Professional Games
Professional games on Basque Country are mainly controlled by Asegarce and ASPE that hold the contract of the tournament players.
In the United States pelota is mainly a professional sport, strongly tied to betting and the pari-mutuel system.
In professional environment is common to play special plays called "quinielas" well adapted to the betting needs.
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