The second one is the VIP programas, like the one that stake offers, you need to bet to grow your account, but once you have a good VIP level you will get a weekly and monthly prizes, It will be better if you bet that month but even without betting you will get something each week/month.
This one seems not possible to happened without losing big in the process. Stake needs huge wager volume in able to achieved higher VIP level. It means you might suffer huge loss first in able to achieved that.
Not only Stake, but most other VIP programs we can find in this online gambling industry works similarly where we need to wager big amount of money in order to reach high VIP level.
Considering VIP program as a way to earn money from gambling is not recommended because the amount of the bonuses can be so low if we compare it to the amount we need to risk or to lose.
VIP program is just benefit for active players and it should be considered as side bonus only, not something to be consider as main purpose of gambling.
I'm not sure why OP take this VIP program into consideration while his main topic is about to earn some money from gambling without betting.