Outstanding council tax debt across England hit £7.4 billion this year, up 11.3% on the year before, according to debt charity StepChange — a number that says something uncomfortable about how many households are managing money on a knife edge right now, Solihull included.
Against that backdrop, it makes sense that more local residents are looking for ways to keep entertainment spending deliberately contained, rather than trusting themselves to stick to a budget with a card that has no built-in ceiling. Reviews of pay by mobile casino sites maintained by Bookies.com track which UK-licensed operators actually support the method properly, because not every site does — some have quietly dropped it as processing costs rose over…

