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TO : Mr. Belmont ~ DATE: October 12, 1962 FROM: Cc. A. Evans - h PREY TE em gm Sasa . Stee tat. ii ha iy one “th wel. yw: GPM Bram Teer " ses - SUBJECT: FRANK SINATRA [thie tis biel iiy eo nn ee CME aztre Bi xeoakneed 0 Further indication of the control and influence of the chica, , hoodlum organization in the operation of Las Vegas gambling casinos is “evident in connection with the forthcoming appearance of singer Eddie. Fisher as the star attraction at the reopening of the plush Villa Venix Supper Club, Wheeling, Illinois, on October 31, 1962. Also appearing at this supper. club following Fisher's engagement are Sammy7Davis, Frank Sifflatra and Dean. Martin. Wheeling is a suburb of Chicago. Fisher, who is now appearing in New York, was to follow his New York appearance with a month's engagement at the Desert Inn in Tac Varac The Chicago hoodlum orranization of Samuel Giencens howeve Lica ¥ Vad eo ae Vala gy ited a peal lazgrivcnd Wr AN AT eg wre eS made it known that they wanted Fisher to appear at the Villa Venice on October 31, 1962. They told the Desert Inn that Fisher could split his Las Vegas engagement in order to make a week's appearance in Chicago. Later they decided they wanted Fisher for three weeks instead of one week, The operators of the Desert Inn headed by Morris Barney Dalit felt that such an arrangement would be bad for Desert Inn business. \Fisher and his manager were of the opinion that such an arrangement :would have an adverse effect on Fisher's career, going from a smash jNew York engagement to an unknown supper club in Wheeling, Illinois. Neither Morris Barney Dalitz nor Fisher nor his manager had the courage to express their reluctance for this arrangement. ’ Frank Sinatra reportedly said to Eddie Fisher "look, you're i going over here for 18 days, never mind about the Desert Inn, I already | handled at. I take care of that. They do what I tell them." boc Accordi to our source, the instructions and messages relating to ~ these r 2 1t< e pip to look out for the e Chicago group at this hotel, Aue Pomel . es i \ “ACTION | | j ve is from our highly confidential source We are closely eS the o —.. GO. the Villa Venice Ciuk the men ars iii being intensified. net. 82 2 - BIzl4—- — — nL» VFL: asg , (6) { mos, : oo