That, in the end, was her undoing in this lawsuit.
#FULL TILT POKER LAWSUIT FULL#
We'll never know whether or not Gowen had a legitimate claim to a 1% share in Full Tilt Poker, as there was never any formal written agreement between the two parties. The higher-ups at Full Tilt must be breathing a sigh of relief after Gowen's lawsuit was dismissed, as opening their books for a US District Court judge would have been the last thing that they would have wanted to do. She claimed that she was owed a stake in the Full Tilt Poker operation that was likely valued at around $40 million, and would be seeking that amount as damages. In late 2008, Gowen and Full Tilt Poker went their separate ways, and Gowen launched the lawsuit a short time later. Gowen then claimed that Howard Lederer offered her $250,000 for her past work with the company, and that she denied this deal. Gowen, figuring that she was a member of "Team FTP", reportedly asked for her payment and was denied. Gowen claimed that in 2007, all members of "Team FTP" received distribution checks except for her. According to Gowen, she was to represent and promote the company in exchange for her stake. Gowen claimed that she was offered (and ended up accepting) a 1% stake in Full Tilt Poker in May of 2004 during a meeting at the Golden Nugget. She claimed that she was owed a stake in the Full Tilt Poker operation that was likely valued at around 40 million, and would be seeking that amount as damages. The suit was filed on the same day that Full Tilt Poker had reportedly reached an agreement with a group of. The list of defendants at the time included Full Tilt Poker, Tiltware LLC, Pocket Kings Ltd., and players such as Phil Ivey, Erick Lindgren and Jennifer Harman. In late 2008, Gowen and Full Tilt Poker went their separate ways, and Gowen launched the lawsuit a short time later. The class-action lawsuit has received mixed reviews from the online poker community. Jones, in a decision handed down earlier this week, claimed that Gowen and her lawyers had failed to adequately prove that she had a right to 1% of Full Tilt Poker and its related companies.Īccording to Pokernewsdaily, "the decision handed down earlier this week dismisses any further actions by Gowen in her attempt to prove that she was denied her share of Full Tilt Poker."Ĭlonie Gowen originally launched her lawsuit (Gowen vs Tiltware LLC, et al) in November of 2008. Plaintiffs’ counsel responded to this dismissal with an Amended Complaint, which claimed that, among other things, the Judge had exceeded his authority in considering the original complaint when issuing the complaint, that. Clonie Gowen Unsuccessful in Her Civil Suit Against Full Tilt Poker Published on February 12th, 2010 10:52 pm ESTĪccording to (link below), Clonie Gowen has been denied in her civil suit against Full Tilt Poker (and its related companies) by a United States District Court judge in Las Vegas. On May 16, a proposed Class action lawsuit and proposed Class Certification for three RICO cases against Full Tilt Poker was rejected by a New York Magisterial Judge, who found that the claimed settlements were improperly denied procedural rights on several grounds.
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