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Commitments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements  
Commitments

 

9.   Commitments:

The Company leases office facilities in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, The Valley, Anguilla, British West Indies and London, United Kingdom. These office facilities are leased under operating lease agreements. The Canadian operating lease expires on April 30, 2014. The Anguillan operating lease expired on April 1, 2011 but unless 3 month's notice is given it automatically renews for a future 3 months until notice is given. The United Kingdom lease is leased from Bingo, Inc. This lease is for 30 days and is automatically renewed with a 30 day notice period.

Minimum lease payments under these operating leases are approximately as follows:

      
2012  $22,788 
2013   18,174 
2014   6,058 

The Company paid rent expense totaling $111,829 for the year ended December 31, 2011 (2010 - $128,056).

The Company has a management consulting agreement with T.M. Williams (Row), Inc., an Anguilla incorporated company, and Mr. Williams dated August 20, 2001, (the "Williams Agreement"), amended February 28, 2002, in connection with the provision of services to the Company by Mr. Williams.

The agreement was amended during the year ended December 31, 2010 to include a consultancy payment of $11,666 per month payable in arrears. This contract is for the provision of services by Mr. Williams as Executive Chairman of the Company.