It’s the world’s oldest profession. Hookers were around long before us and hookers will be around long after us. That’s just the way it is. There will always be a brah who needs a poke and there will always be some hussy who needs the ducats. It’s science.
Be that as it may, times are tough in the pay-to-poke industry. According to Newsweek, “sex for money may be recession resistant but it’s not recession proof.”
George Flint is the directore of the Nevada Brothel Owners’ Association and according to Mr. Flint revenue is down about 45%. With many of the brothels out in the middle of nowhere, their main customers are truckers and with gas prices being so damn high these days ($4.78 for deisel on the Left Coast), most of the truckers probably find it hard to rationalize spending the extra coin on some tramp, especially one with about the same traction as a jar of mayonaisse.
Even the brothels in Vegas are feeling the sting (insert STD joke here). According to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, gambling revenue fell from $614.9 million in December to $517.5 million in March. This means people aren’t tossing around their rainy day funds like they were last year.
This is all true unless of course your shop is featured on HBO. Hof’s Bunny Ranch, the brothel featured on Cathouse, saw a 30 percent increase in May. In an attempt to keep business up, Hof has even started a little summer sale, offering a special to patrons who show up with their tax rebate check. The first 100 horny, can’t-get-laid-in-a-bar-cuz-I-got-no-skillz brahs to bring in their rebate check will get twice the “services” for the price of one.
“We always give our customers the most bang for the buck,” he says. “You bring your $600 check in, and we give you the $1,200 George Bush party–three girls and a bottle of champagne.”
