WPN has activated ScreenShield for relevant accounts, made the protection available by request, and expanded security cooperation around remote-access and solver concerns.
Online poker security often comes down to protecting information that should stay with the player at the table. Winning Poker Network’s ScreenShield is built around that practical goal: keep protected WPN table content visible on your own monitor while blocking it from the screen-capture and screen-sharing methods the feature covers.
For ACR Poker players, the important point is that ScreenShield is an added barrier, not a claim that every possible security threat has been solved. It also does not replace the separate work of investigating suspicious play. WPN CEO Phil Nagy summed up the distinction clearly: “It’s another layer of protection, not a magic button.”
What ScreenShield Changes – and What It Does Not
With ScreenShield enabled, you continue to see your poker tables and play normally on your own screen. The change happens when covered external capture or sharing methods attempt to access protected WPN table content, including information displayed at the table such as your hole cards.
That makes the feature relevant to a specific type of risk without turning it into an all-purpose security promise. ScreenShield adds a barrier against the capture methods it covers, while WPN’s Game Integrity work remains a separate part of the response to suspicious account or player activity.
Why Some Players Were Contacted First
On Tuesday, September 29, WPN contacted players who met its detection criteria for software with remote-access or screen-control capabilities. ScreenShield was activated for those players as an additional precaution before the issue was demonstrated publicly.
That contact should not be read as a finding that every affected device had been compromised or that every player was cheating. Remote-access software can have ordinary uses, including work presentations, collaboration, connecting to another computer or receiving IT support. As Nagy explained, “Having that software installed doesn’t, by itself, mean somebody is cheating or that their computer has been hacked.”
WPN also said its review found no compromise of its own systems, poker software or official downloads. Its Game Integrity team is investigating relevant player and account activity. If wrongdoing and harm to WPN players are established, WPN says appropriate compensation will be determined from the findings.
Why ScreenShield Is Not Simply On for Everyone
The same capture functions ScreenShield can block are also used for legitimate poker activity. Players stream sessions, record content and review completed play with coaches, so enabling the protection for every account by default would create a practical tradeoff for people who rely on those tools.
That is why WPN has not simply switched ScreenShield on for everybody. Instead, the network plans regular scans and more proactive application when its detection criteria are met. Players who want the added protection do not have to wait to be selected, either.
Any WPN Player Can Request It
Any WPN player can request ScreenShield through Support by emailing support@winningpokernetwork.com. WPN advises allowing up to 48 hours for activation, so the protection may not be enabled immediately after the request is sent.
If you legitimately need streaming, recording or screen-sharing functions, Support can review your account settings. WPN is also developing a control that would let players turn ScreenShield on or off directly in the poker client. That is a planned update, not a feature that is currently available to players.
GTO Wizard Cooperation Adds Another Check
ScreenShield is only one piece of ACR Poker’s broader integrity work. ACR Poker and GTO Wizard already cooperate to cross-check whether situations played on ACR were solved in GTO Wizard, supporting checks for prohibited solver use during play.
GTO Wizard’s new preflop ICM solver can handle tournament spots using customized payout structures, and its public Fair Play Check now includes those solutions along with information about when they were generated. ACR and GTO Wizard are also working toward broader final-table analysis, with the goal of covering every ACR final table.
That last point matters because the goal should not be confused with the current state of coverage. The source material does not say every ACR final table is already being checked. Instead, broader coverage is the target, while fast solver results and timestamped records can provide additional information that may support an investigation.
WPN Is Sharing the Approach Beyond Its Own Tables
WPN has also sent other online poker operators information on how this type of table protection can be implemented, allowing those operators to evaluate a similar approach for their own players. Sharing the guidance does not mean another operator has adopted ScreenShield.
Nagy framed the decision in player-first terms: “Because player security is bigger than competition.” He also stressed that the investigation should follow evidence rather than speculation about individuals or about how software may have reached a particular computer.
For ACR Poker players, the immediate takeaway is straightforward. ScreenShield can add another barrier around protected table information, any WPN player can request it, and players with legitimate capture or streaming needs can raise those requirements with Support. At the same time, the feature sits alongside – rather than in place of – ongoing Game Integrity investigations and ACR Poker’s cooperation with GTO Wizard.
For more information about ScreenShield and ACR Poker’s player-security efforts, read the related article here.