Paul Pattie had just become a professional jai alai player by signing on with a Newport fronton, which was in the midst of a players’ strike by its largely foreign roster. Wayne Pattie picked up ...

Some, like the Melbourne fronton, are even dropping jai-alai altogether. The Newport, R.I., fronton recently had to beg the state for an increased cut of the takeout — without which, it would ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- Florida is one of the few places in the country where you can still watch and bet on jai alai in local casinos. The heyday of jai alai was decades ago, but there are signs of a ...

Once upon a time, jai alai was just as popular in the United States as horse racing and greyhound racing, where the average fan could walk into a casino, place a bet on a match and watch in real-time.

DANIA BEACH, Fla. — Players and others who make a living from the once-popular sport of jai alai hope the closing of the last fronton, or court, at The Casino at Dania Beach is not the end of t ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - For almost 50 years, Tampa Jai Alai was where many players and longtime fans of the game came out before the fronton closed in 1998. However, not everyone has forgotten.

When Hartford Jai-Alai closed in 1995, shortly after Bridgeport did the same, the reaction of many was, “We can still drive to Milford.” Now the closest fronton is in Newport, R.I., where at ...