LAVONIA, Ga. – A small town in northeast Georgia has bought a strip club, but it’s not planning to get into the adult entertainment business.

The town of Lavonia could have used nearly $1 million to pay off the bond fund for a water treatment plant upgrade. Instead, officials bought Cafe Risque, which they have long tried to shut down.

Lavonia’s mayor got a standing ovation when he announced the deal at a meeting earlier this week. Crews took down the signs advertising it and burned them in a large bonfire at the strip club site, near a major highway.

Stinky gambler fuming over NJ casino ejection

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Yes, Michael Wax stank. He’s the first to admit it.

The 440-pound New York City man said he was playing poker in an Atlantic City casino for 17 hours Tuesday and didn’t deserve stinky treatment from the casino that asked him to leave.

Dave Coskey, a spokesman for the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, said it is company policy not to comment on matters involving customers.

Wax said he told casino officials: “There’s no question I stink. I’m not denying it … I’ve been playing for 17 hours.”

The 54-year-old limousine company owner said a poker room manager informed him that patrons at his table were complaining about his body odor.

When the Brooklyn man tried to retake his seat at the table, he said a manager told him to leave. He said he asked for a free room to freshen up, and the casino refused.

“I would like an apology,” Wax said.