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Allied Gaming & Entertainment Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Allied Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGAE) (the “Company” or “AGAE”), a global experiential entertainment company, today
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[{"type":"text","content":" NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nAllied Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGAE) (the “Company” or “AGAE”), a global experiential entertainment company, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022. This release refers to “continuing” and “discontinued” operations due to the sale of the Company’s subsidiaries owning and operating its poker-related business, the World Poker Tour® (“World Poker Tour,” or “WPT®”) on July 12, 2021. Unless otherwise noted, results presented in this release relate to the continuing operations of the Company and its Allied Esports business, and excludes the operations of the World Poker Tour, which are classified as discontinued operations of the Company.\n\n“We experienced positive momentum in 2022, with revenues up 28% over 2021, primarily driven by an increase in live events at our HyperX Arena in Las Vegas and our Allied Esports Truck along with sponsorship revenue from Season One of our original content series, Elevated,” said Yinghua Chen, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. “In addition, during the fourth quarter we rebranded as Allied Gaming & Entertainment to better reflect our positioning as a global experiential entertainment company and also concluded our strategic review process. Moving forward, we are confident that building upon Allied’s original focus of live events and Multiplatform Content, while also adding new revenue drivers such as live virtual entertainment events and online gaming tournaments, will result in future positive financial results.”\n\nFull Year 2022 Financial Results\n\nRevenues: Total revenues of $6.4 million increased 28% in 2022 compared to 2021. The increase in revenue year-over-year was primarily driven by an increase in sponsorship revenue and revenue from live-events that took place at our HyperX Arena and within our Allied Esports Truck operations.\n\nCosts and expenses: Total costs and expenses were $18.1 million in 2022, a decrease of 13% compared to 2021. The net decrease in costs and expenses is primarily due to a $2.6 million, or 20%, reduction in general and administrative expenses, consisting principally of stock based compensation to a former CEO, corporate payroll, and bonuses & professional fees related to the sale of WPT®, a $1.2 million or 38% reduction in depreciation and amortization expense, ...