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Jai Alai, as Told by Business Publication ‘Quartz’

English-Language Editor: John R. Bopp - May 30, 2020

A gambler writes down his horse racing bet ouside a gambling joint in Malabon, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 21, 2015. Horseracing is one of the more popular forms of sports betting, both legal and illegal, in the Philippines. When paying your final respects for a relative or friend, the last thing you might expect to see at the wake is people placing bets on a card game or bingo. Not in the Philippines. Filipinos, like many Asians, love their gambling. But making wagers on games such as "sakla", the local version of Spanish tarot cards, is particularly common at wakes because the family of the deceased gets a share of the winnings to help cover funeral expenses. Authorities have sought to regulate betting but illegal games persist, with men and women, rich and poor, betting on anything from cockfighting to the Basque hard-rubber ball game of jai-alai, basketball to spider races. Many told Reuters photographer Erik De Castro that gambling is only an entertaining diversion in a country where two-fifths of the population live on $2 a day. But he found that some gamble every day. Casino security personnel told of customers begging to be banned from the premises, while a financier who lends gamblers money at high interest described the dozens of vehicles and wads of land titles given as collateral by those hoping lady luck would bring them riches. REUTERS/Erik De Castro

It would seem the media have Basque sports in the spotlight. Now this doesn't mean they're giving our sport up-to-the-minute coverage, but rather analysis...

Amaia Gabantxo. Video-Poems by Basque Poets Translated into English (5, 6,...

English-Language Editor: John R. Bopp - May 28, 2020

#BasqueVideoPoems tercera entrega. Amaia Gabantxo

With this third entry in this series, we bring you the videos that complete the artistic project Amaia Gabantxo has been bringing us, titled...

A Franciscan University in New York State is Organizing a Virtual...

English-Language Editor: John R. Bopp - May 18, 2020

A Franciscan University in New York State is Organizing a Virtual Gastro-Tour of the Basque Country Siena College in Loudonville, New York (halfway between New...

“Buenos Aires Celebrates the Basque Country” is NOT Canceled: This Year...

English-Language Editor: John R. Bopp - May 6, 2020

The global COVID-19 crisis is affecting all aspects of life, from the terrible, tragic loss of loved ones to the horrendous economic and social...

Coming Up on 100 Years of the Extraordinary Work of the...

English-Language Editor: John R. Bopp - May 2, 2020

Padres Pasionistas. Navegando por los ríos de la Amazonía peruana

Our regular readers will know yours truly has a great deal of fondness and admiration for the Passionist Fathers who set up in the Basque...

Víctor Zuluaga Gómez on the Nobility of the Basques: Better to...

English-Language Editor: John R. Bopp - May 2, 2020

On our daily search for articles related to anything and everything Basque, we recently came across a Colombian publication, EJE 21, which has an opinion...

A Key Piece of Basque History in the US has Closed:...

English-Language Editor: John R. Bopp - Apr 29, 2020

(PHOTO: From left: Ignacio Maisterrena, Alfred Saldubehere and Pierre Arrayet — regulars at Noriega’s — speak and joke in their native Basque language in this undated file photo. “You don’t see family-style too much anymore,” Saldubehere, who came to the U.S. from France in 1958, said that day. “It feels like home)

Quite saddening news: the Noriega Hotel Restaurant in Bakersfield, California has closed its doors for the last time, after over 120 years. This is yet...

Amaia Gabantxo. Video-poems by Basque poets translated into English (3 &...

English-Language Editor: John R. Bopp - Apr 24, 2020

A few days ago, we were commenting how Amaia Gabantxo has dived into a new and very interesting artistic project to pass the lockdown: turning...

Topic of Interest for Facebook Basque Groups: Conferences for Group Administrators

English-Language Editor: John R. Bopp - Apr 23, 2020

Yesterday, Facebook offered the whole English-speaking community an event which, thanks to concrete, and successful, experiences, has helped us better understand how to use...

Racing Club “Hepta”: an Argentine Feat with Basque Blood

English-Language Editor: John R. Bopp - Apr 20, 2020

Foto histórica del Racing Club de Avellaneda

Just recently, we were made aware (thanks, reader in Argentina) of one of those epic stories that's full of symbolism. We don't need to explain...

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