Must get targetted traffic
Get links and links to your site but the links must be relevant and the search engines will send you many many targetted traffic to your site. There are many ways to do that. Google, Yahoo and MSN will love your site if you have many same theme links.
I welcome request from relevant blogs and sites in bloggerhub for link exchange with 5 of my sites.
Maybe you should give up gambling.
Not only did you blow the little money you made, but you blew it on a non-affiliate site. Even if your sites were making $1000 a day it wouldn't matter because you'd just blow it gambling. Next time you make some money do yourself a favor and put it in the bank. Even if it's a little bit you're better off than when you began. OK, I'm getting off the pulpit now :D .