Pay by mobile deposits
Pay by mobile moves a deposit through your phone account: the amount is added to the next bill or taken out of pay-as-you-go credit, with the mobile number standing in for a card. No bank details reach the casino, which is the whole appeal.
How a deposit runs
Licensed casinos with phone and wallet deposits
Every casino below holds a current Gambling Commission licence. We list the welcome offer as the operator publishes it, with the wagering requirement and the minimum deposit next to it.
Ratings table checked against the UKGC register on .
- 19.8
Dafabet100% first deposit bonus up to £200Visit Dafabet18+ · T&Cs applyWhat we checked at Dafabet
- Licence:
- UK Gambling Commission
- Established:
- 2004
- Welcome offer:
- 100% first deposit bonus up to £200
- Wagering:
- see terms
- Minimum deposit:
- see terms
- Deposits:
- Apple Pay, Bank transfer, Google Pay, Mastercard, Neteller, Pay by Mobile
- 29.7
Jackpot City100% up to £100 + 100 free spins on JackpotCity Gold BlitzWagering 10x · Minimum deposit £20Visit Jackpot City18+ · T&Cs applyWhat we checked at Jackpot City
- Licence:
- UK Gambling Commission
- Established:
- 1998
- Welcome offer:
- 100% up to £100 + 100 free spins on JackpotCity Gold Blitz
- Wagering:
- 10x
- Minimum deposit:
- £20
- Deposits:
- Apple Pay, Mastercard, Neteller, Pay by Mobile, PayPal, Paysafecard
- Listed by:
- 4 of 8 UK review desks we track
- 39.6
888 CasinoDeposit £10, stake £10 — get 100 free spinsWagering none · Minimum deposit £10Visit 888 Casino18+ · T&Cs applyWhat we checked at 888 Casino
- Licence:
- UK Gambling Commission
- Established:
- 1997
- Welcome offer:
- Deposit £10, stake £10 — get 100 free spins
- Wagering:
- none
- Minimum deposit:
- £10
- Deposits:
- Apple Pay, Mastercard, Pay by Mobile, PayPal, Paysafecard, Skrill
- Listed by:
- 5 of 8 UK review desks we track
- 49.4
Spin CasinoStake £20 & get 150 free spins (50 a day for 3 days)Wagering none · Minimum deposit £20Visit Spin Casino18+ · T&Cs applyWhat we checked at Spin Casino
- Licence:
- UK Gambling Commission
- Established:
- 2002
- Welcome offer:
- Stake £20 & get 150 free spins (50 a day for 3 days)
- Wagering:
- none
- Minimum deposit:
- £20
- Deposits:
- Apple Pay, Bank transfer, Mastercard, Neteller, Pay by Mobile, PayPal
- Listed by:
- 3 of 8 UK review desks we track
- 59.3
William Hill200 free spins when you deposit & stake £10Wagering 10x · Minimum deposit £10 · Code WHV200Visit William Hill18+ · T&Cs applyWhat we checked at William Hill
- Licence:
- UK Gambling Commission
- Established:
- 1934
- Welcome offer:
- 200 free spins when you deposit & stake £10
- Wagering:
- 10x
- Minimum deposit:
- £10
- Deposits:
- Apple Pay, Debit card, Maestro, MasterCard, Neteller, PayPal
- Listed by:
- 6 of 8 UK review desks we track
- 69.2
NetBet100 free spins when you play £20Wagering none · Minimum deposit £10Visit NetBet18+ · T&Cs applyWhat we checked at NetBet
- Licence:
- UK Gambling Commission
- Established:
- 2001
- Welcome offer:
- 100 free spins when you play £20
- Wagering:
- none
- Minimum deposit:
- £10
- Deposits:
- Mastercard, PayPal, Paysafecard, Visa
- Listed by:
- 5 of 8 UK review desks we track
- 79.1
MrQ100 free spins on your first £10 deposit — no wageringWagering none · Minimum deposit £10Visit MrQ18+ · T&Cs applyWhat we checked at MrQ
- Licence:
- UK Gambling Commission
- Established:
- not published
- Welcome offer:
- 100 free spins on your first £10 deposit — no wagering
- Wagering:
- none
- Minimum deposit:
- £10
- Deposits:
- Debit card, MasterCard, Pay by Mobile, PayPal, Visa, bank transfer
- Listed by:
- 3 of 8 UK review desks we track
- 89.0
Karamba20 bonus spins on first deposit of £20+Wagering 10x · Minimum deposit £20Visit Karamba18+ · T&Cs applyWhat we checked at Karamba
- Licence:
- UK Gambling Commission
- Established:
- 2005
- Welcome offer:
- 20 bonus spins on first deposit of £20+
- Wagering:
- 10x
- Minimum deposit:
- £20
- Deposits:
- Apple Pay, Bank transfer, Mastercard, Neteller, Pay by Mobile, PayPal
- Listed by:
- 3 of 8 UK review desks we track
- 98.8
777 Casino77 no-deposit spins + 100% up to £20 on first depositWagering 10x · Minimum deposit £10 · Code 100WELCOMEVisit 777 Casino18+ · T&Cs applyWhat we checked at 777 Casino
- Licence:
- UK Gambling Commission
- Established:
- not published
- Welcome offer:
- 77 no-deposit spins + 100% up to £20 on first deposit
- Wagering:
- 10x
- Minimum deposit:
- £10
- Deposits:
- Apple Pay, Bank transfer, Google Pay, Maestro, Mastercard, Neteller
- Listed by:
- 3 of 8 UK review desks we track
- 108.7
PlayOJO50 wager-free spins on Book of Dead on first £10 depositWagering none · Minimum deposit £10Visit PlayOJO18+ · T&Cs applyWhat we checked at PlayOJO
- Licence:
- UK Gambling Commission
- Established:
- 2017
- Welcome offer:
- 50 wager-free spins on Book of Dead on first £10 deposit
- Wagering:
- none
- Minimum deposit:
- £10
- Deposits:
- Apple Pay, Debit card, MasterCard, Neteller, PayPal, Paysafecard
- Listed by:
- 6 of 8 UK review desks we track
We earn a commission when a reader opens an account through the links above; it never changes the order, which follows our own checks. 18+ only. Play within your limits — support at BeGambleAware.org and GamCare 0808 8020 133, and you can self-exclude from every UK licensee through GAMSTOP.
You pick the deposit amount, enter the mobile number, and confirm with a verification code sent by text message or an automated call. The funds appear in the casino account balance straight after that confirmation. Deposits are usually capped at between £10 and £30 per payment, because carrier billing was designed for small purchases charged to your phone bill rather than gambling.
The cap is the method’s strength as much as its limitation. A rail that will not carry £200 in one go is a natural brake, and it is one of the few payment choices that behaves like a budget by default.
It is a one-way road
Nothing comes back down the phone bill. Winnings have to leave by another route, so you will be asked for a debit card or bank account before the first withdrawal — and that second method needs to be verified in your own name. Set it up when you open the account, not when there is money waiting.
Two other things follow from paying this way. Charges land on a bill that someone else may read, and on a contract phone the cost is settled at the end of the month rather than at the moment of play. Neither is a fault; both are worth knowing before the statement arrives.
Where it sits against the card rules
Britain’s credit-card ban has applied since 14 April 2020 through licence condition 6.1.2, covering online betting, casino and bingo, high street and track bookmakers, and lotteries taking payments online or by telephone. Non-remote lotteries are the single exception, and the ban reaches credit cards used through e-wallets too.
Pay by mobile is not a credit card, so it sits outside that rule — but a contract bill is still deferred payment, and it deserves the same caution. If you want the brake without the bill, a deposit limit does the same job from inside the account, and the other rails are compared on our banking pages.
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