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A Playboy Club was originally one of a chain of nightclubs owned and operated by Playboy Enterprises until 1991, with the first club opening at 116 E. Playboy Enterprises Inc ( also organized as New Playboy Inc ( is the company founded by Hugh Marston Hefner to manage the Playboy magazine empire Walton in downtown Chicago on February 29, 1960. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The clubs were essentially bars with entertainment, featuring Playboy Bunnies serving drinks to keyholders, and performances by some big names in entertainment. A Playboy Bunny is a waitress at the Playboy Club. The Playboy Clubs were originally open from 1960–1988 There is now only one Playboy Club, and it is in The Palms Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The Palms Casino Resort, also known simply as the Palms, is a Resort and residential tower located west of the Las Vegas Strip. The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is an approximately 4 mile (6

Hugh Hefner opened his first Playboy Club in 1960. He was inspired by Burton Brown's Chicago chain of Gaslight Clubs. The Gaslight Clubs opened in 1953, featuring women dressed in velvet, one-piece "bunny" type costumes, and had live entertainment.

1 History
2 Famous acts
3 Playboy Clubs in popular culture
- 3.1 Current locations
- 3.2 Former Locations
4 External links

History

The first Playboy Club opened in Chicago, Illinois in 1960. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The last American location was Lansing, Michigan, which closed in 1988. International Clubs existed until the 1991 closing of the location in Manila, Philippines. The City of Manila Manila was the only Club ever featured in Architectural Digest. Architectural Digest is a glossy American monthly Magazine. Its principal subject is Interior design, not -- as the name of the magazine During the last three months of 1961, more than 132,000 people visited the Chicago club, making it the busiest night club in the world.

Playboy Club membership became a status symbol. Only 21% of all key holders ever went to a Club. At $25. 00 per membership, Playboy earned $25 million for every 1,000,000 members. This revenue stream was critical to the development of the Playboy empire.

In 1965 Hugh Hefner sent Victor Lownes to London to open Playboy's British casinos, following legalization of gambling in the United Kingdom. Hugh Marston Hefner (born April 9 1926 is an American Magazine Publisher, and best known as the editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine Victor Aubrey Lownes III (born 17 April 1928, Buffalo NY USA An executive with Playboy Enterprises in various capacities various vice-presidencies London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Gambling in the United Kingdom is regulated by the Gambling Commission on behalf of the government's Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS under the These soon became the tail that wagged the dog. Gaming income from these casinos enabled Playboy to continue throwing money at financially disastrous clubs, theaters, resorts, record companies and film investments. The magazine's income was modest compared to that from these casinos. In 1981 the casino at 45 Park Lane was the most profitable casino in the world and the British casinos contributed $32 million to the corporation. Playboy showed a total profit of $31 million that year, meaning the rest of the empire made a net loss of $1 million. However, in that year Victor Lownes was fired, and gambling licenses were not renewed, thereby cutting off Playboy's biggest source of income and creating a financial crisis that would only be solved by enormous changes within the empire.

The Playboy Club in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin had a ski slope and was one of the first to install a chair lift. Lake Geneva is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. A chairlift (technically an elevated passenger ropeway is a type of Aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating Steel cable loop strung

Playboy recently opened a new Playboy Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally The new club at The Palms, with its very noticeable neon bunny head, has casinos, bars, and a bathroom with pictures of Playmates on the walls. The Palms Casino Resort, also known simply as the Palms, is a Resort and residential tower located west of the Las Vegas Strip. For the word "playmate" in the common sense see its definition in Wiktionary.

Famous acts

Famous entertainers who performed at the clubs include:

Playboy Clubs in popular culture

The film Hefner; an Unauthorized Biography largely focuses on leotard-wearing women being trained as hostesses in a Playboy Club. Steve Allen, born Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen ( December 26 1921 – October 30 2000) was an American Mendel "Milton Berle" Berlinger ( July 12, 1908 &ndash March 27, 2002) was an Emmy -winning American Comedian Isaac Sidney "Sid" Caesar (born September 8, 1922) is an Emmy Award -winning American comic actor and writer known as the leading man George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12 1937 – June 22 2008 was an American stand-up comedian, often considered one of the best of all time Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American William Henry Cosby Jr (born July 12 1937 is an American Comedian, Actor, Author, Television producer and Activist. The Count Basie Orchestra is a 16 to 18 piece Big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the Swing era, founded by Count Basie. John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( October 21 1917 &ndash January 6 1993) was an American Jazz Trumpeter Bob Hope, KBE KCSG ( May 29, 1903 &ndash July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in Peggy Lee ( May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002) was an American Jazz and popular music singer and Songwriter Ann-Margret (born April 28 1941 is a Swedish -born American actress singer Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actor, Comedian, Writer, Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is anAmerican Singer, Actress and Comedian, also known (as her informal stage name as Ginger Rogers ( July 16, 1911 &ndash April 25, 1995) was an Academy Award -winning American film and stage actress Michael or Mike Ryan may refer to Michael Ryan (artist, comic book artist on Runaways Michael Ryan (baseball The Smothers Brothers are an American music-and- Comedy team consisting of the brothers Tom ("Tommy" and Dick Smothers. Melvin Howard Tormé ( September 13, 1925 &ndash June 5, 1999) nicknamed The Velvet Fog, was an American musician known as For the album by Redman, see Muddy Waters (album. For the college football coach see Muddy Waters (football coach.
In the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever, it is revealed that Bond is a member of the London Playboy Club. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story
A Trivial Pursuit question asked, "Which country still had four Playboy Clubs in operation after the last one closed down in the United States?" Answer: Japan. Trivial Pursuit is a Board game in which progress is determined by a player's ability to answer general knowledge and Popular culture questions
In the That '70s Show episode 'Eric's Burger Job', Donna's parents go to the Playboy Club at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. That '70s Show is an American television sitcom that centered on the lives of a group of teenagers living in the fictional town of The following is a list of episodes for the FOX Sitcom That '70s Show.

Current locations

The Playboy Club in Las Vegas, Nevada

Former Locations

North America

Europe

Asia

Playboy also owned resorts in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin and Ocho Rios, Jamaica. The Playboy Club is a nightclub located on the 52nd floor of the Fantasy Tower at the Palms Hotel Casino in, which is located in Clark County. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States Kansas City Missouri only Items for the metro area Kansas City Kansas or North Kansas City MO should go on their respective pages Lake Geneva is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Nassau is the Capital, largest city and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana The City of New York Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province St Petersburg (often shortened to St Pete) is a city in Pinellas County Florida, United States. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Vernon Township is a Township in Sussex County, New Jersey. It is located about one hour drive from New York City and is part of the New Eau Claire is a city located in the west-central part of the U London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The City of Manila is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan. is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū is the fifth-largest city in Japan by population It is the capital of Hokkaidō Prefecture, located in Ishikari Subprefecture, and an officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Ocho Ríos (also known by the nickname Ochie) Spanish for Eight Rivers, is a town on the northern coast of Jamaica, located in the parish

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