I know you are a very good gambling gusto and I trust your judgments in regards to gambling places, very few people could come up with a ranking system without getting paid by places and actually do a n honorable ranking that is true and legit (albeit still subjective to personal opinion, yet not based on money received is a big jump from all other places in any case). However this doesn't seem to be neither a gambling problem nor a problem to begin with if you ask me.

If they are somehow affiliated in a business manner (as in same owner or similar stuff) that would still not make betfury any lesser place, and if they are only affiliated as in working together, well that is what business is for, you work with other places to grow together. I would be delighted to learn if there is any downsides to any affiliation between two places, not that I am judging you, I believe you know things better than I do, it is simply a question to learn more about the topic to have a better look at it.