WPN to Make ScreenShield Standard on November 4

The decision follows weeks of concern over remote-access software on players’ computers. WPN had initially limited ScreenShield because it could interfere with streaming and session recording. Giving players their own on/off control changes how the protection can be deployed across the network.

From a 48-Hour Wait to a Client Setting

On September 29, WPN contacted players whose devices had triggered remote-access software alerts and activated ScreenShield for them. Others could ask support to enable it. The process could take up to 48 hours, according to an October 7 notice.

By November 4, that arrangement will have lasted 36 days. ScreenShield will then start automatically for all accounts, including those on Americas Cardroom.

The software blocks protected poker-table content from certain capture and screen-sharing methods. Streamers and players recording their games can turn it off through the client.

2 Million Hands Checked After Security Concerns

WPN also released figures from its Game Integrity investigation. More than 2 million hands involving computers with MeshAgent detected were reviewed.

Around 200,000 hands involved Paul Gregg, whose account was later closed. The October 16 statement says investigators found no evidence that players had used opponents’ hidden-card information during the reviewed games.

WPN attributed Gregg’s account closure to additional findings, including information obtained from other poker operators. The company published the review’s scale but little detail about how the hands were analysed.