We're going to tell you how it got to this stage. Starting with the day that I came up with the idea...

Start - 8pm - 10th January 2006..

"The Visionary" (hmmm..) had been trying to meet with me for ages...finally I relented. After a few hours of catching up, we started talking about plans. Back in school he was hard working and steady - certainly not one to break the mould but it soon became apparent that he wasn't looking forward to working in a "steady" job. He had one lined up at the time..

I, on the other hand, have grown up in a family where starting something yourself is the norm, although at that time I was working for a recruitment company as an IT Manager, which to be honest, is the best job.. short of working for myself..

We chatted. He told me a few of his ideas - but none of them stood out as unique or fun. Sorry mate! We were, however, pretty good at bouncing ideas off each other, and after a while I mentioned an idea for a casino. We found this so fun and surreal that it took about 10 seconds before we realised that the idea had true potential....

End - 6am 11th January 2006 - off to work at 8.30am.