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Oddly enough, prostitution is illegal in Reno, Navada and Las Vegas. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Nevada

Which probably increases the amount of illegal prostitution in those areas.

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Huh, I knew it was illegal in Vegas but I thought it was legal in Reno. TIL.

knew it was illegal in Vegas but I thought it was legal in Reno.

I'm sure the Reno Sheriff's department hears that a lot...

I believe the state law is that in any county where the population is under 400,000 residents, prostitution is legal, which rules out the main large cities in Nevada. I live in neighboring Utah, so I learn some interesting factoids about our neighbor once in a while.

Oddly enough, if you read the link that you posted, you'd learn that contrary to your statement, prostitution is illegal in Reno and Las Vegas, and in fact in great swathes of Nevada (in particular, it's illegal in the areas where most NV residents live).

You may have read his link, but you certainly didn't read his comment.

Hmn. Apparently you are correct.

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