The Gold Club

The Gold Club was a strip club in Buckhead that operated until 2001, the same year the owner admitting racketeering charges.

Operations
The Gold Club was one of the most prominent strip clubs in Atlanta Georgia, located on Lindbergh Road.

Owner Steve Kaplan was the subject of a 14 week trial in 2001 after prosecutors alleged that the club was used for prostitution, money laundering, bribery and credit card fraud. Kaplan was also accused of having links to the Gambino crime family.

The club was managed by Thomas "Ziggy" Sicignano, who acted as a witness for the prosecution during the trial. Steven Sadow represented Kaplan during the court case, brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. As part of a plea deal during the trial, Kaplan confessed to racketeering. Judge Willis Hunt sentencing Kaplan to sixteen months in prison. Details of the plea deal included agreeing to close the club, 400 hours of community service, and a $5 million fine.

The club was the focus of the 2001 Court TV program Sex, Sports & the Mob: Atlanta's Gold Club, written and directed by Steven Dupler. After the club's 2001 closure, Atlanta City Council agreed to attempt to purchase the location although it was next used as a church before opening as The Gold Room nightclub in 2009.