There are two types of affiliates this day in age in the US.
1) The quitters
2) The ones with brains who see that the market is STILL growing, and there will always be ways to make tons of money in this business. America will not stop gambling online.
When we have a major uproar in the business (much more frequent lately) we find out who is a #1 and who is a #2. The affiliates are just getting fewer and stronger.
Dan