In the early days, Boku did have a transaction fee of anywhere between 30% to 40% for using their services. This was largely because of how the merchants would bill the user and it used to be a premium SMS service that meant it cost more to operate. A lot of these transactions would have been picked up by the person making the payment, however, some sites would cover the charges. Fast-forward to the point we’re at now and these pay by phone billing companies now use direct carrier billing which has reduced fees to within a region of 10% of the transaction. Because the fees have dropped considerably, more pay by mobile casino sites will cover that fee entirely. If you refer to our step by step guide, you’ll notice that there is an optional step which involves an SMS verification message. If you’re a pay as you go customer, you’ll be charged for the confirmation SMS is you aren’t on a phone data plan which covers outgoing messages. If you’re on a tariff which includes free text messages, you needn’t worry about it.