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Post by Badactor on May 3, 2022 12:52:42 GMT -5
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Post by Badactor on May 3, 2022 12:54:46 GMT -5
I understand they wager on these games... ever placed a bet on Jai Alai?
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Post by 1hooper on May 3, 2022 13:17:26 GMT -5
Went a few times to Newport Jai Alai in the 70's and 80's. Closed about 20 years ago after a player strike. Turned the building into a casino and race book and that is now closed. Probably a similar story around the country.
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Post by Badactor on May 3, 2022 13:22:32 GMT -5
Racquetball was all the rage @ college in the early 80s. Jai Alai has a larger court. Somewhat similar game, though.
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Post by eye123 on May 3, 2022 15:31:37 GMT -5
Been there many a time. Back in the 70's it was Hialeah,Calder,during the day...Miami Jai Alai at night. The place back then was packed, fun to watch and wager on, when the pools then were large. Sad to see the state of Jai Alai as well as dog racing over the years.
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Post by bobtailnag on May 3, 2022 17:40:59 GMT -5
In the fifties they showed Jai Alai from a fonton (cage) on TV Saturday nights in Miami. We always watched it because with only 3 stations to choose from it was that or John Cameron Swayze and his ticking watch.
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Post by shoes on May 3, 2022 18:02:11 GMT -5
I attended Jai alai, twice in the 1970s in Florida. It was kinda cool and I thought the competitors were amazing in what they could do-essentially climbing a wall on the run to get the ball (is it called a ball?)
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Post by cherokeescot on May 3, 2022 19:14:04 GMT -5
Lots of times when I lived in South Florida. Gone the way of Betamax and the USFL
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Post by PonyGirlJCM on May 4, 2022 3:21:05 GMT -5
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