Playboy Club (Las Vegas)

The Playboy Club was a nightclub formerly located on the 52nd floor of the Fantasy Tower at the Palms Casino Resort in Paradise, Nevada, which is located in the Las Vegas Valley. The club was a Playboy-themed casino and the first official Playboy Club in the United States since 1988. The club opened in October 2006^[1] and closed in June 2012.^[1]^[2]

Design and layout

The club featured floor-to-ceiling windows, Baccarat crystal chandeliers, a VIP area with its own bar, a fireplace and two retro Playboy brand pinball machines. The trademark Playboy Bunny logo was prominently displayed throughout the club, even the bathrooms. The Playboy Club offered gaming in the form of blackjack and roulette tables.^[3] The 12,500 sq ft (1,160 m²) space also featured a small dance floor and was linked via escalators to MOON Nightclub, a boutique dance club on the 53rd floor.^[4]

While Hugh Hefner had input in the design of the Playboy Club, he said most of the credit goes to the Maloof family and the Las Vegas-based entertainment company that helped open the club, N9NE Group. Michael Morton, a principal of N9NE Group, is the son of Chicago restaurateur Arnie Morton, one of Hefner's partners in the launch of the original Playboy Club.^[3]

History

Early plans had the name of the tower being the Playboy Tower.

References

^ ^a ^b Green, Steve (15 March 2012). "Palms says Playboy Club to close, ending partnership". Retrieved 2012-07-09.
^ Yancey, Kitty Bean (2012-06-04). "Las Vegas Playboy Club hops into the sunset". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
^ ^a ^b Freeman, Aleza; McKenzie, Kristine. "Moon/Playboy Club Las Vegas". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
^ Baria, Naomi. "Playboy Returns to Las Vegas". Retrieved 2008-05-15.

External links

"Playboy Returns to Las Vegas" from ClubPlanet
Playboy Club profile on Vegas.com. Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine.
Emporis.com Fantasy Tower page^[usurped] (archived 28 April 2006)
Palms Resort Playboy Club page. Archived 2021-06-16 at the Wayback Machine.

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[LVSUN-1] Green, Steve (15 March 2012). "Palms says Playboy Club to close, ending partnership". Retrieved 2012-07-09.

[USATODAY-2] Yancey, Kitty Bean (2012-06-04). "Las Vegas Playboy Club hops into the sunset". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-07-09.

[MPCLV-3] Freeman, Aleza; McKenzie, Kristine. "Moon/Playboy Club Las Vegas". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-05-14.

[4] Baria, Naomi. "Playboy Returns to Las Vegas". Retrieved 2008-05-15.

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