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Title: Setting up a local poker website/forum - any legal issues? Post by: TheCrook on February 21, 2009, 05:06:27 PM Hi everyone, I'm thinking of setting up a small website/forum/community for my local poker players (100-200 maybe more) to join to get local tournament results info, speak to each other, arrange games, etc. I'm willing to put a small amount of money in for a domain and some of my own time - maybe a simple site with local poker news, photos, events, and a forum.
What are the legalities of owning a site/forum? Are there any known issues that crop up again and again on such sites? What if the players post messages inviting others to home cash games? There are a lot of poker tournaments around here for £20 - £60 buy in - always freezeouts - but never publicly advertised - guy always emails a list of people, etc - basically anyone can play but that's not official. I'm not sure how above board they are but I play them all and always well run and never any hassle. Would it create problems if such games were advertised on the forum - not by me - but by normal users on the forum. Title: Re: Setting up a local poker website/forum - any legal issues? Post by: jizzemm on February 21, 2009, 05:09:10 PM try setting one up using a facebook group, works very well for my brother who runs a weekly game, not so many members though
Title: Re: Setting up a local poker website/forum - any legal issues? Post by: TheCrook on February 21, 2009, 05:52:54 PM No I'm not going down the bebo/myspace/facebook route that everyone else seems to go these days. I want complete control over site content and layout and also a proper forum like this one. Also not all players are FB member or would want to be. I'm trying to create a local poker portal away from all the nonsense shite like facebook.
Title: Re: Setting up a local poker website/forum - any legal issues? Post by: bolt pp on February 21, 2009, 05:54:08 PM ask boldie
Title: Re: Setting up a local poker website/forum - any legal issues? Post by: Ironside on February 21, 2009, 06:12:32 PM only problem you should face is making sure all the games are 100% legal as if there are any illegal ones the bobbies will have knowledge of where they are
Title: Re: Setting up a local poker website/forum - any legal issues? Post by: turny on February 21, 2009, 07:06:11 PM the bobbies will give you no hassle its not down to them to but you may get a visit from the gaming commission
what area roughly are you in? Title: Re: Setting up a local poker website/forum - any legal issues? Post by: cia260895 on February 21, 2009, 09:38:26 PM Title: Re: Setting up a local poker website/forum - any legal issues? Post by: tikay on February 23, 2009, 05:15:18 PM Hi everyone, I'm thinking of setting up a small website/forum/community for my local poker players (100-200 maybe more) to join to get local tournament results info, speak to each other, arrange games, etc. I'm willing to put a small amount of money in for a domain and some of my own time - maybe a simple site with local poker news, photos, events, and a forum. What are the legalities of owning a site/forum? Are there any known issues that crop up again and again on such sites? What if the players post messages inviting others to home cash games? There are a lot of poker tournaments around here for £20 - £60 buy in - always freezeouts - but never publicly advertised - guy always emails a list of people, etc - basically anyone can play but that's not official. I'm not sure how above board they are but I play them all and always well run and never any hassle. Would it create problems if such games were advertised on the forum - not by me - but by normal users on the forum. Don't do it! You've no idea what you are letting yourself in for....... But Good Luck if you do. Title: Re: Setting up a local poker website/forum - any legal issues? Post by: Sneaky Punt on February 23, 2009, 06:40:18 PM If you want to set up your own site have alook at blue voda, the tools are free to set up your site and the domain name + hosting for 1 year cost me £80 ish,
if you want to have alook at the site i have set up PM me. All the best Stuart |