It was demolished in 2000 upon the orders of the Mayor of Manila Lito Atienza amidst protests, to make way for the Manila Hall of Justice, which was never built.

There used to be 14 frontons in the United States. Today, only two in the country offer performances year-round  Dania and Miami. Only four others remain, all in Florida, including Fort Pierce, but they offer jai alai about two months a year largely to maintain licenses for poker rooms.