ACBL
Proper noun
Meaning
ACBL
Initialism of American contract bridge league.
Examples
Culbertson, Goren, and Harold Vanderbilt were the three people named when The Bridge World inaugurated a bridge "hall of fame" in 1964 and they were made founding members of the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1995.
Almost thirty years later, the ACBL established its hall of fame with the Bridge World nine as founding members.
In 1996, the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) initiated official World Championships Computer Bridge, to be held annually along with a major bridge event.
Laws of Duplicate Bridge, Law 7, p. 11. Laws of Duplicate Bridge, p. 136: "The ACBL Board of Directors authorizes tournament organizers in ACBL sanctioned events to use bidding boxes."
The game is still played, especially amongst retirees, and in 2005 the ACBL estimated there were 25 million players in the US.
These and other sites offer various features, such as opportunities to earn ACBL masterpoints, to play in online tournaments, to compile lists of friends, and to earn money playing Bridge.