The Poker Player’s Alliance has joined the lawsuit between the Commonwealth of Kentucky and PokerStars in a bid to make sure any spilled money goes to the players and not government officials.

The Poker Player’s Alliance (PPA) reminds everyone that there is a lawsuit pending between the Commonwealth of Kentucky and PokerStars, by filing a motion to join the acrimonious dispute.

Kentucky politicians began their pejorative pursuit of PokerStars.com, and 140 other online gambling domains back in 2008. The state held a view that online gambling dens were nefarious ‘gambling devices’ that were offering illegal services to their residents.

Next, the repugnant race to raid the cookie jar of the online establishments reached a federal level in the aftermath of Black Friday (in which the Department of Justice (DOJ) seized the PokerStars.com domain name). In 2013, the DOJ handed Kentucky a check for $6m. They went away happy.