed its strategy to an entirely
land-based casino. In August 2012, the Company entered into an Indicative Summary of Terms and Conditions with debt and equity
investors related to a proposed financing for the Gulfport Casino Hotel Project to be developed by RBMS (Borrower).&amp;#160;&amp;#160;The
proposed financing is for up to $101,800,000 for the development, design, construction, financing, ownership, operation and maintenance
of an approximately 191,000 square foot land based, four star casino, including gaming, restaurant, bar and support space and an
adjacent 205-room hotel in Gulfport, Mississippi.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;Terms of the proposed financing call for senior secured term
loans up to an aggregate of $80,900,000 to be provided in one tranche on the closing date, advanced at the rate of 94% of the principal.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;Full
repayment is expected to be October 2017.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;Interest on the outstanding balance will be equal to the sum of the LIBOR
rate applicable to the interest period, subject to a floor of 2%, and the applicable margin of 10.5%.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;The equity investors shall fund the equity contribution to
RBMS prior to the closing pursuant to the terms of an equity contribution agreement to be entered into by the equity investors,
RBMS, and the Collateral Agent in the aggregate amount of $20,900,000.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other Projects&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;On December 14, 2011, the Company formed a wholly-owned subsidiary,
Rotate Black OK, LLC (OKL) and through the subsidiary, on December 12, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement to provide casino
management services to an Oklahoma Native American Tribe Casino for a term of ninety days at $30,000, per month, inclusive of all
personnel needed to provide the consulting services. The Company plans to leverage this agreement to generate additional Native
American gaming consulting agreements.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;On December 13, 2011, the Company formed a wholly-owned
subsidiary, SlotOne, Inc., to provide slot machines on a participation basis in certain casino locations where the
replacement of old equipment can enhance earnings for the gaming location and Rotate Black, Inc.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;To date, the
Company has secured a contract for the placement of equipment in September 2013 as well as an approval of its lender to
facilitate the financings of this operation as of June 30, 2012, the entity was inactive.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;On January 11, 2011, the Company entered into a management
agreement whereby a new to-be-formed wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company would act as manager for a proposed casino and entertainment
destination on the Louis Bull Indian Reserve near Edmonton, Canada.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;As of July 31, 2013, the project is awaiting final
approval from Alberta Liquor and Gaming, which is expected in fall 2013 (Note 10).&lt;/p&gt;

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