[PAR] [TLE] John Aspinall (zoo owner) [SEP] John Victor Aspinall (11 June 1926 – 29 June 2000) was an English zoo owner and gambling club host.  From middle class beginnings he used gambling to move to the centre of British high society in the 1960s.  He was born in Delhi during the British Raj, and was a citizen of the United Kingdom. [PAR] [TLE] Clermont Set [SEP] The Clermont Set was an exclusive group of rich British gamblers who met at the Clermont Club at 44 Berkeley Square, in London's fashionable Mayfair district now located at 27–28 Curzon Street and called Aspinall's.  It was the first London casino opened by John Aspinall after he received a gaming licence under Britain's new gambling law.  Clermont Club had become famous among British celebrities at once but Aspinall sold this club in 1972 to Playboy Enterprises; Playboy was forced to sell this club in 1982 when it lost its licence.
[PAR] [TLE] John Aspinall ( zoo owner ) [ SEP ] John Victor Aspinall ( 11 June 1926 – 29 June 2000 ) was an English zoo owner and gambling club host . From middle class beginnings he used gambling to move to the centre of British high society in the 1960s . He was born in Delhi during the British Raj , and was a citizen of the United Kingdom . [PAR] [TLE] Clermont Set [ SEP ] The Clermont Set was an exclusive group of rich British gamblers who met at the Clermont Club at 44 Berkeley Square , in London 's fashionable Mayfair district now located at 27–28 Curzon Street and called Aspinall 's . It was the first London casino opened by John Aspinall after he received a gaming licence under Britain 's new gambling law . Clermont Club had become famous among British celebrities at once but Aspinall sold this club in 1972 to Playboy Enterprises ; Playboy was forced to sell this club in 1982 when it lost its licence .
Playboy was forced to sell a club in 1982 that it had purchased from an English zoo owner who used gambling to move to the centre of what?
Playboy was forced to sell a club in 1982 that it had purchased from an English zoo owner who used gambling to move to the centre of what ?
British high society
British high society