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Originally Posted by robertmedl
continuing this line of thought....
i have no doubt that my business is done if and when the US makes it legal to gamble online. my reasoning:land-based casinos have no need for affiliates. they will rely on their already existing, proven marketing divisions. see previous point.
consumers will go to the web and go directly to xyz.com rather than having to go through some intermediate site such as mine to find what they are looking for.
try this experiement -- think of a casino. how long did that take... about a 1/2 second? this is my point.... if the US makes it legal to gamble online, consumers that are looking to gamble online will go to the one that they think of first, like harrahs, ceasars, rio, etc.
just my $0.02....
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I disagree with this.
If you take a look to Commission Junction , the largest corporations in the US are always looking for affiliates in all kind of industries, including the major Banks, Credit Cards, Hotel chains, Pharmacy chains, etc etc.
The precription drugs industry is much bigger than the gambling. However Wallgreens and others were unable to saturate the Internet and eliminate competition.
The net is a social and info network. It is not the street.