Ngl, that made me chuckle. Though we are comparing apples and oranges. we can't really compare an obvious hyperbole which everyone and their mothers would agree that is wrong compared to odds clauses which would certainly be debatable.
We aren't comparing anything we are exemplifying a point.
There have been unfair terms imposed by banks and other companies—aside from casinos—that were accepted by customers but were later declared illegal by the courts, and the companies have had to pay the price.
1. Laws differ per jurisdiction. Just because it was ruled out to be that way in another country doesn't mean it will be the same for all cases in other jurisdictions. We have to take into account how complex the case is as well.
They don't differ so much in developed countries as for unfair practices.
I don't get it. Should we be siding to people who exploit systems/games?
Of course. We are not talking about a hacker that gets into a banking system to steal money, we are talking about people who bets what the casino offers.
2. This is not a close comparison either. Firstly, casino game vs online sportsbook. The latter has a shit load of markets with moving odds that has to update in real time and is so much more complex to maintain than a physical roulette.
So, what? If the system is too complicated for you, don't offer those bets. What you want to do is place some bets and make sure you win, but if you see that the bettor is winning a lot, you make up an excuse—like saying he's value betting or some similar excuse—so you don't have to pay him.
None of this makes sense: if they don't want users to bet on "weak lines" (whatever that may be), they shouldn't offer them. They're not paying back the users who lost, so they shouldn't confiscate winnings either!