Our Organization
- Founded: 1937
- Chief Executive Officer:
- Headquarters: Horn Lake MS
- Membership: 167,000+
- Employees: Headquarters staff: 59; tournament directors: 170
- Annual Budget: $16,000,000+
The ACBL’s Mission:
The mission of the ACBL is to promote, grow and sustain the game of bridge and serve the bridge-related interests of our Members.
The ACBL Supports:
- 3.5 million tables of bridge play in clubs and tournaments and 1,000,000 tables online annually
- 3000 bridge clubs
- 1100 bridge tournaments annually
The ACBL Certifies:
- Bridge directors and teachers
- Player achievement through masterpoints
The ACBL Sponsors:
- Three North American Bridge Championships annually, each attracting up to 8000 players
- The School Bridge Lesson Series Program for more than 4000 children annually
Publications
- The Bridge Bulletin magazine, the world’s most popular bridge publication.
- The ACBL Bridge Series for bridge instruction.
- Learn to Play Bridge Free Software
- Laws of Duplicate Bridge
- Laws of Rubber Bridge
