With Dania jai-alai making a surprising reopening in just a matter of days away, management and fans are optimistic that the 69-year-old Dania fronton can make a comeback. The season will be in a tournament form and operating during the months of December and January. Parimutuel wagering will be available for all performances. The […]
A huge jai-alai reunion was recently held in Markina-Xemein, which is in the Basque region of northern Spain. A total of 92 jai-alai players were in attendance. Some of the names and faces we were able to notice included Bolivar, Echevea, Gorostola, Salazar and Tello. You can watch the video here
This week we had an election. In Florida, there were three amendments on the ballot. None of them passed. It is very difficult to get voters to approve constitutional amendments in our state. It is virtually impossible to get any gambling amendment passed. Florida voters overwhelmingly turned down casino-type gambling in 1978, 1986, and 1994. […]
If there were any kind of a Board of Directors table for the sport of jai-alai, there is certainly one name that that would be sitting up there in the front of it. That would be Francisco Eloririaga, better known as to most fans as “Elorri”. On Saturday morning, Elorri made his debut at America’s […]
Dania’s New Players to Arrive this Weekend
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsWith Dania jai-alai making a surprising reopening in just a matter of days away, management and fans are optimistic that the 69-year-old Dania fronton can make a comeback. The season will be in a tournament form and operating during the months of December and January. Parimutuel wagering will be available for all performances. The […]
Big Tampa Jai-alai Reunion Held in Markina, Spain
General Articles, Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsA huge jai-alai reunion was recently held in Markina-Xemein, which is in the Basque region of northern Spain. A total of 92 jai-alai players were in attendance. Some of the names and faces we were able to notice included Bolivar, Echevea, Gorostola, Salazar and Tello. You can watch the video here
“SOS” Part 1
Marty Fleischman BlogsThis week we had an election. In Florida, there were three amendments on the ballot. None of them passed. It is very difficult to get voters to approve constitutional amendments in our state. It is virtually impossible to get any gambling amendment passed. Florida voters overwhelmingly turned down casino-type gambling in 1978, 1986, and 1994. […]
Elorri makes First Puryear Park Appearance
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsIf there were any kind of a Board of Directors table for the sport of jai-alai, there is certainly one name that that would be sitting up there in the front of it. That would be Francisco Eloririaga, better known as to most fans as “Elorri”. On Saturday morning, Elorri made his debut at America’s […]