Costa Rica Casinos

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Costa Rica Casinos

Costa Rica is an excellent destination if you love gambling and casinos. With increasing incomes and number of foreign tourists who come to Costa Rica, the gambling industry has truly benefited.

There are Casinos in most of the popular tourist areas and all of the large cities. They are usually part of a large hotel; however they are not huge casinos like in Las Vegas. They are fairly informal places, and dress codes are casual. Minimum bets in most places start at about 500 Colones (about $1).

The most popular Casino game is 21 also called “Rummy”, which is similar to blackjack but with tico rules. You get two cards, you can then ask for another card or stay with the two you have if you have 21 or close to 21. As in blackjack, the idea is to get as close to 21 as possible without going over. All the rules just mentioned are just like blackjack. Here is where the game differs from blackjack: if your first three cards are the same, three of a kind, or a straight (say 4, 5 & 6 of the same suit), you have a ‘rummy’ and you are paid double. And if your three of a kind happen to be three sevens (which is 21), you get an even higher bonus. But if you get 21 with two cards or five cards without breaking 21, there’s no double bonus as you get in many other international casinos. Splitting pairs is allowed as is doubling down.

Some of the other games include roulette, where the numbers are drawn from a lottery tumbler rather than spun on a roulette wheel. There are also electric slot machines; however most are different than the Las Vegas style. There are also other, uniquely tico, card games you’ll need to learn before you can play

Costa Rica Casino Quick Reference Guide:

Best Western Irazú Casino & Hotel

San José

Europa Hotel, Casino & Spa

San José

Aurola Holiday Inn & La Palma Aurola Casino

222 2424

San José

Barceló Amapola & Jazz Casino

643 3337

Playa de Jaco

Barceló Playa Langosta Resort & Casino

653 0363

La Uruca

Barceló Playa Tambor Resort & Casino

683 0303

Tambor Puntarenas

Barceló San José Palacio Spa & Casino

220 2034

San José

Best Western El Sitio Hotel & Casino

666-1211

Liberia

Caribbean Village Fiesta

663 0808

El Roble

Club Colonial Casino Bar & Restaurant

258 2807

San José

Del Rey Hotel & Casino del Rey

257 7800

San José

Fiesta Casino - Garden Court Hotel

443-0043

San José

Fiesta Casino - Heredia

Heredia

Fiesta Resort and Casino

663-0808

Puntarenas

Flor De Itabo Hotel & Casino

670 0011

Playas del Coco

Gran Hotel & Casino - Costa Rica

222 6126

San José

Horseshoe Casino

233 4383

San José

Hotel & Country Club del Sur & Casino del Sur

770 3536

Perez Zeledon

Hotel Cocal & Casino

643 3592

Playa de Jaco

Hotel Coco Verde & Coco Verde Casino

670 0494

Playas del Coco

Hotel Costa Rica Morazán & Casino Tropical

219 2470

San José

Hotel Flamingo Beach Resort & Jazz Casino

654 4444

Guanacaste

Hotel Herrudura Resort & Casino Krystal

239 0033

San José

Hotel Tamarindo Diriá & Jazz Casino Tamarindo

653 0409

Playa de Tamarindo

Hotel Tioga & Casino Playa de Oro

661 0271

Puntarenas

Hotel Yadran & Casino Adriatico

661 2662

Puntarenas

Irazú Hotel Best Western & Casino Concorde

232 7910

La Uruca

Kamuk Hotel & Gallo Casinos

777 3654

Quepos

Los Suenos Marriot Golf Resort & Stellaris Casino

630 9000

Playa Herradura

Martino Resort Spa & Martino’s Casino

433 8382

La Garita de Alajuela

Melia Cariari Hotel & Country Club

239 0022

Cariari

Meliá Cariari Casino

2390022

San José

Morazon Hotel and Casino

San José

Paradisus Playa Conchal & Jazz Casino Conchal

654 4510

Cabo Velas Santa Cruz

Presidente Hotel & Casino Fiesta

221 3832

San José

Quality Hotel Centro Colon & Casino Costa Rica

248 0958

San José

Radisson Hotel & Casino Europa

256 4949

Goicoechea

Royal Dutch Hotel & Casino

222 1414

San José

The Jungle Casino Bar & Restaurant

221 4994

San José

Tryp Corobici Casino

2328122

San José