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1971
Adult magazine publisher Hugh Hefner announced to the media that in two years’ time, Nevada would be home to a Playboy casino in either Las Vegas or on Lake Tahoe’s South Shore.
It didn’t happen, though, for 35 years until, in 2006, the Playboy Club — a hybrid casino and lounge — debuted in the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
It was the first time in 50 years Nevada allowed a gaming licensee to charge patrons a cover to access gambling tables. Along with slot machines, the club offered blackjack and roulette tables staffed by women dressed as bunnies.
It closed in 2012.
Photo from Wikimedia Commons: “Playboy Logo” by Downtowngal
