For more than a year, the owners of the Kings, the Maloof family, former owners of the PalmsCasino Resort in LasVegas, have used the threat of a sale to outside investors to prod the city of Sacramento into putting together a new arena package.
Bunnies and Playmates sashayed beneath black crystal chandeliers in The Palms Casino's Playboy Club in LasVegas, while men in suits hit the dance floor.
The Maloofs have since sold their Coors beer distributorship, and the crushing debt on the Palms forced the family to turn over controlling interests of the LasVegascasino to creditors.