Mobile carrier billing usage in Japanese public sports betting

A survey conducted by Site Creation Co., Ltd. regarding the use of mobile carrier billing for online voting in publicly managed sports reveals that ‘d-barai’ is the most popular payment method, used by 45.5% of respondents.

Other frequently used services include ‘au Kantan Kessai’ at 25.5% and ‘SoftBank Matomete Shiharai’ at 18.2%. Regarding spending habits, 89.1% of users reported charging less than 50,000 yen per month, with 56.4% spending under 10,000 yen.

Users cited convenience, speed of charging, and the ability to pay via mobile phone bills as primary reasons for using carrier billing. However, some respondents noted difficulties in managing expenditures, mentioning that the ease of use can lead to spending more than intended or making it harder to track total costs when combined with monthly phone bills.