Poker and online gambling are two very different things, of course the government fails to see this difference. This is most likely because George W. Bush has the IQ of ape and isn’t capable of playing Poker and doing complex mathematic calculations.
The Government’s problem with the online gambling is that they can’t reap taxes from it and they have no regulation over it. Guaranteed 6 or so months after this bill becomes a law you will see wealthy political figures either opening up brick-and-mortar casinos or online poker rooms themselves.