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Court Stops ReggieJackson.com Site25 October 2000NEW YORK – As reported by the Associated Press: "…Judge John A. Miller issued the court order in Broward County (Florida), ending the Internet sites which operated under the names reggiejackson.com and placethatbet.com. "The sites were operated by a Costa Rican company, which paid Jackson a fee to use his name. Originally, the Hall of Fame slugger knew only about the first site, reggiejackson.com, and thought it was only for amusement purposes. When he learned of the second site, placethatbet.com, and the wager activity, he angrily cut his ties to them. ``…`Our name was used without permission on the gaming site in reference to sports betting and we disassociated ourselves,' Jackson said in August. `We're disappointed, embarrassed and humiliated. We don't want any association with the word gambling.' Attorney Edward Blum said the Internet company, Transworld Network SA WorldNet Casinos Inc., located in San Jose, Costa Rica, had misused Jackson's name. ```We've been in a fight to get this to end,' Blum said. `We've been filing lawsuits.' "...According to the attorney, the court order prohibits any further wagering on the reggiejackson.com site and terminates the placethatbet.com site..." |