[DOC] [TLE] Jai alai - Wikipedia [PAR] Jai alai is a sport involving a ball bounced off a walled space by accelerating it to 
high speeds ... Jai alai is a popular sport within the Latin American countries and 
the ... In 1986, jai alai was banned in the Philippines because of problems with ... 
The first jai alai fronton in the United States was located in St. Louis, Missouri,... [DOC] [TLE] What happened to Jai Alai? - SBNation.com [PAR] Feb 28, 2013 ... Once the next big thing in American sports, Jai Alai has all but completely ... 
between the game and gambling in the United States flourished. ... But before his 
first game in Orlando, a fronton in Connecticut called him with ... in popularity in 
America, a few American players had even become crowd favorites. [DOC] [TLE] jai alai | sport | Britannica.com [PAR] Jai alai, ball game of Basque origin played in a three-walled court with a hard ... 
Called pelota vasca in Spain, the Western Hemisphere name jai alai ... of the 
cesta, at first a short implement but now about .76 metre (2.5 feet) long, ... Except 
for the United States, where there are only two frontons for amateurs, it is a 
popular... [DOC] [TLE] Jai alai: The sport that almost caught on in the U.S. | MNN - Mother ... [PAR] May 27, 2015 ... The game is jai alai, a sport from Spain's Basque country that was first imported 
to the United States more than ... Twenty years later, the first professional venue 
opened in Florida, which would become jai alai's American heartland. ... At the 
height its popularity in the 1970s, some Florida venues would... [DOC] [TLE] j: Jai Alai (HY ly) - Sports! [PAR] Aug 8, 2007 ... Today Jai alai is favorite sport not only in Spain and France , but also in Mexico 
and the Philippines. In United States, Jai alai first became popular in Florida and 
is now played in several states.Jai alai is often called the fastest... [DOC] [TLE] Jai Alai History - Craps Dice Control [PAR] Jai Alai history and evolution of Jai Alai fronton, cesta, pelota and rules. ... 
Basque region comprises few provinces in Spain and France. ... In France pelota 
became very popular at the end of the 16th century. ... The first Jai Alai frontons in 
the United States were established in the early 1900s in New Orleans and 
Chicago. [DOC] [TLE] Jai p2 [PAR] Jai-Alai evolved in the Basque country of Northern Spain. ... the first playing 
courts. ... It was at religious and holiday festivals that the game became popular. 
... played wherever Basques lived - Mexico, Cuba, the Philippines and South 
America. ... St. Louis World's Fair, the sport was seen for the first time in the 
United States. [DOC] [TLE] JAI ALAI. - BADMINTON [PAR] JAI ALAI. The game now commonly called jai alai was first played by the Spanish 
Basques ... The sport probably evolved in the 17th century. The pelota, Spanish 
for "ball," used in today's game is about three fourths the size of a ... Jai alai 
became popular in the United States after the state of Florida passed a law in 
1935... [DOC] [TLE] Jai alai - The worlds fastest sport [PAR] Today, Jai alai is chiefly played in former Spanish colonies in the Americas and ... 
Prior to the communist revolution in China, Jai alai was a popular gambling sport 
... country where Jai alai has been banned is The Philippines, where the sports 
was ... The very first jai alai fronton in the United States wasn't opened in Florida... [DOC] [TLE] Points of Interest - Jordan Valley [PAR] The First Spanish Basques in Jordan Valley were Jose Navarro and Antonio 
Azcuenaga who ... What is now the super-speeded up and sophisticated Basque 
sport of jai-alai ... It was at religious and holiday festivals that the game became 
popular. ... In the United States, it is played in Florida, Connecticut and Rhode 
Island. [DOC] [TLE] Jai-Alai in Baja California | Avenida Revolucion, Tijuana ...

Question: A popular sport in Spain & the Philippines, jai alai first became popular in the U.S. in this state
Answer: Florida