I would like to look at this optimistically, although I do see the negatives. Here’s one scenario I see… If the US goes to legalization, the Vegas casinos clean up, and this is GOOD for the affiliate. It’s good because all the offshore places that do not have the Vegas casino budgets to advertise on TV, radio, etc… will have to actually INCREASE their rev share to affiliates in order to compete for players with the Vegas sites.
I also believe Stupid, you are missing something here. Paying an affiliate 30% commission actually doesn’t cost the casino anything. They don’t pay you unless you bring them a player, so these smaller offshore sites don’t NEED a huge budget, they just need affiliates.
This whole game, the whole Internet, all comes down to affiliates and the more competition the better it is for affiliates.
Not to mention the other benefits; better payment processing, more advertising by Vegas casinos equals more public awareness of online gambling, which will definitely lead people to affiliates because they would still be skeptical of the vice and want to know who to trust and who not to, better customer support, better bonuses, less corruption, less stealing and shaving of stats, etc…