As I sat across the booth from Dick Gerrity at Brewmaster’s Steak House just off Cypress Avenue in April of 1979, I felt the tension. Though this rugged, retired ex-FBI agent, now my boss and friend, had handled bank robbers and truck hijackers, he seemed to be having trouble handling me. “How have you been […]
Chris Spidle is a licensed unlimited General Construction Contractor and is Managing Member for Envisage Development LLC of Scottsdale. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa and is a licensed pilot with an extensive military background. His goal of bringing live jai-alai and on-site and mobile betting on it in Arizona begins now.
Since its inception in early 2000s, the National Jai-alai Association has pulled off a few “miracles” in the jai-alai world. Their first project, led by Paul Kubala, was convincing a municipality to build a public jai-alai cancha. Getting something like this most likely had never even been attempted before. But in 2007, with help from […]
Jesus (l.) was showing the Tampa fans his world class ability in 1979. He quickly replaced Bolivar as the player to beat. She was a strong woman, a businesswoman. She rarely cried. But, on that morning, Paulyne Fleischman began to sob uncontrollably. “He was arrested this morning on some betting charge and is at the […]
The Punishment Did Not Fit the Crime (Part III)
Marty Fleischman BlogsAs I sat across the booth from Dick Gerrity at Brewmaster’s Steak House just off Cypress Avenue in April of 1979, I felt the tension. Though this rugged, retired ex-FBI agent, now my boss and friend, had handled bank robbers and truck hijackers, he seemed to be having trouble handling me. “How have you been […]
Scottsdale Arizona Group Proposes Jai-Alai at Tempe Sports Development
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsChris Spidle is a licensed unlimited General Construction Contractor and is Managing Member for Envisage Development LLC of Scottsdale. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa and is a licensed pilot with an extensive military background. His goal of bringing live jai-alai and on-site and mobile betting on it in Arizona begins now.
NJAA to assist Group Looking to Bring Jai-alai to Arizona
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsSince its inception in early 2000s, the National Jai-alai Association has pulled off a few “miracles” in the jai-alai world. Their first project, led by Paul Kubala, was convincing a municipality to build a public jai-alai cancha. Getting something like this most likely had never even been attempted before. But in 2007, with help from […]
The Punishment Did Not Fit the Crime (Part II)
Marty Fleischman BlogsJesus (l.) was showing the Tampa fans his world class ability in 1979. He quickly replaced Bolivar as the player to beat. She was a strong woman, a businesswoman. She rarely cried. But, on that morning, Paulyne Fleischman began to sob uncontrollably. “He was arrested this morning on some betting charge and is at the […]