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In The News – Reno couple breathes life into Crystal Bay Club: Casino now ‘epicenter of Lake Tahoe entertainment’

December 27, 2024 | Member Submitted

Originally Published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune, 12/26/2024, Written by Brenna O’Boyle

As Roger and Elise Norman left Cal Neva Resort after a concert in 2002, they drove past the Crystal Bay Casino, which was closed, with lights off, with huge snowbanks against the building.

“There was a little tiny sign that said, for sale, with a phone number,” Roger Norman said. “I said, hey, write that number down. So, she did.”

The next day, Norman called and learned the property was due to go to a bankruptcy sale.

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