Description: 0ne of Hartford’s more neglected assets is its jai-alai “fronton”, or arena. Jai-alai is a fast-paced Basque sport, on which betting is legalized in several slates. Its scoring system presents a fascinating actuarial puzzle, in pursuit of which many area students have invested significant time, effort and computer expense. This article summarizes the rules of the game, the scoring system and poses the question as to whether a team's chances of winning can be analytically determined. Note: This is the first of two articles. The second is in the February 1984 issue.

Description: This article, the second of a two part series, examines the jai-alai results which would be expected if all teams had equal ability, and then contrasts these expected results with actual experience. The first part of this series was published in the November 1983 issue.