Subsequently in 2007, in United States Federal Court in Jackson, Mississippi, Prime Table Games proved that the 1999 PGIC litigation was based on fraudulent and invalid patents. Shuffle Master agreed to defend that litigation as part of the 1999 Three Card Poker purchase. The sale of Three Card Poker to Shuffle Master by Prime Table Games was prompted by litigation by a predecessor company of Progressive Gaming International Corporation (PGIC).

United Kingdom gambling regulations were changed to allow the introduction of Three Card Poker in 2002. Prime Table Games continued marketing Three Card Poker until 1999, when Shuffle Master acquired the rights to the game outside the British Isles. Webb stood by the tables for hours daily, enticed punters to play and taught them the rules whilst making sure the dealers were dealing the game correctly. Webb sealed the deal with Morris after agreeing to train the dealers in his casino at no extra cost. The first man to adopt the game was Vice President of Grand Casino Gulfport (Mississippi), Barry Morris, after Webb had unsuccessful sales pitches with casino owners in Reno, Las Vegas and Atlantic City. The British Casino Association, now known as the National Casino Industry Forum (NCiF) suggested that Webb gain some experience in the US first, since the United Kingdom had regulations against such a table game and his application was not strong enough to convince regulators to make significant changes to their rules and regulations for a new game. in an attempt to market the game in both the USA and Great Britain. Webb established a marketing entity called Prime Table Games.

It was important to Webb that he got the mix of three important factors for any casino game correct the game rules were easy to understand, the payouts were large enough to attract players and the house edge was enough that casino owners would be interested in adopting the game.

He had a vision for a game that combined the excitement of poker and the speed of regular casino games. The casino variant of Three Card Poker was first 'invented' by Derek Webb in 1994. Three card poker table located in the Dawn Club Casino on deck six

History of 3 card poker table game