Gym turned pleasure palace Reineck burst into Las Vegas' gay community in September as he was opening the Apollo. To local government officials, Reineck billed it as a low-impact gymnasium. But it quickly became known in the gay community as a pleasure palace for men only. Ads for the club say it features 63 dressing rooms, a tanning room, hot and cold Jacuzzis, a large indoor swimming pool and a workout room. Recent visitors to the club say a punch bowl filled with free condoms greets customers as they enter.
Customers can watch gay videos and buy lubricating lotions and sex toys.
Reineck occasionally visited Angles. Reineck could not be located Saturday, and his attorney, Christopher Phipps, did not return phone calls. Employees at the Apollo shooed a reporter out of the club early Saturday morning, saying they could not comment. People who have known Reineck in Las Vegas say they haven't seen him in several months. Reineck's friends and foes Joe Kendall, owner of the Cyber City Cafe, which features pizza, latte and the Internet, says he helped Reineck establish a Web page for the Apollo last year.