fronton
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Definition of fronton
: a jai alai arena
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Hialeah Park officials bought land just north of the Florida Keys and built a fronton using a state law that granted them an extra pari-mutuel permit. — Nick Sortal, miamiherald, "Florida City completes jai-alai requirement | Miami Herald," 10 Oct. 2017 The whole setup, as dictated by our state laws, is that a poker room can exist only if there’s a horse track, dog track or jai-alai fronton attached. — Nick Sortal, miamiherald, "Florida City completes jai-alai requirement | Miami Herald," 10 Oct. 2017 Just by comparison, the frontons at the Casino @ Dania Beach and at Casino Miami, which are near-deserted, still garner about $200,000 per month in bets. — Nick Sortal, miamiherald, "Florida City completes jai-alai requirement | Miami Herald," 10 Oct. 2017 A fronton -- the name for a jai alai court -- is a lot smaller than a dog track, so the casino can convert to jai alai and free up a lot of space to expand its casino or add entertainment space to attract more customers. — Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, "You don't have Spicer to kick around anymore," 21 July 2017 West Flagler Associates, Ltd. has applied for a pari-mutuel permit that would bring a jai-alai fronton to 3000 Biscayne Boulevard in downtown Miami, near Edgewater, the Design District and Midtown. — Rene Rodriguez, miamiherald, "Jai-alai and poker could be coming to downtown Miami," 28 Apr. 2017 The owners of Magic City, West Flagler Associates, have applied for a pari-mutuel permit that would bring a jai-alai fronton to downtown Miami, near Edgewater, the Design District and Midtown. — Joey Flechas And David Smiley, miamiherald, "Gambling deal fails, but local politicians still want to block new casinos," 2 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fronton.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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