<P> The Rabbit - headed metal Playboy key (supplanted by a metal key - card in 1966) was required for admission to a club . They were presented to the Door Bunny . Through most of the years, a strict dress code was enforced . </P> <P> In 1965, Hugh Hefner sent Victor Lownes to London to open Playboy's British casinos, following legalization of gambling in the United Kingdom . In 1981, the casino at 45 Park Lane (now a luxury hotel, 45 Park Lane) was the most profitable casino in the world, and the British casinos contributed $32 million to the corporation . </P> <P> The Playboy Club in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, had a ski slope and was one of the first to install a chair lift . Its "Playmate Bar" featured the Russ Long Trio and its showroom was managed by Carlo Cicirello . The 32 - piece house orchestra was headed by Chicago pianist, Sam Distefano . The Lighter Side Trio entertained at all of the Playboy Clubs from 1972 to 1975, led by Joe DiPietro, with Douglas Brett and Charles Raimond . </P> <P> On October 6, 2006, Playboy opened a new Playboy Club in Las Vegas, Nevada . The new club at The Palms, with its prominent neon bunny head, had casinos, bars, and a restroom with pictures of Playmates on the walls . The club closed in June 2012 . </P>

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