▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁cas inos ▁contributed ▁$ 3 2 ▁million ▁to ▁the ▁corpor ation . ▁Later , ▁Play boy ▁also ▁operated ▁British ▁cas inos ▁in ▁Manchester ▁and ▁Port sm outh . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁Play boy ▁opened ▁a ▁hotel ▁and ▁cas ino ▁in ▁Atlantic ▁City , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁However , ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁g aming ▁regul ators ▁denied ▁Play boy ▁a ▁permanent ▁g aming ▁license , ▁and ▁Play boy ▁sold ▁its ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁unit ▁to ▁El sin ore ▁Corporation , ▁its ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁vent ure , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁the ▁hotel ▁and ▁cas ino ▁were ▁renamed ▁The ▁Atl ant is . ▁ ▁The ▁Play boy ▁Club ▁in ▁Lake ▁Gene va , ▁Wisconsin ▁featured ▁architecture ▁inspired ▁by ▁Frank ▁Lloyd ▁Wright , ▁operated ▁from ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁had ▁a ▁ski ▁slope , ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁install ▁a ▁chair ▁lift . ▁The ▁facility ▁is ▁now ▁operated ▁as ▁the ▁Grand ▁Gene va ▁Res ort ▁& ▁Sp a . ▁Its ▁" Play mate ▁Bar " ▁featured ▁the ▁Russ ▁Long ▁T rio ▁and ▁its ▁show room ▁was ▁managed ▁by ▁Carlo ▁Cic ire l lo . ▁The ▁ 3 2 - pie ce ▁house ▁or chestra ▁was ▁head ed ▁by ▁Chicago ▁pian ist , ▁Sam ▁D iste f ano , ▁who ▁also ▁conducted ▁for ▁such ▁artists ▁as ▁Peg gy ▁Lee , ▁Mel ▁T orm e , ▁Anthony ▁New