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  2. Jai alai - Wikipedia

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    The first jai alai fronton in the United States was located in St. Louis, Missouri, operating around the time of the 1904 World's Fair. From 1988–1991, the International Jai-Alai Players Association held the longest strike in American professional sport. After the 1988 season, the players, 90% of them Basque, returned home and threatened not ...

  3. Ocala Gainesville Poker - Wikipedia

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    The institution was first established in 1973 as Ocala Jai-alai, which was a branch office of the Miami fronton. [6] [7] At one time, the jai alai performances could attract about 2,000 people. [8] However, jai alai declined in popularity, so in 2008 the name was changed to Ocala Poker & Jai Alai with the focus shifted to poker. [7]

  4. Dania Beach, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Dania Beach is the location of one of the largest jai alai frontons in the United States, The Casino @ Dania Beach (Dania Jai Alai). [7] It was formerly the location for two amusement centers; one named Boomers!

  5. Dolphins weren’t only show in town in 1972. Jai alai, horse ...

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    The Miami Jai Alai Fronton also held concerts, so Joey got to see some of the biggest acts up close. Elton John and the Allman Brothers were among the musicians who played there in 1972.

  6. The fall of the frontons: What happened to jai alai? - AOL

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    There used to be 14 frontons in the United States. Today, only two in the country offer performances year-round -- Dania and Miami.

  7. Goodbye, jai alai? Players and fans hope to save the sport in ...

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    Players and fans of jai alai hope the closing of the last fronton or court in Florida doesn't mean the end of the sport.

  8. Roger Wheeler (businessman) - Wikipedia

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    Roger Milton Wheeler Sr. (February 27, 1926 – May 27, 1981) was an American businessman from Tulsa, Oklahoma, the former chairman of Telex Corporation, and former owner of World Jai Alai. He was murdered by members of organized crime who discovered that Wheeler had uncovered their embezzlement scheme at World Jai Alai.

  9. Jai-alai player "Danny," center, hurls the pelota during a game at Fort Pierce Jai-Alai & Racebook in April 2004.The court on which jai-alai is played is called the cancha and is 178' 8" long, 34 ...

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