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Inthetate 40s Giapcana se | me portediy told the Chicago mob ae ebout the millions belng made| r. by Negro racketeers tn South va Gide policy operations. Ac- fgcardo and Jack (Greasy A‘Thumd) Guzik allegedly tock BH over the massive policy oper- aeers ation that was said to be net- m ting $1 million a year. Negro leaders of the racket disap peared or were killed. Accardo held power until $ 1956, when Giancana en- eeatrenched himself as boss of|' wine city’s gambling, vice and|' other operations, Including fe large scale investment of syn- mdicate money. | __Sinatr a's Tah ed the Cal-Neva lodge or the casine. a owners, and employes.” But he declined to k: NO COMMENT tL. lodge as reported. " INPROVED s “Tt is true that we have/’PPearance by Giancana Wz been told the Nevada Gaming Control Board is investigat- t. nearby cabin. But we have no information that he was there—or even near there. “We -have not been in- we formed of any hearing that py would involve the casino li- cense. If they plan such a hearing, we have not been told. “In fact, I asked Mr. Ol- ten, the chairman, tf the board was bringing any .. ¢€ charges, and be said ‘No.’* . mt Binatra said he had 3 said. oard said he may have 2 . oe ye am 4 E L Mee NOthing to add” to the attor- Mi ney’s statement. ° Olsen, however, contradict ed the attorney's statement that no question involving the casinos license was known to the CalNeva man. agement. He said: . “We have talked to man. ———s ‘ * > u ’ ‘ * rs ry t + - i VAP RASEPVOUPERGGA CD Pete Pre neton ets agement, CakNeva Lodge my “Mr. Sinatra positively hasidetinitely whether Sinatra pee ct engaged in any fights. or|/nimself had been questioned i broken up any fights, in his!in the case. “You can draw m : own conclusions,” The specific instance of an under investigation, involves two weekends in July. Gian- Cana Was not registered at ing whether this person|the hotel, but a spokesman stayed at the lodge or at ajfor the Gaming Control lve that the Staying in an adjacent cabin. Jwas acquainted with The big question is wheth-|cana when he was issue! a: er Giancana was a “red car-/gambling license in the stute.| pet}—rucee of the Cal- ap ee oe Hotel Probed — ek jmanagement, or “on his own” without’ frequenting the casi- say no part of the Lake Tahoe ' Joperation. The Cal-Neva Lodge, on the north shore of the lake, ‘ is om = seasonallylicensed _ operation which epens in . ' Zune and closes in Septem- . ber. If it is determined ; establishment ' catered to Giancana, Olsen said its license would def- : initely be in jeopardy. ‘ Another guestion yet to de beenlanswered is whether 5i tra: ‘an- | pophcan. cy he Nevaiwhere association with per-; : rm rn sons of Buch reputatin: would mitigate acainst th oh on