Costa Rica Colón Currency Poker

Costa Rican players interested in playing poker online using Costa Rica Colónes to fund poker site accounts will find this page a resource guide to online poker sites allowing Costa Rica Colón currency payments. Below are the best poker sites that support the Costa Rican Colónes as a real money online poker currecy to deposit:

The Costa Rican Colón was named for explorer Christopher Columbus, whose name in Spanish is Cristobal Colón. The official currency abbreviation is CRC. The monetary symbol is a C with a double diagonal slash: ₡. Colones are divided into subunits of 100 centimos. The Colón has been in circulation since 1896. Since 1950 the Banco Central de Costa Rica has been issuing the current paper money versions of the Costa Rican Colón.

Poker Sites Accepting Costa Rican Colónes

In some parts of Costa Rica the U.S. Dollar is a functionally accepted currency though it is not an official currency of Costa Rica. With this being the case, two Poker sites that welcome Costa Rican players accept U.S. Dollars from Costa Rican players. These Costa Rican Colónes poker sites are:

• Bet365
• Bodog
• Ultimate Bet
• Bwin

Costa Rican players can use U.S. Dollars to fund their poker accounts at the large number of poker sites where U.S. Dollars are accepted. Otherwise, the Costa Rican Colón is not listed as a supported currency at any major poker site.

Costa Rican Colón Friendly Poker Deposit Methods

The Colón is not considered a major global currency. Since Costa Ricans also have access to U.S. Dollars, Costa Rican players will find many more deposit options when using Dollars. Among the major online deposit methods, none specifically list the Costa Rican Colón as a supported currency.  Visit our Costa Rica Poker Online guide for more specific and detailed information for Costa Rican players.