Software developers also looked for new ways to boost their portfolio and adding 3 Card Poker to their ranks seemed the next logical step.

When online casino gambling took center stage, many developers were looking for a way to entice players into their casinos. The UK even went as far as have the British Casino Association change gambling regulations to fit the game in, though this occurred later in 2002. After being snapped up by Prime Table Games in 1997, the game was eventually sold on Shuffle Master in 1999. The main selling point of 3 Card Poker is that it is easy to grasp, although other elements such as it being able to offer both high payouts to players and a decent house edge for casinos to be interested in offering it were also critical.

It wasn’t until 1997 that the game was patented.