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LVA Question of the Day - 12 JUL 2007

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Q: Whatever happened to the sport of Jai-Alai in Las Vegas?
Will it ever make a comeback?

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#2

When the Jai-Alai frontons opened in Connecticut, several people ran
computer simulations to determine the most likely combination
finishes. They were able to make significant $s till the public
eventually caught on.

David

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "vpFae" <vpFae@...> wrote:

Q: Whatever happened to the sport of Jai-Alai in Las Vegas?
Will it ever make a comeback?

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I for one surely miss the game... simulations aside, you could site in the front row and
heckle the players-- and get them to drop the ball. IMHO, the real reason the game has
disappeared is the fact that the "player-manager" [PM] was all too human. This person set
the line up / play position. It was a HUGE advantage to play first (either position 1 or 2). In
theory, the PM "objectively" placed weaker players first (and last) and stronger players in
the middle. All the PM had to do to manipulate the outcomes was to adjust the ordering a
bit. Then again, the players-- being human also-- probably weren't on the take, either.
LOL.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "d_richheimer" <d_richheimer@...> wrote:

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "vpFae" <vpFae@> wrote:
>
> Q: Whatever happened to the sport of Jai-Alai in Las Vegas?
> Will it ever make a comeback?
>
When the Jai-Alai frontons opened in Connecticut, several people ran
computer simulations to determine the most likely combination
finishes. They were able to make significant $s till the public
eventually caught on.

David