Winning Poker Network Activates Default ScreenShield to Address Screen Capture Risks
WPN defaults ScreenShield to on from November 4 across Americas Cardroom to block screen captures. A review of over 2 million hands with detected remote-access software found no hole-card cheating evidence, including for Paul Gregg’s 200,000 hands. Gregg’s account was closed on separate grounds; the network is sharing the tool and weighing a third-party software ban.
SCCG Take — The default setting standardizes protection while preserving opt-out flexibility for legitimate uses. It positions game-integrity controls as an industry issue rather than isolated network policy.
Winning Poker Network will make ScreenShield the default setting for all players from November 4. The change applies network-wide, including at Americas Cardroom, and requires no player request to activate table protection.
ScreenShield blocks protected poker table content from appearing in screen captures or shares. Players view their own tables normally and the game itself stays unchanged. The network designed the default to cover standard play while still permitting overrides.
ScreenShield Controls and Player Use Cases
Players who stream sessions, record hands, create training content or engage coaches retain the ability to disable the feature. They can turn ScreenShield off through the Settings page when capture functionality is required. This approach maintains flexibility for documented legitimate activities.
The default activation treats ScreenShield as an industry-security measure. WPN has shared implementation details with other online poker operators so they can assess similar safeguards for their own players.
Findings From Remote-Access Gameplay Review
The policy follows a review of more than 2,000,000 hands from accounts where MeshAgent remote-access software was detected. The examination found no evidence that any reviewed player used hole-card knowledge on the network. Roughly 200,000 of those hands were played by Paul Gregg, a figure who had drawn attention in high-stakes discussions.
The review concluded Gregg could not see opponents’ hole cards and did not employ such information while active on WPN. The network closed Gregg’s account after weighing additional investigation details and communications with other operators. That decision stood separate from the hand-review results.
WPN is evaluating a broader prohibition on third-party software used alongside its poker client. No final decision has been made. The assessment focuses on additional security and game integrity gains against impacts on valid player needs. The source material leaves the outcome and timeline unknown.
What this means for operators is a clearer baseline for table content protection that still accommodates streaming and coaching through opt-outs. The hand-review data supplies a concrete reference point on remote-access risks that others in the sector can now weigh against their own detection and integrity frameworks.
Reporting: GamblingNews
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