Nobody’s mentioned that there would still be 11 states where gambling online is illegal.
Does anyone think that those states will fall in line if the federal level laws change. According to everything I’ve read on this subject, state takes precedence over federal – so?
I think it’s true that if federal legalizes the US biggies may not start with affiliate programs. However, there will still be the competition from offshore – many of whom will jump back in with reinstated affiliate programs and established traffic. There will surely be some pressure there.
There’s an article posted here somewhere that states that if the US continues to be in defiance of WTO rulings, it’s possible that Antigua (and probably many others) could really upset the entertainment industry by issuing name CDs/DVDs/souvenirs since this stuff works both ways and there would be no copyright involved. I wonder what this powerful group would do then…
Boggles the mind 
ntaus