[RickySteve]

Stan James is no longer accepting wagers from US citizens.

[JoshW]

Figured it would happen. They were one of the few traditional British books I lilked.

[isetcap]

Just pretend the industry is not changing. Everything is getting better.

[bigboydan]

they really never catered to US players anyways, so no big loss IMO

[BigDog]

they really never catered to US players anyways, so no big loss IMO

I agree

[RickySteve]

they really never catered to US players anyways, so no big loss IMO

Uh huh. And that means?

[bigboydan]

there vig is outragous

[Dark Horse]

It always rains in England anyway. On a sunnier note, from what I understand the general consensus in Costa Rica is that books will continue to take US action, regardless of US legislation. (just don't quote me on it)

I just hope Mansion will not follow these cowards, who stop taking action before any legislation has even passed!

[RickySteve]

there vig is outragous

A book could have -102 lines and never post a bad number. The juice is meaningless if the book is dealing soft or slow lines, which Stan James is very fond of doing.

Also, I would suggest learning the difference between homonyms and synonyms.

[Willie Bee]

The manner in which their customer service worked for me a few times suggested they weren't real keen on US clients before this decision.

[nikosgr]

How do we know that books in Costa Rica will continue to take US action?
Costa Rica might be a puppet for the US.If there is an agreement (under US pressure of course), all books might be closed in 1 night.

[Bill Dozer]

BOS had to freeze everything because their stock price was going to get rocked. CR had nothing to do with that. My guess is that if it was Kaplan or somelse from BOS who was picked up, they would be operating and ignoring the instructions to close the site the same way they are ignoring the command to return funds to players.

[Doug]

It always rains in England anyway. On a sunnier note, from what I understand the general consensus in Costa Rica is that books will continue to take US action, regardless of US legislation. (just don't quote me on it)

I just hope Mansion will not follow these cowards, who stop taking action before any legislation has even passed!

I just did quote you.

I hope Mansion doesn't cave too. Anybody know how much of their client base is from US ?

[JoshW]

Ladbrokes still mulling whether to accept US customers

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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.K.-based betting and gaming group Ladbrokes PLC (LAD.LN) is still reviewing whether to accept U.S. customers on its online gambling sites amid ongoing regulatory uncertainty and the recent arrest of BETonSPORTS PLC (BSS.LN) Chief Executive David Carruthers.
A Ladbrokes spokesman Friday rejected a newspaper report that it had shelved its U.S. review, which included an entry into online sports betting.
"No decision has been made and sports betting was never part of the review," he told Dow Jones Newswires.
Rather, Ladbrokes is reviewing whether to accept business from U.S. customers in regards to poker and casino games online. The company will provide an update on the review around or in conjunction with the group's interim results on Aug. 24, he added.
At present, Ladbrokes doesn't take any bets from U.S. customers. The decision to review its current policy follows the GBP3.3 billion sale of the Hilton International Hotel division to its namesake, Hilton Hotel Corp. (HLT) in February.
The U.S. Justice Department has said that the 1961 Federal Wire Act, which outlaws sports betting across state and international lines, makes gambling sites illegal. But some U.S. federal courts have ruled that the law only pertains to sports betting.
Ladbrokes is also keeping a close eye on recent events in the U.S. including the passing of a bill that would prohibit most forms of Internet gambling and make it illegal for banks and credit-card companies to make payments to online gambling sites, he said.
As a result of the bill passing the House of Representatives last week, it will now head to the Senate for approval, where many analysts expect it to fail. However, time is running out with U.S. mid-term elections scheduled for November.
Shares in junior online gambling group, BETonSPORTS, were suspended on the London bourse on Tuesday following the indictment of its founder, Gary Stephen Kaplan, Carruthers and others by the U.S. Justice Department.
Carruthers has subsequently been arrested and is scheduled to appear in a court in Texas later Friday.
At 1452 GMT, Ladbrokes shares were down 2.50 pence, or 0.7%, at 379.75 pence, valuing the group at GBP2.36 billion. The broader U.K. market is down 0.7% at 5770.90 points.

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[RickySteve]

Oh, NO, not Ladbrokes!

They drop US players one by one...

Fcuk!

Huh?