In 1895, Charles Fey of San Francisco created the first slot machine. Diamonds, horseshoes, spades, hearts, and a Liberty Bell symbol were the only options on the machine's three reels. The Liberty Bell symbol was the highest paying symbol, and players who hit three of them would win the jackpot of 50 cents.

In 1998, ten years after he set foot in Lagos, he established Slot. Ezeigbo was born on August 4, 1966 in Sapele, Delta State to Ibo parents from Umuahia in Abia State. His late father worked as a supervisor in PAMOL, a subsidiary of UNILEVER, while the mother was a petty trader.