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End of year report
This is week 52 marking a full year and the end of my risk free casino diary.
Firstly, thanks to everyone who has been following and contributing to the thread.
My full year total is £480.14 That's £480.14 of free money I didn't have before, so why am I disappointed?
I was really hoping for a £10 a week average to take me above the £500 mark and expected at least one big win at some point. Unfortunately that big win never happened and my final weekly average for the year works out at £9.23 That's slightly more than it was during the first 6 months, although it doesn't feel like it.
The year saw me gubbed by 4 big names, Sky, WH, Coral and Ladbrooks. Losing coral was a big loss because I did well from their spins for goals offer at the start of the year. WH have since reinstated me for some offers, but not all.
Final thoughts and lessons learned.
The gubbings happened on accounts I had previously held for several years unscathed. But within 12 weeks of hitting the risk free offers every week they were gubbed. Maybe some mug spins would have been a good idea to keep them off the scent.
The most consistent earner has definitely been the 2 goals for spins offers I did. First Coral and then Genting. It is true there is a tiny qualifying loss for these offers but through the entire year there was only one occasion where the spins failed to cover the q/l.
As expected anything with wagering was pretty much a waste of time when you are dealing with such small amounts it is hard to make it through 20x or 30x wagering. Still do them if they are free. But don't expect to win was my motto. And win I didn't.
Always check out Topcashback and Quidco for sign up offers, these can often bring in an extra £10 or £15 on top of casino sign up bonuses.
Stay opted in to marketing emails. A lot of my free spins have been from email offers.
Subscribe to the OM or PA casino offers threads and check their daily reloads sections for more casino offers. WH, Betfair and Paddy have something most weeks.
Daily scratchcards, free games, spin the wheel, get a random prize type competitions are all worth doing but payouts are low.
I avoided casino deposit and get a bonus offers because although on the face of it they are risk free you nearly always have to wager your deposit first, meaning you could lose all that you deposited. People will tell you to wager on blackjack and you shouldn't lose much but I still still consider it a risk.
Be aware also that many casinos have a £10 minimum withdrawal. So always keep a balance above £10 so you can withdraw everything when you need to. No good winning £5 on free spins if you can't then get it out.
Consider some of the smaller bookies and casinos too. Quinnbet have been very good in the later part of the year and I regularly get 5 or 10 free spins from them each week with no wagering.
So that's it. I will continue doing some of my favourite risk free offers but will end the dairy here. Thanks again for reading and I hope it has given you some ideas for earning a few extra pounds.
This is week 52 marking a full year and the end of my risk free casino diary.
Firstly, thanks to everyone who has been following and contributing to the thread.
My full year total is £480.14 That's £480.14 of free money I didn't have before, so why am I disappointed?
I was really hoping for a £10 a week average to take me above the £500 mark and expected at least one big win at some point. Unfortunately that big win never happened and my final weekly average for the year works out at £9.23 That's slightly more than it was during the first 6 months, although it doesn't feel like it.
The year saw me gubbed by 4 big names, Sky, WH, Coral and Ladbrooks. Losing coral was a big loss because I did well from their spins for goals offer at the start of the year. WH have since reinstated me for some offers, but not all.
Final thoughts and lessons learned.
The gubbings happened on accounts I had previously held for several years unscathed. But within 12 weeks of hitting the risk free offers every week they were gubbed. Maybe some mug spins would have been a good idea to keep them off the scent.
The most consistent earner has definitely been the 2 goals for spins offers I did. First Coral and then Genting. It is true there is a tiny qualifying loss for these offers but through the entire year there was only one occasion where the spins failed to cover the q/l.
As expected anything with wagering was pretty much a waste of time when you are dealing with such small amounts it is hard to make it through 20x or 30x wagering. Still do them if they are free. But don't expect to win was my motto. And win I didn't.
Always check out Topcashback and Quidco for sign up offers, these can often bring in an extra £10 or £15 on top of casino sign up bonuses.
Stay opted in to marketing emails. A lot of my free spins have been from email offers.
Subscribe to the OM or PA casino offers threads and check their daily reloads sections for more casino offers. WH, Betfair and Paddy have something most weeks.
Daily scratchcards, free games, spin the wheel, get a random prize type competitions are all worth doing but payouts are low.
I avoided casino deposit and get a bonus offers because although on the face of it they are risk free you nearly always have to wager your deposit first, meaning you could lose all that you deposited. People will tell you to wager on blackjack and you shouldn't lose much but I still still consider it a risk.
Be aware also that many casinos have a £10 minimum withdrawal. So always keep a balance above £10 so you can withdraw everything when you need to. No good winning £5 on free spins if you can't then get it out.
Consider some of the smaller bookies and casinos too. Quinnbet have been very good in the later part of the year and I regularly get 5 or 10 free spins from them each week with no wagering.
So that's it. I will continue doing some of my favourite risk free offers but will end the dairy here. Thanks again for reading and I hope it has given you some ideas for earning a few extra pounds.