suspicious circumstances. Riley's Lake House Riley's was located on the south shore of Lake Lonely. It was originally opened in 1886 by James H. Riley, noted as a champion rower. In 1923 it was sold to Matthew J. "Matty" Dunn, a noted New York nightclub owner. In 1925 a raid found that Riley's had "nearly 100 tables, a large orchestra and thirty negro waiters." In 1931 Riley's burned and was sold in 1932 to "Doc" Farone who rebuilt it, and renovated it in art deco style between 1934 and 1936. Dunn continued to lease Riley's until 1938. Riley's closed in 1942. In August 1984 Riley's Lake House was reopened for one night for a benefit dinner-dance, An Evening in Old Saratoga, to benefit multiple-sclerosis research." In 1996 the contents of Riley's Lake House were auctioned off and the building demolished. Smith's Interlaken The Interlaken opened in 1939. It sported a small lunch counter and a large casino. It went out of business and was auctioned off in August 1940 and burned in 1970. The end In 1950 the Kefauver Committee initiated a campaign against organized crime and illegal gambling. The Committee hearings forced Saratoga Springs' city government to finally take action. In 1951 "Doc" Farone was indicted on gambling charges. in 1953 Gerard King, operator of Newman's Lake House, pleaded guilty to gambling and conspiracy charges. Meyer Lansky served a few months in Saratoga County Jail for gambling, his first jail sentence. Organized crime moved its gambling operations to Havana, Cuba until the revolution, and later to Las Vegas. The end of gambling spelled the end for the lake houses. In 1956 Frank Sullivan wrote in a piece for Sports Illustrated: References External links Historical mystery based on the unsolved arson of Piping Rock Casino in Saratoga Springs in 1954. Buildings and structures in Saratoga Springs, New York Organized crime in the United States