How to Sign Up for ACR Poker: Account Setup Step by Step (2026)

Who can open an account

You must be of legal gambling age where you live, and ACR is not open everywhere. France, Spain, Italy, Turkey and Sweden are on the restricted list, and in the United States the room turns away residents of Washington, Kentucky, Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada and New Jersey. Players from Canada, Latin America and most other countries can usually register.

The operator is International Processing Services SA of Panama, licensed by the Anjouan Gaming Board under number ALSI-202607066-FI2. That is an offshore licence rather than US state regulation, so check your local law before funding anything.

Desktop client or mobile web app

You can create the account in the Windows client, in the macOS client (with separate builds for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs) or in the mobile web app that opens in a phone browser. ACR has no listing in the App Store or Google Play, so anything offered as an “ACR app” on a store page or a file-sharing site should be ignored.

Mac owners can check their chip under the Apple menu → About This Mac before downloading.

Filling in the sign-up form

The form itself is short. In the desktop client the sequence normally runs like this:

1. 1Launch the ACR client or open the mobile web app and press Sign Me Up (some versions say Create Your Account).
2. 2Type the nickname opponents will see; it has to be unique across the whole Winning Poker Network.
3. 3Enter an email address you read every day and a strong password that you have never used on another site.
4. 4Press Send Code, find the six-digit code ACR mails you and type it into the form.
5. 5Leave the optional referral field blank unless you know which deal it attaches.
6. 6Click Sign Up, then open My Account and add your legal name, date of birth and home address.

Why the profile details matter

The quick form asks for very little, yet ACR’s account certification later compares your ID, a recent utility bill and any cards you used with what is written in the profile. Gaps in the profile tend to surface exactly when you request money.

Write your name precisely as it appears on your passport or driving licence, and the address that appears on your bills. The welcome bonus rules also require the account holder’s name to match the name on the card or payment method behind the deposit.

Lock the account down on day one

ACR emails a confirmation link whenever someone logs in from a device it has not seen before, and every payout is confirmed through email two-factor authentication. In practice your mailbox is the key to your poker balance, so give it its own strong password and 2FA.

Remote desktop programs such as TeamViewer are banned while the client runs, and in 2026 ACR warned that malware abusing such tools had been used to watch players’ hole cards. Install only the official client and never run poker inside a virtual machine, which the rules also forbid.

Before your first deposit

The welcome offer is a 100% match up to $2,000 that switches on automatically with a first deposit of $25 or more; no code is involved. It is paid out at $1 per 27.5 Award Points over 60 days and is reserved for people who have never played ACR for real money on that computer.

Most payment methods accept deposits from $10, and the balance is held in US dollars. Settle on a monthly poker budget now; the responsible gaming section can cap deposits or pause the account if needed.