Hungarian Forint Currency Poker

Hungarian Forint poker sites and deposit methods that are friendly to Hungary Forint poker online.  Below are the poker sites we reccomend playing online poker games at for real money depositing with Hungarian Forints currency payments.

The Hungarian Forint was officially first issued in August 1946 in an effort to stabilize Hungary's economy after World War II. From 1946 until the mid-1980's the forint was a stable currency under the socialist government. When market economy practice began in the 1990's, the inflation rate of the forint rose to 35%. The economy has stabilized again, with only 4% inflation since 2001. One forint is divided into 100 fillér, but fillér coins ceased circulation in 1996 due to the high inflation rates. The official currency code for the Hungarian forint is HUF.

The name forint comes from the city of Florence, Italy. The original gold-standard coins for Hungarian forints were minted in Florence starting in 1252. The Hungarian forint is the only modern currency that is still in circulation after having been introduced by a former socialist European government. Though Hungary joined the European Union in 2004, the economic stabilization process required to transition to the Euro will likely take until 2012 or later.

Poker Sites Accepting Hungarian Forint Deposits

As many poker sites cater to European players, the Hungarian forint is accepted by several major Poker sites online. The Poker rooms that specifically list the Hungarian forint as a welcome deposit currency include:

• Bet365 Poker
• Bwin Poker
• Pacific Poker
• PokerStars
• Lucky Ace, through the Hungarian e-wallet Abaqoos

Hungarian Forint Friendly Poker Deposit Methods

For Hungarian forint friendly deposit options, Magyar Poker players have several choices. The main deposit methods for online poker rooms using Hungarian forints are:

• Abaqoos, Hungarian national e-wallet
• NETeller e-wallet service
• Moneybookers e-wallet service
• PayPal e-wallet service
• Ukash prepaid vouchers
• Visa and MasterCard credit cards

For more specific information about depositing and online poker sites friendly to Hungarian players, visit our Hungary Poker Online detailed guide.