I, too, fell into that trap when I started. I tried to list everything that had an aff program.
There are some lousy things out there that don’t pay players and don’t pay affiliates either. I don’t think they should be given exposure at all.
There is nothing regulating this industry, the best we can do is police it ourselves.
Part of why I spend time reading many message boards is so I can keep up with which casinos are legitimate and decent.
I know the people who use my site again and again are doing it because they can trust me.