The Riviera was purchased in June 1968 by a group including bankers E. Parry Thomas and Jerome Mack, and investors tied to the Parvin-Dohrmann Corp., owner of the Aladdin, Stardust, and Fremont casinos.[13] In 1969, a deal was made to sell the Riviera to the Parvin-Dohrmann Corp.,[14] but the sale was blocked by the Nevada Gaming Control Board due to a the company's previous failure to report a ch