An evening on the pier, kept
Most of us have one: a summer evening somewhere along the British coast, the boards still warm underfoot, a paper of chips going cold because the bulbs have just flickered on. Arcade Marigold is our way of keeping that evening. It is a free social casino with five games of our own making: two sets of fruit-machine reels, a big money wheel, a postcard scratch card and a table of video poker.
Everything is drawn in the colours of that hour. Marigold orange for the light, sea teal for the water under the boards, candy stripes for the awnings and deckchairs, and more light bulbs than any council would sensibly allow.
Where the name comes from
People sometimes ask about the first half of our name. It borrows the older meaning of the word: the long covered walkway of arches you find at the head of a Victorian pier, glass roof overhead, bulbs strung from every iron bracket. Add the marigolds that councils up and down the coast still plant in the beds along the prom each June, and there you have it. The games inside are casino-style ones only, played for fun with free tokens.
What we are, and what we are not
- We are a free-to-play social casino for adults aged 18 and over in the UK, made purely for entertainment.
- We are not a gambling operator. You cannot stake money here, there are no prizes, and Marigold Tokens have no cash value.
- We do not sell anything. There are no in-app purchases, no subscriptions and no adverts for gambling websites.
- Because nothing on the site can be bought or cashed in, Arcade Marigold is not a gambling service and does not need a licence from the Gambling Commission.
- We are not a training ground. Practice or success at social casino games does not imply future success at real-money gambling.
Made here, not borrowed
Every game on the pier was built for Arcade Marigold, and every symbol was drawn for it too: the cherries and lemons, the bell and the BAR, the stick of rock, the marigold wild and the setting sun. The games run inside your own browser, each result comes from your device’s random number generator at the moment you play, and your balance never leaves your device.
Who runs Arcade Marigold
Arcade Marigold is operated by arcademarigold.com, hello@arcademarigold.com. We are a small, independent team who like the seaside more than is strictly sensible.
If you have a question, spot something that looks wrong, or just want to tell us which game you like best, email hello@arcademarigold.com or visit our contact page. We read everything that comes in.