A LAP dancing club in Eastbourne has closed, with its owner blaming the recession for its demise.

Risky's, which was in the basement of American-themed bar Minnesota Jax in Seaside Road, closed its doors on March 14.

Bar owner Darren Bush said the club had been going for two years but had been hit by the economic downturn.

The area will now become a poker club and games area in a new-style Minnesota Jax, rebranded as a Tex Mex restaurant, with a new name. The business will expand into next-door restaurant Indian Spice.

Mr Bush is asking people to help decide the new business name, sending suggestions to Minnesota Jax, 121-123 Seaside Road, Eastbourne.