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BeGambleAware.orgLow deposit casinos cover everything from £1 micro-deposits through Pay by Mobile up to the more common £10 entry point. This is the broad guide — a single shortlist of UK brands that let you start small at whatever tier suits you, without quietly forcing you up to £20 once you've signed up. If you already know you want a specific tier, jump straight to our £3 deposit casinos page or £10 deposit casinos page; this page is for readers comparing across the full low-stakes spectrum. Two things separate a genuinely low-deposit-friendly brand from one that just claims to accept small deposits. First, the cashier — debit card, Apple Pay, PayPal and Pay by Mobile must all clear £1–£10 transactions without surcharge. Second, the withdrawal floor — a £10 minimum withdrawal at a casino that takes £3 deposits forces you to play through your win before you can leave, and that's the trick to watch for. The brands below all line up the deposit floor with the withdrawal floor, so small money in really can mean small money out.
Offer: 100 free spins on your first £10 deposit (Big Bass Splash), no wagering, uncapped winnings
Offer: 50 free spins on your first deposit with no wagering, plus OJOplus cashback on every bet
Offer: 70 free spins on registration (no deposit), plus 200 free spins when you stake £10 — winnings paid as cash, no wagering
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Offer: Up to £250 + up to 100 free spins (1 spin per £1, min £20)
Offer: Deposit £10, get £50 free bingo or 100 free spins on Make Me a Millionaire
| Casino | Lowest deposit | Deposit route | Min withdrawal | Welcome triggers at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MrQ | £1 | Debit card / Apple Pay | £5 | £10 |
| PlayOJO | £10 | Debit card / PayPal | £10 | £10 |
| Sky Vegas | £5 | Debit card / PayPal | £10 | £10 |
| Casumo | £10 | Debit card / Apple Pay | £10 | £10 |
| SpinYoo | £3 | Pay by Mobile | £10 | £10 |
| Heart Bingo | £5 | Debit card | £5 | £10 |
We define a low-deposit casino as one whose cashier accepts a first deposit of £10 or less and whose welcome offer (or at least a meaningful one of its tiers) unlocks somewhere in that range. The label spans three distinct tiers in the UK market: micro-deposit (£1–£3, usually via Pay by Mobile or Apple Pay), £5 starter deposits, and the £10 tier where most welcomes properly unlock. Brands that advertise '£1 minimum' but only release the welcome at £20 don't make this list — that's a low-deposit promise that turns into a £20 deposit once you're in the cashier. Every brand here is honest about which tier triggers what.
Decide which tier you actually want first. If you want to truly trial a casino for the price of a coffee, look at our £3 deposit page — most welcomes won't trigger but the cashier, support and KYC test runs work fine. If you want the welcome bonus active, go straight to the £10 tier. The middle ground (£5 deposits with partial welcomes) is the least common and usually the worst value, because the welcome maths is built around £10 not £5. Across all three tiers, the dealbreaker is the withdrawal floor: a £1 deposit and a £20 withdrawal minimum is a trap. Match the two numbers.
At £1, only a handful of UK brands let you genuinely play with that little — MrQ's £1 minimum on debit card is the gold standard. At £3, Pay by Mobile is the route: SpinYoo and a few smaller brands honour the £3 cap that Boku enforces, but the welcome rarely unlocks here. At £5, Sky Vegas and Heart Bingo offer partial welcome value, but you're better off topping to £10. At £10, the cashier and the welcome line up properly — see our dedicated /best/10-pound-deposit page for the ranked shortlist at that tier. The honest summary: low-deposit casinos shine at the bookend tiers (£1–£3 for cheap trialling, £10 for full welcome). The middle is for players who genuinely have a £5 budget and that's fine — the brands above all serve it.
We compare the advertised cashier tiers — £1, £3, £5 and £10 — across debit card, Apple Pay, PayPal and Pay by Mobile, then check whether the welcome bonus T&C honours the smallest qualifying deposit it lists. Brands whose 'low deposit' marketing doesn't match their published terms get dropped. We re-check every casino on this list every 90 days against its published banking terms and the UKGC public register. Every brand here holds an active UK Gambling Commission operating licence, verified against the public register within the last 30 days.
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