Since this doesn’t affect the online gambling biz, quite frankly I am glad to see this happen.
I have been doing some “Googling” lately to find certain specialized merchandise and it’s getting harder and harder to find what you are looking for because you have to wade through page after page of affiliate links to find a “real” website these days. I know this won’t affect all the SEO pages, but it’s a start toward making it easier to find a real site rather than a redirect page.