• The fall of a gambling mecca.
• Closed April, 1984. 2500 Boardwalk Atlantic City, NJ 08404. Atlantic City Playboy construction.
• Boardwalk at Florida Avenue – Atlantic City, NJ (1984) The Playboy opened in 1981 and operated under that name until 1984. It was subsequently renamed the Atlantis, Trump Regency, and Trump’s.
• Click here to view this item from PressofAtlanticCity.com.

The Playboy Hotel Casino as it appeared on a 1981 postcard. Authors note: On Friday, April 17, 1981, I was a high school senior on Easter break and joined.

Atlantic City, New Jersey

The Playboy Hotel, Atlantic City was developed and built in 1981 by Hugh Heffner’s Playboy Enterprises and Elsinore Corporation. Playboy already operated a casino in London and was looking to exploit the new Atlantic City gaming market.

Las Vegas architect Martin Stern, Jr. had already established himself in Atlantic City with proposals for Del Webb’s Sahara Boardwalk, another MGM Grand, and Bill Harrah’s Marina (of these the Marina was the only one that was built). Stern designed a green glass tower with a three-level casino for Playboy, but had to shorten the tower from its original 33 stories to 22 after the Federal Aviation Board claimed that it would impede local air traffic.

Playboy Casino Atlantic City New Jersey

The casino suffered financial difficulties from the start, and was eventually sold outright to Elsinore Corporation. The name was changed to the Atlantis Hotel and Casino in 1984, but the property went bankrupt in 1985. Donald Trump bought it in 1989, and closed the casino to operate the property solely as a hotel named the Trump Regency. The property was re-opened in 1996 as the Worlds’ Fair at Trump Plaza, but after three years of failure, the entire building was demolished.

Playboy Casino In Atlantic City

Playboy, Atlantic City

• Anchor's Wheel of Gold - $1.00, 5 machines - $1.00 to $3.00 bets
• Anchor's Wheel of Gold - $2.00, 2 machines - $2.00 to $6.00 bets
• Anchor's Wheel of Gold - $5.00, 2 machines - $5.00 to $15.00 bets
• Bally's Big Bucks, 10 machines - $1.00 to $3.00 bets
• Betty Boop
• CDS (5-Line) Bingo
• Double Wild $1, 14 machines - $1.00 to $3.00 bets
• Fast 50's, 8 machines - $0.50 to $1.50 bets
• Five Dollar Slots, 60 machines
• IGT - Addams Family - $0.05 minimum bet
• IGT - Fabulous 50's, 12 machines - $0.50 to $1.50 bets
• IGT - Megabucks, 5 machines - $1.00 to $3.00 bets
• IGT - Pokermania Slots, 16 machines - $0.25 to $0.75 bets
• IGT - Quartermania Slots, 28 machines - $0.25 to $0.75 bets
• IGT - Wheel of Fortune Progressive Dollar Slots - $0.25/$0.50 minimum bet
• IGT Elvis - $0.25 minimum bet
• IGT Jeopardy - $0.25/$1.00 minimum bet
• IGT Party Time - $0.25 minimum bet
• IGT Slotopoly - $0.25 minimum bet
• IGT Triple Play Joker Poker - $0.25 minimum bet
• IGT Wheel of Fortune Video Slots - $0.05 minimum bet
• Lightning Quarters, 14 machines - $0.25 to $0.75 bets
• Progressive Slots, 398 machines - $0.05 to $5.00 bets
• Progressive Video Poker, 55 machines - $0.05 to $1.00 bets
• Video Blackjack
• Video Poker, 754 machines - $0.05 to $5.00 bets