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Casinos in Costa Rica: 2026 guide
None of the operators listed below holds a licence of this country — all of them work under foreign licences.
Regulation
Costa Rica is not a regulated gambling market but a jurisdiction for company registration. It has no dedicated gambling act and no sector regulator, and the country issues no gaming licences at all: operators obtain an ordinary municipal data-processing permit and pay charges under Law No. 9050 of 2012, which introduced levies on casinos and on companies servicing electronic betting. A binding condition is that residents of Costa Rica may not be accepted as customers. It follows that a Costa Rican licence gives players neither supervision of game fairness nor a dispute-resolution mechanism. Land-based casinos are allowed in top-category hotels with authorisation from the Ministry of Public Security. The currency is the Costa Rican colon, though operators work in dollars. References to such regulation should be read as marketing rather than a guarantee.
Top online casinos — Costa Rica
FAQ: casinos and laws — Costa Rica
Are online casinos legal in Costa Rica?
In short: it depends on the type of games and on whether Costa Rica recognises the operator's licence. The full breakdown is in the "Regulation" block at the top of the page, and below are 1 brands that actually accept players from this jurisdiction.
Which licences do the casinos available in Costa Rica hold?
The brands available here run under these licences: Curaçao Gaming Authority. Each operator's regulator is listed in the "Key facts" block of its review — 1 casinos in this shortlist.
How many casinos are available to players from Costa Rica?
Our atlas lists 1 online casinos relevant to this jurisdiction. Every review shows when it was last edited.
What criteria are the casinos selected by?
We weigh the licence and how well it's recognised in the jurisdiction, the brand's real availability to the country's players, payout speed, local payment methods and the operator's reputation.