Fergie I have a proposition for you. I toyed with the idea of an association about a year and a half ago. Then after thinking thru all the potential pitfalls and calculating how much time and effort it would require to do properly I put it on a back burner for someday in the future. Well, maybe YOU are that future. You have the desire, and I believe you have the drive necessary to make an association work.
If you want to develop this concept I will provide you use of the domain and basic site I had set up. It’s here:
http://www.casinowebmasterassociation.com
You can operate it and develop plans on how the association should pursue growth in our industry. My only requirements are that it remain a non profit group that does not charge membership fees for casinos or affiliates and that it does not sell ad space or produce conferences.
Obviously I would not want to set up a direct competitor to CAP so as long as you pursue it as an association rather then a vertical portal you would have my support.
It will take a HELL of a lot of time and effort, but if you are willing to do it I think you could make this fly.