In gaming we are always promoting free bonus cash, free slot money, freerolls etc. The Adult business has to offer it’s share of freebies to in order to entice sales.
Anyway welcome to the forums. I’m sure there are some folks here who do both.
Hi Greg, yes you have made some very astute similarities between the 2 businesses. At this point in time there is a major consolidation going on in our business and affiliates are feeling the squeeze more than ever. More times than not major affiliate program owners are circumventing the affiliates and buying up traffic sources and or going around them. Which for me is actually good, as the affiliate program owners have a much higher CPA than an affiliate does. Hence pricing increases 
Free is a problem/obstacle for us as well, too much free porn on the net decreases the likely hood that someone will sign up for one of our offers. However just like anything else the innovative people will persevere and figure out a way to entice people it’s worth taking out their credit card.
Anyways thanks for the warm welcome!