Our Organization

Founded: 1937
Chief Executive Officer: Jay Baum
Headquarters: Memphis, Tennessee
Membership: 160,000
Employees: Headquarters staff: 75; tournament directors: 170
Annual Dues: $35 ($26 for first-year members)
Annual Budget: $18 million

The ACBL Supports:

• 3 million tables of bridge in play annually in clubs and tournaments and an additional 300,000 tables online
• 3200 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 Contract Bridge
• Laws of Contract Bridge