The User: James 'Pokerface' Calhoun
James opened an account in early January, after reading an article on the Freecash Academy, and he's been killing it since then with a method we love.
He's 25-years-old, lives in the wider San Francisco area, and loves long walks on the beach. But that's not the important part, you want to know how he's been making over $900 a month. And, spoiler alert, you can earn this much too!
Before we dive straight into the method, here's a fact about James: He doesn't spend all of his time on Freecash. Whenever he visits the platform, he only spends about three minutes longer than the average user does.
In other words, he's cracked the nut on how to earn great money from a side hustle without sacrificing all of his free time.
The Method: Casino Games
James plays a wide variety of titles, but the real focus is on casino games like Solitaire Smash and PAPAYA Bingo. Games like this represent the vast majority of his lifetime spending and earning.
If you aren't familiar with these games, they are very simple:
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Pay real money to enter matches (at least $1).
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Compete against other players and AI opponents.
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Win your money back if you finish in 1st place.
They're easy to get into and entirely luck-based; you don't need to be a pro gamer.
While it's true that you can win games and earn money back, you're very unlikely to make a profit doing this (I enjoy PAPAYA Bingo, and typically only win around 25% of my games). The real money is coming from Freecash.
By playing through our platform, James finishes tasks like "Play on 30 different days" and "Win 600 rounds of cash games", thereby creating two revenue streams. The in-game wins, and the rewards he gets from Freecash.
The Result: $900+/Monthly
To keep playing and getting into cash games, James spends close to $800 a month. Which would be impossible to make up from in-game prizes, but remember, he doesn't need to.
By levelling up, making purchases, and getting at least some wins, James is also making around $1500 a month on Freecash. So even if he never wins in the casino games themselves, he's still up at least $700.
But then he does something really smart. He takes that money from Freecash and withdraws it all to Stake. And when you withdraw to Stake.us currently, you get a 30% bonus, turning his $700 into over $900.
From Stake, he can then withdraw again via bank transfer or crypto to his personal accounts. Voilà!
Here is a full breakdown between January and April 2025:
We were blown away when we saw how well James was doing, because unlike most high-earning methods, his does not require a serious time commitment.
And remember, the $900+/monthly figure doesn't factor in James' potential wins from those casino games, that's only his guaranteed profit.
Given James is spending $800 monthly entering cash games, we can reasonably assume he earns at least a decent chunk back directly from those apps as well. Which could easily turn his $900+ monthly profit into over $1k.
If you want to try making over $1000/month playing games online, do what James did!
Our Tips
I like to end these showcases with a small tip from our side. But in this case? James has truly the mastered platform.
My only piece of advice, for a power user like this, is to begin referring friends. When he shows the people he knows how much he's making from this hustle, they'll want a piece of the action.
If he can onboard enough users, he can create a passive revenue stream alongside his casino and Freecash earnings. Result!
Disclaimer: The names in this article have been changed to protect the privacy of the individual featured. All events described are true to the best of our knowledge.