Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act - The end of online poker?

On 30 September 2006 the US Congress passed The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of , after being attached to a Port Security measure that was sure to pass. Senator Bill Frist from Tennessee got his wish, and now US online poker players, and gamblers will have a much harder time funding their accounts.
The first thing to note is that the bill does not prohibit a poker enthusiast from playing online poker. One Democrat introduced such an amendment to demonstrate the hypocrisy of the bill, but the amendment failed. There is no mention of the poker player in the bill nor any penalty associated with playing poker.
Online gaming sites are prohibited from accepting payment from a United States financial institution. Since all online sites are outside of the United States, US government has no jurisdiction to enforce this part of the law. Simply stated, the United States cannot make laws or enforce laws regarding business outside the United States.
Financial institutions are forbidden from delivering funds to online gaming sites. However, most banks and credit card companies already refuse to send money to offshore sites. Therefore, offshore third-party companies have already been set in motion to handle United States financial transactions.
A burden is placed upon Internet service providers and other technology providers to block access to online gambling sites when requested to do so by a law enforcement agency. This will prove to be an unenforceable nightmare for all involved.
The bill directs the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve to issue regulations outlining policies and procedures that could be used by financial institutions to identify and block gambling-related transactions that are transmitted through their payment systems. If the bill ever becomes law, these entities have 270 days to write such procedures. The implementation is mind boggling.

Online poker has NOT been banned. At least not in the latest bill passed in congress. The bill only has to do with the funding of accounts. It has nothing to do with actually playing poker online.
Gambling on the internet has been illegal in USA since the beginning of the internet, but it never stopped Americans from playing poker online before, so why would it stop them now?