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$380 Billion is wagered annually on sporting events
in the United States.*
“Nevada casinos represent less than 1% of all sports betting nationwide”
- Danny Sheridan
* National Gaming Impact Study Commission 1999
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As a result of our recent acquisition of Don Best Sports,
Big Stick Media is the world’s leading provider of
real-time data and information essential to the industry.
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Timeline
2005 Don Best was purchased for $57 million by Corcom
2006 BSM developed exclusive relationships with data providers and
launched Linetracker
2007 Liberty Media acquires Corcom
2007 Linetracker increases subscriber base to 1250 clients
2008 Big Stick Media acquires Don Best for $16.7 million and integrates
with Linetracker
2008 Liberty Media becomes a 19% stakeholder in Big Stick Media
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Big Stick Media serves the industry under two divisions:
A) Live-Lines Services
B) Handicapping Services
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A) Live-Lines Services
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Don Best is the world’s biggest and best provider of North American live-lines and real
time fact based information for the industry professional. Our services are as essential
to our industry as Bloomberg’s are to the investment community.
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Live-Lines Market
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The Live-Line Services Market currently generates $15 million per
year in revenues in North America. European and Asian markets are
virtually untapped.
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The industry has been fragmented with no single provider delivering a
truly complete package.
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No current North American provider has undertaken the initiative of
providing North American sports data to the rest of the world.
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Our Competitive Advantage
• Our Size
• 1000 subscribers are required to be profitable – we currently have
3500 which represents 75% of the North American market
• Our Service
• We have exclusive relationships with the major data providers –
any potential competitor would have an inferior product
• Our Location
• Our operations are in Las Vegas – the hub of the industry
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Our Clients
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Breakeven is met at approximately 1000 subscribers
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90% of any additional revenue earned after 1000 subscribers hits the bottom line
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The average subscriber typically pays $3300.00 per year
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Our Growth Initiatives
Organic growth will be achieved in three ways
Private Label Growth
• Leverage existing traffic from other sports related companies through
private label deals
International Growth
• Asia and Europe – Macau has exceeded Las Vegas in revenues since 2006
• Taiwan - On May 2nd 2008 Taiwan launched its first sports lottery.
3.58 million tickets were sold on the first day with 86% of bets being placed
on US Baseball
New Innovations
• RIM Blackberry and Apple iPhone versions
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B) Handicapping Services
Jim Feist has generated
consistently strong revenue
for 28 years
In 2008 Handicapping Services will
generate an estimated estimated
$7 million in revenue.
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Big Stick Media produces a weekly television show that
can be seen on the USA Network and Spike TV
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In addition to delivering a steady revenue stream to Big Stick Media,
our Handicapping division also provides us with a growing number of
visitors to all of our sites.
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Our Management Team
Christopher S. Kape, BA, MBA
Robbie Manis, BCom, CA
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
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Chief Financial Officer and Director
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Mr. Kape is a seasoned businessman with
particular experience and expertise in marketing.
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Prior to joining Big Stick, Mr. Kape owned and
operated an online classified-based company.
Mr. Manis is an investment banker with over ten
years of experience structuring and financing
complex transactions for a variety of industries.
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He obtained his chartered accountancy designation
in 1993 and served as a tax specialist with Ernst &
Young.
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Since 1996, Mr. Manis has broadened his area of
financial expertise focusing on tax-advantaged
investment vehicles, project finance, private equity
and mergers and acquisitions.
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He has been employed by Newcourt Credit Group
Inc., a public company since acquired by CIT
Group Inc., as well as TD Securities and a private
Montreal-based merchant bank that invests in a
wide array of public and private companies
spanning a variety of industries including interactive
gaming
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Prior to that he was the Chief Financial Officer of
Isee3d Inc, a publicly traded technology
development company (ICT.h-TSXV) and a
partner in a senior management-recruiting firm,
specializing in the technology sectors of enterprise
resource planning and customer relationship
management.
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He began his career at Procter & Gamble. Where
he tenured for 2 years in 1994-96.
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Mr. Kape holds a Bachelor of Arts in
Administrative and Commercial Studies (Finance
and Economics) from the University of Western
Ontario and a Master's in Business Administration
(MBA) from the John Molson School of Business
(Concordia University) in Montreal, Quebec.
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Board of Directors
Christopher S. Kape, BA, MBA
Director, President &
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Kape is a seasoned executive with particular experience and expertise in marketing for both
public and private companies. Mr. Kape holds a Bachelor of Arts in Administrative and Commercial
Studies (Finance and Economics) from the University of Western Ontario and a Master's in Business
Administration (MBA) from the John Molson School of Business (Concordia University) in Montreal.
Robbie Manis, BCom, CA
Director, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Manis is an investment banker with over twelve years of experience structuring and financing
complex transactions for a variety of industries. Mr. Manis is a Chartered Accountant.
Morden C. Lazarus, LLB
Director, Chairman
Mr. Lazarus received his law degree from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, and founded the
law firm of Lazarus Charbonneau where he has practiced law since 1967. He has acted as legal
counsel to approximately twenty casino properties and gaming companies located in Nevada, New
Jersey, Canada, Aruba, Puerto Rico and the Bahamas. Mr. Lazarus is the only Canadian gaming
lawyer who has been appointed a member of the Board of Trustees of the International Association
of Gaming Attorneys based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is a member of the board of directors of
Players Network Inc. (PNTV), a public company whose shares are traded on the OTCBB and
currently a Governor of the Bar of the Province of Quebec.
Director
Jon was born in the UK in 1954. He attended University in the UK, worked inInternational Business
Development for Unisys and Motorola and entered thee-gaming industry in 1997. Since then he has
been director of Access GamingSystems (Australia), WagerLogic (Cyprus) and World Gaming (UK).
At presenthe runs his own e-gaming consultancy.
Cam Di Giorgio, MBA
Director
Mr. Di Giorgio is an investment professional with over 20 years of experience in the financing of a
wide variety of corporate, asset, project and lease financing transactions. Mr. Di Giorgio holds a
Bachelor of Arts in Economics from York University, and a Master's in Business Administration
(MBA) from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.
Jonathan Moss
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Capital Structure
Exchange/Symbol:
TSX-V : BSM
Shares Outstanding:
121.7 million
Fully Diluted:
155 million
Insider Ownership:
25 million (fd)
Recent Share Price (June 10, 2008): $0.20
Market Capitalization (Basic):
$25 million
52 week High/Low:
$0.35/ $0.10
Cash on Hand (Feb. 29, 2008)
$3.1 million
Warrants to be Exercised ($0.30):
$4.00 million
Warrants to be Exercised ($0.20):
$4.75 million
Convertible Debenture $4 million
16 million shares
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Disclaimer
This presentation contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the Corporation. These forward-looking
statements, by their nature, involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those contemplated. We consider the assumptions on which these forward-looking statements are based to be
reasonable, but caution the reader that these assumptions regarding future events, many of which are beyond our
control, may ultimately prove to be incorrect. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be
accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from Big Stick Media Corporation’s expectations
are various risks detailed from time to time in the filings made by Big Stick Media Corporation with securities
regulations.
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