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Subsequent events
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
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Note 11. Subsequent events
 
The Company has evaluated events that occurred subsequent to June 30, 2015, and through the date of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
On April 21, 2015, Gioia filed a complaint against the Company, the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, MGT Interactive, LLC, Robert Ladd and Robert Traversa with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.  MGT Interactive, LLC was also included as a derivative plaintiff in the action.  Gioia’s complaint asserts claims for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty relating to the Contribution Agreement and related agreements.  On July 19, 2015, the Company and the other defendants filed an answer, in which they denied the allegations, raised affirmative defenses, and introduced several counterclaims against Gioia.  Since then, the parties have engaged in meaningful settlement discussions and have reached an agreement in principle to settle the litigation, the terms of which are being finalized. Notwithstanding the forgoing, settlement of the litigation on terms favorable to the Company, or at all, cannot be guaranteed.
 
As discussed in Note 1, MGT Sports on July 21, 2015 amended the RO Agreement providing for the sale of all of the business assets and intellectual property related to DraftDay.com and the MGT Sports business–to–business network. Among other things, the amendment extended the termination date of the RO Agreement and adjusted the compensation payable to MGT Sports. The most recent amendment to the RO Agreement became effective on July 22, 2015 upon MGT Sports’ entry into a binding memorandum of understanding to sell shares of its Series A Preferred Stock to a third party investor for a purchase price of $250,000, and the payment to MGT Sports of the $250,000. The closing of the transactions contemplated by the RO Agreement is subject to certain conditions including but not limited to RO raising the requisite financing for the cash portion of the purchase price and post–closing working capital.
 
As discussed in Note 1, MGT Gaming filed a lawsuit (No. 3:12–cv–741) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi alleging patent infringement against certain companies which either manufacture, sell or lease gaming systems alleged to be in violation of MGT Gaming’s patent rights, or operate casinos that offer gaming systems that are alleged to be in violation of MGT Gaming’s ’088. An amended complaint added the ’554 patent, a continuation of the ’088 patent. On July 29, 2015, MGT, Aruze America, Aruze Macau, and Penn agreed, through their respective counsel, to settle all pending disputes, including the Mississippi litigation and all proceedings at the PTO. Upon execution of formal settlement documents, which has not yet occurred, the parties will take steps to jointly terminate the Mississippi litigation and the PTO proceedings.