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April 08, 2021

LOS ANGELES, April 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (via InvestorWire) InvestorBrandNetwork(IBN), a multifaceted communications organization engaged in connecting public companies to the investment community, is pleased to announce the release of the latest episode ofThe Bell2Bell Podcast as part of its sustained effort to provide specialized content distribution via widespread syndication channels.

The Bell2Bell Podcast delivers informative updates and exclusive interviews with executives operating in fast-moving industries. Bell2Bells latest podcast features Tony DiMatteo, CEO and co-founder of Lottery.com, a next generation platform where consumers can play the lottery online. Lottery.com recently entered into a definitive agreement to become a publicly listed company through a business combination with special purpose acquisition company, Trident Acquisitions Corp. (NASDAQ: TDAC).

In the briefing, DiMatteo said the company was founded on the belief that lottery players should be able to purchase and manage their tickets online and explained its business model.

Domestically, its very simple. We charge a service fee or a convenience fee. Think of us like a DoorDash or Uber Eats. We dont cook the meal. We just go get it and bring it to you, he said. Its called the courier model. It looks and feels on our app like the customer is buying a lottery ticket from us, but what youre actually doing is asking us to buy a ticket on your behalf and then manage the interest in that ticket. We check the numbers for you, we redeem your winnings, we cash you out and we handle all of that in a purely digital experience. We have dedicated facilities that do this in states we operate in. Theres no way a ticket can get lost or misplaced. We have multiple safeguards to ensure that whatever numbers you ordered [are included on] the ticket that was actually printed out. We hold that ticket for you and redeem it.

Lottery.com currently operates in 12 U.S. states, and DiMatteo points out that the online market for ticket purchases is poised for rapid growth.

Its about an $80 billion market domestically, and right now less than one percent of all lottery sales in the U.S. are done online. So, theres a huge expansion opportunity there, he said. As we look at the international market, its around $400 billion total lottery sales globally. We intend to expand internationally pretty aggressively either through directly entering those markets or through partnerships or M&A activity.

To hear the full podcast and subscribe to future episodes, visit: https://podcast.bell2bell.com.

DiMatteo also discussed upcoming plans for Lottery.com to become a publicly traded company.

Were in the process of actually going public through a SPAC, with Trident Acquisitions Corp. The ticker symbol is TDAC on the Nasdaq. Were very excited. Once we close the transaction, the symbol will switch from TDAC to LTRY, and we expect that to happen around May of this year, DiMatteo said. Ive always thought we are destined to be a public company. We have a dominant brand in our space, and its only natural that we enter the public markets.

Join InvestorBrandNetworks Stuart Smith and Tony DiMatteo, CEO and co-founder and of Lottery.com, to hear more about investment in the company from another player in the online gaming space, competitors to Lottery.com and the companys plans to operate its own blockchain-based games.

To hear the entire podcast and subscribe to future episodes, visit: https://podcast.bell2bell.com.

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Forward Looking Statements

The information in this press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact included in this presentation, regarding the proposed business combination between Trident and Lottery.com, Trident and Lottery.coms ability to consummate the transactions, the benefits of the transactions, Lottery.coms estimated growth, operational and state expansion, and the combined companys future financial performance, as well as the combined companys strategy, future operations, estimated financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, the words could, should, will, may, believe, anticipate, intend, estimate, expect, project, the negative of such terms and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on managements current expectations and assumptions about future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, Lottery.com disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release. Lottery.com cautions you that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of either Trident or Lottery.com. In addition, Lottery.com cautions you that the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are subject to the following factors: (i) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could delay the business combination or give rise to the termination of the agreements related thereto; (ii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Trident or Lottery.com following announcement of the proposed business combination; (iii) the inability to complete the business combination due to the failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of Trident, or other conditions to closing in the business combination agreement; (iv) the risk that the proposed business combination disrupts Lottery.coms current plans and operations as a result of the announcement of the transactions; (v) Lottery.coms ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the business combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition and the ability of Lottery.com to grow and manage growth profitably following the business combination; (vi) costs related to the business combination; (vii) risks related to the rollout of Lottery.coms business and the timing of expected business milestones; (viii) Lottery.coms dependence on obtaining and maintaining lottery retail licenses or consummating partnership agreements in various markets; (ix) Lottery.coms ability to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting, including the remediation of identified material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting relating to segregation of duties with respect to, and access controls to, its financial record keeping system, and Lottery.coms accounting staffing levels; (x) the effects of competition on Lottery.coms future business; (xi) risks related to Lottery.coms dependence on its intellectual property and the risk that Lottery.coms technology could have undetected defects or errors; (xii) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (xiii) the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on Lottery.com and the economy generally; (xiv) risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the proposed business combination; (xv) risks relating to privacy and data protection laws, privacy or data breaches, or the loss of data; and (xvi) the possibility that Lottery.com may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors. Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described in this press release materialize or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning these and other factors that may impact the operations and projections discussed herein can be found in the reports that Trident has filed and will file from time to time with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. Tridents SEC filings are available publicly on the SECs website at www.sec.gov.

Participants in the Solicitation

Trident and its directors and officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies of Trident's shareholders in connection with the proposed business combination. Lottery.com and its officers and directors may also be deemed participants in such solicitation. Security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of certain of Trident's executive officers and directors in the solicitation by reading Trident's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, and the Proxy Statement and other relevant materials filed with the SEC in connection with the business combination when they become available. Information concerning the interests of Trident's participants in the solicitation, which may, in some cases, be different than those of their stockholders generally, will be set forth in the proxy statement relating to the business combination when it becomes available.

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