Because of this great response, we figured it would be a good time to put together a quick guide that simplifies “Everything you need to know about earning tokens on our offerwalls to play our free slots.”

Most of you are probably familiar with what our offerwall is by now, but if not here is a brief explanation. The Offerwalls are a collection of surveys or offers provided by our marketing partners that enable you to earn tokens. An example of these offers are the ability to sign up for a free trial of Netflix or complete a survey about a popular product. If you successfully complete the offer then you are awarded the tokens.

We have done a lot of research on the companies providing these offers in order to provide the best user experience for our members while playing our free online games. The result of which is to provide you with the “best” offerwall companies, and by “best” we mean they provide the highest quality offers and have great customer service.

So even with the “best” Offerwall we sometimes get member feedback with concerns about tokens. Below are the most common questions we hear with some simple solutions to help optimize your offerwall experience.

1. You didn’t give your completed offer enough time to credit. This is the most common reason for us getting member inquiries about tokens. Under each offer there is usually a message letting you know when you should receive your tokens “tokens awarded immediately” “tokens within 1 hour” and “tokens awarded in up to 3 days” are some examples. These messages are pretty accurate so pay attention to them when completing your offer. If you find the messages are inaccurate, let us know and we will do our best to update the information.
2. You were deemed ineligible by the sponsor. This is completely up to the sponsor and we have no control over this. This is rare but occasionally you may not fit the sponsor profile and thus your survey answers are not relevant to them.
3. You did not complete the survey in its entirety. Again this is rare, but it happens. One of our most popular offers is the Microsoft Bing Bar. In order to complete the Microsoft Bing Bar offer, simply create a username and password for windows live. Some people forget the last step and are not awarded their tokens.

I completed an offer and didn’t get the tokens. What should I do now?

Each of our offerwalls has a “need help” or “missing tokens?” link. This is the best way to figure out where your tokens are. Email the offerwall’s customer service through these links, they should get back to you pretty fast with a response to your inquiry, as we try to only partner with companies that have the same high level of customer service that we do. Be sure to forward them any proof that a survey or offer was completed such as an email confirmation from the sponsor. If you don’t receive a response from them you can email us and we will try to get to the bottom of it for you.

Any Questions? Email us at admin@freeawesome.com

The question of what makes people happy has eluded generations of scholars. There have been reports of people who won a lot of cash but ended up depleting it within a short time frame, and meeting other types of misfortune. However, these reports only reflect the general tendency among people to look down upon unearned wealth and hence, enjoy any misfortune that befalls those who win cash prizes Professor Andrew Oswld of Warwick University says that “Although many people don’t want to hear the evidence, it is overwhelmingly that winning the lottery makes you happier and improves your mental health.” In fact, Professor Oswald says of the findings that while there is a very strong initial euphoria among people who win money most tend not to spend for the first two years. This shows that it is the actual feeling of winning cash that makes them happy, and not the action of spending it and acquiring luxurious possessions.

Consultants who specialize in advising people who suddenly come into large amounts of money, whether through inheritance, or those who win money through playing casino slots, sweepstakes, cash giveaway and other types of cash prizes, recommend for these lucky individuals to take a vacation somewhere new soon after the big win. Getting away allows the winners to reflect on and mentally accept the fact of becoming wealthy.

Vast amount of evidence points to the fact that those who have gotten lucky and won cash prizes are in fact happier than they felt pre-win, but more attention seems to be drawn to the few winners who destroyed their fortune or ran into other form of misfortune. This is probably because people tend to frown upon unearned wealth and enjoy hearing accounts where such undeserved wealth does not go unpunished. Interestingly, these same individuals, when asked whether they would want to win cash or other type of prizes overwhelmingly answer yes.

Some psychologists say that happiness is not necessarily desirable by all individuals, especially the romantic types. They explain that winning large amounts of money bring a certain sense of stability, an end to a struggle, which not all people want in their lives. Moreover, they point out that happiness is only one among many feelings that people seek. For example, they group the sense of power or accomplishment into different categories from happiness.

To most people, wealth and power go hand in hand. Perhaps the key is winning enough money to gain a sense of financial freedom, but not so much to put losing all ambitions in jeopardy. Many people want to start their own business, further explore a hobby, or even pursue their dream job, but all these steps may require allowing for unknown periods of financial instability. Winning money gives such individuals the freedom to pursue their goals, and add to their happiness the sense of power and accomplishment.

First, let’s go through some definitions. A skill-based game has a cash prize determined by the abilities (that is, skill) of the player. Often, these games are played one-on-one competitively or through a week-long tournament. “Progressive Jackpot” games, for instance, are skill-based. A chance-based game, on the other hand, only has a small skill element involved in winning big cash prizes. Slots, lotteries, bingo and many other typical online casino games are all examples of chance-based games. Keep in mind that there isn’t a hard distinction between these two types of free online games — poker, for instance, is an example of a game that has both skill- and chance-based elements. For instance, some free online poker players may be able to win often because of their skill. However, there is always the chance element of how the cards will be drawn.

But which kind of free game is best for winning big online cash prizes?

Ultimately, it depends on what kind of player you are. Some players just want a chance to win big, and the best opportunities to do that are always in chance-based games. Unlike skill games, online lotteries and slot machines are built to support huge cash prizes such as FreeAwesome’s $500,000 grand prize and $16 million in monthly prizes. Since skill-based games are entirely dependent on the player’s abilities, it is more difficult for the game creator to control the outcomes — and thus makes it risky to offer big cash prizes from a free online game. That said, some chance games have really great odds to win, which can make these games more lucrative for all players.

Some players also believe that you can increase your chances to win chance-based games like lotteries by using the right lottery number pickers or using other methods to increase their luck and chances to win a big prize online. Of course, before using these methods, you have to make sure that you are playing games with a reputable company — for instance, all lottery games should be insured, like FreeAwesome Pick 24/7 is insured by Lloyd’s of London and HCC Special Insurance. Otherwise, the company may not have enough cash to pay your prize.

Other players may think they have a better chance to win a skill game. These kinds of games are really varied and can appeal to a great mix of player skills. For instance, some free online gaming sites run cash prize tournaments on popular games such as Solitaire, Hearts, Mah Jong, Bejeweled, Spades and many other games. Some companies even run skill-based cash prize tournaments on console games like Halo or Madden Football.

To find the best free cash games, you really have to look and understand whether you would rather play a skill-based or a chance-based game. We know we’re building some of the best online cash prize games here at FreeAwesome.

You can do a google search and find some intense statistical analysis of winning numbers of cash drawings where the author believes they have identified patterns in winning lottery numbers. While I applaud their effort, I think they are wasting their time. Why? Because numbers have no memory. The fact that the number 17 hasn’t come up in the last 50 drawings provides no indicator that it has a better chance of being selected as winning number in the current drawing.

Its like playing roulette in a regular or online casino. You know those people who run over to a roulette table because they see black has come up 10 times in a row. They throw money on red because they think red has got to come up because the ball has landed on black so many times in a row. The fact is they are wrong. Yes, red will eventually come up and they might even win on their next spin. But the chances of red coming up on that next spin were not increased due to the fact that black came up on the prior 10 spins. Just like lottery numbers, the roulette wheel has no memory, red and black still have the same percentage of coming up no matter the previous results.

My strategy for picking lottery numbers involves using the birthdays of my family and my dogs and hoping for the best. So how do you guys pick your numbers? If your’re interested in having a nightly chance at winning $500,000 check out freeawesome.com. Our drawing is insured by Lloyds of London and the winner is selected using public state lottery results.

Stay tuned, for more free cash drawings and Online Sweepstakes from FreeAwesome. In addition to our hourly cash drawings there is plenty more to come in the near future.