Everyone else, thanks for the feedback. Poker is indeed going to be difficult. I offered SwC to help them if they ever want to do Provably Fair, but they politely declined saying it's not a priority.
They do have a point, because they are a trusted bitcoin poker site. But still, it's something to be able to say that your game is provably fair.
I mean, no one is ever going to play on any blackjack, roulette, dice, or lotto game that is not provably fair anymore.
Dabs, haven't you managed gambling websites before? What lead to closing them? From what I recall, your past projects were simpler that what you're proposing here. Why should people trust you with that?
This poker game is the most ambitious project I have. I intend to actually start smaller (probably a dice site like so many others you see here.)
I've never managed any gambling websites except my lotto (it's not even a website).
This whole thread is more like a dream.
At this point in time, it remains academic. The reality is that I will probably go partner up with some local people to put up a "regular" dice game site. So much easier. Then this thread can point there for those people who trust me enough to "invest" in that one when it's up and running.
Have you considered building something around USD/fiat instead?
Sorry, I'm not going to get involved if it touches USD/fiat. Too "dangerous". I'll let the exchanges handle the conversion and I can be "clean" with just bitcoins.