# Who else wants to play Jai-Alai?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-wants-to-play-jai-alai/349818>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 25, 2006, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-wants-to-play-jai-alai/349818 "2006-03-25T01:57:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-wants-to-play-jai-alai/349818/1 "2006-03-25T01:57:20Z")

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I don’t mean wager on it - I mean PLAY it!

Looks like fun, but where would one go to try it? I see that it’s played in Florida. Wonder if they ever have pickup games…

Has anyone here every played Jai-Alai? What’s it like?

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**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-wants-to-play-jai-alai/349818/2 "2006-03-25T02:01:17Z")

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It’s generally gambled on, so you don’t see a lot of street jai-alai. IIRC, it’s like fast-paced raquetball.

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**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-wants-to-play-jai-alai/349818/3 "2006-03-25T03:23:29Z")

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I _want_ to play, but I know that I _can’t_ play. So I’m in but I’m out.

(Lenny Leonard’s apartment shares a wall with a fronton, maybe he could help you start in on the game. Monty and Waylon also play.)

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**Author:** ![MerryMagdalen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@MerryMagdalen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MerryMagdalen)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-wants-to-play-jai-alai/349818/4 "2006-03-25T10:38:44Z")

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I remember that there’s an exit somewhere along I-91 (or is it I-95?) in Connectict where Jai-Alai is actually advertised. Like, it’s a state highway sign. So if you’re in that area, you might want to get off there. Northbound.

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**Author:** ![First\_Amongst\_Daves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4491bb/32.png) [@First\_Amongst\_Daves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/First_Amongst_Daves)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-wants-to-play-jai-alai/349818/5 "2006-03-25T13:51:51Z")

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When I was in Biarritz in France in 1999, some posters advertised a jai alai championship, which is about as close as I’ve ever got the game live. Setting aside the prospect of killing yourself it looks like fun.