Celebrating 25 Years of Integrity: How ACR Poker Keeps the Game Fair and Secure

For more than 25 years, ACR Poker has stood as one of the longest-running and most trusted online poker networks in the industry. Through every era of online poker — from the early boom to today’s era of advanced technology and AI — one thing remains constant: ACR Poker’s commitment to fairness, security, and integrity.

In an online environment where bad actors continuously evolve their tools and tactics, ACR Poker refuses to stand still. Players deserve confidence that every hand is fair, every opponent is playing legitimately, and the poker room they choose takes security seriously. That’s why ACR Poker invests constantly in people, processes, and cutting-edge tech to keep the game clean and competitive.

Partnerships That Elevate Game Security

One of ACR Poker’s most important collaborations is with GTO Wizard — a leader in game integrity tools and analytics. Working closely with them has allowed ACR Poker to integrate advanced detection systems that go beyond traditional monitoring.

For example, GTO Wizard’s Fair Play Check helps detect Real-Time Assistance (RTA) use by identifying when specific board situations were consulted on GTO Wizard while a hand was being played on ACR Poker. This helps ACR Poker’s integrity teams investigate suspicious behavior with precise timestamps and contextual data — empowering ACR Poker to act quickly and accurately against unfair strategies.

This partnership reflects a shared philosophy: online poker should be a fair contest of skill between real human players. These integrations demonstrate how ACR Poker is continually raising the bar for proactive security standards industry-wide.

Innovating to Prevent Collusion with ACR Reshuffle

Cheating isn’t always about bots or solver use — collusion can also come in subtler forms. That’s why the network began rolling out the ACR Poker Reshuffle feature for PLO 4 and PLO 5 games.

Instead of revealing folded cards to the table, folded cards are immediately reshuffled into the deck, and players receive hole cards one at a time in sequence. This prevents dishonest players from sharing folded cards to gain an unfair edge. The Reshuffle feature is marked by a unique lock icon in game lobbies so players know they’re seated at an enhanced-security table.

This innovation — developed alongside partners like GTO Wizard — reflects ACR Poker’s belief that fair play should be reinforced in every aspect of online poker, not just the most obvious ones.

Account Security: Protecting You Beyond the Table

Protecting gameplay isn’t just about hands and bots — it’s also about safeguarding your account and funds. ACR Poker has introduced several layers of protection to ensure players’ assets remain secure:

• Mandatory Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) on all withdrawals — requiring a verified email code to complete every payout request.
• Optional 2FA at login for additional peace of mind.
• Streamlined processes for updating phone numbers and email addresses using secure authentication methods.
• Improved Know-Your-Customer (KYC) flows with clear instructions to reduce friction while maintaining robust verification.
• Enhanced UI and cashier FAQs to help players manage their accounts with transparency and confidence.
• These steps reduce account takeovers and ensure players maintain control of their profiles and funds at all times.

Advanced Technical Measures Against Bots and Automation

Bad actors today use a wide range of tools — from bots and scripts to remote automation and screen-scraping software — attempting to exploit predictable interface design or automate gameplay.
ACR Poker fights back by:

• Regular client graphics updates to foil pixel bots that read screen elements.
• In-game random CAPTCHAs to distinguish humans from scripts.
• Blocking the use of virtual machines and remote access tools often used to run bots.
• Proprietary monitoring software that can identify unnatural play patterns, statistical anomalies, or automation signatures.
• AI-driven flagging systems that detect suspicious behavior patterns in real time and alert security teams for review. 

This multi-layered approach — mixing human expertise, automated analytics, and evolving defenses — keeps ACR at the forefront of security in online poker.

Data-Driven Detection and Proactive Integrity Tools

ACR Poker’s game integrity teams continually build new internal tools, scripts, and reporting systems that narrow large populations of accounts to individual cases worthy of investigation. This shift toward data-driven automation accelerates detection without unnecessary manual labor, freeing ACR Poker’s security teams to focus on high-impact cases.

ACR Poker is investing in even more automation and advanced logic that complements existing systems — all with the goal of creating a more robust integrity platform capable of adapting as threats change.

The Commitment Continues

At ACR Poker, there’s no finish line when it comes to game security. Technology keeps moving — and so do the tools that bad actors use. That’s why this commitment is ongoing. Whether it’s partnerships with industry innovators, new gameplay features like Reshuffle, AI-enabled and automated detection systems, or secure player account protections, ACR Poker is always adapting.

Today, as ACR Poker celebrates 25 years in the online poker industry, they do so with pride in how far they’ve come — and confidence in where they’re going. Every update, every innovation, every security enhancement is part of the promise to the poker community: to protect the integrity of the game you love and the trust you place in ACR Poker.

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