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NASDAQ:SEGG06/10/2026

White Diamond Research Short Report on SEGG

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White Diamond Research on Sports Entertainment Gaming Global aka SEGG Media (SEGG)


Bottom Line

The allegation. White Diamond Research alleges that SEGG Media is a fake company that has issued at least 14 fraudulent press releases since 2025, including a purported exclusive partnership with Polymarket, to artificially inflate its stock price so insiders can sell shares, while maintaining virtually no actual business, revenue, or cash.
The company. SEGG Media describes itself as a digital lottery data publisher and operator of the sports.com domain, but White Diamond alleges the company generates zero revenue from lottery.com or sports.com, both of which have remained inactive or non-operational since SEGG acquired sports.com in early 2021.
The point. With the 2026 FIFA World Cup beginning June 11, 2026, only days away, and sports.com still showing only a landing page requesting email addresses, White Diamond expects the Polymarket deal to fail to materialize, triggering a selloff among investors who bought shares on the basis of that announcement. The firm has also reported SEGG to the SEC.

Activ8 Report Assessment

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Thesis Classifies the nature of the investigator’s central claim. Structural/Valuation concerns overpricing or business erosion. Governance covers conflicts of interest, self-dealing, or oversight failures. Fraud/Deception involves deliberate misrepresentation, concealment, or securities violations.
Fraud / DeceptionGovernance

White Diamond alleges SEGG deliberately issued at least 14 fabricated press releases, including announcements of a $14M expansion deal, a $10M acquisition, a $179M lawsuit whose papers were never served, and the Polymarket partnership, solely to boost the stock price for insider selling, with no underlying business activity to support any claim. A director named in a lawsuit PR, Christopher Gooding, immediately sold his shares after its publication. The Veloce acquisition PR misleadingly valued SEGG stock at $10 per share when it closed the prior day at $1.10.

Not Present: Structural / Valuation

Evidence Type Describes the primary type of evidence supporting the thesis. Analytical relies on financial modeling, peer comparisons, or pattern-based inference. Documentary uses SEC filings, court records, or regulatory documents. Primary involves original investigation such as FOIA requests, interviews, site visits, or proprietary research.
AnalyticalDocumentaryPrimary

White Diamond conducted primary research including direct contact with the Tarrant County, TX clerk, confirming a lawsuit was filed but papers were never served to the defendant, and outreach to Polymarket, which did not respond. The firm also reviewed SEC filings including the 2024 10-K, 8-K records, and court records, and analyzed 14 press releases against subsequent company disclosures and observable website activity.

Downside Catalyst Indicates whether a specific event could force the market to reprice the stock. Thesis-Only means no identifiable trigger. Pending Catalyst means a likely catalyst exists without an exact date. Specific Event means a concrete, datable event has been identified.
Specific Event

The 2026 FIFA World Cup begins June 11, 2026, a concrete, imminent date by which SEGG claimed sports.com Predict would launch via its Polymarket partnership. White Diamond asserts sports.com remains a single inactive landing page with no operational infrastructure, and expects investors who bought on the deal announcement to sell when the site fails to launch.

Not Present: Thesis-Only, Pending Catalyst


How SEGG Media Makes Money

SEGG Media (ticker: SEGG), formerly Lottery.com Inc., describes itself as a digital publisher providing lottery data and operating the sports.com domain. The company claims to deliver daily results from approximately 40 countries via a B2B API platform and to connect sports content with audiences through sports.com. White Diamond alleges the company generates zero revenue from either domain: lottery.com offers no ticket purchasing capability, and sports.com has displayed only an email-capture landing page since SEGG acquired it in early 2021. SEGG has failed to file its 2025 annual 10-K and its Q1 2026 10-Q, and is the defendant in six active lawsuits including an SEC civil fraud case.


Main Report Evidence

14 Press Releases, Zero Follow-Through or Revenue

White Diamond catalogued 14 SEGG press releases published between February 2025 and June 2026, each announcing a material business expansion, acquisition, or partnership that the firm alleges never materialized. Examples include a $10M acquisition of GXR World Sports assets, a $14M U.S. expansion deal with David Lloyd, a $179M lawsuit whose papers were never served per the Tarrant County clerk, a Spektrum Ltd technology acquisition completed 'at a $3 share price' for which no 8-K was ever filed, and the April 2026 exclusive Polymarket partnership announced days before the World Cup with sports.com still inactive. White Diamond argues this pattern demonstrates that the sole purpose of these PRs is to inflate the stock price for insider selling.

SEGG Media Press Releases Alleged to Be Fabricated — 2025 to 2026

Date Press Release Title White Diamond Allegation
2/4/25Lottery.com Inc. Announces Launch of International Lottery OperationsNo license or technology to be in lottery business; zero revenue generated
2/14/25Lottery.com Strengthens Its International Expansion With Technology AcquisitionNo follow-up 8-K filed; acquisition never happened
3/4/25Lottery.com Inc. Targets First Entry Markets in Europe and AsiaLottery.com never entered Europe or Asia
3/5/25Lottery.com Inc. Announces Ad-Supported Model to Diversify Sports.com Revenue StreamSports.com has always been inactive; no ads ever appeared
3/19/25Lottery.com Completes Spektrum Ltd Acquisition Deal at a $3 Share PriceTechnology acquisition never happened; lottery.com still has zero revenues
3/25/25Lottery.com Launches New Content Production and Revenue-Generating Arm: Sports.com StudiosSports.com Studios was never launched and never mentioned again
6/24/25Lottery.com Appoints Tim Scoffham as CEO to Lead Global Expansion of Sports.com Media and Lottery.com InternationalNeither Sports.com nor Lottery.com were expanded; both remain inactive
6/26/25Lottery.com Announces $10 Million Acquisition of GXR World Sports Assets to Power Global Launch of Sports.com Super AppNothing happened with GXR World Sports; Sports.com 'Super App' never launched or mentioned again
6/27/25Lottery.com Closes in on Legal Action Against Coordinated 'Short and Distort' CampaignNobody was ever sued; director Christopher Gooding immediately sold his shares after the PR was published
7/9/25SEGG Media and David Lloyd Announce Groundbreaking $14M U.S. Expansion DealNothing materialized; no announcement that deal was scrapped
8/1/25Lottery.com Relaunches in Mexico with Projected $5.2M Revenue as SEGG Media Puts Focus on International Gaming OperationsNothing happened in Mexico; company lacks technology to create lottery tickets
9/4/25SEGG Media Reintroduces Lottery.com as U.S. States See iLottery Growth Ahead of Historic $1.7 Billion JackpotLottery.com was never reintroduced; nothing mentioned again
2/10/26SEGG Media Files $179 Million Lawsuit Alleging Illegal Trading SchemeTarrant County, TX clerk confirmed papers were never served to the defendant
4/28/26SEGG Media Exclusively Partners With Polymarket to Power Sports.com PredictSports.com inactive since 2021; no Polymarket quote or confirmation; no licenses; integration takes months

Source: White Diamond Research analysis of SEGG Media press releases; Tarrant County, TX clerk verification; seggmedia.com; sports.com; SEGG SEC filings


Key Allegations

01

Polymarket 'Partnership' Lacks Any Corroboration

White Diamond alleges the April 28, 2026 press release announcing an 'exclusive partnership' with Polymarket to power Sports.com Predict is fraudulent. The PR contains no quote from anyone at Polymarket acknowledging the partnership, and White Diamond states it contacted Polymarket directly but received no response. The firm further notes that sports.com has no users, giving Polymarket no incentive to partner with it, and that operating a prediction betting platform requires government licenses that sports.com has not applied for, a process that takes months. Integrating Polymarket's infrastructure into a website is described as a complex task taking months, yet sports.com remained a single inactive landing page as of the report date with the World Cup days away.

02

$179M Lawsuit PR — Papers Never Served

On February 10, 2026, SEGG published a press release titled 'SEGG Media Files $179 Million Lawsuit Alleging Illegal Trading Scheme.' White Diamond called and verified with the Tarrant County, TX clerk that while the lawsuit was filed, the papers were never served to the defendant, rendering the announcement effectively meaningless. White Diamond alleges this PR, like others, was published solely to provide a positive stock catalyst.

03

Director Sold Shares Immediately After Lawsuit PR

In the June 27, 2025 press release announcing legal action against a 'Short and Distort' campaign, director Christopher Gooding was named as leading the lawsuit effort. According to White Diamond, Gooding immediately sold his shares after the PR was published. No lawsuit was ever filed. White Diamond cites this as direct evidence that PRs are used as cover for insider stock sales.

04

Veloce Acquisition PR Valued SEGG Stock at $10 vs. $1.10 Close

On February 13, 2026, SEGG announced it was acquiring a controlling interest in Veloce Media Group, with the PR stating the acquisition would be completed through 'a blend of cash consideration and SEGG Media common shares priced at $10 per share.' White Diamond notes SEGG closed the prior day at $1.10, making the $10 valuation misleading by approximately 9x. White Diamond further notes that most of Veloce's assets are intangible, with the company reporting $41 million in goodwill, and that not a single SEGG executive has bought any shares at any price, with insiders instead continually selling.

05

SEGG Faces Six Active Lawsuits Including SEC Civil Fraud

White Diamond identifies six active lawsuits in which SEGG is a defendant. Most significantly, the SEC sued Lottery.com/SEGG and former executives DiMatteo, Clemenson, Dickinson, and former Trident CEO Vadim Komissarov on January 22, 2026, in the Southern District of New York over alleged fraud tied to the SPAC merger and false reporting. Additional cases include a Preston Million securities class action in SDNY over allegedly false and misleading statements, a Delaware Chancery case (Honey Tree Trading v. Lottery.com) over notes, warrants, and alleged fiduciary breaches, a Manna World Ministries case involving a $2.7 million personal loan allegedly secured by personal shares of Lottery.com stock, and a Jerry Reed Lotto Texas case filed April 8, 2025 in Texas. SEGG is simultaneously delinquent in filing its 2025 10-K and Q1 2026 10-Q.


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