Milford Jai-Alai, owned and operated by Dania, opened in 1977 and proved to be a tremendous success. Steve Snyder and John Knox surveyed the near-empty Hartford Jai-Alai Fronton on opening night, Thursday, May 20th, 1976. Snyder, the majority owner of the Dania Fronton in south Florida had leveraged his success with that facility to build […]
First game players salute the fans opening night of Hartford Jai-Alai’s inaugural season, May 20th, 1976 By Marty Fleischman During the 1975 Tampa Jai-Alai season, I was tasked with finding and training two announcers for the first season of Hartford Jai-Alai. Since the season would overlap with our other Florida fronton seasons, we could not […]
We have some really good news, when some good news has been hard to find this week for those in the jai-alali world. Dania Jai-alai is going to resume their season after the regular season closes down Memorial Day weekend. Their next “season” is still set for September 1st thru November 30th and live full court jai-alai […]
As you know likely know by now, the sport of jai-alai has been decoupled in the State of Florida. The stunning news was finalized as the House approved in Wednesday afternoon, a day after the Senate had passed the measure. Decoupling in the jai-alai pari-mutuel industry gives the owners the right to drop conducting the […]
This is Jai-Alai, Not Hockey!
Marty Fleischman BlogsMilford Jai-Alai, owned and operated by Dania, opened in 1977 and proved to be a tremendous success. Steve Snyder and John Knox surveyed the near-empty Hartford Jai-Alai Fronton on opening night, Thursday, May 20th, 1976. Snyder, the majority owner of the Dania Fronton in south Florida had leveraged his success with that facility to build […]
If You Build It, They Will Come…Or Will They?
Marty Fleischman BlogsFirst game players salute the fans opening night of Hartford Jai-Alai’s inaugural season, May 20th, 1976 By Marty Fleischman During the 1975 Tampa Jai-Alai season, I was tasked with finding and training two announcers for the first season of Hartford Jai-Alai. Since the season would overlap with our other Florida fronton seasons, we could not […]
Dania Jai-alai to Keep Operations Going – For Now
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsWe have some really good news, when some good news has been hard to find this week for those in the jai-alali world. Dania Jai-alai is going to resume their season after the regular season closes down Memorial Day weekend. Their next “season” is still set for September 1st thru November 30th and live full court jai-alai […]
Decoupling Approved. What’s Next?
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsAs you know likely know by now, the sport of jai-alai has been decoupled in the State of Florida. The stunning news was finalized as the House approved in Wednesday afternoon, a day after the Senate had passed the measure. Decoupling in the jai-alai pari-mutuel industry gives the owners the right to drop conducting the […]