I have seen some people that have only one down as affiliate marketers and they are not making any attempt to make any improvement to that situation, this could be the reason why some people see affiliates as a waste of time.
I think you're on point to that considering being an affiliate means you need to have good connections across most industries. What I mean on across industries is that anywhere you'll find a gambler, they might not be seen on their physique but we have lots of gamblers. These days to be an affiliate means you need to try all platforms where you will need those links, you'll never know who you might end up convincing.
To keep referring people to the platform that we want to rwrn from need us to act like an influencer even though we are nit one. Getting referrals can be very difficult but those that knows how to go about there ways will not have a problem about earning from it. There might be other ways too that we can get referrals to bet on the casinos that we intended to earn some referrals from but it all depends on us how we intend to do that. If we have lots of friends, that wil make work more easier for us to achieve and earn from the casino.