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
Jai Verma years an accomplished Badminton teacher, tutoring the sport in adult education. She is married with two children and three grandchildren. She enjoys Indian vegetarian cooking, golf, bridge, and spending time with family and friends Jai Verma Jai Verma (Mrs) is an Indian-born Hindi writer, educationalist, poet, and advocate of Hindi language and culture. Jai Verma was born in Jiwana, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 1950, the eldest of five children. After her primary education in Rudrapur, Nainital; she received a BA in English Literature, Economics, and Drawing and Painting from Meerut University. She moved to Gateshead, Tyneside, UK on Gandhi's