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.

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.