By Jeff “Laca” Conway In early July 2018, the owners of Magic City Casino were granted a permit from the Florida Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering commission to open another jai-alai fronton in the downtown Miami area at 3050 Biscayne Blvd. Their plans were to run a jai-alai schedule from May through November and also allow […]
One of our PR goals for Ocala Jai-Alai was to help out the local community. Here we contributed baseball jerseys to the local youth baseball league in the adjacent community of Orange Lake. The headline in the Ocala Star Banner on the front page read, “Jai-Alai opens to sparse crowd.” The Gainesville Sun had a […]
Gorrono, making his return to the United States, played his first season in Tampa and the inaugural Ocala Jai-Alai season. Here he shows Ocala employees and aspiring amateur Jai-Alai players the proper way to catch the pelota. From l. to r., Rick Bergman (announcer), Steve Bourie (mutuel calculator), Gorrono, Marty Fleischman (PR Director), Andy de […]
(Photo above is “Rastock” playing on our court) By Jeff “Laca” Conway The NJAA meet with the City of St. Pete this morning to go over plans for the big renovation project about to take place. The meeting went very well. Here is what we can tell you now: The first phase, updating the lighting […]
Settlement Paving Way for Edgewater Jai-alai to Open?
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsBy Jeff “Laca” Conway In early July 2018, the owners of Magic City Casino were granted a permit from the Florida Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering commission to open another jai-alai fronton in the downtown Miami area at 3050 Biscayne Blvd. Their plans were to run a jai-alai schedule from May through November and also allow […]
A Storm is Brewing
Marty Fleischman BlogsOne of our PR goals for Ocala Jai-Alai was to help out the local community. Here we contributed baseball jerseys to the local youth baseball league in the adjacent community of Orange Lake. The headline in the Ocala Star Banner on the front page read, “Jai-Alai opens to sparse crowd.” The Gainesville Sun had a […]
Gorrono, The Name Rolls Off Your Tongue
Marty Fleischman BlogsGorrono, making his return to the United States, played his first season in Tampa and the inaugural Ocala Jai-Alai season. Here he shows Ocala employees and aspiring amateur Jai-Alai players the proper way to catch the pelota. From l. to r., Rick Bergman (announcer), Steve Bourie (mutuel calculator), Gorrono, Marty Fleischman (PR Director), Andy de […]
Puryear Park Renovation Update
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway Blogs(Photo above is “Rastock” playing on our court) By Jeff “Laca” Conway The NJAA meet with the City of St. Pete this morning to go over plans for the big renovation project about to take place. The meeting went very well. Here is what we can tell you now: The first phase, updating the lighting […]