What do you think about free to play slots?

**Emmi1982** · 30 November 2023, 2:27 am

Hi guys!
I have been thinking about adding some free to play slot games on our affiliate casino sites. What do you think about having them on affiliate site? Would that be a good possibility or no use at all?

**wonderpunter** · 4 December 2023, 4:22 am

personally i find they slow the page down, many sites use them though I dont know how effecitve they are.

**Geou1991** · 11 December 2023, 5:25 am

Yes, I have had this experience, but keep in mind the integration costs, unless you find a good free slots provider with an affiliate revenue sharing model. I would like to point out that free play keeps visitors engaged longer, allowing more on-site promotions and affiliate links to convert. Without the games, visitors may click away faster.

**NoDepositCasinos** · 12 December 2023, 9:17 am

I wouldn't recommend it. Yes, you might attract some traffic, but most of it would come from people just looking for freebies. Also, I believe it might create a distraction from the content you want people to focus on on your page.

**dannyx** · 12 December 2023, 1:09 pm

Myself, I think it can be a great diversification of the site and can certainly attract many players. The important thing is to get it all coded right.

You can make a great site design based on free slots.

**universal4** · 12 December 2023, 4:19 pm

The use of free to play slots have ta few major drawbacks.

#1 First, while players that like to play free might keep visitors on a site longer, if they only ever visit to play the free games, they may only ever play the games free and never visit your sponsors.

#2 Second, many many affiliates that utilize free games do not provide very good real operator brand promotions surrounding the free games. Some sites do this very well but some just put up the game and not much else.

#3 Also a huge problem associated with free slots sites are many have bootleg games and games provided by providers utilizing the games from unauthorized servers. Recently one site I looked at had their games framed as:

This is just one example slot
https://domain.fake/folder/folder/golden-ark

framed from
https://domain2.fake/folder/golden-ark

then at domain2.fake the game is framed from
https://domain3.fake/folder/golden-ark

then at domain3.fake the game is framed from
https://domain4.fake/folder/golden-ark

The authorized servers for novomatic games most often should be greentube, or one of the servers listed such as softswiss or owned by GAN which usually have /1513/ in the url. As licensing agreements increase among some third party aggregators, the list may grow slightly but most often the game developers keep a tight reign on game distribution.

There are many reasons why developers want to limit game distribution. If they make changes to the game, fix bugs or even update artwork, if they do not have control of who is serving the games, such updates are not pushed out, and could lead to legal issues for the developer, or the site owner.

As was mentioned above, finding the right providers is key, many affiliate programs themselves may offer games from their servers or those authorized, or make recommendations on sources.

#4 Yet another point.
With recent changes over the last handful of years, in some countries the regulations are becoming more strict on how, if at all, visitors can play free games. Some do not allow players to play without age verification. This has led to some operators or developers to disallow games completely without a sign up so verification can take place.

In these particular case depending on the game developer and where they are licensed, it is possible their games may not be available for free play at all.

Adding games themselves to your site is a decision that might need close scrutiny, as the days of just throwing a few flash files up on your site, or framing the game out from whoever you want can have consequences.

Rick
Universal4

/disclaimer: The above example is a real example from a live website. The domain names have been changed to protect the parties involved since disclosing them publicly is not the motivation.

**Classic-slots** · 13 December 2023, 1:52 am

I agree with your concerns. Indeed, there is a risk that the addition of free slot machines may attract traffic from people who simply want to play for free and may be content to play for free and never upgrade to real money games.
This may result in lower conversion to real money and lower income.

**Antoine Gragnier** · 13 December 2023, 7:23 am

I think free slots offer a great opportunity to practice and test new strategies without the risk of losing real money. It is very suitable for beginner players or those who simply want to familiarize themselves with a new game. The risk is 0

**bluecitygh** · 13 December 2023, 8:18 am

People dig trying games without shelling out cash upfront. It's like a sneak peek, and it gets folks sticking around. Just pick good games, and you're golden.

**dannyx** · 14 December 2023, 4:46 am

1: I think it's a big plus that someone has been on our site longer. In addition to SEO gains, after all, it's highly likely to be one of the ranking factors, on top of that there's a lower rejection rate because the player can switch games. Longer time can also increase interest, maybe so the player notices the go button on the casino site.

2: There are many solutions to this. Games are duplicated, you can make a beautiful list of casinos that offer this game with a list of good bonuses next to the slot. It doesn't necessarily have to go from a free slot straight to an operator with poor promotions as you say.

3: Here it is already a technical issue, everything has to be done consciously and such an argument can be for anything. You need to implement it sensibly on your site or buy good software/hire a programmer.

4: Yes, but this is also a poor argument. You can say yes. For example, I have a ( fictional)(site with Bingo. It turns out that in the US or Finalndi, for example, it doesn't meet the standards of regulation and I can't display bonus content and that's what the site is based on. That is to say, I have to give up my sites completely because acct regulation is problematic..... If you paid such attention to this, 90% of users would not be here and maybe GPWA too. Of course, also here you should do everything with your head, but there are a lot of markets in the world with different regulations, and most here operate offshore anyway, be it with slots or any other gambling topic.

Originally Posted by universal4

The use of free to play slots have ta few major drawbacks.

#1 First, while players that like to play free might keep visitors on a site longer, if they only ever visit to play the free games, they may only ever play the games free and never visit your sponsors.

#2 Second, many many affiliates that utilize free games do not provide very good real operator brand promotions surrounding the free games. Some sites do this very well but some just put up the game and not much else.

#3 Also a huge problem associated with free slots sites are many have bootleg games and games provided by providers utilizing the games from unauthorized servers. Recently one site I looked at had their games framed as:

#4 Yet another point.
With recent changes over the last handful of years, in some countries the regulations are becoming more strict on how, if at all, visitors can play free games. Some do not allow players to play without age verification. This has led to some operators or developers to disallow games completely without a sign up so verification can take place.

**Thomas Riss** · 14 December 2023, 6:05 am

Je pense que c'est un couteau ?double tranchant, d'abord parce que pour des utilisateurs qui aiment juste s'amuser sans prendre de risques, ça crée un gros trafic inutile sur la plateforme. Mais ça a l'avantage que certains commencent par se familiariser avec les jeux par l?avant d'arriver ?ce qui vous rapporte vraiment !

I think it's a double-edged sword, firstly because for users who just like to have fun without taking risks, it creates a lot of unnecessary traffic on the platform. But it has the advantage that some people start by familiarizing themselves with the games there before arriving at what really benefits you!

**kazino-igri-bg** · 14 December 2023, 9:45 am

This is good for players, but Free play doesn't guarantee conversion to real money play.

**DaftDog** · 14 December 2023, 11:49 am

I think free games are fine as long as they are not the main focus of your website. If gaming providers offer demo versions of their games from their official website, then it's pretty easy to copy the iframe and display the game on your own site. Most of these providers geotarget the availability of their games, so players from restricted countries will not be able to access them anyway.

As for free games not attracting real money players, I can say quite categorically that that is not true. I have a whale that has been playing almost every day for over 18 months that came from a free game.

**Laetizia Roffat** · 15 December 2023, 5:37 am

Beaucoup trouvent que c'est un manque ?gagner pour les casinos. Mais personnellement, je dirais que c'est nécessaire dans la mesure o?elle permet aux novices de s'entrainer avant d'intégrer véritablement l'univers du jeu.

Many find that this is a loss of revenue for the casinos. But personally, I would say that it is necessary insofar as it allows novices to train before truly integrating the world of the game.

**paoloz** · 21 December 2023, 4:22 am

Usually conversion rates are pretty bad with demo / free to play slots. It turns out there are a lot of people just wanting to spin in a demo mode for a couple of hours

**BraydenChinner** · 3 January 2024, 6:42 am

In fact, free slots exist to grow their audience. For experienced gamblers, this is just a chance to take a risk without risk.

**Pokerface** · 3 January 2024, 6:56 pm

Totally agree with Rick's explanation and reasons why not to promote. In particular point number 4, is restrictions by country and the implications involved. I had previously included free to play slots but eventually gave that up and focused on revenue generating activities.

**gerayabbaszade** · 10 January 2024, 10:12 am

I think it's a good idea. But usually, free slot games are made really bad.So, it could make your site worse by slowing it down and freezing the game while playing.
If you want to implement it, you should do it really well, like for yourself.

**universal4** · 11 January 2024, 4:41 pm

Originally Posted by gerayabbaszade

But usually, free slot games are made really bad.So, it could make your site worse by slowing it down and freezing the game while playing.

Disagree with a portion of the point being made in this statement. When using the actual authorized demo games from the operators/developers of the games, you will have the actual games the casinos do.

As long as you are using authorized games, they will not normally have any bugs or issues in the games. The games should be served directly by authorized servers only and therefore they should not experience slow downs.

If those issues are seen, most likely the games are not authorized or possibly even bootleg and you should have a discussion with the affiliate programs where to get the games to avoid such issues.

Rick
Universal4

**idanbraun** · 31 January 2024, 11:22 pm

In order to make money with free online slots, you need to write an online slot game review. In this review there will be the free play, and affiliate links to online casinos, that allow players to play the free slot game with real money.

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