Veronika first burst on the scene in 2006 when she was declared the “Poker Queen” by Swedish online poker room, Betsson. This is not a two-dimensional, meaningless, designation she got for simply being the poker player who looks best in a thong.
Ms. Gowen claims that FullTilt offered her a 1% stake in the site in exchange for Clonie’s endorsement of the online poker room. It never happened and now she is suing for 40 million dollars. A poker player of Clonie Gowen’s skill and reputation probably didn’t sit up late one night with her...