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An artist's rendering the new Blue Velvet Theater at Scores Atlantic City, to be located in the Trump Taj Mahal.

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ATLANTIC CITY — The country's first strip-club-in-a-casino will open in August.

Scores, the New York-based franchise, will open its $25 million entertainment complex in the Trump Taj Mahal in August, according to a company spokeswoman.

The site was about two years in the making and will be 36,000 square feet of adult entertainment, the company said in a release.

Scores will be located on the second floor of the Trump casino, in a space that was formerly occupied by three restaurants. There will be eight distinct areas – including a main showcase area, a sports bar, a nightclub, a lounge, a cabaret and a male revue.

"It is certain to become a distinct competitive advantage in the Atlantic City marketplace," said Bob Gans, a managing partner of Scores Atlantic City.

The state Division of Gaming Enforcement ruled way back in December 2011 to allow the club inside the Taj Mahal Casino Resort. At that time, officials said the it would be a $3 million project.

At the time the project was approved, the division said dancers could strip down only to a G-string and pasties. Lap dances would be prohibited, as would any simulation of sexual activity. However, the state Division of Gaming Enforcement has since agreed to allow a form of "modified" lap dancing not involving touching in the new club, said Cathleen Kiernan, a spokeswoman for Scores Atlantic City.

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