Nevada Prostitution - 10/30/2002

One thing we all have learned about the Internet is that sex and gambling are king. Our article about the brothels and bordellos in Nevada continues to be one of the most visited pages on our site. The interest level of our website and brothels article is a strong indication that real-life interests in Las Vegas rate sex and gambling at the top of the list. My recent trip to Las Vegas supports that theory.

Our first night in Vegas, we ended up at Rum Jungle at Mandalay Bay with a few drinks down the hatch. No sooner than we had walked out of the bar, we were met by two beautiful women standing near the restrooms. Of course, I have visited Vegas many times, and was suspicious of their motives, but my Vegas-Newbie guest did not have a clue. I wanted to see how far it would go, so I played along as an unknowing tourist. One thing led to another and we all ended up in our suite. Soon we found ourselves being propositioned for $300 each. Needless to say, they were kicked out of our room. Their last comment was that "if you see a beautiful girl in a Vegas casino - she is most likely an "escort"." After they left, my guest disclosed that he was amazed at how easily he had been "fooled". Soon afterwards my guest and I had a small discussion and he agreed on a code word for a prostitute - "Pseudo Talent".

Our next night out brought us to the Hard Rock casino at the "Center Bar". We were approached by 2 women. One looked a lot like Jamie Lee Curtis, and the other was an dropdead gorgeous knockout. I personally could not believe that the second was a prostitute and she was very appealing to us both. I made it clear that she had no chance at hooking us and she was soon on her way.

At just about every casino we visited throughout the week, we were propositioned by women - many of them very beautiful. These casinos were high, medium, and low class casinos - it didn't matter. They included Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, Rio, Treasure Island, Hard Rock, Mirage, Golden Nugget, and Stratosphere.

I asked some of the prostitutes questions and found interesting tidbits of information. If you don't know the term already, the women are called call girls or escorts and typically have incomes well over $200,000.00 (cash) per year. They can usually be found at the casino bars or roaming the casino areas. The going rate for an "escort" was approximately $300.00 per hour. Some have established websites, set territories, and are well-trained at approaching potential customers. Many offered beeper and cell phone numbers in case we happened to "change your minds". One woman we talked to travels between Atlantic City and Las Vegas to catch the prime tourist seasons. Another woman worked part-time as a legal secretary in California and commuted to Las Vegas to earn extra money several nights a week.

Regardless of what was just mentioned above, be advised that prostitution in Las Vegas and Clark county is illegal. It would never be admitted, but casinos commonly overlook the activity as they know that it will attract people with money. That being said, watch out for the "Pseudo Talent!"