Why Isn’t Mr Green Listed on FavCasinos?

A UK licence can end in a few ways, and the difference matters. It can be revoked by the Commission as an enforcement measure, it can lapse if it is not maintained, or it can be surrendered — handed back voluntarily by the operator. Mr Green’s casino and bingo activities were surrendered. Whatever the commercial reason, the practical effect is the same: the permissions no longer exist. Any site offering real-money UK gambling under the Mr Green brand today would be doing so without the licence its branding implies. Surrender is not a pause or a technicality; it is the operator stepping out of the regulated market.

There are reports that the brand may return under a different licensee. As far as we can establish, those reports are single-source and unverified — and we do not list casinos on the strength of a rumour. Our position is straightforward: if and when a current, verified UK licence for the brand appears on the public register, under a named company we can check, we will re-verify it from scratch and score it on the same eight criteria as everyone else. Until that entry exists on the register, there is nothing for us to list, however widely the brand is recognised.

If you used to play at Mr Green, a little caution goes a long way. Treat any site now presenting itself as “Mr Green UK” as unverified until the register says otherwise, and do not deposit or hand over identity documents on the strength of the familiar brand alone. Verify the licence yourself before you play anywhere claiming the name. If you use GAMSTOP self-exclusion, be aware that an unlicensed site is not part of that scheme and cannot be relied on to honour it. And as a basic security habit, never reuse an old account password on a new site that claims to be a relaunch — a clone site is exactly where reused credentials do the most damage. If you want a licensed alternative, every casino we do list has been verified on the register first.

The register does not simply say “licensed” or “not licensed”, and the wording it uses tells very different stories. It is worth knowing the main states in plain English. Active (or current) means the licence is in good standing and the activity is authorised right now. Surrendered means the operator handed the licence back voluntarily — a business decision, such as leaving the UK market, rather than a punishment; that is Mr Green’s status. Lapsed or expired means the licence simply ended because it was not maintained or renewed. Suspended means the Commission has temporarily halted the licence, often while it investigates concerns, and the operator cannot offer the affected services until the suspension is lifted. Revoked is the most serious: the Commission has permanently cancelled the licence as an enforcement outcome.

The distinction that matters most is between a voluntary exit and a regulatory action. Surrender and lapse are the operator’s own choice or oversight; suspension and revocation are the regulator acting against a licensee for failings. Reading a status as simply “bad casino” or “good casino” misses the point — a surrendered licence does not mean the operator did anything wrong, and a spotless enforcement record does not make a surrendered licence usable. What unites every non-active state is the only thing that matters to you as a player: the permissions are not in force, so the protections that come with a UK licence — independently tested games, segregated player funds, a formal complaints route, GAMSTOP coverage — are no longer guaranteed. The label explains why a licence ended; the fact that it has ended is what decides whether you are protected.

You can check any brand’s current status yourself in a couple of minutes, and it is the same routine whatever the site claims. Search the operating company — the business name, not the brand — on the Gambling Commission’s public register; the licensed entity is usually named in a site’s terms or in the small print by its footer. Open the licence and read the status of each activity you care about, along with any end date: an activity marked surrendered, lapsed, suspended or revoked, or carrying a past end date, is a hard stop. Match the domain against the list of web addresses the licence covers, so you know the exact site you are on is authorised and not a look-alike trading on the name. Finally, read the regulatory and sanctions page for the full history, not just the headline. If the status is anything other than active for the site in front of you, treat it as unlicensed until the register proves otherwise.