
The bar and the cashier at the entrance are also protected by plexiglass. "I got a little creative, I copied an idea from a strip club in Vancouver, Canada," Fuselier said.įuselier had plexiglass installed around all three stages and left a two-inch slot at the bottom to drop tips. The Tri-County Health Department (TCHD) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) agreed to grant the gentlemen's club a variance after Fuselier presented a plan to keep dancers and customers safe. "Our liquor sales were down our entertainers were really suffering.

"It just didn't make sense at all, you needed your binoculars to see the women and how could you give a gratuity to them?" he said. To keep everyone safe, he claims to have voluntarily shut down the club for 12 days.įuselier added that he implemented the 25-foot distance between customers and dancers for a week and that sales fell 50%. Players Club received a letter from the Tri-County Health Department on June 6, requiring the strip club to implement a 25-foot distance between performers and customers following a COVID-19 outbreak.Ĭhris Fuselier, the owner of Players Club, says five staff members tested positive for coronavirus. DENVER- A strip club owner says business is booming after he got creative to skirt around a 25-foot requirement between dancers and customers, but as Denver7 witnessed, keeping a distance requires vigilance.
