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Rare Home Video from Hartford and Milford Jai-alai
Check our this very rare home video from Hartford and Milford Jai-alai. Special thanks to i95 ROCK! CLICK HERE: Take a Step Back Inside Connecticut’s Jai Alai Frontons – i95 ROCK
Best Jaialai Commercials Ever
I was at the Yankees spring training game a couple days ago with Marty Fleischman, his wife Sue. Joe Cannella and I brought up a TV commercial I had recalled about a battlefield and if Marty was involved in that. He was, and the cost was over $100,000 to produce – which is about $282k […]
La Palanca… Part 2 (8 of 91)
By Marty Fleischman No one really knows the origin of the Basque race. The Basques have a unique blood type, not associated with any other in Spain or France. Their language has no roots in the Romance languages of the area and sounds almost like Chinese. They have such pride in their heritage that their […]
La Palanca Part 1 (7 of 91)
By Marty Fleischman L. Stanley “Buddy” Berenson was the President of Miami Jai-Alai and, also, Tampa Jai-Alai since purchasing the Tampa facility in 1969. He was not only an astute businessman, but Buddy was a promotional and marketing genius. (Much more about the Berenson’s coming in later stories) Having successfully completed my four weekends of […]
50th Anniversary of the Day that Changed Everything – Part 1 of 2
50th Anniversary of the Day that Changed Everything – Part 1 of 2 Today is the 50th anniversary of the day that would eventually change everything in my lifestyle. On Friday, February 15, 1974, I went to see jai-alai for the first time in my life. Today, 50 years later, I would never have imagined […]
2024 Magic City Pelota Schedule Starts Sunday!
2024 Magic City Pelota Schedule Starts Sunday! The action-packed Magic City Pelota games start up again on this coming Sunday, Feb 11, with the debut of Magic City’s 7th year, yes the 7th year! Congratulations Magic City Fronton for keeping the Jai-Alive! Magic City Fronton’s Pelota games schedule for early in 2024 is Sunday through Tuesday at […]
A Legend Lost (6 of 91)
During the 1971-1972 Tampa Jai-Alai season, which ran from Dec. 27th, 1971, to June 2, 1972, the Pari-Mutuel handle was $19,071,050. Pari-Mutuel handle is the actual money bet. Almost 80% of that total is returned to the fans in the form of winning tickets. Ralph Amadeo, fronton announcer, was a major contributor to the more […]