Mfag(sorry, I don't mean to disparage gay people by lumping him in with you guy's) knows nothing about anything other than what he reads online and then regurgitates on the forums(It's blatantly obvious*see his posts in the WOV Bitcoin thread for a good example of this and a good laugh).
I don't stick to one thing when it comes to AP, I never have. I play whatever is the best thing available... that I know about( things that I'm interested in). There are very few AP gambling aspects I haven't been involved with to some degree, some very limited and some more extensive. Both live and on machines.... roulette, Baccarat, BJ, craps, big 6, other table games, horse racing, sports, VP, slots, poker, Keno and more. I have been to so many different cities across United States I can't even recall them all off hand.
The Free Play mail game has been going strong since the early 2000's. It's always changing, so you have to adapt constantly. Some places get worst, some places get better, and some remain the same. Some places have it figured out fairly well and theres not much there. There are lots of places in Vegas like that. In the time it's gotten worst at many places, but one must remember that more and more casinos keep opening, and with that, it brings new opportunities. Only a small fraction of the AP opportunities are discussed online most AP's don't really participate on the online forums. especially the old school guys.
We paused our free play mail AP game for a while during the shutdowns since we were uncertain if the casinos would be open when it came time to collect. There's always some online casino opportunities that the shutdowns don't affect. The online casinos ramped up on their promos during the shut downs.