Playboy Club (Las Vegas)
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The Playboy Club is a nightclub located on the 52nd floor of the Fantasy Tower at the Palms Casino Resort in Paradise, Nevada
, which is located in the Las Vegas metropolitan area
. The club is a Playboy
-themed casino
and the first official Playboy Club
in the United States since 1988.
The club features floor-to-ceiling windows, dark colors, leather sofas and Baccarat crystal chandelier
s. An exclusive VIP area features its own bar, a fireplace and two retro Playboy brand pinball machines. The trademark Playboy Bunny logo is prominently displayed throughout the club – from the carpeting and the buttons on the sofas to a giant neon bunny head emblazoned on the side of the building. There is Playboy centerfold wallpaper in the bathrooms and 60 plasma display
s covering an entire wall displaying visual images from the archives of the magazine. The Playboy Club also offers gaming in the form of blackjack
and roulette
tables. The 12500 sq ft (1,161.3 m²) space also features a small dance floor and is linked via escalators to MOON Nightclub, a boutique dance club on the 53rd floor.
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.
Paradise, Nevada
Paradise is an unincorporated town in the Las Vegas metropolitan area in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 223,167 at the 2010 census...
, which is located in the Las Vegas metropolitan area
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
. The club is a Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
-themed casino
Casino
In modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions...
and the first official Playboy Club
Playboy Club
The Playboy Club initially was a chain of nightclubs and resorts owned and operated by Playboy Enterprises. The first club opened at 116 E. Walton Street in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States, on February 29, 1960. Each club generally featured a Living Room, a Playmate Bar, a Dining Room...
in the United States since 1988.
The club features floor-to-ceiling windows, dark colors, leather sofas and Baccarat crystal chandelier
Chandelier
A chandelier is a branched decorative ceiling-mounted light fixture with two or more arms bearing lights. Chandeliers are often ornate, containing dozens of lamps and complex arrays of glass or crystal prisms to illuminate a room with refracted light...
s. An exclusive VIP area features its own bar, a fireplace and two retro Playboy brand pinball machines. The trademark Playboy Bunny logo is prominently displayed throughout the club – from the carpeting and the buttons on the sofas to a giant neon bunny head emblazoned on the side of the building. There is Playboy centerfold wallpaper in the bathrooms and 60 plasma display
Plasma display
A plasma display panel is a type of flat panel display common to large TV displays or larger. They are called "plasma" displays because the technology utilizes small cells containing electrically charged ionized gases, or what are in essence chambers more commonly known as fluorescent...
s covering an entire wall displaying visual images from the archives of the magazine. The Playboy Club also offers gaming in the form of blackjack
Blackjack
Blackjack, also known as Twenty-one or Vingt-et-un , is the most widely played casino banking game in the world...
and roulette
Roulette
Roulette is a casino game named after a French diminutive for little wheel. In the game, players may choose to place bets on either a single number or a range of numbers, the colors red or black, or whether the number is odd or even....
tables. The 12500 sq ft (1,161.3 m²) space also features a small dance floor and is linked via escalators to MOON Nightclub, a boutique dance club on the 53rd floor.
While Hugh Hefner
Hugh Hefner
Hugh Marston "Hef" Hefner is an American magazine publisher, founder and Chief Creative Officer of Playboy Enterprises.-Early life:...
had input in the design of the Playboy Club, he said most of the credit goes to the Maloof family
Maloof family
The Maloof family owns numerous business properties in the Western United States. The origin of the family name is Maalouf and is of Levantine descent; the family is Lebanese via their paternal grandfather. The Maloofs are the owners of the Sacramento Kings of the NBA . The family consists of...
and the Las Vegas-based entertainment company that helped open the club, N9NE Group
N9NE Group
The N9NE Group is a partnership that owns and operates restaurants and nightclubs in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, Chicago and Dallas.The N9NE Group was founded by Michael Morton and Scott DeGraff. The two have been friends since age nine, which is the source of the company's name...
. Michael Morton, a principal of N9NE Group
N9NE Group
The N9NE Group is a partnership that owns and operates restaurants and nightclubs in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, Chicago and Dallas.The N9NE Group was founded by Michael Morton and Scott DeGraff. The two have been friends since age nine, which is the source of the company's name...
, is the son of Chicago restaurateur Arnie Morton, one of Hefner's partners in the launch of the original Playboy Club.