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Big Bend Jai Alai is a relic of what is now considered a rather obscure sport, was once the fastest spectator sport in the world. Jai alai started in the Basque region of Spain, and it is similar to racquetball. But instead of racquets, players have curved baskets strapped to their hands which are called ‘cesta’. The goal is to catch the rock-hard ball called a ‘pelota’ in the cesta, and then throw it back at the front wall in one smooth motion. The added leverage provided by the cesta allows the players to throw the ball at such high rates of speed, usually hitting speeds up to 150mph. If the opponents cannot catch and return the ball, and the ball stays in bounds, the thrower earns a point.
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Casino Miami’s nearly 150 employees will be retained, and the property’s name will remain the same. For many years the casino was known as Miami Jai-Alai, and live jai-alai is still played there. Jun 27, 2014 Fronton Holdings completed the acquisition of Casino Miami Jai-Alai on April 30, after prevailing in the auction set forth by the bankruptcy court following Florida Gaming Centers’ Chapter 11.
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Jai alai was once regarded as the fastest-growing spectator sport in the 20th century and was as the peak of its popularity in the 1970s. To make it easy to understand why a sport you’ve probably never heard was so popular, especially here in Florida, the only sports teams we really had here in Florida were the Miami Dolphins and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. We didn’t get an NBA team until 1988 and a baseball or hockey team until 1993.
Arenas for jai alai are called ‘frontons,’ and are designed with three walls with the fourth wall for spectators, which is usually just a net to keep viewers out of harm’s way. The first jai alai fronton in the Western Hemisphere opened in 1901 in Cuba, with the first fronton in the United States opening not long after in St. Louis in 1904 during the World’s Fair. Miami Jai-Alai was Florida’s first fronton opening in 1924 and is still regarded as the biggest in the world, though it won’t be the state’s last fronton.
Big Bend Jai Alai opened near Quincy in 1978. Shortly before its opening, co-owner Stephen Calder died from a heart attack. His estate was valued at $22 million, was disputed by his heirs, relatives, business associates, and others, in multiple court cases for more than 13 years. As an attorney involved in one dispute was quoted, “There are all sorts of wild allegations on the record: suitcases of gems, hidden gold, chicanery, injustice. Nothing was ever proven.“
What marked the end for jai alai was a player strike in 1988 due to contract disputes. During this time, frontons hired inferior part-timers and there was an exodus of patrons due to rumors of fixed games. It also didn’t help that there was an increase in available gambling options, such as the Florida Lottery in 1988. By the time the strike ended, jai alai was just another niche sport.
Big Bend Jai Alai’s last season took place in 1990 after the state gave permission to begin the conversion of the facility into a greyhound racing track. The plan eventually fell through. Many more plans would follow that would also fail, most recently converting the building into a casino. For over 25 years, Big Bend Jai Alai has sat vacant and it will probably stay that way for many years to come.
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Aaron Patrick Honaker is an attorney in Miami, Florida, who is charged with being a serial bank robber. Prosecutors say he lived a double life: on the one hand, a good business lawyer, on the other, a bank robber.
Aaron Honaker, 41, successfully robbed just two of five banks for a total of $1,850, the criminal complaint filed Wednesday in Miami federal court said.
He is 41 years old.
According to statements in the affidavit of the lawsuit, Honaker. “followed a consistent approach during the six robbery attempts, two of which were successful: Honaker would enter each bank alone, walk up to a teller window, and ask the teller for assistance in making a withdrawal. Honaker would pass a note to the bank teller that contained hand-written instructions and warnings,” said authorities.
The alerts include, the Department of Justice says. “don’t touch the alarm or call the police,” “empty all of your $50s and $100s and put it in an envelope,” and “[k]eep calm, and give me all the money in the drawer, I have a gun,”
the DOJ release says, “Honaker would take his note with him on the way out of the bank, says the affidavit,”
FBI Miami said “issued law enforcement bulletins containing descriptions and bank surveillance images of the robber,” the DOJ also alleges. According to the complaint, officers on October 20″spotted a man matching the FBI bulletin descriptions who appeared to be casing the area around a Coral Gables bank. Officers approached the man and identified him as Honaker.”
Authorities have also alleged:
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At the time of his arrest, Honaker had a ball-point hammer tucked in his waistband and carried what appeared to be bank robbery demand notes and instructions on “how-to” commit bank robberies, says the affidavit. The affidavit also describes items that officers found inside Honaker’s backpack, including draft and final versions of two bank robbery notes.
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Honaker has had an initial court appearance already. The investigation involved several entities.
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The listing for Honaker’s Bar Association says he was in good standing. He was said to have been training in Miami-Dade County and had no history of punishment in the past 10 years.
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The website said he graduated in 2006 from Duke University School of Law and worked as an associate with a law firm named Martinez Morales.
He is no longer listed on the website of that law firm. He also wrote that Duke had an MBA. In college, he listed several honors:
Activities and Societies: Editor; Moot Court Board; Finalist – Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition; William I. Belk Scholar; CALI Excellence Award: Contracts, Civil Procedure; The Order of the Barrister…Golden Key National Honor Society; Beta Gamma Sigma – Business Honor Society; Delta Sigma Pi Award; Top Finance Major Medal Award; Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
He listed on LinkedIn under volunteerism that he was co-captain of the American Diabetes Association’s Southeast Florida Tour de Cure; was on the Younger Leader Executive Committee for the United Way of Miami-Dade; was a volunteer for United Way; was a minor for Greater Miami’s Big Brothers Big Sisters, and served as a mentor for a homeless center.
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Martindale.com lists these under “significant Representations” for Honaker:
Represented Florida Gaming Centers, Inc. and Casino Miami Jai-Alai in sale of substantially all assets for $155 million through Bankruptcy Court approved auction process
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Represented trustee and successor agent to FDIC of 5th largest bank holding company failure in U.S. history and implemented plan of reorganization through a $1.6 billion equity infusion transaction with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (now Bank of America, N.A.);
Represented Bell Canada (as U.S. counsel) in the acquisition of all Canadian assets of Circuit City Stores, Inc., including over 750 retail operation stores throughout Canada;
Represented Chapter 7 trustee of a foreign exchange trading company in avoiding and recovering over $9 million of fraudulent transfers for the benefit of the estate, including successful trial on the merits of a Section 548 avoidance action;
Successfully defended Time Warner, Inc. and TMZ.com with respect to legal actions brought by Trustee for Lorraine Brooke Associates, Inc. estate (a Florida corporation established and operated by O.J. Simpson and family) in connection with the alleged publication of manuscript of O.J. Simpson book “If I Did It?”