Officials turn down Planet Hollywood resort’s request to take over Privé

County officials confirmed today they turned down a request by Planet Hollywood resort officials seeking to take over operations at Privé nightclub.

Frank Schreck, an attorney for Planet Hollywood, made the request via a letter to Jacqueline Holloway, director of the Department of Business License.

It was the second attempt in as many weeks, the first was from Privé lawyer Jay Brown who sought to convince Holloway to extend temporary liquor licenses to keep the club open.

"At this time, based upon what you have provided for our review, we are not confident that Planet Hollywood, utilizing the current Privé employees, would operate the nightclub with the proper level of protection for the public health, welfare and safety of guests," Holloway wrote to Schreck in a letter dated Thursday.

That means Privé, which is located in the Planet Hollywood casino, won't open for business this weekend.

The fate of the club will be left to Clark County commissioners, who on Tuesday are scheduled to hear appeals from the club operators about how they've corrected flaws in their operations that allegedly allowed illegal drug use, lewd and abusive sexual behavior and the presence of underage patrons in the club.