It's definitely a great way to earn in terms of not gambling anything. Promoting in a way is indirect but still has the influence towards other people to gamble. It's less in terms of exposure but still affects the people who might be influenced by it. I was confused at first with this but it's like how the signature campaign works here, you are promoting gambling but not actually gambling itself. It's a way to refer to the casino and marketing it is quite okay with it.
For the VIP programs, I don't think it can be considered because you still have to bet in order to achieve that level. It's quite 50/50 for me.
Yes VIP level still requires some criteria that allow us to enjoy certain bonus offers from the casino. Doing a true affiliate may be without capital that allows us to enjoy bonuses. But it all also depends on our ability to find new users for the casino that we promote.
Affiliates are perfect for those who have enough followers, no wonder some people build channels with some way to attract more followers to try the sites they promote. I saw a telegram channel that made live broadcasts for football matches, there they also promoted football betting sites as well as prediction offers to attract new users.