I actually spoke to VC about this issue and the affiliate manager himself didn’t realize that their site never stated anything about Non-UK based affiliates requiring a higher payout.
Actually, the problem has been solved… Boy !! you would think that they would update their site.. LOL according to their VCPoker affiliate page they still accept US Players.. LOL
They did handle the issue rather professionally BTW. Let’s just hope they update their site so affiliates are actually informed 
as they should be.