Betting giant apologises over Clarets mocking tweet
The Tweets, which were later deleted, featured an offensive Mr Bean gif, and another which said: "Dear Chris Wood and Charlie Taylor (followed by a middle finger emoji) yours sincerely, Leeds fans".
Yorkshire rivals Leeds defeated Burnley in a penalty shoot-out in Tuesday's Carabao Cup at Turf Moor.
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Hide AdLadbrokes, only recently appointed Burnley Football Club's official betting partner and sponsor of one of the Turf Moor stands, was contacted by the club following the Tweet.
A spokesman said: "They were very poorly conceived tweets which we have since deleted. It was only intended to be a bit of fun but failed in that regard."