What the Hell Happened to Jai-Alai? (2016)
Overview
Back in the day, jai-alai players were celebrities that would ceremoniously march out to salute crowds of 15,000 fans, but after a disastrous 1988 strike the game became nothing more than a cultural afterthought.
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| Original Language | en |
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Ryan Suffern
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Ryan Suffern
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