The bill revamped a longstanding requirement that pari-mutuels conduct live races or jai alai games if they also want to operate more lucrative card rooms and, in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, slot machines. Jai-Alai is becoming part of Florida's history after lawmakers came to an agreement with the Seminole tribe that made changes in the pari-mutuel industry. 'Generations of fans have enjoyed this exciting sport in our fronton for almost 70 years.'
'It is with a heavy heart that we say a fond farewell to the sport of Jai-Alai in Dania Beach,' said Arnaldo Suarez, CEO of The Casino Dania Beach. Jai-Alai has been dubbed the fastest moving ball sport in the world by Guinness World Records. The final Jai-Alai game will be played in the casino's fronton on Sunday, November 28, 2021.ĭania Beach has hosted Jai-Alai games for the past 69 years as home to one of the last remaining full court frontons in America. DANIA BEACH (CBSMiami) - It is the end of an era at The Casino Dania Beach, which announced on Wednesday morning the 2021 Jai-Alai season will be its last.