Poker Sites in Russia | List of Online Rooms
By James Spillane, Rakeback.com Staff Writer
 Where Can I Play? |
Legislation | Deposits & Cashouts | PokerStars | Do I need a VPN? |
| Rakeback.com recommends the rooms below for Russian online poker players – all the sites shown currently accept signups from Russia and offer either flat rakeback or a VIP program. |
rakeback rooms – where to play online poker in Russia? |
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| Poker room | traffic avg * | Rakeback | Bonus | segregated? | ||
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Aced Poker | 350 | Up to 35% | $5000 | No | PLAY NOW |
| Best US Facing Software | Merge | |||||
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Americas Cardroom | 450 | 27% Flat | $1000 | No | PLAY NOW |
| Play with USA Fish | Winning | |||||
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BetSafe Poker | 400 | Up to 40% |
$2000 | No | PLAY NOW |
| Euro Traffic | Ongame | |||||
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Betsson Poker | 400 | Up to 40% | $2000 | No | PLAY NOW |
| Choose 30% Flat or 40% VIP | Ongame | |||||
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BlackChip Poker | 450 | 27% Flat | $1000 | No | PLAY NOW |
| Progressive Rake Races | Winning | |||||
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bwin Poker | 2100 | Up to 25% | $500 | No | PLAY NOW |
| Combined PartyGaming Player Pool | PartyPoker | |||||
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Carbon Poker | 350 | Up to 35% | $5000 | No | PLAY NOW |
| Merge Gaming Network Flagship Room | Merge | |||||
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ComeOn! Poker | 140 | 33% Flat | $600 | No | PLAY NOW |
| Dealt Rake Method | Revolution | |||||
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Full Tilt Poker | 2300 | Up to 40% | $600 | No | PLAY NOW |
| Industry Leading Software | Independent | |||||
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Paradise Poker | 220 | 30% Flat | $1000 | No | PLAY NOW |
| Household Name Since 1998 | International | |||||
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PartyPoker | 2100 | Up to 30% | $50 | No | PLAY NOW |
| Voted Softest Games | PartyPoker | |||||
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PKR | 425 | 30% Flat | $250 | No | PLAY NOW |
| 3D Avatars | Independent | |||||
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PokerHeaven | 220 | 30% Flat | $2500 | No | PLAY NOW |
| One Account, 3 Poker Clients | International | |||||
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PokerStars | 24500 | Up to 74% | $600 | No | PLAY NOW |
| Industry Lowest Rake | Independent | |||||
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RedKings | 400 | Up to 40% | $2500 | No | PLAY NOW |
| $12k Monthly Rake Race | Ongame | |||||
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RedStar Poker | 140 | 30% Flat | $1500 | No | PLAY NOW |
| $15k Monthly Rake Race | Revolution | |||||
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SuperStack Poker | 450 | 30% Flat | $1000 | No | PLAY NOW |
| Weekly Rakeback | Winning | |||||
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Unibet | 1200 | Up to 30% | €1000 | No | PLAY NOW |
| Loose Scandinavian Players | Microgaming | |||||
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24h Poker | 1200 | Up to 30% | €1000 | No | PLAY NOW |
| Loose Scandinavian Players | Microgaming | |||||
* For the latest traffic figures see PokerScout.com
Russia Online Gambling Laws – is Poker Legal?Only local, licensed operators in remote approved zones can offer gambling. Many popular dot.com sites are blocked following a 2012 Supreme Court ruling. However Russia is the 4th highest online poker playing population, as players are accepted at all major sites and can access them by VPN.
Update Jan ’15 – UK betting operator Ladbrokes Plc has confirmed that it will no longer accept wagers from Russia, Finland, Portugal and Romania following a 2014 regulatory operational review. – Source Russia Poker Deposit & Cashout MethodsE-wallets Skrill (formerly Moneybookers) and Neteller are preferred by many grinders as they avoid fees and taxes associated with banks and gambling transactions, and don’t require you to share banking information with poker sites. |
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| Russian Currency – Ruble (RUB) |
Is Russia in the PokerStars.com Playerpool?
Yes! Russian players are accepted at PokerStars and are not segregated from the rest of the international PokerStars playerpool (in the way e.g. France, Italy and Spain are). Plan your yearly VPP goals with Rakeback.com’s exclusive PokerStars Rakeback Calculator.
Online Poker In Russia – Do I Need a VPN?
Yes. Online poker from foreign providers is restricted in Russia, and as such the internet domains and ISPs of many poker rooms are blocked.
If you are unable to download a poker client simply use a cheap VPN service such as StrongVPN or HideMyAss to do so. After install it is no longer necessary to use a VPN although some grinders continue to do so if playing over public wifi, for extra security. Site reps have confirmed on the forums that VPNs are not prohibited, with the exception of VPN use to play online from the US.
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