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Players' union is a loaded word. This indicates the group would need a public relations expert, so they don't get bad "spin," and a professional negotiator to be able to bargain with the site owners.

Liability for anything reaffirms that any group needs an attorney.

Money to be handled cries out for a real accountant.

Of course until the group reaches a critical mass, you don't really need full time people, but you do need customer service support and programmers to run any organization.

There are other jobs to be done. While the per person cost isn't very high, you will need more people for every couple hundred members.

Because poker players are not going to "pay" for the service if it comes out of their pockets, it has to be paid by someone else who makes a profit, and that is where the affiliates come in. Be honest, even if you knew you were saving $200 bucks a month, would you really pay $49.95 up front to be a member?

So who do you think is going to be poised to pull off a player group? Who has the long term knowledge, the business sense, and the contacts? Surprisingly there are quite a few knowledgeable people who love poker, because the job isn't going to be an easy one!