2005 Archived General Reports

**Mike 80** · 11-18-05 16:33

Originally Posted by Cienega32

...for the most part, I wouldn't worry too much about security if you're "hidden" from the public. At best they show you the exit and try to emabarrass you.... As long as the girls are cool and stealthy and the pick-ups aren't liquid stupid, they'll get by. The pit mainly wants their clientle to spend their moneey on the tables and if the girl keeps them there to spend it, they get a star. If they pul a player off the game while he's holding a lot - they could run into some resistance.

Cienga32 summarizes my perspective perfectly. Thanks also to Psyber Zombie and Desert Dude for weighing in. While I appreciate Guady's attempt to offer tips to out-of-towners, I'm not exactly seeing much in his scattered truisms that any brain-active monger doesn't already know. I've been doing this for awhile in slightly grittier places than Vegas casinos. Guady seems to suggest out-of-towners need to factor in a whole new set of rules for mongering in LV to deal with the heightened levels of danger, deceitful providers, rampant casino parking lot crime, and paradoxically to that last point, the extraordinary vigilance of casino parking lot security.

I've probably visited Vegas 50 times in the past 10 years -- most of the time arriving not on the back of a turnip truck. Somehow I've missed out on all this drama. Logistics of pickups and parking seem to work pretty much the same there as other places -- with the exception that the presence of casino parking lots in places like AC and LV adds a reasonably safe alternative for doing the deed, one that is not available on the mean streets of most U.S. cities. I'll let the topic drop at this point because I'd just as soon not have a bunch of mongers joining me in parking lots and ruining a good thing.

**PsyberZombie** · 11-18-05 07:51

Originally Posted by Guady1

CW's will tell you to go to your car if you don't have a room but you have to realize most of them have a record so they don't care if you get caught. Sex in public in Nevada is a FELONY.

Here are the relevant sections from the Nevada Revised Statutes =

NRS 201.210 Open or gross lewdness; penalty.

1. A person who commits any act of open or gross lewdness is guilty:

(a) For the first offense, of a gross misdemeanor.

(b) For any subsequent offense, of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

2. For the purposes of this section, the breast feeding of a child by the mother of the child does not constitute an act of open or gross lewdness.

[Part 1911 C&P § 195; A 1921, 112; NCL § 10142]—(NRS A 1963, 63; 1965, 1465; 1967, 476; 1973, 95, 255, 1406; 1977, 866; 1979, 1429; 1983, 206; 1991, 1008; 1995, 127, 1199, 1327; 1997, 2501, 3188)

NRS 201.220 Indecent or obscene exposure; penalty.

1. A person who makes any open and indecent or obscene exposure of his person, or of the person of another, is guilty:

(a) For the first offense, of a gross misdemeanor.

(b) For any subsequent offense, of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

2. For the purposes of this section, the breast feeding of a child by the mother of the child does not constitute an act of open and indecent or obscene exposure of her body.

[Part 1911 C&P § 195; A 1921, 112; NCL § 10142]—(NRS A 1965, 1465; 1967, 476; 1973, 96, 255, 1406; 1977, 867; 1979, 1429; 1983, 206; 1991, 1008; 1995, 127, 1200, 1327; 1997, 2501, 3189)

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Seeing as how Casino properties have the heaviest surveillance on Earth , using the garage is obviously gonna pose some risks

How·ever , according the FBI's Manual on Street Prostitution — and the Experience of Yours Truly — the average
Car Date lasts only ten minutes , so why NOT give it a shot ??

**Guady1** · 11-18-05 06:17

For those mongers visiting from out of town, be careful how this town is run.

All major casinos have surveillance cameras and most of the smaller ones. The minute you come onto the property, whether by foot or car, you are being recorded. They have "real time" in which they may follow you, for whatever reason, and they always have their archives.

Don't underestimate security, they have "citizens arrest" abilities "like everybody else", but they put it to use. Scenerio- couple parked in a car, going at it. They are noticed, surveillance gets the video evidence, security rolls up, done. Can't beat that in court.

I was told the parking garage was the highest crime area of a casino. They know you have money going in (to gamble) and they think you have a jackpot coming out. If you are in a compromising position, the bad guys have one up on you. If people knew what was happening in casino garages, more people would valet.

One last note for out of towners, these girls are wise. Alot of them will trick roll you, because they know nothing will happen to them. If she steals, lets say, $1k from you and you catch her, are you going to take her to court?
Probably not, her lawyer will be the first to point out why you where with her, then you have to argue it was your money, not hers.

Oh, don't forget, you have to fly back, get a hotel, take time off from work.
She knows you are not going to fight her over that money, your wife might want to go with you this time, to see if you win the case.

Be careful when you are with cw's and especially if you have two girls. Never take a shower without her, if you are drunk, pass for the night. I have heard stories of girls robbing johns of $20k and more. If they are caught, they just give it back and pretty much go on their way, its worth a try.

**Cienega32** · 11-18-05 05:41

Funny story...

Many years ago (close to 20) a I went to the Imperial Palace with my then girlfriend. On the way out it dawned on us both that we wanted to fuc& each other's brains out. There was this elevator that afforded no privacy in the garage area. I think it was the one that used to go towards the car display.

Anyway - we were at it hot and heavy. I mean to say on the floor going at it like we were at home. The door opened and we crawled/rolled out onto the landing. Sometime thru it all we noticed the cameras.

We always wondered if it was just dumb luck that security didn't show up until we were re-dressed and on our way. He showed up with a small smirk on his face - not as big as ours but there never the less.

In a post 9-11 world I don't think I would expect a free ride till the end anymore, if security was aware of the situation. Security, for the most part, is going to shoo you away and off the property. Unless it's one of those gung-ho idiots that think a badge (& gun) is the same as being God for the day.

If they notice you pulling in and not leaving the vehicle that would present itself as suspicious circumstances and they will follow up on it. A trip to the usually empty roof levels will usually flag you out as well. It's out of the ordinary as far as behaviour. That's what gets attention. Unless. of course, it's a shift or house whose Security Department feels their primary purpose is to drink coffee all nite.

I've spent many a time zooming in on a pair nice firm breasts with erect nipples inside of a low-cut blouse floundering around on a 21 table. I've chased people out of pool areas that were fuc&!ng under a towel. It's a public access area and that makes it an activity that puts security in the position to move you on. A good security person will assess the situation and current environment. Otherwise,without the possibility of numerous customer complaints, - hell they're liable to print out a freeze frame for the office.

Bear in mind that surveillance rooms are not usually manned in the smaller casinos. Being manned is a gaming requirement dependant upon class which is determined by revenue. The "lower" class (B&C) will have 24 recording capabilities and limited access to that area (logged in & out and only permitted, gaming control approved, personnel) , but not usually a pair of eyes.

Then you always have "Detex" rounds where a scheduled & programmed patrol is mandatory. Liability for a casino is a funny thing. It's not the lawsuits that add up, it's the out of court settlements thru the corporate lawyers that get the attention. And they all get their sh!tload share of them. The idea is to keep it all out of court. Detex rounds prove the presence of security at certain points and certain intervals. Insurance companies eat that up. Those rounds take away a lot of the negligence issues by proving the physical presence of security.

But, for the most part, I wouldn't worry too much about security if you're "hidden" from the public. At best they show you the exit and try to emabarrass you. Some might even try to horn the broad themselves as a trade-off; risking their job in the process.

As far as security & CWs - I posted before about the general views on that. As long as the girls are cool and stealthy and the pick-ups aren't liquid stupid, they'll get by. The pit mainly wants their clientle to spend their moneey on the tables and if the girl keeps them there to spend it, they get a star. If they pul a player off the game while he's holding a lot - they could run into some resistance. "I hear you doing that again and you'll be back at the Stage Door".

**Mike 80** · 11-18-05 03:34

I appreciate and respect the opinions of Wastrel and Guady who've countered my endorsement of casino parking. Caution and safety are good things. And maybe circumstances are a little different in LV. My recommendation is based on years of experience in Atlantic City, my primary mongering town. I visit Vegas often and occasionally use casino parking there but in LV I usually monger away from the Strip.

Casino parking is my much preferred option in AC, although it's not one I'm eager to publicize. For me, security is one of the main benefits. In AC I like my chances of avoiding violence (robbery by the girl, her associates, or some passing opportunist) a whole lot more in a casino lot than in any other public place in town. Just on that basis alone, my stress level about the situation goes down a lot. I flat out feel physically safe -- always.

As for casino security, as I said in my original post obviously we don't want to be stupid about it. To Wastrel's point, I've developed preferences. Over time, you learn things about certain parking lots and security situations that make them more preferred than others. As to Guady's comment regarding camera's yeah I know they can zoom from a distance. But if you're in a car and park between two SUVs and know the location of the cameras, you can certainly reduce the danger.

But the other point is, when mongering I'm mostly concerned about LE. I almost never (maybe never) see LE walking or driving around an AC casino lot. No disrespect, but my level of worry with casino security is not on the same scale. I'm not planning on sitting there banging a girl for hours. I'm in and out (so to speak) in a brief amount of time. If a civilian or even security walks nearby, I don't feel in immediate jeopardy as I would somewhere else. I just pause or calmly take my business elsewhere. I don't think (or find) that hassling someone in a car who parks normally, doesn't leave the car, and exits the property in a short amount of time is a priority issue at most casinos.

**Wastrel** · 11-17-05 23:04

This is one where some friends here will just have to agree to disagree in a friendly way. I am probably more suspicious and cautious about some aspects of this business than others want to be, and I guess it's a matter of personal comfort level and individual judgment about acceptable risks, but for myself I don't like the parking garage plan at all.

In my experience it varies from property to property, but there is enough surveillance of them to make me uncomfortable with the probability of having issues with public safety folks, but not nearly enough for me to consider it safe from getting rolled by a psycho-pimp boyfriend or a dumb sleazy opportunist. No shortage of either hanging ‘round in Vegas, shadowing hookers and their dates. I am aware of several recent (unpublicized) instances of people getting violently robbed, and in at least two cases killed, in casino parking garages, as well as the ho-hum everyday occurrence of break-ins and theft and mugging and snatching and jacking and assaults which are more common there than folks in the industry want to admit. Clearly it is not "safe" from that standpoint, and least not enough for me. In fact the act of parking and going to and from my car is what I consider the most vulnerable position I routinely put myself in, as much as traveling to LA and cruising certain streets in Compton and Watts. But then I'm probably more cautious and controlling in these matters than many, so take all the opinions into account in making a judgment.

Most casinos try to patrol and monitor their parking facilities for a variety of reasons, including trying to limit their potential liability in a civil suit following any harm ("we did everything we could to protect the poor drunk fool, ah, the deceased") that may come to their guests, and people do get arrested for stuff in garages as a result of their surveillance. I have been politely questioned by security folks many times in parking areas while doing nothing illegal or outrageous, and I'd be happy if they did more of it at some properties. I am aware of one garage that is an exception to my personal rule, but I happen to know in great detail exactly what the security situation is at that one particular property, and I don't want to discuss it in this forum.

In a more general way, I do not like anything about the idea of taking a hooker's suggestion of where to go. Whether it is a room or a garage or an alley or the Garden of Eden, I believe that single act more than any other vastly increases the risks in this game. I won't say I've never done it, 'cause I have, but I'm very reluctant and very suspicious of anyone who wants to direct me to a spot of THEIR choosing upon first meeting. If I do so, I have given up a great deal of my control of the situation. Think it through, and most unpleasant stuff that can happen requires willingness to give up the choice of location and control of the environment and who-all might actually become part of that environment and/or leave it and me without my invitation.

I have pre-selected spots around town which I have determined in advance to be MY safe, discrete, politely private places for parking. With one unique exception none of them are in garages or on a gaming property, and I will not even use one of them which is too near the spot where I have picked up a SW. I'm paying, so I'll call the tune and we'll have to go to a place convenient for me, which is intentionally NOT a place too convenient for her or any of her associates. If I'm spending a C-note or more then I consider the cost of a room, again of MY choosing and not hers, to be acceptable overhead along with gas and a beverage and handi-wipe towlettes. If she starts giving me orders and directions even before getting the money, I consider that a bad sign that she's a wrong number anyway. If I wanted power struggles over money and sex and where to go and what to do I'd just get married and get that every damn day. Some of these girls use their customers as an opportunity to express their emotional issues with power and men and control and stuff, and I want them to pay me if they're going to do that. It starts with "we're gonna go here honey" and if that's a problem for her, we are done, goodbye and good luck.

On the specific situation mentioned by the original poster, I'm not surprised that some gaming security folks might be cordial with some working girls. Hell, a dear friend of mine who performs that kind of service for a living has had a regular weekly thing going with a guy on the security staff of a downtown gaming property for several years now. I have also never heard of a single instance of a reverse sting of a customer by LE inside a major gaming property. Busting the girls, yes many times, but I’m not aware of the reverse INSIDE a casino. On the other hand, I believe in the rule that if it feels hinky somehow, it probably is, and it is wise for me to stop what I'm doing. Until the day when there is only one hooker left in Vegas and I have been told I have only 24 hours to live, I believe it is best for me to only put myself in situations which I am confident meet all of my selected criteria, or just throw her back and remain locked and loaded for tomorrow and the night after.

Just one opinion, sift through them all and make an individual judgment based on personal comfort level. But I don't foresee any sudden dire shortage of hookers or hotels requiring me to take a chance today for fear that there won't be another in Vegas tomorrow, and I won't be taking parking directions from any of them.

**Guady1** · 11-17-05 16:32

Getting it on, in any casino parking garage, is risky business. I used to work at a local casino as security and I lived for that moment, creeping up on obvious cars.

First, don't believe the thing about "parking near cameras" what a laugh, I work (upstairs) and we have "zoom" capabilities. You don't know where we are looking at you from, I have looked at couples from the casino roof unto the garage because it gave me a better angle.

There are obvious signs, like Desert Dude said, parking on a roof?, and then there is no one around? Double no-no. Once that car hits the roof, security is already suspect of it. There are occasions where people who love their cars will park on the roof for protective reasons.

I could look at a car and tell if there were sombody inside. If it is hot and the car window is down? guess what. If it is cold and you can see the exhaust, once again, trying to stay warm. One thing I found, people don't just sit in their car, they are either doing it, smoking it, or thinking how they lost it.

I like to pass info. to my fellow mongers because I want to see us stay safe.
I posted a thread earlier, letting out of towners know, that in the state of Nevada, sex in public is a felony. Some people have been convicted, its not worth getting a conviction like that, being careless. If you have to do the deed, check your surroundings thoroughly.

Heidi Fleiss is moving to Crystal(80 miles from vegas) about 20 miles from Pahrump. She is setting up a brothel-get this, for women. She is looking for "a few good men". She may not get the license(or at least is not suppose to) because she is a convicted felon from the 90's when she ran a madam escort service. It served the rich and famous who wanted to keep their flings secret, some paid $10k.

**Robert387** · 11-17-05 14:02

"Now I respectfully disagree with your .100cbj's. Sounds like that's a deal that the writer is comfortable with. For many, not having to leave the Strip and dealing with more rugged areas is worth some cash. I say if he's fine with it, no harm no foul. I, on the other hand, will be joining you on the street team."

Thanks Desert Dude and Mike for your insights. Mike's comment about not having to leave the Strip, etc., is right on target. However, you've now got me thinking, and it's something I've often wondered about. If you pick up a SW, for example, on Boulder Hwy., where do you drive off to in most cases? It would seem that a parking structure at Boulder Station, Arizona Charlies, or Sam's Town would be a good option. Agree? (If it's half the price of those on the Strip, maybe I should be joining "the street team"!)

**Desert Dude** · 11-17-05 12:22

Originally Posted by Mike 80

Robert,
Casino parking structures are an excellent and safe option as long as you take the obvious precautions (e.g. parking between other vehicles, not next to a camera, etc.). If somebody spots you, hey this is Vegas. For all they know you're just having a little fun w/ your SO. Probably heading into the casino afterward to lose your money. Good customer, don't bother him.

As far as the girl talking, joking w/ Security, that wouldn't concern me. First, if you're thinking that the casino might have been running some kind of sting I'd say that's extremely unlikely. It's also highly unlikely that she is LE. Not all casino security treats hookers as undesirable. These guys are human, she's likely someone they see regularly and kid around with. No big deal.

As for paying $100 for CBJs from girls you rate as 6-7's, that's the more unfortunate comment in your post :-). For that caliber of talent, I'd rather go with a SW for less than half that rate.

I agree with almost all of your analysis Mike. I'd even go as far and give the girl props for cultivating a good relationship with security. I've only had one hassle in a parking garage, parking on the roof of a local mall, the only car up there. Dumbass move. Security drove up, behind us [getting an eyeful] then back around in front of us which got our attention. Now I respectfully disagree with your .100cbj's. Sounds like that's a deal that the writer is comfortable with. For many, not having to leave the Strip and dealing with more rugged areas is worth some cash. I say if he's fine with it, no harm no foul. I, on the other hand, will be joining you on the street team.

**Mike 80** · 11-17-05 07:23

Originally Posted by Robert387

I've found consistent success ($100 cbj) roaming the Imperial Palace-Harrahs-Casino Royale stretch in the 4:00-6:00 a.m. range...
In any event, here's a couple of questions for the more experienced Wastrel-like veterans: What do you make of the socializing with security personnel? I know that most casinos tolerate working girls, but this was way over the line. Was "something up" here? 2) What about the car date in a parking structure -- have you done it, safe environment, etc.?

Robert,
Casino parking structures are an excellent and safe option as long as you take the obvious precautions (e.g. parking between other vehicles, not next to a camera, etc.). If somebody spots you, hey this is Vegas. For all they know you're just having a little fun w/ your SO. Probably heading into the casino afterward to lose your money. Good customer, don't bother him.

As far as the girl talking, joking w/ Security, that wouldn't concern me. First, if you're thinking that the casino might have been running some kind of sting I'd say that's extremely unlikely. It's also highly unlikely that she is LE. Not all casino security treats hookers as undesirable. These guys are human, she's likely someone they see regularly and kid around with. No big deal.

As for paying $100 for CBJs from girls you rate as 6-7's, that's the more unfortunate comment in your post :-). For that caliber of talent, I'd rather go with a SW for less than half that rate.

**Guady1** · 11-17-05 04:07

Security kicking it with cw's is not out of the ordinary. These guys can be their best friend or worse enemy, depending on, what's in it for them.

I don't think security is part of any setup. You should be careful of doing it in a car on casino property. They have guys on bikes and their cameras pick up things even faster. Late in the morning, its slow, so they have more things to look for.

I did it twice in a dark neighborhood and still felt uncomfortable. You don't know who will roll up on you or walk by.

CW's will tell you to go to your car if you don't have a room but you have to realize most of them have a record so they don't care if you get caught. Sex in public in Nevada is a FELONY.

**Wastrel** · 11-17-05 02:32

Originally Posted by Speck

And of course they never ever want their casino to accidentally offend the gf or wife of one of its high rollers or whales by insinuated that she might be a working girl.

Yes, and that's a distinction that can get blurry in Las Vegas. I personally do know of a case where both things were simultaneously true. A bartender made a crude indiscrete wisecrack to a provocatively dressed slinky dark skinned lady, a friendly aquaintance of mine who I got to know reasonably well, which included the suggestion she might make herself available for rent on her back or her knees. And in fact I know she was doing exactly that a few years earlier when she met the man who married her, who is also a nationally prominent and wealthy plaintiff's attorney who loves to blow truckloads of money in the casinos whenever he can get to town. He put his arm around his young wife, handed that bartender a hundred dollar bill, and informed him that he'd better enjoy it, becuase it would be the last one he ever saw in his life. I believe the errant bartender was banned from ever setting foot on any of that firm's many properties, incidental to becoming very thoroughly unemployed.

**Speck** · 11-16-05 23:30

Originally Posted by Wastrel

I overheard one of them saying something about a problem earlier involving security at the Bellagio. Don’t know what that bit of information or CW gossip really was about.

I have never seen Bellagio with less than 5 cg's after 2am, even mid week. I play poker there nearly every trip, and my sessions typically run 8pm to 4 or 5am. You tend to see a lot. Add to that, a few of the players pick up on the hookers heavily. And people talk.

From what I gather....Bellagio does not have a problem with presentable, attractive women in its establishment. And of course they never ever want their casino to accidentally offend the gf or wife of one of its high rollers or whales by insinuated that she might be a working girl. So security stays hands off except for one exception. Rip off a high roller, and out you go. So high priced ROB's get the boot quickly. I've seen it happen on 3 occasions. Each time the girl was AMAZINGLY hot. One was quite adamant that she ought not be removed and had to be "encouraged" quite strongly to leave.

**Ricksone** · 11-16-05 16:09

Newbe report,

Was in Vegas a couple of weeks ago and had gained information from this site. Found "City Vibe" in a news stand and "Las Vegas Weekly" at a 7-11 (but it's not in all).

One night I was out about 1am and decided to make a few calls from the ads looking for incall with asain influences. Most ads did not answer, the few that did didn't offer incall that late.

So I'm sitting in my car thinking about going back to my room, when my phone rings. Young asain, not much english, puts man on the phone, I tell him where I'm staying and he says massage for $60 per hour. He says she can meet me in about 20min, takes room number and I'll have to meet her downstairs. I'm just hanging the bar by the front door playing BJ keeping a watch out. I go to the cage to cash out and see a guy with a young asain gal. I wave, they don't and keep walking like they are looking for someone. I follow them trying not to be too obvoius in case they are not who I think they are (how embarrasing would that be?). I finally just walk up and ask if they are looking for me, they verify room number, she hooks my arm and we're off. Very attractive, very friendly. We get too the room, she collects, I get ready and she starts rubbing and asks if I'd like more. We settle on another $1. Very nice body, cowgirl, miss and finish doggy. I kept her card intending to call her again but didn't.

A couple of days later I try the ads again looking for an incall. Young asain answers and we meet by her apt. I followed her to a 2 car garage and she shut the door. Went in removing shoes and noticed there is just about nothing in the whole place, just a mattress on the floor in one room. We make our deal and she gets ready. She was about 4'11" at most. She gets on top and was so tight I just about couldn't get in (a true first). We did 3 way like the last. No touching the boobs, or crotch, she says "I already come today" and waves my hand away each time. The problem was she was so small that I could only go in about 2/3rds, kind of frustrating, but I knew she was getting hurt. Still a very nice experience, just a wonderful person and she offered a joint shower when we were done (which I took her up on).

R

**Wastrel** · 11-16-05 11:31

For some reason that cheesy castle at Trop & Boulder has long been popular with out of town pimps importing their stables. It's really no different than any of the dozens of weekly rent places in town, other than the ridiculous design of the facade. There's another Royal Manor just like it on Las Vegas Blvd way down south far past the point where anyone would still call it "The Strip" but I've never noticed anyone working around that one.

At the mention of those working girl money management skills, it bought back a vivid picture I have stuck in my mind from about six months ago. At the time I was sitting at what used to be the lamp bar at the Aladdin at around three or four in the morning, and a head turning, truly beautiful even by Strip standards, early twenties CW sat down next to me. I wasn't up for paying her kind of prices that night, and she was too much a businesswoman in her manner anyway. She didn't flirt that hard, and was probably just wanting a male on her arm as a frat boy repellant, and didn't seem all that eager to close a deal, but after we both established that there wasn't going to be any business between us we did have a friendly chat about nothing while she casually played video poker at the bar. She played fast and lost quickly, and when she restocked the machine with her cash for the third time in about fifteen or twenty minutes I noticed that those were not stacks of dollar bills she was feeding it. They were hundreds. I estimated she burned at least ten thousand dollars at the bar during our thirty minute talk, and she may well have vaporized a lot more after I stumbled away shaking my head. I'm not a poor man, but ten or twenty thousand in United States currency is actually real money to me, and I just wouldn't be OK with it the next morning if it had been my cash. But none of it was, and it wasn’t hers for very long either. Of course it happens all the time at the tables, but she could have made it last longer and probably gotten more entertainment value by putting it in a pile and setting fire to it. I trust she held on to the usual and customary nightly $800 to $1000 to take back to her "boyfriend/agent" to avoid being beaten within an inch of her life. I guess the excess is just as well made to disappear into the machine at the casino as into the hand of her minder back at her room. I have the feeling that girl never had a bank account and probably still doesn't, and may have never kept a nickel for as long as 24 hours.

Last night just after midnight I saw three BSWs on the stretch of Las Vegas Blvd between the Strip and downtown. I haven’t noticed anyone working there in a while. They looked OK but not great at 40 m.p.h. They were on the east side of the street strolling along the area between ABC Bail Bonds and the Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel, conveniently enough, depending on how the date goes.

Downtown around one a.m. Binion’s looked sad. Nothing at the bar but an overfed frizzy haired blonde, probably a tourist, struggling to stay aboard the poor skinny little barstool holding her up. The casino felt like a graveyard. Nobody home, and I don’t know how they’re going to pay the light bill. Even the foursome at the craps table looked sedated. The most lively activity in the place was the elderly gentleman on a ladder vacuuming and re-vacuuming the fixtures on the ceiling. But it was a Tuesday night in a notorious slow period the week before all that virtuous Thanksgiving togetherness. I don’t enjoy reporting the death agony of this place, but that’s what I saw. I’ll still look in on the bar from time to time.

The Nugget, on the other hand, seems to be doing a terrific business on the busy crowded casino floor after the change of ownership, but there were no professional companions at either bar on the casino floor.

At the edifice on the NE corner of Harmon and LV Blvd around one-thirty or two, at the bar under the hole in the air where the magic lamp used to live, there was exactly one working girl when I rolled in. A very nicely put together mid twenties black woman. She wasn’t getting any business at the moment, and made for pleasant conversation. She’s actually Cuban, from Miami, but has spent several months in Vegas every year for several years of her young life. I made no effort to negotiate anything. There are usually a lot of circulating CWs strolling by in front of the Aladdin that time of night, but not a single one this time. It was chilly out. Back inside a half hour later, there were now at least seven around the bar looking hungry: four black CWs, all very presentable; two Asian CWs, one of them slender petite and attractive, one not; and one almost too young looking waif thin raven haired white girl, who attached herself to me with working girls’ super glue. She was very cute, but had two shiny gold front teeth that flashed when they caught the lights of the casino, and gave me the creeps. She was also foul mouthed trailer trash whenever she made the mistake of speaking. Sounded like she was raised by MTV. I asked about the bullion in her face, and she proudly announced that she had more money in her mouth than most people have in the bank. I announced that I suddenly remembered it was time for me to go have my car detailed. At three a.m. She was not happy. But aside from the one lumpy looking Korean gal, all the rest had plenty of looks to spare for working the Strip resorts. I overheard one of them saying something about a problem earlier involving security at the Bellagio. Don’t know what that bit of information or CW gossip really was about. I was also hit on by two more on my way out to my car through the Desert Passage mall maze. “Hey, where you goin? Come back, don’t you like us, baby?” “Sure I do sweetheart, I like ya so much I’ll only charge five to do ya both.”