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The US legal system is a joke - as many Americans already know. Ladbrokes are part of a business with significant US interests and they've taken the reasonable business decision of not allowing US-based gamblers while gambling still remains illegal in the US (supposedly a "free" country).

They're doubtless losing a lot of business but also avoiding the never-ending series of frivolous law suits from disgruntled losers as well as law enforcement hassles. So they're saving tens of millions on all the lawyers they'd need to keep permanently on retainer. I know this situation is insane - but you really need to legalise Internet gambling in the US before it can improve.