RULES OF THE GAME

INTERFERENCE RULE

INTERFERENCE will be called by any judge when a player is blocked from making a play for the ball by his opponent. If, in the judge’s opinion, the player that was interfered with had no chance of reaching the ball, whether or not he was blocked, no interference will be called. Interference will be called on any Court Judge when he (the Court Judge) has blocked a player from making a play for the ball. The interference rule for players and judges is adaptable in all interference violations.

TWO WALL SERVES

“TWO WALL” SERVE. Only one serve shall be allowed for each point in all games. The serve known as TWO WALL or CAROM shall not be allowed.

JUGGLING/HOLDING RULE

The juggling of the ball will not constitute a foul except in the case where a player holds the ball in the basket more than the required time; the required time to be decided by the judges.

Playing Rules Governing Elimination Games of Jai Alai

Under the rules of Jai Alai, the player or team scoring the designated number of points first will be declared the winner. Official Place, Show and Fourth positions will be awarded to the player or team having the greatest number of points following the winner.
  1. After a Winner has been declared, play-off rules to decide place, show and fourth positions vary according to the number of points scored by the participating players or teams, and shall be played according to the players’ or teams’ ROTATION POSITION (not Post Position), i.e., the order in which they were defeated.
  2. IN CASE OF A TIE after a Win position has been officially declared, it shall not be necessary, in order to determine place, show or fourth positions, or all three for the players or teams to score the full game’s number of points.


  3. WHEN THERE STILL REMAIN FIVE OR SEVEN PLAYERS OR TEAMS, all of which are tied without a point to their credit the play-off shall be for a goal of one point less than the number of post positions represented in the play-off.
  4. WHEN THERE STILL REMAIN FIVE OR SEVEN PLAYERS OR TEAMS, all of which are tied with one point or more to their credit the play-off shall be continued until the player or team reaches the number of points designated for the game.
  5. IN CASE OF TWO TIES, after a Winner has been declared official, and there are still two players or teams tied with the same number of points, the Place position shall be awarded to the player or team making the next point, and Show position goes to the loser of said point.


    6. In games where a Fourth position of required:

    1. Two ties remain after Win and Place have been determined, the Show position shall be awarded to the player or team making the next point and Fourth position shall go to the loser of said point.
    2. Two ties remain after Win, Place and Show have been determined, the Fourth position shall be awarded to the player or team making the next point.

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  6. IN CASE OF THREE TIES, after a Winner has been declared official, Place, Show and Fourth positions shall be decided among the three players or teams, with the same number of points, through elimination, according to ROTATING POSITION. However, if after playing the first play-off point, any player’s or team’s score reaches the number of points that the game calls for, said player or team shall immediately be awarded the Place, Show of Fourth position, as the case may be, and any remaining players or teams shall forfeit the right to play for said position.
  7. IN CASE OF FOUR OR SIX TIES, after a Winner has been declared official and there remain four or six players or teams, tied for Place, Show or Fourth, or all three, play-off shall be through elimination according to their ROTATING POSITION. The first two players or teams will play the first point. The next two players or teams will play for one point, and the remaining (in case of 6) players or teams will also play for one point. Winners of the above points will play additional points to decide Place, Show and Fourth position, as the case may require.
In games where a Fourth position is required and no Place, Show of Fourth position has been determined and there remains four ties, the losing players or teams of the elimination play-off return and play a final point to determine Fourth.

If at any time during a play-off a player or team reaches the designated number of points the game calls for, said player, or team, shall immediately be awarded the Place, Show of fourth position, as the case may be and the remaining players or teams shall forfeit the right to play for said position.

 

The Florida Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering has accepted Dania Jai-Alai's adoption of the Rules and Regulations of the National Association of Jai-Alai Frontons. 

Link to complete NAJF Rules for Florida member frontons.

 

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