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Jai alai started in the Basque region of Spain, and it involves a rock-hard ball called a “pelota” being hurled at speeds reaching almost 200 miles an hour off the tip of a wicker basket/stick.
On May 8, 1987, President Corazon Aquino issued Executive Order No. 169 repealing P.D. 810, 1124 and 1966 thus revoking the franchise of the Philippine Jai-Alai and Amusement Corporation controlled by the Romualdezes to operate jai-alai in Manila. PAGCOR's franchise to operate gambling casinos was not revoked.

Betting on Jai Alai in the United States. These are examples of bets on jai alai available in the USA. Please note that the rules of a bet can vary from one establishment to another, especially if they are located in different states. Always check the rules of the specific gambling establishment that you wish to bet in.

We named our press imprint after the sport of jai-alai because we wanted a name that evoked Miami without using the word Miami.

The sport of Jai-Alai ('Hi-Li') was invented in the Basque region of Spain. The name means 'merry festival.' Jai-Alai was brought to America in 1904 and was one of the fastest growing sports in the 1970s and 80s until it collapsed amid financial mismanagement and rumors of mob-related match-fixing. (Oh, and murder.) Fewer than ten frontons are still operational. Many of the most beautiful have been demolished or have fallen into disrepair.

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In its heyday, the Biscayne Fronton (now “Casino Miami Jai-Alai”) hosted thousands of tuxedo-clad Miamians every weekend. At the tail end of its prosperity, it hosted the Grateful Dead. Now, the building is attached to a small casino that subsidizes mid-afternoon games attended by ten-to-twenty regulars, the survival of the game solely dependent on a 2003 Florida law that allows paramutual and table gambling wherever jai-alai is played.

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G.R. No. L-11175 October 20, 1959

JAI ALAI CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES,Petitioner, vs. COURT OF TAX APPEALS AND THE COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE,Respondent.

Artemio M. Lobrin for petitioner.
Office of the Solicitor General Ambrosio Padilla, Assistant Solicitor General Jose P. Alejandro and Attorney Cesar L. Kierulf for respondents.

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Appeal from a decision of the Court of Tax Appeals affirming an order of the respondent Collector of Internal Revenue requiring the petitioner to pay deficiency amusement taxes, including surcharges and real estate dealer's fixed tax, in the aggregate of P61,586.85.chanroblesvirtualawlibrarychanrobles virtual law library

Petitioner is a corporation organized under the laws of the Philippines, operating jai alai games (Pelota Basca) with betting in accordance with the provisions of Commonwealth Acts 485 and 601. It began operating sometime in 1940, and in accordance with said acts the land on which the building is erected and the buildings thereon shall become the property of the Government of the Philippines after 25 years of operation.chanroblesvirtualawlibrarychanrobles virtual law library

On October 26, 1954, an examiner of the respondent Collector of Internal Revenue made an assessment of amusement tax on gross receipts derived from admissions to the Jai Alai from June 18, 1949 to the end of December, 1954, totalling P62,586.85. Petitioner contest the assessment on various grounds, the first of which is, that it is exempt from any and all taxes not embraced in Commonwealth Act No. 485, and the imposition of the taxes against it violates the provisions of the Constitution impairing the obligation of contracts. This contention is based on the theory that Commonwealth Act 485, as implemented by Executive Orders 135 and 168, both series of 1948, has created a contractual relationship between the Government and the petitioner, and the imposition of taxes other than those mentioned in said statutes is unconstitutional.chanroblesvirtualawlibrarychanrobles virtual law library

Section one of the Commonwealth act 485, provides as follows:

Any provision of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding, it shall be permissible in the game of Basque Pelota, a game of skill (including games of pala, raqueta, cestapunta, remonte and mano), in which professional players participate to make either direct bets or bets by means of a totalizer; Provided, That no operator or maintainer of a Basque Pelota court shall collect as commission a fee in excess of twelve per centum on such bets, or twelve per centum of the receipts of the totalizer, and of such per centum there shall be paid to the Government of the Philippines for distribution in equal shares between the General Hospital and the Philippine Anti-Tuberculosis Society.

Executive Order Nos. 135, s. of 1948, regulates the establishment, maintenance and operation of Basque pelota games. The executive order provides that city or municipal mayors shall supervise the establishment, maintenance and operation of such games within their respective jurisdictions (sec. 2); that said mayors shall enforce laws, as well as regulations, regulating jai alai games and the construction and maintenance of building where the games are played, etc. (Sec 3); prohibits operation of such games without a permit from the mayor (Sec 4); imposes a license fee of P500 annually for each basque pelota fronton and P18.00 each annually for pelotaris, judges, or referees and superintendents (Sec 5); prohibits persons under 16 years of age from carrying firearms or deadly weapons inside any basque pelota fronton (Sec (9); prohibits card games or any of the prohibited games within the premises of any fronton (Sec. 10; fixes the days and hours of operation (Sec 14); requires the licensing of pelotaris, judges, referees etc. (Sec 15); requires the installation of an automatic electric totalizator in the premises where the game is played (Sec 16); fixes the face of wager tickets in an amount exceeding P5.00 for each, and requiring that said face valise be the basis of the payment of dividends after eliminating fractions of P10.10 (Sec 18); regulates the participation of the Corporation in the dividends and the share of the National Treasury therein thus: 10 �% commission on the total bets, for the operator; 4-� of such bets, for the National Treasury; 85% of the total bets, to be distributed in the form of dividends among holders of winning numbers or combinations a tax of � of the total bets (to be taken from, the 10-�% of the operator) to cover the expenses of the personnel assigned to supervise the operation of the games (Sec 19): and provides supervision over the conduct of the games (Sec. 20). Executive Order 168, dated August 25, 1948, amends the above executive order on the days and hours of operation and on the distribution of the wager funds. In accordance with this executive order, the commission of operators is 11-�% of the total bets, the share of the National Treasury is 3%; the expenses of the personnel supervising operation of games is �% of total bets, and 85% of the total bets is retained for distribution as dividends among the holders of numbers or combination of numbers.chanroblesvirtualawlibrarychanrobles virt