WPN Rolls Out ScreenShield For ACR Poker Players
Winning Poker Network has rolled out a new table-protection feature called ScreenShield for ACR Poker players flagged by its security systems, as part of a wider response to concerns about remote-access software being used to view opponents' hole cards.
According to WPN's own security update, the network contacted players identified as meeting its detection criteria for software with remote-access or screen-control capabilities on Tuesday, September 29, and activated ScreenShield for those accounts as an added precaution.
With the feature enabled, players still see and play their poker tables normally on their own monitor, but the software blocks protected table content - including hole cards - from being captured through the screen-capture and screen-sharing methods it covers.
A Practical Trade-Off For Streamers
WPN said the feature is not applied to every account by default partly because it can interfere with legitimate uses of screen capture, such as players who stream, record sessions or review hands with coaches afterwards.
Any player can request ScreenShield proactively through WPN support by emailing the network directly, though the company says activation can take up to 48 hours and is not guaranteed to apply instantly.
The operator stressed that ScreenShield is one layer of protection rather than a complete fix. "It does not eliminate every possible security threat, and it is not a substitute for the separate work of investigating suspicious play," the company said in its update, adding that its review so far has found no compromise of its own systems or poker software.
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Sharing The Approach With GTO Wizard And Rival Operators
WPN said it is also sharing information with other poker operators on how similar table protections could be developed industry-wide, and that its work with training platform GTO Wizard forms part of its broader effort to support game integrity beyond ACR Poker's own network.
WPN plans to run further scans on a regular basis and apply ScreenShield more proactively whenever its detection criteria identify new risk accounts, rather than waiting for a single large-scale sweep.
Remote-access and screen-sharing exploits have become a recurring concern across online poker in recent years, with several networks introducing software-detection tools and account-verification checks after player complaints about opponents appearing to have unnatural knowledge of hidden information at the table.
A Strong Reputation
Winning Poker Network traces its roots back to 2001, when it launched as MyPokerNetwork before Americas Cardroom became its flagship skin following the network's split from an earlier partner site.
The network has since built its reputation in the U.S.-facing poker market around large guaranteed tournaments and crypto-friendly banking, making table-level security measures like ScreenShield a visible test of how established networks respond to emerging cheating methods rather than just marketing language around broader table-level game integrity.
