Jai-Alai Question of the Week


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Re(2): #487 - Would Connecticut jai-alai resurrect if Milford reopened?

Posted on June 26, 2013 at 09:55:16 PM by CTguy

Tommy is right. Bridgeport never should have closed. The key is that Bridgeport was far enough from Sports Haven that it was able to have simulcasting. Sports Haven kept Milford from getting simulcasting, so Milford couldn't stay afloat. If Bridgeport hadn't closed in 1995, I think it would have become a year-round fronton by 1998 or so, with Milford closing.

(By the way, in terms of favorite frontons in the state it was 1. Bridgeport, 2. Hartford, 3. Milford).

If jai alai were to come back today, I think the best thing to do would be to put it AT Sports Haven in New Haven. You'd have jai alai and simulcasting in one building, and it would be a little closer for people coming from points north.

I think it would draw better than Miami and Dania do, but sadly I wouldn't expect big crowds.

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