They’ve been banished to remote stretches of desert, some have been raided, others shut down and one even sold on E-bay. Nevada’s legal brothels have managed to survive through some tough situations. Their latest problem, however, could prove to be too much. According to George Flint, Director of the Nevada Brothel Owners’ Association, revenue for the 25 businesses in his membership organization is down by as much as 45 percent. The reason: Sex for money may be recession resistant but it’s not recession proof. “Business is in a lower slump than I’ve ever seen it before,” Flint says.
In Nevada, the world’s oldest profession has been very lucrative. In a typical year, legal brothels generate about $50 million in total revenue and have an economic impact of about $400 million on the state. But in the last 18 months the industry’s cash flow has taken a dive. Why? Like other businesses around the country, bordellos throughout the state are feeling the pinch of rising gas prices and a weak economy.
Media exposure certainly has its benefits. Featured in the ongoing HBO reality series, Cathouse, Hof’s Bunny Ranch is going strong. While others brothels saw a slump in revenues, Hof experienced a 30 percent jump in May. But he’s not resting on his laurels. Last week he began offering a recession special: The first 100 customers who show up with their tax rebate checks receive twice the “services” for the price of one. “We always give our customers the most bang for the buck,” he says. “You bring your $600 check in, and we give you the $1,200 George Bush party–three girls and a bottle of champagne.” That’s one way to stimulate the, um, economy.
I just got a notice from the IRS….my check’s in the mail!!!! Hmmmm…wonder what the wife will do with hers.
I hope she doesn’t have an uncle named ‘Numzio’! 🙂
“You bring your $600 check in, and we give you the $1,200 George Bush party..”. Just curious, is that the one where they dress up like Iraq, and you invade them?
The Mustang Ranch gets my personal endorsement. The gun tower was kinda creepy though . Why bother going to Nevada without visiting to a brothel?
when i used to run across nevada on I-80, i would hear some of the brothels advertising on the cb radio, inviting truckers in for a “no obligation” look-see. but with the price of diesel hovering between $4.50-5.00 a gallon, i’m sure that this customer base is much less inclined to indulge. after paying $1000 to fill your fuel tank, spending several hundred more in a brothel is hard to justify.
Ho’s are 150 an hour on Craigs list. That is some pricy pussy in Nevada.
The “victim” of the internet and video game generation. That doesn’t see the need to travel so far for what they can get in their room, or down the block (even if not legal). And like many a failing institution, unless Hollywood makes a movie or Tv show promoting it, it tends to get forgotten. I guess that HBO special was the “Seabiscuit” of brothel movies. I wonder what its producer got, in exchange for making it. Our whole entertainment industry is run by preverts, and gambling addicts. Not to mention alcoholics and tobacco addicts. Ever seen those Tv doctors smoking outside their Tv hospitals? That’s the real reality, that never gets shown.
I’ll just bet that HBO special wasn’t the “Thin Blue Line” quality of brothel movies, either.
i like.. i want to bang some hoes
only if they are men is it worthwhile