Hugh Hefner has traditional taste in Playboy Bunny outfits.
Hugh Hefner got his wish: When the first Playboy Club in 22 years opens Oct. 5 atop the Palms new tower, retro bunny outfits will be back.
"It was real important for Hef to have the traditional bunny outfits represented," said Palms owner George Maloof.
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The retro-costumed bunnies will be dealers at 10 blackjack tables in the club, which has a capacity of 500. Cocktail servers will wear new Roberto Cavalli-designed outfits unveiled last November.
Under a new law, the Playboy Club will be the first Nevada casino to offer gaming in an area charging admission. Maloof worked more than three years with the Nevada Gaming Commission, the Gaming Control Board and Nevada Resort Association to pass the legislation.
"From the beginning when gaming was allowed, they were very careful to make sure there was nothing that was construed as discrimination," Maloof said. "That's why anyone could walk into a high-limit area."
The Playboy Club will be under the Palms' new nightclub, Moon, which will have a retractable roof. The two will be connected by an escalator, as will the restaurant, Nove, Italian for nine.
N9ne Group will operate the clubs and restaurants.
Four floors from the top of the tower will be the 9,500-square-foot Hugh Hefner Sky Villa, "our version of the Playboy Mansion," said Maloof.
GOLD RUSH
The plot thickens in the drama of Jamie Gold, Hollywood agent-turned-poker king.
There are rumblings of an "explosive" development in a story rife with more twists than an episode of "The Sopranos."
An insider says look for court challenges over whether Gold agreed to divvy up a share (or shares) of the $12 million prize he won at the World Series of Poker's main event Aug. 12 at the Rio.
Gold, whose Web site credits him with propelling dozens of actors to A-list status, including "Sopranos" star James Gandolfini, created the intrigue when he hired two bodyguards, citing "threats" made during the WSOP.
Gold's publicist, Bill Horn, was on the telephone Saturday to set the record straight.
Yes, Gold was sponsored by the gaming site, bodog.com, Horn said. But, "He will be an ambassador. No money was involved."
An Internet report claimed Gold's sponsor would get 50 percent.
Gold's Web site resumé is "absolutely accurate," said Horn, although "he has not been in management or an agency for some time."
Gold is working on three reality films with two partners and will help ESPN promote the main event before it airs in September, said Horn.
THE SCENE AND HEARD
Jerry Lewis will tape a segment with the Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra in the wee hours Tuesday on the Strip. Tape from the 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. shoot will be used in the Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon. ...
SIGHTINGS
Lance Armstrong, spotted with Bill Clinton and Steven Bing at Craftsteak (MGM Grand) and at Picasso (Bellagio) with friends. Picasso chef Julian Serrano fed Armstrong and his team during one of his seven Tour de France title runs. ... Michael Jordan, dining Friday at Fiamma (MGM Grand). ... Kathy Griffin, eating at Mon Ami Gabi (Paris Las Vegas) before her Friday show. ... Adrianne Curry and Christopher Knight, renewing wedding vows Friday, after 81 days on the VIP stage at Pure (Caesars Palace), during her 24th birthday celebration. An Elvis impersonator officiated at the five-minute ceremony, with Curry and Knight speaking their vows in Elvisese -- "uh huh" instead of "I do." Knight, who played Peter Brady on "The Brady Bunch," met Curry, the first winner of "America's Next Top Model," while filming of "The Surreal Life." Barry Williams, who played Greg Brady, was in the "wedding" party. ... At Rain (Palms): former big league pitcher John Rocker and comedian Joel McHale, host of E!'s "The Soup."
THE PUNCH LINE
"The Census Bureau reported that Las Vegas is about to pass Washington, D.C., in population. Of course, there's a huge difference between Vegas and Washington. See, in Las Vegas, people gamble with their own money." -- Jay Leno
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