ACR Poker has been around for 25 years. That’s longer than most poker players have been playing online. And in an industry where rooms come and go, that kind of track record means something. Here’s what they’re doing to keep the game clean in 2026.

We’ve been working closely with ACR for a while now, and one thing that stands out is how seriously they take the integrity side of things. It’s not just PR talk. The steps they’ve taken recently show a room that genuinely tries to do right by its players.

ACR’s 25 Years in Online Poker

Americas Cardroom (ACR Poker) launched when online poker was still finding its feet. They’ve been through every era since: the early boom, the boom’s collapse, the reshaping of the US market, and now the current wave of AI and solver-driven play. Most rooms didn’t make it through all of that.

What kept ACR standing is the same thing they’re doubling down on now: a focus on fair play and player protection. Security isn’t a department at ACR. It’s closer to a core philosophy.

The GTO Wizard Partnership

One of the more interesting moves ACR made recently is a collaboration with GTO Wizard. Most players know GTO Wizard as a training tool. What’s less known is that it also has game integrity applications, and ACR is using them.

The key feature is the Fair Play Check. It detects Real-Time Assistance (RTA) use by identifying when specific board situations were consulted on GTO Wizard while a hand was being played on ACR. Security teams get precise timestamps and contextual data, which makes investigations faster and more accurate.

It’s a smart integration. Instead of waiting for patterns to emerge over thousands of hands, ACR can now flag suspicious behavior in context, hand by hand.

ACR Reshuffle: Closing a Collusion Loophole

Bots and solvers get most of the attention when people talk about online poker cheating. Collusion is quieter and harder to catch. ACR built a feature specifically to address one of its most common forms in PLO.

The ACR Reshuffle feature, currently live for PLO 4 and PLO 5, works like this: instead of folded cards being visible, they go straight back into the deck. Players also receive hole cards one at a time rather than all at once. This removes the ability for colluders to share folded card information for an edge.

Tables running Reshuffle show a lock icon in the lobby so players know what they’re sitting at. It’s a small detail, but it matters. Transparency about security features builds trust in a way that vague promises don’t.

Account Security Upgrades

Beyond in-game integrity, ACR has tightened up account and funds protection. The full list of changes:

• Mandatory 2FA on all withdrawals, requiring a verified email code to complete every payout
• Optional 2FA at login for players who want an extra layer on entry
• Streamlined processes for updating phone numbers and email addresses using secure authentication
• Improved KYC flows with clearer instructions to reduce friction while keeping verification solid
• Updated cashier UI and FAQs so players can manage accounts with less confusion

The mandatory withdrawal 2FA is the one that matters most. Account takeovers almost always target cashouts. Putting a verified email gate on every withdrawal is a straightforward fix that closes that window.

Fighting Bots and Automation

Bots in 2026 are not the bots of 2010. Modern automation tools use screen-scraping, remote access software, and pixel-reading scripts that are designed to blend in. ACR’s response is layered:

• Regular client graphics updates to break pixel bots that read screen elements
• In-game random CAPTCHAs to separate humans from scripts mid-session
• Blocking of virtual machines and remote access tools commonly used to run bots
• Proprietary monitoring software that flags unnatural play patterns and statistical anomalies
• AI-driven flagging systems that detect suspicious behavior in real time and alert security teams

No single measure catches everything. The point of layering is that bad actors have to beat all of it at once, not just one layer.

Data-Driven Detection Internally

On top of the external tools, ACR’s integrity teams build their own internal scripts and reporting systems. The goal is to narrow large pools of accounts down to the individual cases that actually warrant investigation, without burning hours on manual review.

More automation is coming. The direction is clear: build systems that keep pace with how threats evolve, not systems that are already behind by the time they’re deployed.

Why This Matters for Players on ACR

25 years of survival in online poker doesn’t happen by accident. Americas Cardroom has seen enough of the industry to know what happens to rooms that cut corners on integrity.

From our end, what we’ve seen lately backs up what’s in this piece. ACR is putting real resources into this. The GTO Wizard partnership alone is something most rooms haven’t done. The Reshuffle feature is original. The account security stack is up to standard.

If you’re looking for a room that’s been around long enough to know what it’s doing and is still investing in getting better, ACR is worth a look. Full details on bonuses and rakeback are in our ACR Poker review.