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Bad Times at the Cal Neva lodge - The Birthplace of America's Most Notorious Conspiracies
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This week we are talking ALL THINGS CAL NEVA LODGE, RESORT & CASINO
The Cal Neva Resort & Casino has been a fixture on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe since it was first established in 1926. Right on the border between California and Nevada (hence the name), it offered both spectacular natural scenery and gaming, which was legal on the Nevada side. However, it was in the early 1960s when the lodge's fame skyrocketed after singer Frank Sinatra acquired the property.
Under Sinatra's ownership, the Cal Neva Lodge became a playground for the rich and famous. The Rat Pack – including Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop. It wasn't just entertainers but also political figures like President John F. Kennedy who were known to stay at the lodge. This era imbued the property with an air of celebrity and political prestige.
One of the most enduring stories about the Cal Neva is that Marilyn Monroe spent her last weekend there before her untimely death in 1962. It is rumored that she had a rendezvous with the Kennedys and that the lodge's underground tunnels were used by high-profile guests to come and go unseen.
The glamour of the Cal Neva was overshadowed by its connections to organized crime. Sinatra's involvement with figures like Sam Giancana, a Chicago mob boss, eventually led to the loss of his gaming license and his departure from the lodge's operations. The lodge changed hands multiple times after Sinatra's exit, each owner struggling to recapture its lost luster.
Overall, the Cal Neva Lodge is the birthplace of several of the US's most notorious conspiracy..
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