10 LIBROS DEL POLACO RELACIONADOS CON «JAI ALAI»
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Calculated Bets: Computers, Gambling, and Mathematical ... - Strona 17
professional jai alai can be watched in Spain at frontons in Pamplona (Huarte), San Sebastian, and Guernica. In France, the premier fronton is in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, a lovely village near the sea. Basque players dominate world jai alai.
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Encyclopedia of Ethnicity and Sports in the United States - Strona 251
The first facility was destroyed by a hurricane, and the existing Miami jai alai fronton, which is owned by World Jai Alai,* was opened in 1926. Pari-mutuel wagering on the games was legalized in the 1930s. Throughout the United States the ...
George B. Kirsch, Othello Harris, Claire Elaine Nolte, 2000
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Pop Culture Latin America!: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle - Strona 95
Jai Alai The sport known in Mexico, Cuba, Florida, and other areas as jai alai is very similar to the game called pelota originally played in the Basque country. In fact the name “jai alai” means “merry festival” in Basque. Similar in principle to ...
Lisa Shaw, Stephanie Dennison, 2005
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Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice - Strona 278
Jai alai is a variety of the traditional Basque folk game pelota, which has turned into a professional betting sport, especially in the Americas. The origins of jai alai are in the Basque zesta punta (Spanish cesta-punta, or “edged basket”), which is ...
John Nauright, Charles Parrish, 2012
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Gambling in America: An Encyclopedia of History, Issues, ... - Strona 201
J. 201 K 207 L 217. Jai Alai Jai alai is a game that is played on the basic principles used for handball and racquetball games. Jai alai contests are used for pari-mutuel betting in Florida,Connecticut,and Rhode Island and for almost a decade in ...
William Norman Thompson, 2001
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Why Do Languages Change? - Strona 56
An English word that does derive from Basque is jai alai, the name of the sport — a member of the squash family — in which each player catches and flings the ball with a long wicker basket strapped to his arm. But there's something strange ...
Larry Trask, Robert Lawrence Trask, Robert McColl Millar, 2010
closed, while the fronton in Bridgeport was converted to a Greyhound race track. A fronton in Newport, Rhode Island has been converted to a general gaming facility. Jai-alai enjoyed a brief and popular stint in Las Vegas, Nevada with the ...
closed, while the fronton in Bridgeport was converted to a Greyhound race track. A fronton in Newport, Rhode Island has been converted to a general gaming facility. Jai-alai enjoyed a brief and popular stint in Las Vegas, Nevada with the ...
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Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present
Jai alai owes its unique development to the Basques, inhabitants of a small territory of southwestern France and northwestern Spain that borders the Bay of Biscay. Jai alai—cesta punta in Spanish—is the most exciting offspring of Basque ...
David Levinson, Karen Christensen, 1999
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Optimal Strategies in Sports Economics and Management - Strona 200
As a typical para mutual gambling game, betting strategies for Jai Alai are studied. This sport originated in Spain Basque area three centuries ago. Similar to the racket ball, this game is played between two opposing teams in an enclosed ...
Sergiy Butenko, Jaime Gil-Lafuente, Panos M. Pardalos, 2010
10 NOTICIAS EN LAS QUE SE INCLUYE EL TÉRMINO «JAI ALAI»
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jai alai en el contexto de las siguientes noticias.
Don King: Jai alai site not for sale if it's for distribution center
WEST PALM BEACH — Flamboyant entrepreneur and boxing promoter Don King appears to have KO'd plans by an investor who was considering developing ... «Palm Beach Post, Oct 15»
Is jai alai coming back to Tampa? Hillsborough commissioner eyes …
TAMPA — When the jai alai fronton on S Dale Mabry Highway closed in 1998, many lamented Tampa losing a piece of its cultural fabric. But few predicted the ... «Tampabay.com, Ago 15»
Court: Miami-Dade's Hialeah Park eligible for jai alai permit
That application was based on a state law that addresses summer jai alai permits for gambling establishments that can show they have collected the smallest ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
Pari-mutuel wagering sites weigh how new rules will affect them
In the end, no one seemed fully satisfied with the proposed changes, which cover thoroughbred, quarter horse, standardbred and greyhound racing, and jai alai. «Ocala, Jul 15»
Jai alai: The sport that almost caught on in the U.S.
Jon Tambourendeguy (right) of France's jai alai team competes during the match against Mexico in 2010. (Photo: Guillaume Bonnaud/AFP/Getty Images). «Mother Nature Network, May 15»
Hold on to your Jai Alai! Cigar City courted by Bud brewers, but …
From the wildly popular Jai Alai IPA to the Maduro Brown Ale, folks have flocked to its tasting/brewing/packaging facility off Spruce Street in Tampa to see how ... «ABC Action News, Feb 15»
Dania Casino & Jai Alai and Magic City Casino strike a deal
Owners of the Dania Casino & Jai Alai announced Friday a $12.5 million deal with West Flagler Associates, which owns the Magic City Casino in Miami and has ... «SaintPetersBlog, Oct 14»
New Dania casino plans to close for a year, but regulators will have …
Six months after opening, Dania Casino & Jai Alai has announced that it will close for a year starting in October, putting an estimated 300 people out of work. «MiamiHerald.com, Ago 14»
Ex-FBI Agent's murder conviction overturned: Florida Court …
... Hill Gang to take over jai alai gambling in Florida and Hartford. A state court jury in Miami, in voting for conviction in November 2008, concluded that Connolly, ... «Hartford Courant, May 14»
Court ruling lets company open new jai alai/poker room in Miami Dade
Because of a loophole in state law, West Flagler is required to obtain the jai alai permit then operate a single jai alai game to be eligible for a poker room. «Tampabay.com, May 14»
