Winning Poker Network is making a real move toward table security. Come November 4, ScreenShield becomes the default protection for every Americas Cardroom player. No more manual requests needed. Protection just happens automatically across the network.

What ScreenShield Does

The technology blocks protected poker table content from screen captures and screen sharing. From a player's perspective? The game runs normally. Your table stays visible. It's a behind-the-scenes safeguard, not something that gets in your way.

That said, WPN recognises legitimate reasons players need to capture and share content. Streamers, coaches, training material producers. They can toggle ScreenShield off in Settings whenever they want. The default addresses security without creating friction for legitimate use.

Broader Security Review Underway

WPN is also evaluating something stricter: a policy that could ban third-party software running alongside the poker client entirely. No final call yet. The network is weighing additional security benefits against player convenience and legitimate use.

This follows a major review of over 2 million hands. The hands came from accounts where MeshAgent remote-access software was detected. The investigation found no evidence of hole-card knowledge being used during gameplay on the network.

The Paul Gregg Investigation

That probe included roughly 200,000 hands from high-stakes player Paul Gregg. He'd become the focal point of community discussion. WPN's analysis found no evidence Gregg had access to opponent cards or used such knowledge while playing. Yet the network closed Gregg's account based on broader findings from the investigation and communications with other operators. WPN stressed one thing: the account closure decision was separate from its gameplay review conclusions.

Industry Collaboration

Rather than treating this as competitive advantage, WPN has shared ScreenShield implementation details with other online poker operators. Pragmatic approach, really. If the technology helps protect poker players generally, everyone wins. Other networks can now evaluate whether similar safeguards make sense for their own players.