When Jai Alai made it big in the Americas. Jai Alai courts in Miami or Rhode Island? The Basque sport was one of the most popular sports in the United States during the 60s and 70s.
There used to be 14 frontons in the United States. Today, only two in the country offer performances year-round Dania and Miami. Only four others remain, all in Florida, including Fort Pierce, but they offer jai alai about two months a year largely to maintain licenses for poker rooms.
