February 23, 2011

Harry Reid wants to eliminate legal prostitution because he says it looks bad to companies wanting to move here as if  this brings down our economy in any significant way. Truthfully, Nevada's legal brothels contribute significantly not only to our rural communities but also those of Reno, Carson City and Las Vegas. Yet, he said later in an interview that gambling though illegal in many areas is okay because it is now widely accepted. Oh brother!

Bottom-line: I have more respect for brothel owners than I do casino owners or Harry Reid. At least brothel owners like Dennis Hof created his business by investing money in it, by filling out the necessary paperwork, by paying his fees, obeying the rules and being up front about what he does. As for casinos, they control the legislature through political donations and lobbyists, write laws that benefit themselves (lowest taxes on earth with lax oversight) and claim poverty when we ask them to pay more.

On June 22, 2009, I posted: "Regulate the Gaming Industry as it Should Be". Part of my post said this:

Our gaming laws were changed years ago to reduce mob influence but now we have a new mob with MBAs. They have the same immoral inclinations and also see their poorly paid employees as simply a drag on their bottom line. This is much the same way the governor sees state employees.

In the 1970s when I worked in the industry we used to say, “Things were better when the mob ran things.” and chuckled because we knew the “The Suits” (casino execs) were greedier and more ruthless than the Mob ever was!  It seems things haven’t changed!

I have not changed my position since then. Casino management has not changed and our new governor is like the old one when he chants "No new taxes" from his office and offers no realistic way to effectively meet Nevada's obligations to its citizens. It seems things really haven’t changed!

The "No New Taxes" mantra is like a supervisor who only chants, "Get to work" over and over from her cubicle and expecting everything will turn out fine.

And another thing, casinos have always.. and I mean always, have been part of  illegal prostitution and it continues to this day. If you think this is nonsense, remember it's impossible to say that casinos are not a draw for prostitutes.  Further, I have repeatedly seen prostitutes walk past casino security personnel in Las Vegas casinos because it's "no big deal" to have them work the casino floor and convention areas.

If the legislature wants to discuss prostitution, they must start with illegal prostitution and not an easy a target such as our legal brothels.

And since I am on a rant and very annoyed, they also need to find out why Las Vegas has an unabated and significant child sex trafficking problem. Could it be that casinos are the draw for that like they are for illegal adult prostitutes? Maybe Metro isn't doing their job or are overwhelmed. Let's find out and do something.

RE: Report: Las Vegas a Hub for Child Sex Trafficking and Child sex slavery rages in Las Vegas.

I doubt very many companies think of  Nevada's legal brothels when they settle here in Nevada so leave them alone and let's get to work on the illegal stuff. Now THAT would help our image! Imagine... Nevada could be Number 1 in rooting out illegal prostitution of all kinds  ... nah... it won't happen for the reasons I have already discussed or implied.