500.com has reported its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2018.

On March 6, 2018, the Company entered into a framework agreement with the China Sports Lottery Administration Center , under which, both parties plan to cooperate to develop physical channels to sell sports lottery tickets.

As of the reporting date, the Company has entered into framework agreements with Tianjin, Hunan and several other provinces and cities in China, assisted in developing physical sales channels of sports lottery tickets and started trial operations in Tianjin, Hunan, Hubei, Guangxi and several other provinces and cities in China.

The Company is committed to assisting sports lottery sales organizations throughout the country to improve the distribution of physical sales channel outlets, in order to enhance the convenience of sports lottery ticket purchases and optimize the user experience for lottery purchasers.

All provincial sports lottery administration centers to which the Company provided sports lottery sales services have suspended accepting online purchase orders for lottery products in response to the Notice related to Self-Inspection and Self-Remedy of Unauthorized Online Lottery Sales, (the “Self-Inspection Notice”), which was jointly promulgated by the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the General Administration of Sports of the People’s Republic of China on January 15, 2015.

In response to the Self-Inspection Notice, on April 4, 2015, the Company decided to voluntarily suspend all online lottery sales services. As a result of the provincial sport lottery administration centers’ decision to suspend accepting online lottery orders and the Company’s voluntary suspension of all online sports lottery sales services in China, the Company has not generated any revenue from these services since April 2015.

Net revenues were RMB27.2 million (US$4.0 million), compared with RMB30.1 million for the third quarter 2018, and RMB35.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2017.

Operating loss was RMB245.2 million (US$35.7 million), compared with operating loss of RMB100.3 million for the third quarter of 2018, and operating loss of RMB142.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2017.

Non-GAAP^[operating loss was RMB220.0 million (US$32.0 million), compared with non-GAAP operating loss of RMB57.6 million for the third quarter of 2018, and non-GAAP operating loss of RMB119.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2017.

Net loss attributable to 500.com was RMB247.7 million (US$36.0 million), compared with net loss attributable to 500.com of RMB96.5 million for the third quarter of 2018, and net loss attributable to 500.com of RMB127.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2017

Mr. Zhengming Pan, the CEO of 500.com, stated, “Since we voluntarily suspended our online lottery sales operations in April 2015, we have continued to engage in new and promising initiatives to increase our revenue base. For example, we acquired TMG in July 2017, and this acquisition has significantly increased our revenue.

In addition, in March 2018, we entered into a framework agreement with CSLA, under which, both parties plan to cooperate to develop physical channels to sell sports lottery tickets. In that regard, we have entered into framework agreements with Tianjin, Hunan and several other provinces and cities in China, to assist them in developing physical sales channels of sports lottery tickets. We also have started trial operations in Tianjin, Hunan, Hubei, Guangxi and several other provinces and cities in China. We will continue to look for opportunities to enhance value for our shareholders.”