Basque pelota for betting, during the 80's and 90's Jai-Alai was especially popular in Miami and Florida where the frontons had press boxes, restaurants, and going to the Jai-Alai was seen to be a privilege. Men often came in suits and women came in elaborate dresses for the "special event". Nowadays Jai-Alai has dropped in popularity instead of thousands of people who came to watch now there are barely a couple hundred. Pelota is usually played in the Basque regions of south-western France and north-eastern Spain, where it originates. There are also federations of Basque ball in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Costa
Spanish Federation of Sports for the Deaf including people with hearing impairments. In 1990, the General Law of Sports was passed, () which led to changes in how sport was organized inside Spain. Eventually, changes in response to the law assisted in creating a landscape that resulted in the creation of several national Spanish disability sport organizations including this one, which was created in May 1993. Spanish Federation of Sports for the Deaf Spanish Federation of Sports for the Deaf () is the national governing body for deaf sports in Spain. Based in Madrid and created in 1993, they are one of five disability sport organizations that