I'm sorry, but I must have missed something. Both Thursday and Friday I was able to watch videos and get free credits.
I didn't need to purchase a pass to play in any tournament or match. WGT did not even ask me if I wanted to purchase a pass. But then the country club that I belong to did not require me to play in any of the clashes, either.
Why should WGT, a business that has employees and expenses, give away products that are part of their income generating tools? With the system that they have in place, there are many WGT players who never once dip into their pockets to purchase equipment or balls. That is the selling point of the game. Individuals can actually play the game for free by taking advantage of the advertisers that WGT has lined up
The one place where we do agree is that the coins are worthless. If coins could be used to purchase credits they would have some value. Even at a 10,000 coins to 1 credit rate, winning coins would begin to mean something.