Confused? Today, a group of lawmakers who regularly get together on Wednesday's to play in an online poker tournament, were shocked when their credit cards were not accepted at their favorite site. The legislators were then reminded by a passing Democratic lawmaker that the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act went into effect on Tuesday.

"What Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act!!," proclaimed one of the senators. When told that it was a law that they helped pass back in late 2006, none of the legislators remembered the bill.

After several hours of inquiry, one of the lawmakers demanded to know why the UIGEA was placed into a bill that had to do with port security. The legislator then proceeded to say, "We did that? What the **ck is wrong with us?"

it has been a rough couple of days for Republican politicians who were apart of pushing the UIGEA through back in 2006. On Tuesday evening, one representative's bank account was frozen for what the financial institution believed were payments being made from online gambling sites. The situation was cleared up hours later when the bank figured out the payments came from a Christian lobbying group, and not an online gaming site.

In another example of how the UIGEA has already created dysfunction within the banking system. Gamble on Your Skin, a popular skin care company based in Wyoming, had thousands of calls from angry customers upset with the fact that their payments for their skin care products were denied by their banks.

On Wednesday, financial institutions incorrectly blocked payments to and from WagerWorks Tissue Paper Co., Betting On Fiber, and the beverage distributor Casino Concoctions. When asked when the glitches in the enforcement of the UIGEA would be corrected, one bank executive who wished to remain anonymous said, "Never. Not possible."

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