Bally's Corp 10-K/A

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES Management’s Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer (principal executive officer) and chief financial officer (principal financial officer), conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the year ended December 31, 2021, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer previously evaluated and concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2021. As a result of the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described below, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, have updated their evaluation and now conclude the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2021 due to material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting described below. Notwithstanding the ineffective disclosure controls and procedures as a result of the identified material weaknesses, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that the consolidated financial statements as originally issued in the Original Filing and as revised in this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A present fairly, in all material respects, the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting (as revised) Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the Company’s principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the Company’s Board, management and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that: • pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; • provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and • provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risks that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013). During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company completed its acquisitions of Bally’s Evansville, Bally’s Quad Cities, Bally’s Lake Tahoe, SportCaller, MKF, Bally Interactive, AVP, Telescope, Degree 53 and Gamesys, collectively (the “Acquired Companies”). Since the Company has not yet fully incorporated the internal controls and procedures of the Acquired Companies into the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, management excluded the Acquired Companies from its assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021. These acquisitions on a combined basis constituted approximately $864.9 million, or 13.2%, of the Company’s total consolidated assets, and approximately $427.6 million, or 32.3%, of the Company’s consolidated revenues as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021. 112 BALLY’S CORPORATION Previously based upon that evaluation by our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, we determined that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2021. However, as discussed above, based upon the evaluation of these criteria and considering the material weaknesses described below, management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2021. Accordingly, the Company is filing this Form 10-K/A to amend management’s assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and its disclosure controls and procedures to indicate that they were not effective as of December 31, 2021. Management identified deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting that resulted in material weaknesses. The Company did not appropriately design a control to monitor the functional currency assessment of its subsidiaries in accordance with ASC Topic 830, Foreign Currency Matters, specifically with regard to foreign currency held by a newly formed subsidiary to effectuate a large international acquisition. The Company did not record the foreign currency transaction loss through earnings as required by ASC Topic 830 and did not reassess this conclusion upon review of the accumulated other comprehensive loss account each subsequent period. This design deficiency contributed to the potential for there to have been material errors in the Company’s financial statements and therefore resulted in the following material weaknesses: • Risk Assessment— control deficiencies constituting a material weakness, either individually or in the aggregate, relating to identifying and assessing changes in the business that could impact the system of internal controls; and • Control Activities— control deficiencies constituting a material weakness, either individually or in the aggregate, relating to: (i) designing controls that would address relevant risks identified through the assessment of changes in the business and (ii) operation at a level of precision to identify all potentially material errors. This error has been corrected in the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Deloitte & Touche LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm that audited the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, issued an attestation report on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting which immediately follows this report. Remediation Plan and Status As of December 31, 2021, the material weaknesses described above have not yet been remediated. Management is in the process of developing a remediation plan. The material weaknesses cannot be considered remediated until the applicable controls have operated for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are designed and operating effectively. The Company will monitor the effectiveness of its remediation plan and will make changes management determines to be appropriate. In response to the material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, management is enhancing its risk assessment to identify changes in our business that could impact the system of internal controls and are in the process of designing control activities related to the monitoring of foreign currency and the application of ASC 830. The Company will continue to work towards full remediation of the material weaknesses to improve its internal control over financial reporting. Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company completed its acquisitions of the Acquired Companies, as defined above. See Note 5 “ Acquisitions ” included in Part II. Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of the acquisitions and related financial data. The Company is currently in the process of integrating the Acquired Companies’ internal controls over financial reporting. Except for the inclusion of the Acquired Companies, and the material weaknesses described above, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth quarter of 2021 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of Bally’s Corporation 113 Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Bally’s Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, because of the effect of the material weaknesses identified below on the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria, the Company has not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO. In our report dated March 1, 2022, we expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. As described below, material weaknesses were subsequently identified in internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, management has revised its assessment about the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and our present opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, as expressed herein, is different from that expressed in our previous report. We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021, of the Company and our report dated March 1, 2022 (November 9, 2022, as to Note 22 to the consolidated financial statements), expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements. As described in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, management excluded from its assessment the internal control over financial reporting at the following companies acquired during 2021: Bally’s Evansville, Bally’s Quad Cities, Bally’s Lake Tahoe, SportCaller, Monkey Knife Fight, Bally Interactive, AVP, Telescope, Degree 53, and Gamesys, collectively (the “Acquired Companies”), whose financial statements constitute, on a combined basis, approximately $864.9 million, or 13.2%, of the Company’s consolidated assets and approximately $427.6 million, or 32.3% of the Company’s consolidated net revenues as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021. Accordingly, our audit did not include the internal control over financial reporting at the Acquired Companies. Basis for Opinion The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting (as revised). Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that material weaknesses exist, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. 114 Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Material Weaknesses A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Management identified deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting that resulted in material weaknesses. The Company did not appropriately design a control to monitor the functional currency assessment of its subsidiaries in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 830, Foreign Currency Matters, specifically with regard to foreign currency held by a newly formed subsidiary to effectuate a large international acquisition. The Company did not record the foreign currency transaction loss through earnings as required by ASC Topic 830 and did not reassess this conclusion upon review of the accumulated other comprehensive loss account each subsequent period. This design deficiency contributed to the potential for there to have been material errors in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and therefore resulted in the following material weaknesses: • Risk Assessment— control deficiencies constituting a material weakness, either individually or in the aggregate, relating to identifying and assessing changes in the business that could impact the system of internal controls; and • Control Activities— control deficiencies constituting a material weakness, either individually or in the aggregate, relating to: (i) designing controls that would address relevant risks identified through the assessment of changes in the business and (ii) operation at a level of precision to identify all potentially material errors. These material weaknesses were considered in determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied in our audit of the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021, of the Company, and this report does not affect our report on such consolidated financial statements. /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP Stamford, Connecticut March 1, 2022 (November 9, 2022, as to the material weaknesses) 115 PART IV ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES (2) Documents filed as a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 1. Financial Statements. The Financial Statements filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K are listed in the Index to Financial Statements in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” 2. Financial Statement Schedules . Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for the Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 is included in our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable. 3. Exhibits. The exhibits filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K are listed in the Exhibit Index immediately following “Item 16. Form 10-K Summary,” which is incorporated herein by reference. 116 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit 2.1# Transaction Agreement, dated July 22, 2018, among Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc., Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc. and Double Acquisition Corp., including the amendment dated October 8, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-228973) filed on December 21, 2018) 2.2# Equity Purchase Agreement, dated July 10, 2019, by and among Isle of Capri Casinos LLC, IOC-Vicksburg, Inc. and IOC-Vicksburg, L.L.C., Rainbow Casino Vicksburg Partnership, L.P., IOC-Kansas City, Inc., Twin River Management Group, Inc., Premier Entertainment Vicksburg, LLC, and, solely for purposes of Section 1.5, Section 4.17, Section 4.21, Section 4.22 and Section 8.19, Eldorado Resorts, Inc., and solely for purposes of Section 1.5 and Section 8.20, Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38850) filed July 11, 2019) 2.3 Equity Purchase Agreement, dated April 24, 2020, among Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Twin River Management Group, Inc., Eldorado Resorts, Inc. and certain affiliates of each of Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc. and Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-38850) filed April 24, 2020) 2.4 Equity Purchase Agreement, dated September 30, 2020, among Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Twin River Management Group, Inc., The Rock Island Boatworks, Inc. and certain affiliates of each of Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc. and The Rock Island Boatworks, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-38850) filed October 1, 2020) 2.5 Amendment No. 2 to the Equity Purchase Agreement, dated November 20, 2020, among the Company, Eldorado Resorts, Inc. and certain of their affiliates (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-38850) filed November 24, 2020) 2.6 Rule 2.7 Announcement, dated April 13, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-38850) filed on April 13, 2021) 3.1 Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Bally’s Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38850) filed on November 9, 2021) 3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Bally’s Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-38850) filed October 7, 2021) 4.1 Form of Certificate of Common Stock of Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 4.2 Indenture, dated as of August 20, 2021, among Premier Entertainment Sub, LLC, Premier Entertainment Finance Corp. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-38850) filed on August 20, 2021) 4.3 First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 1, 2021, among Premier Entertainment Sub, LLC, Premier Entertainment Finance Corp., the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-38850) filed on October 7, 2021) 4.4 Description of Registrant’s Securities (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-38850) filed on March 1, 2022 4.5 Form of Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-38850) filed on March 10, 2021) 4.6 Form of Option Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-38850) filed on March 10, 2021) 10.1 License Agreement, dated May 15, 2003, by and between Hard Rock Hotel Licensing, Inc., Premier Entertainment Biloxi LLC, and Premier Entertainment, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 117 Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit 10.2 First Letter Agreement, dated April 4, 2006, by and between Hard Rock Hotel Licensing, Inc., Premier Entertainment Biloxi LLC, and Premier Entertainment, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.3 First Amendment to Hard Rock License Agreement, dated May 10, 2007, by and between Hard Rock Hotel Licensing, Inc., Premier Entertainment Biloxi LLC, and Premier Entertainment Biloxi LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.4 Second Amendment to Hard Rock License Agreement, dated July 10, 2014, by and between Hard Rock Hotel Licensing, Inc., Premier Entertainment Biloxi LLC, and Premier Entertainment Biloxi LLC, and Twin River Management Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.5 Master Video Lottery Terminal Contract, dated July 18, 2005, by and between the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Administration and UTGR, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.6 First Amendment to Master Video Lottery Terminal Contract, dated November 4, 2010, by and between the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue (f/k/a the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Administration) and UTGR, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.7 Second Amendment to Master Video Lottery Terminal Contract, dated May 3, 2012, by and between the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue (f/k/a the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Administration) and UTGR, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.8 Third Amendment to Master Video Lottery Terminal Contract, dated September 18, 2012, by and between the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue (f/k/a the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Administration) and UTGR, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.9 Fourth Amendment to Master Video Lottery Terminal Contract, dated July 1, 2014, by and between the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue (f/k/a the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Administration) and UTGR, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.10 Fifth Amendment to Master Video Lottery Terminal Contract, dated May 2, 2017, by and between the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue (f/k/a the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Administration) and UTGR, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.11 Sixth Amendment to Master Video Lottery Terminal Contract, dated May 3, 2017, by and between the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue (f/k/a the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Administration) and UTGR, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.12 Seventh Amendment to Master Video Lottery Terminal Contract, dated March 12, 2018, by and between the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue (f/k/a the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Administration) and UTGR, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.13 Eighth Amendment to Master Video Lottery Terminal Contract, dated February 17, 2022, by and between the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue (f/k/a the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Administration) and UTGR, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File 001-38850) filed on February 24, 2022) 10.14 Master Video Lottery Terminal Contract, dated November 23, 2005, by and between the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue (f/k/a the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Administration) and Newport Grand Jai Alai, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 118 Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit 10.15 First Amendment to Master Video Lottery Terminal Contract, dated January 25, 2006, by and between the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue (f/k/a the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Administration) and Newport Grand Jai Alai, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.16 First Amendment to Master Video Lottery Terminal Contract, as previously amended, dated December 21, 2010, by and between the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue (f/k/a the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Administration) and Newport Grand, LLC (f/k/a Newport Grand Jai Alai, LLC) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.17 Second Amendment to Master Video Lottery Terminal Contract, dated May 31, 2012, by and between the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue (f/k/a the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Administration) and Newport Grand, LLC (f/k/a Newport Grand Jai Alai, LLC) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.18 Third Amendment to Master Video Lottery Terminal Contract, dated May 1, 2013, by and between the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue (f/k/a the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Administration) and Newport Grand, LLC (f/k/a Newport Grand Jai Alai, LLC) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.19 Fourth Amendment to Master Video Lottery Terminal Contract, dated July 14, 2015, by and between the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue (f/k/a the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Administration) and Premier Entertainment II, LLC, d/b/a Newport Grand (assignee of Newport Grand, LLC (f/k/a Newport Grand Jai Alai, LLC)) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.20 Fifth Amendment to Master Video Lottery Terminal Contract, dated May 2, 2017, by and between the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue (f/k/a the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Administration) and Premier Entertainment II, LLC, d/b/a Newport Grand (assignee of Newport Grand, LLC (f/k/a Newport Grand Jai Alai, LLC)) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.21 Sixth Amendment to Master Video Lottery Terminal Contract, dated March 12, 2018, by and among the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue (f/k/a the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Administration), Premier Entertainment II, LLC, d/b/a Newport Grand (assignee of Newport Grand, LLC (f/k/a Newport Grand Jai Alai, LLC)) and Twin-River Tiverton, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.22 Seventh Amendment to Master Video Lottery Terminal Contract, dated September 13, 2018, by and among the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue (f/k/a the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Administration), Premier Entertainment II, LLC, d/b/a Newport Grand (assignee of Newport Grand, LLC (f/k/a Newport Grand Jai Alai, LLC)) and Twin-River Tiverton, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.23 Assignment, Assumption and Amendment of Master Video Lottery Terminal Contract, dated September 13, 2018, by and between Premier Entertainment II, LLC and Twin River-Tiverton LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.24 Eighth Amendment to Master Video Lottery Terminal Contract, dated February 17, 2022, by and among the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue (f/k/a the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Administration), Premier Entertainment II, LLC, d/b/a Newport Grand (assignee of Newport Grand, LLC (f/k/a Newport Grand Jai Alai, LLC)) and Twin-River Tiverton, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File 001-38850) filed on February 24, 2022) 10.25 Agreement, dated October 4, 2017, by and between Dover Downs, Inc. and Delaware Standardbred Owners Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 119 Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit 10.26** BLB Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 2010 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.27** Amendment to 2010 BLB Worldwide Holdings, Inc. Stock Option Plan, effective June 17, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.28** Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.29** Bally’s Corporation 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex B to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-38850) filed April 8, 2021) 10.30** Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.31** Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Performance-Based) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.32** Form Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Performance-Based) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (File No. 001-38850) filed on March 13, 2020) 10.33** Form Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (File No. 001-38850) filed on March 13, 2020) 10.34** Employment Agreement, effective as of March 29, 2016, by and between Twin River Management Group, Inc. and George Papanier (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.35** Amendment No 1. to Employment Agreement, dated as of January 13, 2020, by and among Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc. and George Papanier (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38850) filed on January 16, 2020) 10.36** Amendment No. 2 Employment Agreement, January 20, 2021, by and between Bally’s Corporation and George Papanier (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (File No. 001-38850) filed on March 10, 2021) 10.37** Employment Agreement, effective as of January 1, 2019, by and between Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc. and Stephen H. Capp (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-228973) filed on January 25, 2019) 10.38** Amendment to Employment Agreement, effective February 23, 2021, by and between Bally’s Corporation and Stephen H. Capp (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (File No. 001-38850) filed on March 10, 2021) 10.39** Employment Agreement, effective July 10, 2013, by and between Twin River Management Group, Inc. and Craig L. Eaton (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (File No. 001-38850) filed on March 13, 2020) 10.40** Employment Agreement, effective May 1, 2019, by and between Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc. and Marc Crisafulli (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (File No. 001-38850) filed on March 10, 2021) 10.41** Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement, effective February 21, 2019, by and between Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc. and Marc Crisafulli (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (File No. 001-38850) filed on March 10, 2021) 120 Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit 10.42** Employment Agreement Amendment, effective March 15, 2021, by and between Bally’s Corporation and Marc Crisafulli (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 (File No. 001-38850) filed on May 10, 2021) 10.43** Form of Lee Fenton Service Agreement, effective October 1, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-38850) filed on October 7, 2021) 10.44** Form of Robeson Reeves Service Agreement, effective October 1, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.44 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-38850) filed on March 1, 2022 10.45 Credit Agreement, dated October 1, 2021, among Bally’s Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File 001-38850) filed on October 7, 2021) 10.46 Amended and Restated Regulatory Agreement, dated February 17, 2022, by and among the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation, the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue, Bally’s Corporation, Twin River Management Group, Inc., UTGR, Inc. and Twin River-Tiverton, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File 001-38850) filed on February 24, 2022) 10.47** Bally’s Corporation 2021 Equity Incentive Plan - Performance Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.47 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-38850) filed on March 1, 2022 10.48** Bally’s Corporation 2021 Equity Incentive Plan - Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.48 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-38850) filed on March 1, 2022 21.1 Schedule of Subsidiaries (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-38850) filed on March 1, 2022 23.1* Consent of Independent Public Accounting Firm 31.1* Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 31.2* Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 32.1* Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 32.2* Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 99.1 Description of Government Regulations (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-38850) filed on March 1, 2022) 101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document 101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document 101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document 101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document 101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document 101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document 104 The cover page from Bally’s Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, formatted in inline XBRL contained in Exhibit 101 # As permitted under Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K, the exhibits and schedules to this exhibit are omitted from this filing. The Company agrees to furnish a supplemental copy of any omitted exhibit or schedule to the SEC upon its request. * Filed herewith. ** Management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements. 121 122 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on November 9, 2022. BALLY’S CORPORATION By: /s/ Robert M. Lavan Robert M. Lavan Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date /s/ Lee D. Fenton President, Chief Executive Officer and Director November 9, 2022 Lee D. Fenton (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Robert M. Lavan Chief Financial Officer November 9, 2022 Robert M. Lavan (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) /s/ Soohyung Kim Chairman November 9, 2022 Soohyung Kim /s/ Terrence Downey Director November 9, 2022 Terrence Downey /s/ George T. Papanier Director November 9, 2022 George T. Papanier /s/ Jaymin B. Patel Director November 9, 2022 Jaymin B. Patel /s/ Robeson M. Reeves Director November 9, 2022 Robeson M. Reeves /s/ Jeffrey W. Rollins Director November 9, 2022 Jeffrey W. Rollins /s/ James A. Ryan Director November 9, 2022 James A. Ryan /s/ Wanda Y. Wilson Director November 9, 2022 Wanda Y. Wilson