Why would retailers who have free access to the media, can advertise in the United States (or anywhere) as much as they like, and offer products and services which are completely legal need affiliates either?
Thank god they do, as I earned MORE money last month from retail then I did gaming. Six months ago before UIGEA that certainly wasnt true as online gaming made up the bulk of my income.
UIGEA did horrendous damage to the bottom line for most of us and put thousands of industry employees out of work. It cost shareholders of publically traded companies HUNDREDS of Millions of dollars in lost market capitalization. It is slowly strangling many of the privately held firms.
Regulation couldnt possibly be as bad as UIGEA.