"This is a business" does not justify promoting known crooks.
I sort of agree with your position that a link can be regarded as an implicit promotion....not a loud promotion (in my opinion) but still a promotion of some kind that says 'this book is okay.'
I can remember days past when I was resentful (jealous) that shrink made money from some sportsbooks (that i did not like for whatever reason) and today i just try and accept that he does what he does and it's okay...like I cannot change someone else, i can only work on my level of acceptance.
i am so not perfect and right now i can accept that nobody else is perfect. we are not perfect, we are just okay. no gambling forum is going to be anywhere close to perfect and imo the EOG is doing a FINE job.
as to sportsbooks, stick with betjamaica and the greek
i hear WSEX is great too ;0) have a day.