PTG Poker methods, rules and games have been granted US Patent 7540499. There is a related patent pending. PTG, PTG Poker, PTG Holdem and PTG Omaha are all internationally trademarked names. All content on this site is copyrighted, but may be copied or downloaded by compliance with the Consent. The PTG logo is an international trademark and design right. Intellectual property is the collective name for all these type of rights. It is intellectual property ownership that enables the innovator to make public the innovation and feel confident that the innovation should be respected and rewarded.
All rights to PTG Poker are owned by Prime Table Games®. The acronym PTG has been used by Prime Table Games for many years. Prime Table Games owns a portfolio of intellectual property related to gambling game content.
The inventor of PTG Poker is Derek Webb, a partner in Prime Table Games. Webb also invented Three Card Poker™, the most popular proprietary casino table game ever. Webb recently invented Prime Three Card Poker™ incorporating a new side-bet called Prime. Webb also invented 21+3®, the leading blackjack side-bet game from the perspectives of player participation and average wager amount.
Webb was one of the first internationally successful poker players. Webb understood that the structure of the game has a significant impact on player enjoyment, and as Holdem players became more proficient the game became less interesting. Webb set out to design a more enjoyable, more interesting and fairer structure for Holdem.
It is only fair that an innovator is paid for the innovation. However poker is a cost intensive business for bricks and mortar operators. Therefore use of PTG Poker is provided free to those operators, if they comply with the Consent. By contrast, commercial online operators run faster games and have lower costs, lower taxes, higher revenue and higher profits. It is fair that these operators should do more than comply with Consent. It is fair that these operators should pay fees for Consent to use PTG Poker.
