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at's What Nevada on cw we (iS Asking CARSON CITY, Nev., Aug. 31 (CPI)—State tning Officials confirmed today they were investi- ating reports a top underworld figure had been given “red carpet treatment” at a plush Lake Tahoe hetel-casino owned by singer Frank Sinatra. Edward Olsen, chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, said the ingulry had been underway since midJuly to determine if San Giancana, ‘152. of Chicago, had stayed at the CalNeva Lodge on the north shore of the lake. Examiner in a phone inter. view today that the Nevada inquiry had tomed up “dis crepancies in information” provided by witnesses. “These will have to be re- solved belore we determine » ° dl further action,” Olsen ad- FRANK SINATRA ded. - The Nevada state gaming|=-— - chairman refused to say) EB. ‘whether Sinatra had been! BRE \ quizzed. “We have talked to Cal-Neva Club ownership. and employes, 60 you can draw your own conclusions from‘ that.” said Olsen. THE BLACK BOOK - Under state garrung laws. casinos risk the 1088 of their license ff anyone listec in 8 sotalied “black book” fre vents their establishment. The black book was is tured several years apo and Lists leading figures in the underworld. The book warns these persons are persolia non grata in Ne vada gambling ball, wid iheir! presence may place the pperator’s license |in jeopardy. However, thos Persons may stay in hotels dontinued on Page 4, Col. 4) t ‘which do not have pambiine. 1 Giancana was not register ed at the hotel but a gaming spokesman said he may have jstayed at a cabin adjacent to wf, ‘the Cal-Neva two weekends in ore ‘duly. gn “NO COMMEST™ © z ; Olsen declined to comment ‘on whether Sinaya knew jGiancans before he was is sued a Nevada gambling license. Olsen also refused to com- September If state aithori-| te. ment on a report Giancana Panes jand an unidentified man i PA [vere involved in a= fight aa broken up by Sinatra in the 2s cal Neva : _ The CalNeva is a season “ ally licensed operation which . os opens in June and closes in tk lies determine the hotel ca | tered oto Giancana, the, ‘Hicense is in jeopardy. How-) Jever, there is the possibility) Giantana came in “on his | own” and did not frequent. the gambling part of the op’ ‘eralion. !