President Bush made no mention of the UIGEA as he signed the bill, focusing instead on the Port Security elements of the bill, saying: "We're going to protect our ports. We're going to defend this homeland, and we're going to win this war on terror."

Upon the signing of the act many companies such as PartyGaming, which had promised to pull out of the US market if the bill became law, kept their words, and shut down their US operations.

That means 888.com, InterCasino, Littlewoods, and Coral have all ceased US operations.