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2019116 minGdocumentary

Magic City Hustle

2019116 minGdocumentary

Former Miami athletes revive Jai-Alai to save a fading sport.

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Former Miami athletes revive Jai-Alai to save a fading sport.

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Billy Corben

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In Miami, a dying sport gets a reprieve when a local dog track conjures up a scheme to enlist some former has-been and never-was University of Miami athletes to play Jai-Alai as token requisite to further their parimutuel interests.

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