query: what is the ball called in jai alai

pos: Jai alai What the South Miami, North Miami, Orbea & later the Milford amateur courts contributed to what is thought to be the golden age of the amateur jai-alai player & the sport in the United States is impressive. In the late 1980s at least one other amateur court was constructed in Connecticut. At Dania Jai Alai, there is a "Hall of Fame" to document the best front and back court players. Basque Pelota World Championships Jai alai Jai alai (; Basque: ) is a sport involving a ball bounced off a walled space by accelerating it to high speeds with a

pos: Jai alai What the South Miami, North Miami, Orbea & later the Milford amateur courts contributed to what is thought to be the golden age of the amateur jai-alai player & the sport in the United States is impressive. In the late 1980s at least one other amateur court was constructed in Connecticut. At Dania Jai Alai, there is a "Hall of Fame" to document the best front and back court players. Basque Pelota World Championships Jai alai Jai alai (; Basque: ) is a sport involving a ball bounced off a walled space by accelerating it to high speeds with a

pos: Jai alai Jai alai Jai alai (; Basque: ) is a sport involving a ball bounced off a walled space by accelerating it to high speeds with a hand-held device (cesta). It is a variation of Basque pelota. The term, coined by Serafin Baroja in 1875, is also often loosely applied to the fronton (the open-walled playing area) where the sport is played. The game is called "zesta-punta" (basket tip) in Basque. The Basque Government promotes "jai alai" as "the fastest sport in the world" because of the speed of the ball. The sport once held the world record for ball speed

pos: Basque pelota for betting, during the 80's and 90's Jai-Alai was especially popular in Miami and Florida where the frontons had press boxes, restaurants, and going to the Jai-Alai was seen to be a privilege. Men often came in suits and women came in elaborate dresses for the "special event". Nowadays Jai-Alai has dropped in popularity instead of thousands of people who came to watch now there are barely a couple hundred. Pelota is usually played in the Basque regions of south-western France and north-eastern Spain, where it originates. There are also federations of Basque ball in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Costa

pos: Basque pelota the federations, there are professional competitions such as the League of Companies of Basque Pilota. The International Jai-Alai Players Association is a union defending the players of Jai Alai. The International Federation of Basque Pelota has organized the Basque Pelota World Championships since 1952. The current medal table from 1952 to 2014 is as follows: Other modalities Basque pelota Basque pelota ("" in the original Basque language also "" in Spanish, "" in French) is the name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using one's hand, a racket, a wooden bat or a basket, against a

pos: Jai alai Although the sport has been in decline in America for several years, the first public amateur jai alai facility was built in the United States in 2008, in St. Petersburg, Florida, with the assistance of the city of St. Petersburg and private funding from Jeff Conway (Laca). Jai alai is virtually unknown in the western United States but still maintains some popularity in parts of the Northeast. In addition to the amateur court in St. Petersburg, The American Jai-Alai Foundation whose president Victor Valcarce was a pelotari at Dania Jai-Alai (MAGO #86) and was considered the best "pelota de goma"

pos: Basque pelota form of the word "" which may relate to a hard linen or leather ball filled with "" (fur or hair) or to the Latin words for strike or and is related to the English word "pellet". Today, Basque pelota is played in several countries. In Europe, this sport is concentrated in Spain and France, especially in the Basque Country. The sport is also played in Latin American countries such as Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Cuba. Operated as a gaming enterprise called Jai Alai, it is seen in parts of the U.S. such as Florida, Connecticut, Nevada, and Rhode Island.

pos: Basque pelota The ball is made out of a boxwood core from 20 to 36 mm in diameter. The ball is then wrapped in a latex wire (for: Hand Pelota, Grand Chistera, Jai Alai, and open air Pala). It is important to know that the core of the ball is different for individual age groups so that the weight limit is respected. The core can also be made from latex (for: Cesta Punta, Xare, Pala Corta, and Remonte). A wire of pure new wool is then wrapped around the core very carefully so that the ball is round and even throughout. A

pos: Valencian frontó Valencian frontó Frontó () is a modified Valencian pilota version of the original Basque Pelota game. The name "frontó" refers both to the game, ball and the playing area. Unlike some of the more popular Valencian Pilota rules, "frontó" is an indirect game, that is, players do not stand face-to-face but share a common playing area. The first "frontó" in Valencia is dated in the late 1800s, and was called the "Jai Alai" (Basque for "joyful party"). On 12 June 1894 the newspaper "El Mercantil" announced one of the first matches with 4 Basque players. After its foreign origins, Valencian

pos: Jai alai In the 1970s and early 1980s Orbea's Jai-Alai in Hialeah featured four indoor courts. Two of the courts played with hard rubber balls ("pelota de goma") were shorter than a standard court (75' / 90') & used for training players and amateur leagues. There were also two courts played with the regulation pelota (hardball / "pelota dura"), one short in length (115') and one regulation length (150'). Orbea's also sold equipment such as cestas and helmets. Retired players visited and played as well as highly skilled amateurs, pros from Miami Jai-Alai and various other professional frontons operating at the time.

pos: Basque pelota a rebot. The mur a gauche is 36 meters long, 10 meters wide and 10 meters high. The Jai-Alai court has the same layout as the mur a gauche but instead of being 36 meters long it is 54 meters long. The basic principle in hand-pelota is that there are two teams of two players each. The team to serve bounces the ball, then propels it towards the playing area of the narrow, front wall where it has to rebound between the low line demarcating the low off-area and the high line demarcating the high off-area. The ball may either

pos: Guernica travel far and it provided them with a chance to socialise. Jai alai (cesta-punta) is a form of pelota. The Guernica jai alai court is the biggest operational court of its type in the world. It was designed by Secundino Zuano, one of Spain's leading architects of the 20th century and first opened in 1963. It is acknowledged by players of the game to be the world's finest court. Bare-handed pelota games are held at the Santanape court. This is the most popular form of the sport. Guernica Guernica (), official and Basque name Gernika, is a town in the

pos: Basques ball games has its unique offspring among Basque ball games, known generically as pilota (Spanish: "pelota"). Some variants have been exported to the United States and Macau under the name of Jai Alai. There are several sports derived by Basques from everyday chores. Heavy workers were challenged and bets placed upon them. Examples are: The encierro (bull run) in Pamplona's fiestas "Sanfermines" started as a transport of bulls to the ring. These encierros, as well as other bull and bullock related activities are not exclusive to Pamplona but are traditional in many towns and villages of the Basque country. There

pos: Basque pelota close to currently rare specialty of "rebot". The mid-19th century saw the explosion of the "pelota craze". The player "Gantxiki" is considered the original "father" of the chistera, the basket-shaped racquet which can propel the ball at incredible speeds, introduced around 1850. The top champions of the end of the 19th century, such as "Chiquito de Cambo", were immensely popular and the best-paid sportsmen of their time. The first official competitions were organized in the 1920s, and led to the world championship in the 1950s. In 1924 the United States built their first fronton, in Miami. Jai- Alai is used

pos: American handball to handball was played by Northern and Central Americans from 1500 BC, most famously by the Aztecs as the Mesoamerican ballgame. However, no references to a rebound game using a wall survive. It is thought that these ancient games more closely resembled a form of hand tennis. Further examples of similar games include the European-originated games of "Basque pelota" (or "Jai-alai"), "Valencian frontó", "International fronton" and Welsh handball. The first recorded game of striking a ball against a wall using a hand was in Scotland in 1427, when King James I ordered a cellar window in his palace courtyard to

pos: Beti Jai fronton by architect Joaquín Rucoba (1844-1919), author of the Plaza de toros de La Malagueta, the Mercado de Atarazanas and park in Málaga, and the City Hall of Bilbao, among other works. It was the fourth infrastructure of these open features in Madrid at the end of the 19th century, in a time when the sport of Basque pelota reached a remarkable popularity in the Spanish capital. It was preceded, in this order, the frontons Jai Alai (1891), Fiesta Alegre and Euskal Jai. It was opened on April 29 of 1894 (other sources indicate the May 29 of the same year)

pos: Serafin Baroja to rebel against the traditions that defined her gender to become a writer, an ethnologist and a co-founder of the first feminist group in Spain. In 1875, he had coined the term "jai alai" (merry festival) for the game of Basque pelota. He died on 16 July 1912 in Vera de Bidasoa and is buried with his wife Carmen. The "Parque Serafín Baroja" in San Sebastián is named after him. Serafin Baroja Serafín Baroja (22 September 1840 – 16 July 1912) was a Basque writer and mining engineer who wrote popular Basque poetry and lyrics. He was the father of

pos: Plentzia to buy weekend–holiday homes and during the summer months the town's beach and bars and restaurants become much busier thanks to these residents and other visitors from Bilbao. As in most Basque towns, Plentzia has a number of restaurants and bars ranging from small bars offering "pintxos" to restaurants with formal dining. There is also a small Council-run museum telling the town's history and in particular dealing with its history as a merchant marine port. The town also has an indoor municipal Jai Alai Fronton where the traditional Basque sport of pelota is played and competitive matches can often be

pos: Sport in South America Tennis Professionals (ATP) Marcelo Rios, the first Latin American World number 1 in women tennis and the first Latin American to win a Grand Slam Anita Lizana, three-time French Open winner Gustavo Kuerten, US Open winner Gabriela Sabatini, French Open winners Gastón Gaudio and Andrés Gómez, 2009 US Open winner Juan Martín del Potro, and double Olympic Gold medalist Nicolás Massú. Golf is growing in popularity in both Brazil and Argentina but is not widely played elsewhere in South America. Bolivia has the highest tournament class golf course in the world. Jai alai or Basque pelota is played in many

pos: Basque Country (greater region) was the last to win the cup before the banning of rugby league, along with other professional sports, by the German collaborating Vichy regime after the defeat of France in 1940. Pelota (jai alai) is the Basque version of the European game family that includes real tennis and squash. Basque players, playing for either the Spanish or the French teams, dominate international competitions. Mountaineering is popular due to the mountainous terrain of the Basque Country and its proximity to the Pyrenees. Alberto Iñurrategi Iriarte (Aretxabaleta, 1968) is one of the most respected mountaineers in the world. The Basque mountaineer has

pos: Asegarce had exclusive rights on the categories of hand-pelota, "pala" (bat) and jai alai. Asegarce Asegarce is a Basque event production and deportive license company, mainly devoted to Basque pelota. Through the Bainet company, it has also made audiovisual productions. It was established in 1992 by Karlos Arguiñano and Iñaki Aseguinolaza, among others. Its creation was revolutionary for Basque pelota, giving it a professional structure, and starting the TV transmission of the sport, mainly in the Basque Country, La Rioja and Castilla y León. In 1993 it took the lead of Eusko – Basque, that had until then exclusive rights on

pos: Asegarce Asegarce Asegarce is a Basque event production and deportive license company, mainly devoted to Basque pelota. Through the Bainet company, it has also made audiovisual productions. It was established in 1992 by Karlos Arguiñano and Iñaki Aseguinolaza, among others. Its creation was revolutionary for Basque pelota, giving it a professional structure, and starting the TV transmission of the sport, mainly in the Basque Country, La Rioja and Castilla y León. In 1993 it took the lead of Eusko – Basque, that had until then exclusive rights on professional jai alai. So, together with the rights it had achieved before, Asegarce

pos: Vito Cruz LRT station of Saint Benilde, and St. Scholastica's College. The station is also near Manila's main pelota court, where all of the city's jai-alai games were played. Vito Cruz station is notorious for its unusually high number of suicide attempts. As a result, the LRTA has imposed a "speed limit" on trains entering stations to deter the number of successful suicides. Buses serving the Taft Avenue route, taxis, jeepneys and cycle rickshaws stop in and around the station. Some destinations, such as St. Scholastica's College, are within walking distance from the station. There is also a Philippine National Railways station of the

pos: Serge A. Storms thought to have committed suicide when Serge was a child, but during the novel "Cadillac Beach" it's discovered that he is still alive. The elder Storms had a heart attack not long after his grandson's 44th birthday, and died after a short stay in hospital. Storms' father Pablo was a Cuban American jai alai player who was more popular for his unpredictability than his skill at the sport; he died when he hurled a "pelota" that rebounded and struck him forcefully in the head. This occurred when Serge was very young, and left his mother a widowed single mother. She

neg: Jai alai with a 125–140 g ball covered with goatskin that traveled at , performed by José Ramón Areitio at the Newport Rhode Island Jai Alai, until it was broken by Canadian 5-time long drive champion Jason Zuback on a 2007 episode of Sport Science with a golf ball speed of . The court for jai alai consists of walls on the front, back and left, and the floor between them. If the ball (called a "pilota", "ball" in Euskara) touches the floor outside these walls, it is considered out of bounds. Similarly, there is also a border on the lower of

neg: Jai alai is no wall on the right side, all jai alai players must play right-handed (wear the cesta on their right hand), as the spin of a left-handed hurl would send the ball toward the open right side. The sport can be dangerous, as the ball travels at high velocities. It has led to injuries that caused players to retire and fatalities have been recorded in some cases. Jai alai is a popular sport within the Latin American countries and the Philippines from its Hispanic influence. It was one of the two gambling sports from Europe, the other being horse racing,

neg: Jai alai (rubber ball) player in the world, sponsors (in North Miami Beach, Florida) the only indoor air conditioned cancha, (once owned by World Jai-Alai as a school that, in 1972, produced the greatest American pelotari, Joey Cornblit #37) that is still open with free lessons from some of the sport's best. During the late 1960s, in addition to North Miami Amateur, there was at least one other amateur court. From International Amateur Jai-Alai in South Miami professional players emerged including "RANDY" #44 at World Jai-Alai, regarded as the first American pelotari who turned pro in 1968 and enjoyed a lengthy career.

neg: Jai alai behind the serving line, then with the cesta "basket" hurl it towards the front wall so it bounces from there to between lines 4 and 7 on the floor. The ball is then in play. The ball used in jai alai consists of metal strands tightly wound together and then wrapped in goat skin. Teams alternate catching the ball in their cesta and throwing it "in one fluid motion" without holding or juggling it. The ball must be caught either on the fly or after bouncing once on the floor. A team scores a point if an opposing player: The

neg: Jai alai World's Fair. The first fronton in Florida opened at the site of Hialeah Race Course near Miami (1924). The fronton was relocated to its present site in Miami near Miami International Airport. Year-round jai alai operations include Miami Jai-Alai Fronton (the biggest in the world with a record audience of 15,502 people on 27 December 1975) and Dania Jai Alai. Seasonal facilities are Fort Pierce Jai Alai, Ocala Jai Alai and Hamilton Jai Alai. The Tampa Jai Alai operated for many years before closing in the late 1990s. Inactive jai alai permits are located in Tampa, Daytona Beach, West Palm

neg: Trac Ball traditional Trac Ball. </div> Trac Ball "Not to be confused with the computer-input device called a trackball." Trac Ball (or Trac-Ball, or Tracball) is typically a game of catch played by two or more people wherein both participants wield an oversized glove/racquet/basket, passing a ball back and forth. The racquet is similar in appearance and function to a "jai alai" basket. Trac Ball is also utilized in a game called whirlyball. Whirlyball is a game played on bumper cars where two teams using track balls attempt to score goals against one another by throwing the Trac Ball into the opposing

neg: Trac Ball Trac Ball "Not to be confused with the computer-input device called a trackball." Trac Ball (or Trac-Ball, or Tracball) is typically a game of catch played by two or more people wherein both participants wield an oversized glove/racquet/basket, passing a ball back and forth. The racquet is similar in appearance and function to a "jai alai" basket. Trac Ball is also utilized in a game called whirlyball. Whirlyball is a game played on bumper cars where two teams using track balls attempt to score goals against one another by throwing the Trac Ball into the opposing team's elevated net. A

neg: Jai alai in the semi-colonial Chinese cities of Shanghai and Tianjin, and was shut down after the communist victory there. The jai alai arena in Tianjin's former Italian Concession was then confiscated and turned into a recreation center for the city's working class. Jai alai was played in Manila at the Manila Jai Alai Building, one of the most significant Art Deco buildings in Asia, which was torn down in 2000 by the Manila city government. In 1986, jai alai was banned in the Philippines because of problems with game fixing. However, jai alai returned to the Philippines in March 2010. In

neg: Basque pelota Punta when it is played on a Jai-Alai. Chistera de Remonte: It is only used in Spain for Remonte (played on a Jai-Alai court), it is a shallow glove like the Chistera Joko Garbi but longer. The Palas and Paletas are wooden made rackets that are used to strike or hit the ball. The difference between them is their weight, length, and width. Paleta Gomme Creuse-Paleta Goma: The larger of the two Paleta Gomme, it can weigh from 400 to 500 grams. It is used in the trinquet and on the mur a gauche. Paleta Gomme Pleine-Pala Ancha : This

neg: Jai alai Losers go to the end of the line to await another turn on the court. The first team to score 7 points (or 9 in Superfecta games) wins. The next highest scores are awarded "place" (second) and "show" (third) positions, respectively. Playoffs decide tied scores. A jai alai game is played in round robin format, usually between eight teams of two players each or eight single players. The first team to score 7 or 9 points wins the game. Two of the eight teams are in the court for each point. The server on one team must bounce the ball

neg: Manila Jai Alai Building to preserve historic buildings, which has had mixed results. The vacant lot behind the building became the site of the Torre de Manila, which is scheduled to be completed in 2019, and is controversial because it is in the sightline of the Rizal Monument. Manila Jai Alai Building The Manila Jai Alai Building was a building designed by American architects Welton Becket and Walter Wurdeman that functioned as a building for which jai alai games were held. It was built in the Streamline Moderne style in 1940 and survived the Battle of Manila. It was considered as the finest Art

neg: Jai alai 2011, jai-alai was briefly shut down in the province of Pangasinan because of its connection to illegal jueteng gambling but was reopened after a court order. In the United States, jai alai enjoyed some popularity as a gambling alternative to horse racing, greyhound racing, and harness racing, and remains popular in Florida, where the game is used as a basis for Parimutuel betting at six frontons throughout the state: Dania Beach, Fort Pierce, Jasper, Casselberry, Miami, and Reddick. The first jai alai fronton in the United States was located in St. Louis, Missouri, operating around the time of the 1904

neg: Gambling in Metro Manila new series of regulations were passed which permitted it to be held on Sundays and holidays, including town fiestas. The sport remains popular today and is regulated by the Philippine Gamefowl Commission created in 1981 under the Games and Amusement Board. The Games and Amusement Board also regulates jai alai and horseracing operations as well as off-track bookmaking stations in the country. Jai alai was first introduced in the Philippines in 1899 with some of the earlier games played in the Casino Español de Manila. In 1939, the games shifted to the Manila Jai Alai Building. Jai alai was temporarily

neg: Basque pelota mainly played by men. This is played with somewhat shorter but thicker and much narrower bat ("pala ancha"). The ball is leather or rubber. It is reserved, in principle, for men. Is played with a longer bat ("pala larga"), again thick and not much wide. Leather or rubber ball in the long court. In principle, this game is reserved for men. This is the version known outside Europe as jai alai. It is called "zesta punta" in Basque and "cesta-punta" in Spanish (literally: 'edged basket'). It uses a special glove that extends into a long pointed curved basket (hence the

neg: Jai alai Beach, and Quincy. One Florida fronton, in Melbourne, was converted from jai alai to greyhound racing. By contrast, jai alai's popularity in the northeastern and western United States waned as other gambling options became available. In Connecticut, frontons in Hartford and Milford permanently closed, while the fronton in Bridgeport was converted to a greyhound race track. In 2003, the fronton at Newport Jai Alai in Newport, Rhode Island was converted into Newport Grand, a slot machine and video lottery terminal parlor, which closed permanently in August 2018. Jai alai enjoyed a brief and popular stint in Las Vegas with the

neg: Manila Jai Alai Building Manila Jai Alai Building The Manila Jai Alai Building was a building designed by American architects Welton Becket and Walter Wurdeman that functioned as a building for which jai alai games were held. It was built in the Streamline Moderne style in 1940 and survived the Battle of Manila. It was considered as the finest Art Deco building in Asia, until its demolition. It was demolished in 2000 upon the orders of the Mayor of Manila Lito Atienza amidst protests, to make way for the Manila Hall of Justice, which was never built. The building was located adjacent to the

neg: Pasto, Colombia of Ecuador, a traditional sport, very old and unparalleled in other regions of Colombia called Chaza is practiced. Chaza is a ball game, similar to tennis or jai alai, characterized by the use of a heavy wood and leather shoe called drums and played in teams on a rectangular earthen court. Pasto, Colombia Pasto, officially San Juan de Pasto (; "Saint John of Pasto"), is the capital of the department of Nariño, in southern Colombia. The city has approximately 500,000 inhabitants and is located in the Atriz Valley on the Andes cordillera, at the foot of the Galeras volcano, at

neg: Golf ball the computer. The use of this technology was first commercialized by World Golf Systems Group to create TopGolf, a brand and chain of computerized ranges now owned by International Management Company. Canadian long drive champion Jason Zuback broke the world ball speed record on an episode of Sport Science with a golf ball speed of . The previous record of was held by José Ramón Areitio, a Jai Alai player. Golf ball A golf ball is a special ball designed to be used in the game of golf. Under the rules of golf, a golf ball has a mass no

neg: The Amazing Race Canada 6 field to create four rows. Teams had to properly cut and then plant potatoes, each containing an eye and spaced a hoe's width (4 to 5 inches, or 10 to 13 cm) apart, in their rows to receive their next clue. Airdate: August 28, 2018 In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to serve a ball in jai alai. Using a wicker scoop called a "cesta", they had to hurl a ball so that it hit the back wall and landed between the third and fifth lines to receive their next clue. Team members would only have three throws

neg: Gambling in Connecticut 1992, opened its casino in 1996. Parimutuel wagering on horse racing, greyhound racing, and jai alai is offered at sixteen off-track betting (OTB) parlors around the state operated by Sportech, and also at the two tribal casinos. The Sportech operation had a total annual handle of $168 million as of 2015, with $125 million paid out for winning bets. Two greyhound tracks and three jai alai frontons have previously operated in Connecticut. Horse racing and off-track betting were legalized in 1971. Jai alai and dog racing were added the following year. A horse track named Connecticut Park was proposed to

neg: Roger Wheeler (businessman) Rico, the former head of security for World Jai Alai and an associate of Bulger's, was also indicted for Wheeler's murder. He pleaded not guilty and died of natural causes while in custody awaiting his trial. Roger Wheeler (businessman) Roger Wheeler (February 27, 1926 — May 27, 1981) was an American businessman, the former chairman of Telex Corp. and former owner of World Jai Alai. In 1981, he was murdered at age 55 in his car. He was purportedly murdered for uncovering an embezzlement scheme that was going on at his business, World Jai Alai. After retiring from the FBI,

neg: Roger Wheeler (businessman) Roger Wheeler (businessman) Roger Wheeler (February 27, 1926 — May 27, 1981) was an American businessman, the former chairman of Telex Corp. and former owner of World Jai Alai. In 1981, he was murdered at age 55 in his car. He was purportedly murdered for uncovering an embezzlement scheme that was going on at his business, World Jai Alai. After retiring from the FBI, H. Paul Rico took a job as head of security for World Jai Alai. He saw the perfect opportunity to set up his former confidential informants Whitey Bulger and Steve Flemmi in a skimming operation there.

neg: Manila Jai Alai Building murders have been said to have occurred there, as disputes on gambling on the results of jai alai games were prevalent. In 1986, the game per se was banned in the country due to allegations of game fixing. When Lito Atienza was elected Mayor of Manila in 1998, he immediately undertook several urban renewal projects in the city. One of the targets was the demolition of the now decrepit Jai-Alai Buildling. The vicinity had been taker over by vagrants, and the games transferred to Harrison Plaza in Malate, Manila. An effort by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts

neg: Jai alai opening of a fronton at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino; however, by the early 1980s the fronton was losing money and was closed by MGM Grand owner Kirk Kerkorian. The MGM Grand in Reno also showcased jai alai for a very short period (1978–1980). In an effort to prevent the closure of frontons in Florida, the Florida State Legislature passed HB 1059, a bill that changed the rules regarding the operation and wagering of poker in a Pari-Mutuel facility such as a jai alai fronton and a greyhound and horseracing track. The bill became law on August 6, 2003.

neg: Jai alai the front wall that is also out of bounds. The ceiling on the court is usually very high, so the ball has a more predictable path. The court is divided by 14 parallel lines going horizontally across the court, with line 1 closest to the front wall and line 14 the back wall. In doubles, each team consists of a frontcourt player and a backcourt player. The game begins when the frontcourt player of the first team serves the ball to the second team. The winner of each point stays on the court to meet the next team in rotation.

neg: Jai alai team scoring a point remains in the court and the opposing team rotates off the court to the end of the list of opponents. Points usually double after the first round of play, once each team has played at least one point. The players frequently attempt a "chula" shot, where the ball is played off the front wall very high, then reaches the bottom of the back wall by the end of its arc. The bounce off the bottom of the back wall can be very low, and the ball is very difficult to return in this situation. Since there

neg: Whirlyball Whirlyball Whirlyball is a team sport invented by Stan Mangum that combines elements of basketball and jai alai, or rather a combination of lacrosse and bumper cars, with the players riding Whirlybugs, small electric vehicles similar to bumper cars. Because play requires a special court, it is played in only a handful of locations in the United States and Canada. A Whirlyball team consists of five players. Each player rides a Whirlybug and carries a scoop, with which he or she can pass the ball, usually a Wiffle ball, to teammates and shoot at the goal, a circular target above

neg: Tanard Davis Tanard Davis Tanard Davis (born January 27, 1983) is a former American football cornerback. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at the University of Miami. Davis earned a Super Bowl ring as a member of the Colts' practice squad during Super Bowl XLI. He has also been a member of the Carolina Panthers, Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Rams, New Orleans Saints and Tennessee Titans. He is now a pro Jai Alai player, currently placing first in the most wins at the Magic City Jai Alai fronton. This is

neg: Tanard Davis his rookie season and is part of a class of 18 rookie Jai Alai players at Magic City Casino. He is considered a top prospect in the sport of Jai Alai. Tanard Davis Tanard Davis (born January 27, 1983) is a former American football cornerback. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at the University of Miami. Davis earned a Super Bowl ring as a member of the Colts' practice squad during Super Bowl XLI. He has also been a member of the Carolina Panthers, Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis

neg: Chris Doering Davis, plays jai alai matches at Ocala Poker and Jai Alai, without an audience or wagering, in order to satisfy Florida licensing requirements for the facility's card room. Doering also is a co host for the SEC Network Chris Doering Christopher Paul Doering (born May 19, 1973) is an American former college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1990s and 2000s. Doering played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Indianapolis Colts, the Denver Broncos, the Washington Redskins, and

neg: Discs of Tron points on June 28, 1986 during the 1986 Video Game Masters Tournament. Discs of Tron Discs of Tron, is the second arcade game based on the Disney film "Tron" (1982). While the first "Tron" arcade game had several mini-games based on scenes in the movie (Gridbugs, Light Cycles, entering the MCP Cone, and Battle Tanks), "Discs of Tron" is a single game inspired by Tron's disc-battle sequences and set in an arena similar to the one in the Jai Alai–style sequence. The gameplay of "Discs of Tron" is based on several scenes in the "Tron" film, combining the Jai Alai-like

neg: Discs of Tron Discs of Tron Discs of Tron, is the second arcade game based on the Disney film "Tron" (1982). While the first "Tron" arcade game had several mini-games based on scenes in the movie (Gridbugs, Light Cycles, entering the MCP Cone, and Battle Tanks), "Discs of Tron" is a single game inspired by Tron's disc-battle sequences and set in an arena similar to the one in the Jai Alai–style sequence. The gameplay of "Discs of Tron" is based on several scenes in the "Tron" film, combining the Jai Alai-like combat between Flynn and Crom with the disc combat between Tron and

neg: Gambling in the Philippines had given Estrada around ₱400 million from jueteng collections nationwide. This triggered the second EDSA revolution from January 17 to 20, 2001 and the eventual resignation of Joseph Estrada on the last day of the revolution. An illegal numbers game where the winning combination is derived from the results of the last game of Jai Alai or the Special Llave portion or any result thereof based on any fictitious Jai Alai game consisting of 10 players pitted against one another, and its variants. An illegal numbers game where the winning combination is derived from the last two numbers of the

neg: Benito Juárez, Mexico City Trade Center tower was inaugurated in 1994. Today the complex extends over covers an area of 81,000m2. Next door to each other are the Estadio Azul (lit. Blue Stadium) and the Plaza México bullring, also on the west side of the borough. The two were constructed as part of a large project called the Ciudad de los Deportes (Sports City). This project was conceived in the late 1930s to cover what was formerly the San José Hacienda. The complex was to include swimming pools, a baseball field, an indoor jai alai court along with several outdoor ones, boxing and lucha

neg: Gambling in Connecticut be built in Wolcott, but was canceled in the late 1970s after failing to gain state approvals. The state's OTB operation opened for business in 1976. Jai alai frontons opened in Hartford and Bridgeport in 1976, and in Milford in 1977. The Bridgeport and Hartford frontons closed in 1995, and the Milford fronton followed in 2001. Plainfield Greyhound Park operated from 1976 to 2005 in Plainfield; Shoreline Star Greyhound Park opened at the former jai alai fronton in Bridgeport in 1996, and closed in 2005. Eligible non-profit organizations are permitted to conduct several games of chance for fundraising purposes, including

neg: Gambling in Metro Manila forms of gambling included jueteng, masiao and "last two". Among the few lawful gambling activities in those days were church-organised bingo sessions and jai alai wagering at the Manila Jai Alai Building. In 1977, PAGCOR opened its first casino, The Manila Bay Casino, a floating casino which operated in all three decks of luxury liner "MS Philippine Tourist" off Manila Bay in partnership with the Philippine Casino Operators Corporation (PCOC) and Manila Bay Enterprises, Inc. (MBEI) which was majority owned by the "Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau" of casino magnate, Stanley Ho. When a fire gutted the ship

neg: Manila Jai Alai Building (NCCA), the National Historical Institute (NHI), the Heritage Conservation Society and other heritage conservationists opposed the demolition. Atienza, a frequent bettor on jai alai in his youth, would replace the building with a new building for the city's courts. The conservationists attempted to at least save the building's facade, but were rejected since aside from being inconsistent with the intended function as a court and the building's association with gambling, the facade would be incompatible with the new building's neoclassical style. The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) was given the lot where the building once stood in 2005. The new

neg: The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone be viewed by Spanish audiences, or people familiar with the issues. The movie also utilizes footage from the Basque portions of the 1955 travelogue "Around The World With Orson Welles", and continually intercuts between interviews and jai alai players. One of the main controversies of the documentary is that the two principal protagonists in the controversy, the then incumbent Partido Popular and ETA refused to take part in the interviews. The former went so far as to request the organisers of the Donostia-San Sebastian International Film Festival to reconsider the film's suitability. This, in turn, has led some to call

neg: Discs of Tron consist of an orb and two orbiting disks), which cannot be deflected. In later levels, platforms begin to move up and down vertically, requiring the player to aim up and down as well. Tron and Sark can bounce discs off the ceiling (similar to the energy ball in the Jai Alai sequence) with the goal of hitting one of his opponent's platforms - if successful, the platform flashes briefly and then disappears, reducing the character's movement or possibly causing him to fall and derez. The platform reappears after about ten seconds. For some levels, a continuously scrolling wall of blocks

neg: Jai (actor) work as a composer someday". Jai made his film debut at age 16 as Vijay's younger brother in the 2002 film "Bhagavathi", with director A. Venkatesh choosing Jai as a result of his striking similarity in appearance to Vijay. Jai was then set to make his debut in a lead role in a remake of the Telugu film "6 Teens", but the film never took off, as well as Nambiraj's "Touch" did not. Several other offers came his way including roles in "Alai" (2003) and "Devathayai Kanden" (2005), but Jai was insistent that he earn his place in the film,

neg: Basque pelota name), circa 60 cm long in straight line and 110 cm by curved line. The basket ("xistera" in Basque and "chistera" in French) was introduced by Gantchiqui Dithurbide from Saint-Pée, France in 1860, and its long version by Melchior Curuchage, from Buenos Aires in 1888. The players use it to catch the rubber ball and propel it back against the main court. The Basque Government claims it as "the fastest game on Earth", the record being 302 km/h or 187.65 mi/h (José Ramón Areitio at the Newport Jai Alai, Rhode Island, USA on 3 August 1979). This version of the

neg: Pelota Mano Court, Trebonne during village festivals is now played competitively at international competitions. The supreme version of the game is today "cesta-punta" and is played with a long, scooped wicker basket, a "chistera", on a fronton called a "jai-alai". Besides the chistera, the game can be played with an assortment of equipment, for example, the bare hand, a wooden bat or a wooden-framed strung racket called a "xare". There are also different types of balls, for example, one is covered in leather and weighs , another is covered in parchment and weighs , while yet another is rubber and weighs . Originally played

neg: Barrio de San Lázaro, Havana the trenches of the Castillo de la Fuerza. In 1914, President Mario García Menocal converted La Casa de Beneficencia into a state institution and provided it with, without forgoing donations and popular collections, a budget for maintenance. In the 19th century in what is now Maceo Park the Bateria de la Reina was installed. Along Calle Belascoaín, in front of the side of the building, was the bullring of Havana and in the back, between Calles Virtudes and Calles Concordia, the jai alai fronton. In the late 1950s, the Batista government bought the building and demolished it with the intention

neg: Daily double Trouble's just a bubble when you win the Daily Double Everybody clap your hands and shout "Hey Hey" Here's how you learn what the thrills about Pick two horses then you'll soon find out Playday can be payday when you win the Daily Double Daily double A daily double is a pari-mutuel wager offered by horse and dog racing tracks (and at jai alai frontons.) Bettors wager on the winners of two races, pre-designated by the track for a particular race day. The Daily Racing Form's glossary defines a Daily Double as two consecutive races.. Because of the increased difficulty

neg: Lito Atienza build a new campus for the Universidad de Manila, (formerly called City College of Manila) on the historical Mehan Gardens. Environmentalists and historians were opposed to the project stating that Mehan Gardens should remain as an open space, one of the few remaining open spaces in the City of Manila and for historical reasons, with the gardens an untapped archaeological resource that dates back to the time of the Spanish colonial era. Historians also questioned Atienza’s respect for historical architecture when the mayor ordered the demolition of the Manila Jai Alai Building along Taft Avenue to give way to the

neg: WING of the fictitious Babs Knieiven's Bar and Grill of New Carlisle, Hiney Wine and a comedic spoof on current events called "The King and Dorsey Report" kept its fans laughing and listening, even with the 1980s onslaught of FM competitors WTUE and WDJX in nearby Xenia (now WZDA licensed to Beavercreek). It was also during this time when Great Trails decided to acquire an FM sister station for the now declining WING..in so doing purchased the original WCTM-FM in nearby Eaton from Stanley Coning renaming it WJAI with the branding "WJ-93" (inspired by the Florida sport known as Jai-Alai) at

neg: Beti Jai fronton and it was in operation until the year 1919. With the Civil War during Siege of Madrid its facilities were converted into police station, and during the early years of the Francoist dictatorship, served as a test site for musical bands linked to the Spanish Falange. In the middle of 20th century, was sold the auto company Citroën, who used it as a repair shop. In 1997 was bought for 2.3 million euros by the Basque company Jai Alai Fronton, initially intended its recovery for sport use. Subsequently, the property was taken over by the company Aguirene. The January 27

neg: Lito Atienza second son, the Presidential Adviser on Youth Affairs and Manila's Chair of the Inner-City Development Committee, Arnold Atienza or more popularly called Ali would run for Mayor of the city on May 14, 2007. Ali lost the mayoralty race to Sen. Alfredo Lim. Lito Atienza had been severely criticized by cultural activists for his heavy-handed decision to demolish the famed Jai-Alai Building along Taft Avenue, which was designed by the Hollywood architect, Welton Beckett. One of the finest edifices of art deco "streamline-moderne" in the world was destroyed unheeded by the mayor. Barely days after Atienza stepped down from office,

neg: Coleco Telstar Marksman included a simple aiming sight. In addition to the light gun, the system featured two paddle controllers built directly into the console. Its reported features included "on-screen digital scoring" and three different difficulty settings (beginner, intermediate, pro). It required two nine-volt batteries or Coleco's Perma Power AC adaptor to power the system. There was also a Sears Tele-Games branded model called the Gunslinger II, which has a beige plastic shell instead of black, and an extra decal on the stock of the gun. The console came bundled with six color games: Tennis, Hockey, Handball, Jai-Alai, Skeet and Target. The first

neg: Manila Jai Alai Building building for city's courts, on the other hand, will be built on the site of the old GSIS building near Manila City Hall along Arroceros street, beside SM City Manila. On August 22, 2012, there was a so-called "ground-breaking" for a new House of Justice hall on the lot with the GSIS old building, the eighth such ceremony. The "ground-breaking" was symbolic and did not signal the start of construction as bidding for the engineering, design and construction had not taken place yet. The demolition led to the passage of the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009 and other efforts

neg: Don Draper him upset about being told to drop the smaller local Mohawk Airlines as a client in hopes of picking up American Airlines. In Season 3, he is hesitant to sign a wealthy client eager to pour his fortune into promoting jai alai, a sport the client thinks will replace baseball as "America's game", which Draper thinks is a doomed enterprise. He is also the only partner to protest a scheme hatched by Pete Campbell and a potential client that involves Joan's sleeping with a Jaguar Cars executive in order to secure the account. However, despite Draper's astute nature, it is

neg: Xochimilco auditorium, an open-air theatre and a cafeteria. It is in Colonia Quirino Mendoza. Michmani is an ecotourism program sponsored by the borough, which is situated on fifty hectares of chinampas. The site offers kayaking, recreational fishing, a temazcal, cabin rentals and environmental education. The crater of the Teoca volcano has a sports facility with jai alai, gymnasiums and a soccer field. The Virgilio Uribe rowing tracks was built for the 1968 Olympics in one of the canals. It measures two km long and wide. It is still used for canoeing, kayaking and rowing. The borough contains 116 preschools, 128 primary

neg: Parimutuel betting Parimutuel betting Parimutuel betting (from the or mutual betting) is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the "house-take" or "vigorish" are deducted, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winning bets. In some countries it is known as the Tote after the totalisator, which calculates and displays bets already made. The parimutuel system is used in gambling on horse racing, greyhound racing, jai alai, and all sporting events of relatively short duration in which participants finish in a ranked order. A modified parimutuel

neg: New Yaohan New Yaohan New Yaohan () is a department store in Macau, China. It was established on September 18, 1997, from the Macau branch of Yaohan, which was the first department store on the island. New Yaohan is a fully owned subsidiary company of Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau (STDM). The store is located on Avenida Dr. Mário Soares, Praia Grande, with one outlet store in Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal. The Japanese retail group Yaohan established a branch store in Macau which was located on Avenida da Amizade, next to Jai Alai Casino () in 1992; at the time

neg: Torre de Manila building is planned to have 46 floors above ground level, 41 of which is allotted for residential use, four for podium parking space, and the ground floor for amenities. The building will also have three basement levels. According to its developers, the building has a contemporary and art deco inspired design. In June 2012, DMCI managed to secure a zoning permit that allows the company to build the Torre de Manila in a lot along Taft Avenue. The planned location of the building is behind the lot previously occupied by the Manila Jai Alai Building. The following month, the Manila

neg: Paul Pilot Jai Alai" (2016). Paul Pilot Paul Pilot (born Paul Wilkinson) is a founding member of the band The Amazing Pilots, along with his brother Phil Wilkinson. He is currently a member of Guidebooks, an experimental sample and song-based band, and a record producer. Pilot lives in Berlin. Pilot is known for using unusual sounds and instruments alongside more traditional band arrangements. This has been variously with found sound samples or instruments such as bowed saw or bass clarinet. He was quoted as "it's all about finding the unique creative voice of a songwriter, or a story and then finding the

neg: Tijuana a library card is needed to use the computers. To get a library card one must have a government issued id card plus one has to provide two special size photographs. This of course leaves much of the huge immigrant population of Tijuana out of luck, as many of them don't have identification cards. El Foro was an attraction for being a jai alai venue, but now is commonly used as a concert venue. Tijuana's nightlife scene is one of the city's strongest attractions. The area surrounding "La Sexta", the intersection at Calle Sexta and Av. Revolución, is now a

neg: Mohegan Sun ballroom and of retail shopping. It is also where the studio of WMOS is located. The casino contains slot machines, gaming tables including poker, blackjack, craps, roulette, Caribbean stud poker, keno and baccarat. The race book offers live horse or greyhound racing from around the U.S. as well as from Australia and England. It also offers wagering on jai-alai from Florida. The economic recession that began in 2007 took a heavy toll of receipts, and by 2012 both the Mohegan Sun and nearby competitor Foxwoods Resort Casino were deeply in debt. The development of the Mohegan Sun began in 1992

neg: Sport in Miami Sport in Miami The city of Miami and the Miami metropolitan area are home to four major league sports teams — the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League, the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association, the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball, and the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. As well as having four major professional teams, Miami is also the future home to the Inter Miami CF of the Major League Soccer led by David Beckham. Miami is also home to the Sony Ericsson Open for professional tennis, numerous greyhound racing tracks, marinas, jai alai

neg: Basque pelota means "pure game", in opposition to the abuse of atxiki, typical of the late 19th century style of playing, dubbed "joko zikin" ("dirty game"). This game is for men only. Similar to joko-garbi, but the xistera is flatter and doesn't allow the atchiki foul. It can be played by individuals or teams of two players. This game is still performed by professionals in several Jai-Alai frontons in northern Spain. Uses a simple soft racket ("sare" or "xare" meaning "net" in Basque). It is played only in the trinquet court. This specialty is known for the quick, precise and sharp movements

neg: Dania Beach, Florida Sentinel" and "El Nuevo Herald". Dania Beach is served by the Fort Lauderdale Airport station on the Tri-Rail. It is also served by several Broward County Transit buses. Dania Beach, Florida Dania Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 29,639. It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census. Dania Beach is the location of one of the largest jai alai frontons in the United States, The Casino at Dania Beach. It was formerly the location for two

neg: Markina-Xemein great Basket or Jai Alai pelotaris learnt to play. Markina-Xemein's patron saint festival, consecrated to the Virgen del Carmen, takes place in the middle of July. Besides, the municipality hosts many fairs and markets all through the year. Among them, we'd like to mention October's main fair, showing typical products of the area. Markina-Xemein is located in the north east of Biscay, and it is next to the border with Gipuzkoa. Although the village centre is plain, it is surrounded by hills and mountains, most of them 400 to 700 metres high.Oiz, located to the southwest, is 1,026 metres high.

neg: De-Affaire • The Bees • The Biarritz Boys • The Cosmic Brothers • The Drones • The Girls • The Jai-Alai Savant • The Kevin Costners • The Kleber Claux Memorial Singers • The May Bees • The Presets • The Rapture • The Robocop Kraus • The Soul Snatchers • The Tellers • The Upsessions • To My Boy (GB) • Two Gallants • Victimizer • Willie Duursma • Z'EV • Zita Swoon El Pino & the Volunteers • the Chap • Cafebar 401 • DansGarantie • Mistura Fina • Coolhaven • Nighthawks at the Diner ft Maud • Headman

neg: Florida State Road 713 Florida State Road 713 State Road 713 (SR 713) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Florida locally known as Kings Highway and Turnpike Feeder Road. The -long, two-lane north–south road is a popular truck route connecting SR 70 in Fort Pierce to the south and U.S. Route 1 (SR 5) between Viking and Florida Ridge to the north. While urbanization is encroaching upon SR 713 north of SR 68, most of SR 713 passes through woodland interspersed with orange groves. Near the southern terminus is Fort Pierce Jai-Alai. SR 713 begins as Kings Highway at the intersection

neg: Lenny and Carl Smithers later describes to Homer Simpson as a "reign of terror". Homer considers Lenny to be the second richest man he knows. However, Lenny is once shown living in a dilapidated house, and asks Marge not to tell anyone how he lives. In one episode, he also works at a call center for the power company in Springfield. In another episode, he is shown living in a fancy, well-furnished modern apartment that happens to share a wall with a Jai-alai court. In a "future episode", it's shown Lenny is once again in charge of the power plant. On one occasion,

neg: Thunder in the Sun Thunder in the Sun Thunder in the Sun is a 1959 western film directed by Russell Rouse and starring Susan Hayward and Jeff Chandler. The film shows a family of French Basque immigrants pioneering into the Wild West while carrying their ancestral vines. Hard drinking trail driver Lon Bennett is hired to lead them and he falls for the spirited Gabrielle Dauphin. The film is infamous among Basques for its misunderstandings of Basque customs, such as the use of the "xistera" (a device of the jai alai sport) as a weapon or shouting "irrintzi" ululations as meaningful communication. Other commentators,

neg: Skimming (casinos) casinos were being routed to various organized crime syndicates across the nation. No one could be prosecuted as the FBI obtained its information by illegally bugging casino money rooms. The money rooms are where the cash from the betting floor is counted and recorded on the casino's books. Skimming by diverting pre-tax profits is just one of many possible methods. In casinos the patron is betting against the house, so the house has an incentive to fix the games (cards, roulette, slots, etc.). In pari-mutuels (horse and dog track, jai alai) the house instead gets a fixed percentage of the

neg: Dania Beach, Florida Dania Beach, Florida Dania Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 29,639. It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census. Dania Beach is the location of one of the largest jai alai frontons in the United States, The Casino at Dania Beach. It was formerly the location for two amusement centers; one named Boomers! (formerly Grand Prix Race-O-Rama), which housed the Dania Beach Hurricane roller coaster, and the other being Pirates World amusement park, which was featured

neg: Jorge Rivero film "Counterforce" in 1988. In 1996, Rivero acted in the film "Werewolf" alongside Richard Lynch and Joe Estevez. Jorge Rivero Jorge Rivero (born Jorge Pous Rosas June 15, 1938) is a Mexican actor, with a career spanning two continents (America and Europe), primarily in Spanish language media. He has been also credited as George Rivers and George Rivero. Rivero was raised in Mexico City and proved to be an excellent athlete, excelling in track, jai alai and Water polo. At an early age, he became a bodybuilder and has used weightlifting to maintain his physique throughout his life. Graduating from

neg: Sports in the Philippines Sports in the Philippines Sports in the Philippines is an important part of the country's culture. There are seven major sports in the Philippines: basketball, badminton, tennis and baseball , football, billiards, tennis and volleyball. Despite being a tropical nation, ice skating has recently become a popular sport in the Philippines. Sports such as athletics, weightlifting, aerobics, and martial arts are also popular recreations. Among other sports are baseball, bowling, swimming, taekwondo, wrestling, underwater diving, American football, kayaking, sailing, windsurfing, cockfighting, horse racing, cricket, rugby football, motor racing, sepak takraw, and jai alai are also appreciated. With the sport of

neg: Miami tracks, marinas, jai alai venues, and golf courses. The city streets has hosted professional auto races, the Miami Indy Challenge and later the Grand Prix Americas. The Homestead-Miami Speedway oval hosts NASCAR national races. The Heat and the Marlins play within Miami's city limits. The Heat play at the American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami. The Miami Marlins home ballpark is Marlins Park, located in Little Havana on the site of the old Orange Bowl stadium. The Miami Dolphins play at Hard Rock Stadium in suburban Miami Gardens. The Florida Panthers play in nearby Sunrise at the BB&T Center. Miami

neg: Colonia Tabacalera city's only jai alai courts. Due to economic pressures, the building tried to diversify to include artistic and cultural events in 1992 but by the end of the decade it had closed. Near the Museum is a hotel zone with a plaza in the center. This zone catered to foreign and business travelers for over thirty years in the mid 20th century as it was near the train station and various busses. Today, the area has deteriorated and most of these same hotels now exist as “hoteles de paso” for short stays, often with prostitutes. The plaza in the center

neg: Bally's Las Vegas new standard of size and luxury in Las Vegas, and is considered to have made the biggest impact on Las Vegas until the construction of Steve Wynn's Mirage Hotel in the late 1980s. The hotel had a movie theme to reflect Kirk Kerkorian's interest in movies from his ownership of MGM and the hotel's use of MGM in its name. The hotel was designed by architect Martin Stern, Jr. It featured many amenities, including numerous entertainment options. It offered live jai alai for betting and a large shopping arcade with numerous shops and restaurants. It was also one of the

neg: Basque Country (greater region) its armed struggle, after six decades of political conflict. The Basque Country has also contributed many sportsmen, primarily in football, rugby union, cycling, jai-alai and surfing. The main sport in the Basque Country, as in the rest of Spain and much of France, is football. The top teams – Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad, Osasuna, Eibar, Alavés, Real Unión and Barakaldo – play in the Spanish football league system. Athletic Bilbao has a policy of hiring only Basque players, which has been applied with variable flexibility. Local rivals Real Sociedad used to practice the same policy, until they signed Irish striker

neg: Jorge Rivero Jorge Rivero Jorge Rivero (born Jorge Pous Rosas June 15, 1938) is a Mexican actor, with a career spanning two continents (America and Europe), primarily in Spanish language media. He has been also credited as George Rivers and George Rivero. Rivero was raised in Mexico City and proved to be an excellent athlete, excelling in track, jai alai and Water polo. At an early age, he became a bodybuilder and has used weightlifting to maintain his physique throughout his life. Graduating from Colegio Universitario Mexicano in 1960 with a chemical engineering degree, Rivero soon left that discipline behind to become

neg: San Fermín to tall, and "kilikis" slightly smaller. While big-heads simply precede the giants and wave their hands at spectators, "kilikis" run after children, hitting them with a foam truncheon. "Zaldikos", figures representing horses with their riders, also run after children with a truncheon. There are exhibitions and competitions of Basque rural sports every morning in the "Plaza de los Fueros", a square close to the city citadel, although they were formerly held in the bullring. Sports include stone lifting, wood cutting, or hay bale lifting. On the other hand, the Jai alai tournament of Sanfermin is a prestigious competition of this

neg: Gambling in Metro Manila banned in 1986 because of problems with game fixing. The building was subsequently torn down in 2000. By March 2010, however, jai alai returned to the country with the games now being played in a fronton in Santa Ana, Cagayan. Betting on other competitive sports such as boxing, basketball, football and tennis is also possible through licensed sportsbook MegaSportsWorld that has several branches in Metro Manila and a telephone service. PAGCOR operates 102 e-Games stations throughout Metro Manila. An e-Games station is an internet café that allows customers to play casino games online. In addition, there are 12 e-Games sites