Americas Cardroom

Americas Cardroom, also known as ACR, operates as an online poker platform primarily serving players in the United States of America. Its core service involves hosting online poker games and tournaments accessible to its user base. The platform facilitates gameplay and manages associated financial transactions, such as issuing refunds to players when services are disrupted. Its operations are conducted entirely online, targeting the digital gaming market within its geographical scope.

The platform experienced significant operational disruption due to a prolonged distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack campaign in April 2018. These attacks forced the repeated cancellation of tournaments over several days, requiring refunds to affected players. Service interruptions included pauses to all running tournaments and the suspension of major events while technical teams attempted mitigation measures. Player frustration escalated during this period, with some expressing skepticism regarding the platform's transparency about the attacks' legitimacy. Although intermittent service restoration occurred, new waves of attacks continued to destabilize operations. This incident took place within a broader context of escalating cyberattacks targeting online gaming platforms, with potential links to disrupted DDoS-for-hire services. Unidentified attackers made ransom demands during this disruptive campaign against the poker site.