While the answer is no, we are certainly at a point where all major betting platforms are going to offer some form of free bet or another. As I said, the reason they’ve become so commonplace is because betting sites need to stand out, and attract new users. But there are plenty of legitimate and indeed high-quality betting platforms that do not offer any kind of free bet. It’s absolutely in your best interests to find the right platform you whatever that means, but free bets are without doubt one of the biggest pulls of any betting platform