Russian Ruble Currency Poker

Players interested in playing poker online in Russia at poker sites that accept the Russian Ruble currency for deposit will find this page a useful guide for finding the best poker sites that use "Rubles" as a payment currency. Russian Ruble Poker (also spelled Rouble) is the official currency of the Russian Federation as well as the republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

The currency abbreviation is RUB, though the abbreviation for rubles prior to 1998, RUR, is sometimes still used. There is not an official currency symbol for the Russian ruble, though several designs are under consideration. The currency name ruble is thought to come from the Russian verb to chop (rubit) as rubles were a particularly weighted piece of metal chopped from a gold-silver ingot.

Russian rubles are divided into 100 kopeks as subunits. Russian rubles have been the national currency for over 500 years, including during the Soviet Union era. The 100 kopek subunits have existed since 1710. From 1919 until the present, banknotes have been printed at the state's Goznak factory in Moscow. Coins have been minted at the Saint Petersburg Mint since 1724 and in Moscow.

All Poker Sites Accepting Russian Rubles

Many Russians travelling or shopping internationally use U.S. dollars as common currency due to seasons of high inflation on the ruble. However, as the Russian ruble has stabilized a few Poker sites offer the Russian ruble as a supported deposit currency. These Poker rooms are:

• Bwin Poker
• Party Poker
• Full Tilt Poker
• Ultimate Bet

Russian online Poker players who prefer to use U.S. dollars can deposit at almost any international Poker site.

Russian Ruble Friendly Poker Deposit Methods

For safe and secure online transactions, two main Russian ruble friendly deposit options exist. These main Russian ruble deposit methods are:

• Moneta or Moneta.ru, the Russian Moneybookers-based online banking service
• Webmoney, online bank transfer and payment services where purses can be set up in rubles

Russian players can also deposit rubles at the above sites using MasterCard and Visa credit cards.  For more information read our guide to Russia Online Poker.