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The Nevada Brothel Owners' Association, led by George Flint of Reno, lobbies against these laws. [77] [78] Rural lawmakers normally oppose these laws as well, despite the fact that legal brothel prostitution does not provide a significant amount of income for counties. A noted opponent of legalized prostitution in Nevada was John Reese.
As of September 2023, there are only 19 legal brothels open in Nevada in just 6 of the state's 17 counties. [3] While prostitution is legal in parts of Nevada, it is illegal outside these licensed brothels. Prostitution is illegal under state law in Clark County, which contains Las Vegas and its metropolitan area. Other counties may choose to ...
Although illegal, 90% of prostitution in Nevada occurs in Las Vegas. [15] In 2009 Las Vegas was identified by the FBI as one of 14 cities in the U.S. with high rates of child prostitution. [16] Las Vegas police claimed that "roughly 400 children are picked off the streets from prostitution each year."
Currently, Nevada is the only U.S. state to allow legal prostitution – in the form of regulated brothels – the terms of which are stipulated in the Nevada Revised Statutes. There are ten counties that theoretically allow brothel prostitution, but four of these counties ( Churchill , Esmeralda , Humboldt , and Mineral ) currently have no ...
Nevada is the only state in the United States in which prostitution is legal, although only in 10 rural counties and only in licensed houses. There was no state law on prostitution in Nevada until 1971, when a section of the Nevada Revised Statutes effectively legalized prostitution in counties with a population of under 400,000. [80]
At least eight states have seen an explosion in migrant prostitution since the gang laid down roots in the US, with authorities in Texas, Nevada, Illinois, California, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey ...
The House Ethics Committee’s report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., includes evidence he paid women for sex, including one who was underage.
Another legal brothel just outside the town of Pahrump, Nevada. The Mustang Ranch was formerly a legal brothel near Reno (closed 1999; rights to reuse the name are now tied up in court). The Moonlite BunnyRanch is a legal brothel near Carson City. Many of Nevada's other legal brothels also incorporate the term "ranch" into their names.