Playboy Casino to return to London
London has its fair share of casinos and it’s about to get one more to add a touch of exotic class. The Playboy Casino is due to be reopened in the capital.
Back from the dead, or at least from the swinging sixties, Playboy Entertainment has decided that London is ready for baccarat with bunnies.
Playboy Entertainment originally started with the infamous magazine, still going strong today and is a worldwide brand with its ubiquitous bunny symbol on anything from underwear to cigarette lighters. Not forgetting of course the Playboy Mansion, and its number one resident High Heffner with his bevy of babes.
The company is considering opening two venues in central London by 2010. These casinos will feature roulette and blackjack, with of course cocktail waitresses in Playboy bunny outfits. There will also be gourmet restaurants and burger bars plus top DJ to spin the decks.
Back in the sixties and seventies, the Playboy casino was a thriving casino venue with many high-rolling and celebrity customers, until it was shut down in 1981 after a police raid. Although no charges were brought, the club never recovered. Regular customers included Michael Caine, Sean Connery and footballer George Best, who actually married a former Playboy bunny.
Las Vegas meanwhile features its own Playboy casino which is hugely successful and another branded casino is due to open in Macau next year.
Speculation is on for the exact location of the new casino, with bets on the Haymarket Sports Café in the West End theatre district of London.
