MrPlay Sports Review:

Mr.Play is an online gambling brand that was established in 2017 by industry veterans that wanted to ‘shake things up in the market and create something new’. Appealing to the younger generation of British gamblers, Mr.Play provides a vibrant, fun experience with a brand that is funny and entertaining.

But don’t let the fun, touches of humour fool you. With decades of combined online casino and sportsbook experience, the Mr.Play team provides one of the most professional, slick gaming experiences available to UK punters. After having a great run and gaining popularity amongst UK casino players, Mr.Play extended its offering to feature sports betting as well.

Following the success of its casino, Mr.Play Sportsbook was launched in 2019. It offers the same great brand, fun design and robust platform. But is it enough to compete with sports betting powerhouses like Ladbrokes, William Hill and Paddy Power? Let’s find out.

About Mr. Play

The Mr.Play brand is owned and operated by MarketPlay Ltd. The company offers not only a sportsbook but also virtual sports and a casino. This means that Mr.Play offers you the full package. So you can place a few bets on football, play the best casino games and even dip into virtual sports, all at the same place. This, while conveniently using the same account and balance. MarketPlay Ltd. also owns and runs, RegentPlay and Queensplay, albeit in different jurisdictions.

Mr.Play Sportsbook and Casino are licenced and regulated by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) and the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA). As it is licensed by two of the world’s most respected jurisdictions, you can be sure that you are getting the best safety and security available for online gambling sites in Europe and beyond.

Specifically for UK players, Mr.Play Sportsbook is bound by the strict laws and rules of the UK Government. The website uses the latest 128-bit Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption technology. This ensures all sensitive data is kept completely private. It is protected by a firewall and all personal information is kept confidential and secure.

Beyond adhering to regulations, Mr.Play Sports prides itself on leading the UK online gambling market when it comes to secure facilities. Especially, when it comes to giving customers and players confidence to use its banking system. So when you log into your Mr.Play Sportsbook account, you know that you are always in a secure space.

Mr.Play Sports offers deposits and withdrawals through most major payment providers. These include debit and credit cards, e-wallets such as PayPal, Skrill and Neteller, as well as pre-paid cards such as PaySafeCard. A visit to Mr.Play’s banking section reveals that there are many more payment methods available in other currencies, but for some reason the ones that offer GBP are quite limited.

You can use other methods in different currencies. But we would have wished for a bigger variety of payment methods in Sterling. As these won’t incur exchange fees and currency transactions. Notably missing for UK players is the option for is a bank transfer in GBP. However with the basic selection that is available, most UK players can find a payment method to use.

The Maximum monthly withdrawal £7,000, depending on the method used. And withdrawals for winnings are capped at £90,000. Withdrawals take between up to 24 hours for e-wallets, 3-5 days for card payments and up to 7 days for bank transfers.

Build on HTML5 technology, the Mr.Play Sports website is fully mobile responsive. So its instant-play client can be used on either desktop, or the mobile browser of iOS, Android and Windows Phone devices. Mr.Play also offers a mobile app that is available for Android devices. Being a fairly new addition, there isn’t an iOS version as of yet.

We liked the design’s simplicity, as it was easy to find the odds, bets and events we were looking for. However, it doesn’t translate well over to the smaller screen sizes we tested. We had to go through a lot of scrolling, and elements were stuck close together. This may cause issues when choosing different betting options. Still, the clear categories and the menus save the day. We enjoyed being able to switch sports easily and quickly and found the layout conducive to that way of online betting.

If you have an Android device, the Mr.Play Sports app is well laid out. It displays all sports within relevant categories and offers a sleek design. So if you are looking to place bets with Mr.Play Sports on the go, the app is by far your best option. However if you do not have an Android device, the mobile browser version also does the job.

Mr.Play Sportsbook offers a few generous promotions for UK punters. If you are a new customer, Mr.Play welcomes you with a £10 Bet Token when you deposit £10 or more. You will need to make your deposit, bet £10 at minimum odds of 2.00 (1/1), and then you will get the token.

The Welcome Bet Token must be used within 14 days and can’t be used with any other bonus, offer or promotion. This bonus can only be claimed if using a limited range of payment methods. To avoid disappointment, check the bonus terms and conditions.

Mr.Play Sportsbook offers a wide and extensive selection of sports markets to bet on. These include football, tennis, horse racing and rugby. If you are into football betting, Mr.Play offers bets on every football league in the UK. From English Premier League, through Championship and all the way to lower divisions and local leagues. There is also of course world football like the German Bundesliga, Italian Seria, Spanish La Liga and more. So in terms of football leagues, Mr.Play Sportsbook covers all bases.

If you are into international sports, you can bet on NFL, NBA, NHL and different international Rugby, Cricket, Golf, Boxing and more.

For a young-and-coming bookie, Mr.Play Sports offers an impressive range of betting markets with over 30 sports to choose from. Also, we found odds and betting margins that were pretty competitive compared to other UK sportsbooks. For horse racing and other markets, the odds were certainly impressive, although not the best we found. Where Mr.Play Sports shines is with football odds. In many instances, it offered the best odds we could find for certain events and matches.

Mr.Play prides itself in having something for everyone, as it claims on its site to have the ‘Best Odds of Masses of Betting Markets’. This bookie aspires to cater to all bettors. From casual punters to more experienced bettors who are looking for more specific markets. If you’d like to dive deep into football specifically, it offers categories such as Main, Goals, Halves, Corners, Period, Players, Specials and Cards.

Mr.Play Sportsbook accepts simple, single bets that allow you to win the amount of their bet multiplied by the event odds. Other types of bets offered are combo bets and accumulators. These allow bettors to increase their potential payout by combining bets. The odds corresponding to the selections are multiplied by each other for potentially larger wins. You can combine as many selections as you want, but note that withdrawals will still be restricted by the cap on potential winnings.

Entering three of more picks with a maximum of eight on a bet slip allows you to place a system bet. The number of possible bets is dependent on the predicted outcomes. The system bets can win even if all selections don’t win. It can make a good alternative to accumulators.

Mr Play Sportsbook is aware that different punters prefer to read and use their odds in different formats. Therefore it offers bettors different options for odds including, decimal, fraction and American odds.

Promotions

Mr.Play Sportsbook also offers exciting promotions for returning punters. For example The Battle of Punters where you can opt into to a betting race on certain tournaments and £1 of the each bet you place will count towards your score. Mr.Play will then give top punters handsome cash prizes.

Another great Mr.Play Sports promotion is tailored to acca bettors. The PlayBoost! Promotion can boost your acca wins by up to 77%. To enjoy this boost, you will need to place a 4-fold or greater pre-match acca bets, with the minimum odds of 1/5 (1.2).

The greater the fold, the bigger your boost is as follows:

• 4-folds – 4%
• 5-folds – 7%
• 6-folds – 10%
• 7-folds – 15%
• 8-folds – 20%
• 9-folds – 25%
• 10-folds – 30%
• 11-folds – 35%
• 12-folds – 40%
• 13-folds – 45%
• 14-folds – 50%
• 15-folds – 77%

There are more limited-time promotions for special competitions and events. And if you are interested in trying Mr.Play’s great casino, you can claim a generous casino bonus as well. Check Mr.Play’s Promotions section regularly, to stay up to date with the latest offers.

Mr.Play Sports offers live betting on a variety of sports. Its in-play betting markets include the obvious sports like football, tennis and basketball. But it also offers less obvious sports such as handball for example. In-play betting at Mr.Play Sportsbook allows many of the common betting types this bookie features. And if things aren’t going your way and you would like to hedge risk, you can use the early cash-out function.

The live betting markets become available immediately after the event has started, and there’s a 5-10 second delay to safeguard against transmission delays or other impacts to the event.

One thing we had grown to appreciate with in-play betting is live streaming that allows you to follow the action in real-time. Unfortunately, Mr.Play didn’t offer live streaming at the time of writing this review. Hopefully, it will be added soon.