Our buddy, former Tampa star player Eusebio sent over this photo to NJAA player Thomas Fillmore of a dinner reunion held last Sunday night at the Club House de Carea y Txasio in Markina, Barinaga neighborhood. The great Bolivar is shown along with Arregui, Gorrono, Txasio, Carea, Fermin, Txikito and Eusebio and wives. Some great […]
Fronton Salas, the new jai-alai court constructed in Cancun earlier this year, as been named as an official “Minor League Affiliate” for Magic City. The Salas brothers, purveyors of the hugely successful Senor Frog and Fat Tuesday establishments are grateful for Scott Savin for his support and resolve to bring this to fruition. They look […]
“You know, I’ve been in the business for almost 40 years, and I’ve never been on the national news.” CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite May 28th, 1981 (The day after the Wheeler Killing) As I walked into the PR building the morning after our owner, Roger Wheeler, had been shot, I had no idea […]
NBC South Florida ran a story on the closing of Dania jai-alai last night. Near the end of the story, Benny Beuno suggested that perhaps Dania could be “rebranded or repackaged” and be profitable. That would be great news if it could be pulled off. Could he be possibly talking about jai-alai sports betting on […]
Jai-alai All-Star Dinner Reunion
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsOur buddy, former Tampa star player Eusebio sent over this photo to NJAA player Thomas Fillmore of a dinner reunion held last Sunday night at the Club House de Carea y Txasio in Markina, Barinaga neighborhood. The great Bolivar is shown along with Arregui, Gorrono, Txasio, Carea, Fermin, Txikito and Eusebio and wives. Some great […]
Fronton Salas Designated as Minor League Affiliate for Magic City
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsFronton Salas, the new jai-alai court constructed in Cancun earlier this year, as been named as an official “Minor League Affiliate” for Magic City. The Salas brothers, purveyors of the hugely successful Senor Frog and Fat Tuesday establishments are grateful for Scott Savin for his support and resolve to bring this to fruition. They look […]
“While You Were Out…..”
Marty Fleischman Blogs“You know, I’ve been in the business for almost 40 years, and I’ve never been on the national news.” CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite May 28th, 1981 (The day after the Wheeler Killing) As I walked into the PR building the morning after our owner, Roger Wheeler, had been shot, I had no idea […]
Can Dania Jai-alai be Repackaged & Saved?
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsNBC South Florida ran a story on the closing of Dania jai-alai last night. Near the end of the story, Benny Beuno suggested that perhaps Dania could be “rebranded or repackaged” and be profitable. That would be great news if it could be pulled off. Could he be possibly talking about jai-alai sports betting on […]