Full Tilt Poker is facing legal troubles with the Department of Justice in the United
States regarding the illegal gambling activities and transactions, but that is only
the start of things. Many players are disgusted with the online poker room because
they’ve failed to reimburse players for the money that was lost during the seizure.

Now it seems that a lawsuit filed by Connie Gowen in 2008 against Full Tilt Poker
and its parent company, Tiltware, was wrongly dismissed by the court in 2010.
Gowen alleges that she was promised a 1% ownership in the company as an
incentive to become a member of the Full Tilt Poker team in 2004. In 2007,
Gowen refused a payment of $250,000 from Tiltware which claimed that the
amount was her 1% share. She was then fired from the Full Tilt Poker team
for refusing the payment, which she felt wasn’t even close to 1% of the profit.
Gowen’s lawsuit is now claiming damages of $40 million for breach of contract
by a poker company that she believes is worth in excess of over $4 billion.

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The Commerce Casino in California has made it public that they support a ban on federal licensing of online poker. This casino hosts some of the most prestigious poker tournaments in California, and they even host daily poker tournaments for their customers. Many poker players are in disbelief that the Commerce Casino would put their interests ahead of the rights of poker players, and some have even decided to boycott the casino as long as they support the poker ban.

The executive director of the Poker Players Alliance, John Pappas said, “Members of the PPA, and poker players nationwide, are outraged that the Commerce Casino, the largest poker room in the nation, opposes Federal legislation that would protect players’ rights and access to online poker. They are angry and want to make their voices heard.” Poker players are being advised to contact the casino and express their disappointment. If the casino continues to support the federal ban, the PPA may even call on their members to begin boycotting the Commerce Casino.

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