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Nevada is the only American state to legalize brothels (and one of only two to legalize prostitution, the other being Rhode Island), but maintains strict restrictions: only counties with less than 400,000 people can operate brothels. This naturally includes the Las Vegas area where most of the state's residents live. The state is home to roughly 24 brothers.
Prostitution is still a lucrative business in "Sin City", but instead of it being regulated and taxed the state's law defeats the very purpose of its enactment. Why bother legalizing something if it will still remain illegal where it counts? Prostitution is just pushed underground in Vegas like it is everywhere else. So Nevada has a reputation for condoning smut but does not get much of the benefits of doing so. I'd imagine that if taxed there would be a lot of money Vegas whorehouses. The law is simply asinine as written: either legalize in toto or why burden yourself with a half-measure? Or do state officials believe that Vegas' reputation would be tarnished if the famous Strip where to house a brother next to the tasteful [sic] mega casinos? Such a belied would be even more inane.
Anyway, the state's senior Senator Harry Reid recently made a passing remark that Nevada's reputation as the "last place where prostitution is legal", as he put it, undermines economic growth since many businesses refuse to locate there due to the image of sanctioned brothels.
Reid's remark was solely a casual one in lengthy speech, but it dominated the reporting on his address and reignited the debate about legalized prostitution (first recognized in the 1970s). Reid, who is a Democrat but a socially conservative Mormon, is opposed to the state's law on prostitution but Vegas' outspoken and sometimes gaffe-prone mayor not only supports it but wants the restricts lifted in order to allow Vegas to become the Wild West's Amsterdam.
For all intents and purposes, Vegas is already a prostitution center, allowing for a Red Light district would just ensure a safer avenue for those seeking such knavish deeds.
I say: live and let live. It's the oldest business in mankind and if two consenting adults enter a room, have sex and exchange money (as opposed to the buy-you-dinner shtick), what business is that of the state besides being a tax collector and safety regulator?
Just let be!
