Mr Play Casino

Who is Mr Play? That’s a bit of a mystery, or so the team from Marketplay LTD, who own the brand, would like you to believe.

The site is branded with a moustache, used as a disguise behind which hide Mr Play, usually in the guise of an attractive young woman.

We can unveil some of the mystery for you here.

We’ve mentioned Marketplay LTD. They are based in Sliema, in Malta, the European gambling industry’s favourite little island.

Then we meet Aspire Global International Ltd, the company who operate the games on the site. They are licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority.

Then, AG Communications Limited, who run the Great British operation, join the party, and they are also based in Sliema, Malta, and they are licensed by the UK Gambling Commission.

Mr Play Casino Overview

The Mr Play Casino site was launched in 2017, so is a relative newcomer in the UK casino market.

The site has put its focus on: a fair experience, good security, a range of high-security and good-quality payment options, and following safe gambling protocols.

The site’s design is smart and modern, with bright, light colours, and the standard look for the current market of infinite-scrolling lists of game titles. At the bottom of the screen a list of current winners ticks along.

The site’s menus are hidden behind a three-line bar that opens up a big range of options that allow you to look around the site.

Mr Play uses most of the big gaming providers, and those winners when we visited were picking up wins from classics like Starburst, Rich Wilde and the Book of Dead, and Buffalo King.

The site lays claims to 350 new games.

Slots are at the front of the offer, but you will also find scratch cards listed separately, and Mr Play has a live casino. The site has a sister site that provides sports betting too.

Reasons to play at Mr Play Casino

We believe that Mr Play is a site that is worth your time. It’s safe, legal, licensed and offers a high-quality experience to players.

Let’s take a look at what you’ll find at the Mr Play casino site.

Every site has pluses and minuses: the perfect casino site has yet to be designed, so let’s take a look at what works well at Mr Play casino and what they could work on.

1 – Legal, licensing, and safety

Mr Play is an established company that’s part of a larger family of sites and is a site that we believe you can play with confidence. One of the site’s parent companies is licensed in Malta, which is a good sign, and UK players know they can play legally and safely thanks to licensing from the UK Gambling Commission.

Mr Play casino also lets you know they take your security seriously with their focus on 128-bit SSL encryption, safe gambling protocols, and payment options that you can trust.

2 – Some great online video slots

We worry that our readers might find our insistence on checking licences a bit tiresome, but we’ll never apologise for it. There’s no point finding your best game for free if you get your identity stolen when you sign up at the site offering it.

Mr Play does mix the serious with the fun with great effect though and has a big selection of games from top quality producers. We’ll go into full detail later, but if you like online video slots, including games from Playtech, Microgaming, NetEnt, Iron Dog Studios and a load more, then Mr Play has the games for you.

3 – A live casino

Alongside slots and casino games, Mr Play has the current must-have, a live casino site. Games come from industry leaders like Evolution Gaming and your favourite games, like roulette, blackjack, baccarat and gameshow variants, come with great quality dealers, a load of variety, and plenty of seats. Pull up a stool and wait for your dealer.

4 – Mr Play is a PayPal casino

We’ll cover the full range of payment options at Mr Play later on, but as a pro, we have to mention the fact that Mr Play is a PayPal casino.

PayPal is the world’s most famous online payment system. It got that way by being the most trusted. And one of the ways it became the most trusted payment processors in the world was by running away from the gambling industry. PayPal did this around the passage of the UNLAWFUL INTERNET GAMBLING ENFORCEMENT ACT in the US in 2006, and it stayed away from a booming industry in which it was the leading payment processor for several years while laws in the United States were uncertain.

On its return, PayPal has been choosy about who it works with, and so, its logon the front page of Mr Play casino is a sign of quality.

5 – Mr Play is easy to use

Whatever platform you’re playing on you want a site that’s a pleasure to use. There are thousands of sites that want your money, so make sure you only play on the best. There’s a lot to be said for a good welcome offer, which we’ll cover in more detail later on, but more important than that you should make sure that a site is easy and pleasurable to use.

Mr Play casino has done a great design job. The site is easy to use, it’s easy to find your way around, it’s easy to find help, and the written content is of good quality. Thank you, Mr Play!

Cons – Limits on help functions

The internet is a 24/7 operation, and to give the best results for customers websites need to be there for them all the time.

While you can play at Mr Play at any hour of the day or night, there is a time limit on the live help options which are only manned from 6 am to 11 pm (UK time, GMT), so bear that in mind if you’re a night owl.

Games and software at Mr Play Casino

The slots at Mr Play number several hundred games from a variety of providers. We cannot provide a comprehensive list here, but we can tell you that you will find most of your favourites here.

Games are arranged in a standard way, with a front-page full of featured games, a tab of new games, “video slots” are divided from “classic” games, and the related category of scratch cards is standalone.

Featured games will change and they are selected for commercial reasons.

At Mr Play on our visit, we found Dragons of the North, Wolf Riches, Starburst, Aztec Gold Megaways, and Hot Spin topping this list.

The new games at the top were: Sticky Joker, Fortune Dragons, Johnny Ventura and the Eye of Ra, 9 Pots of Gold, and Testament.

The video slots featured that do not feature on our previous lists, include: 9 Gonzo’s Quest, Bloodshot Rising Spirit, Robin Hood Shifting Riches, Fortunes of Ali Baba, and Thunder Struck II.

The top classic games (which confusingly also include games listed as “video slots”) that aren’t featured on earlier lists include at the top: Ocean’s Treasure, Dice Dice Dice, Rio Stars, Buffalo King, and Jewel Scarab.

We think a list of providers at Mr Play includes:

Playtech, Microgaming, NetEnt, NeoGames, Evolution Gaming, Betsoft, Nyx Interactive, Bally, Play n GO, WMS, NextGen Gaming, Realistic Games, Blueprint Gaming, Barcrest Games, iSoftBet, Aristocrat, Quickspin, Rabcat, Ezugi, Playson, Thunderkick, Big Time Gaming, Elk Studios, SG Gaming, Lightning Box, Cadillac Jack, Quickfire, Habanero, Ainsworth Gaming Technology, Pragmatic Play, Tom Horn Gaming, Skillzzgaming, Magnet Gaming, Old Skool Studios, Gamomat, 1x2Games, IGT (WagerWorks), Nolimit City, Synot Games, Booongo Gaming, Oryx Gaming, High5Games, Inspired, Red Rake Gaming, Merkur Gaming, Iron Dog Studios, Realistic Games, GameArt, SG Gaming

Games are released all the time, you should always check to see what is available before you sign up at a site.

More than just slots

We’ll look at live casino games later in our Mr Play Casino review, but the casino also supports a good selection of casino simulator games.

These games put you up against a random number generator, and because they can often be played on a free demo version are a great way to learn your way around a game before you try a live version.

Mr Play Casino lists its live casino games on a separate mini-site, and also as a list with the simulator games.

The games you’ll find (these will be added to we assume) listed under the casino tab are:

Roulette: European Roulette (x2), Turbo Roulette, Classic Roulette, 10p Roulette, Lightning Roulette, Roulette Pro, Roulette Royal, 3D European Roulette, American Roulette, Sapphire Roulette, and European Roulette VIP.

Blackjack:  Blackjack is the most popular casino card game in the world. At Mr Play casino you can play a load of variations of this fascinating and good-value game. Listed as simulators are:

Blackjack Single Hand Mr Play, Blackjack Solo, Blackjack-Classic, Blackjack Royal Pairs, Vegas Single-deck blackjack, Atlantic City Blackjack, Classic Blackjack, Vegas Downtown Blackjack, Vegas Strip Blackjack, Blackjack Single-Hand VIP, Blackjack Single Hand, Blackjack Multi-hand VIP, European Blackjack, and Blackjack Multihand.

You can also play Baccarat in a single version.

Mr Play Casino Bonuses

The Welcome Bonus

The welcome bonus is a deposit bonus and a free spins bonus.

The headline offer is this:

100 spins, and 100% bonus on first deposits worth up to £200.

Welcome bonuses are subject to frequent change. New ones are brought in all the time, and some bonuses may not be available in all territories.

You should also be aware that headline offers are a very rosy picture of what a bonus actually entails in terms of your commitment.

The rules for this Mr Play bonus are:

The welcome bonus is available only to new players who deposit a minimum of £10.

The bonus is split into three segments.

  • On the first deposit, the player can claim up to £50 as a 100% deposit bonus. They can also enjoy 20 free spins on Starburst. The minimum qualifying bonus is £10.
  • The second deposit is supplemented with a 50% bonus of up to £75 as a maximum, with a minimum deposit of £20.
  • The third deposit must also be at least £20 to qualify, with a 50% bonus on that deposit worth up to £75.

Free spins are awarded like this:

On the first day after the first deposit is made the player is awarded 20 free spins on Finn and the Swirly Spin. On the second day, the player received 20 spins on Book of Dead. And on the third day, the player gets 20 spins on VIP Black. On the fourth day, the player can enjoy 20 spins on Aloha! Cluster Pays.

The terms also take in the commonest limitation on bonuses, which are wagering requirements. This figure is the number of times that a bonus must be wagered before any winnings or the bonus itself can be withdrawn.

At Mr Play Casino, the standard figure is 35-times. The bonus must be wagered that number of times, and winnings from free spins must also be wagered this number of times. That means that if you do claim the full £100 bonus you must also play with £3,500 of your own money. If you win £10 on your free spins you will need to play with £350 – of your own money – before you can withdraw that sum.

Further limits include:

You must bet all the money within your bonus within three weeks of depositing.

These terms always sound extremely onerous when written out. Frankly, they are, but they are the currently accepted standard in the industry and you will struggle to find a better welcome bonus wagering requirement than at Mr Play.

Free Spins Bonus at Mr Play Casino

The chief free spins bonus is the welcome bonus, with its 100 spins across a great selection of games. This is a really generous set of offers and well worth signing up for. Remember that you can grab this bonus in its totality in just one deposit.

Free spins are a common tool of casino promotion and you should expect to see lots more free spins used in other offers, which Mr Play offers as part of its continuing promotional programme.

No Deposit Bonus at Mr Play Casino

No deposit bonuses are extremely rare in the casino world. There is a reason for this: giving away free money is not good business practice. No deposit bonuses do exist, but they are usually very limited, either in the amount granted, or in the restrictions placed on the cash you are given.

While some of the promotions at Mr Play, as ongoing offers, do not require a specific triggering deposit, the site does not currently offer a no deposit welcome bonus.

Such offers do come up from time to time though, and if you are a bonus hunter you should keep your eyes peeled at sites like ours.

Promotions at Mr Play Casino

Mr Play Casino also keeps its players loyal with ongoing seasonal promotions.

These change as time goes on, and you will need to check-in as you sign up to see what is available. You will usually be informed of these offers by email, so this is a good reminded to check on the email address you use to sign up with, in a relatively regular way.

The examples we found on our visit were:

  • A double-points offer linked to Egyptian Magic slot and tying into the loyalty programme.
  • A Monday reward for new players that boosts a deposit by 50% in their first month of membership, with an additional £1,000 prize pool that is shared between the players who spend the most on slots during the previous week.
  • A March Madness offer had a prize pool of £250,000 run as four prize draws during the month. Players had to spend £20 on a set of qualifying games from NetEnt. The draw gives out £50,000 in each round, giving a top prize of £3,000, and rewarding 1,837 players, with the bottom tier of winners winning £10 each.
  • A St Patrick’s Day was a random prize draw with a £2,000 prize pool awarded for playing Leprechaun’s Wild, with two top prizes of £500 and four runner-up prizes of £250.

Mr Play Casino Loyalty Programmes

Loyalty and VIP programmes are a standard offer at all modern casinos.

Simply put, the more you play (ie spend) the better the site will treat you. At Mr Play, the arrangement is very transparent, with the programme being based on points won by putting down cash, with a list of weighted games.

Rewards in VIP Programmes usually take in improved bonuses and other promotions, account management privileges, better pay-out times, and eventually events, gifts and so on.

Mr Play Live Casino

The live casino at Mr Play has live games from NetEnt and Evolution Gaming. They take in the usual titles and offer a range of variations.

This is the current line up at Mr Play’s live casino.

Live Roulette at Mr Play:

You can play Roulette Live, German language Roulette Live, Immersive Roulette Live, French Roulette Live, Roulette VIP Live, Lightning Roulette, and Auto Roulette.

Live Blackjack at Mr Play:

The blackjack tables are: White 1, 2 or 3 Blackjack Live, Blackjack Live, Diamond VIP Blackjack, Platinum VIP Blackjack, Fortune VIP Blackjack, Grand Blackjack, three tables in the Salon Prive, and a separate VIP Blackjack table.

You can also play baccarat squeeze at the Mr Play live casino.

Mr Play Mobile Casino & App

You can play Mr Play on any mobile or tablet device.

The site has a responsive mobile version, which you’ll need to use if you have an Apple device as there isn’t yet an iOS app available for download.

There is an Android App you can download. Sign up at the mobile site first, then head to the Google Play Store, download and install.

Keep checking back for the iOS app, which seems sure to come.

Banking

We’ve mentioned that Mr Play Casino is a PayPal casino, and it also offers a large range of other payment options to players.

You can deposit with: Visa and MasterCard, by Bank Transfer, Trustly, Skrill, Skrill 1-Tap, Neteller, ecoPayz, PayPal, Rapid Transfer, Giropay, Interac e-Transfer, easyEFT, AstroPay Card, Euteller, eps, Paysafecard, and Instadebit.

Of these, you can withdraw to the cards, bank transfer, Trustly, Skrill, Neteller, ecoPayz, PayPal, Rapid Transfer, and AstroPay card. The traditional bank credit cards withdrawals last within six to eight business days, and e-wallets within three days.

*Credit card deposits are no longer available in the UK

Customer support

Customer support is vital in any business, and perhaps particularly so in the remote gambling world.

At Mr Play you’ll find a number of ways of getting in touch with the site.

The support team is said to be available 7 days a week between 8 am and 1 am CET, which are UK hours of 6 am to 11 pm.

The contact is via chat, which is easily done anywhere on the site. You can use an email form to send a message or telephone 02033189367. There is a dedicated document uploader to send in your ID documents.

Mr Play Casino, the final verdict

Mr Play Casino ticks a lot of the right boxes and deserves the excellent reputation it has won in the past couple of years. It’s got the games you’d expect to find at a good quality site, including a very good live casino selection.

And there’s everything you need to enjoy a safe and secure – and if you wish, ongoing – relationship with a casino site: good support (though the restricted hours are a bit of a downer), great information, and a strong commitment to safe gaming and the security and privacy of its customers.

The banking options are good, with the excellent addition of PayPal, and you can also check out the related sports betting site if you fancy a flutter when sports start back up again!

Mr Play is a pleasure to play with and this is a casino site we think you should check out today.

Joslyn Ferguson

Casino Reviewer and Chief Editor

Joslyn Ferguson is our casino reviewer and chief editor. She has 8 years of writing experience in the online gambling industry and makes sure all of our reviews are accurate and unbiased.