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. The real estate development and construction executive thoroughly checked out the more than four-acre property in disrepair.
“We ended up bidding on it in the courtroom,” Norman said.
