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The Ten States That Profit Most From Sin
2:48PM 5/19/2011
As state budgets strain under huge debt loads, they are counting increasingly on "sin taxes," one of the few reliable sources of revenue in these uncertain economic times.
CNN host Eliot Spitzer, the former New York governor who resigned amid a prostitution scandal, was rejected for membership at the Harvard Club in New York City. The club rarely turns down qualified candidates, and Spitzer is a Harvard Law School graduate.
State AGs Demand That Craigslist Pull Plug on Adult Services Section
10:30AM 8/25/2010
Craigslist received a joint letter from 17 state attorneys general demanding that its adult services ad section be shut down. It's the states' latest move against a part of the site that allegedly touts prostitution and child trafficking.
Despite Crackdown, Craigslist's Sex Ads Are Thriving
12:45PM 5/05/2010
Craigslist has provided the sex industry a clearinghouse to advertise and connect. Attorneys General from across the country have worked with Craigslist to clean up the site, but with relatively little success. Now Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has subpoenaed the company to see exactly what it is (or is not) doing to deliver on its promises.
Can't find work? Nevada brothel is hiring male prostitutes
3:00PM 1/08/2010
Bobbi Davis, owner of the Shady Lady Ranch located about 150 miles northwest of Las Vegas, has received approval from the local government to hire male prostitutes to work at her brothel.
Our readers who are unemployed -- or underemployed -- can log on to the Web site and apply online. There are...
Berlin is now home to Germany's first eco-friendly brothel, which offers discounts to customers who arrive by bicycle or public transport. Patrons who show a bus or tram ticket, or a bike helmet or padlock key as proof that they didn't drive, receive a 5-euro ($7.50) discount -- dropping the cost...
Law enforcement must target hookers, not Craigslist
4:30PM 10/25/2009
Tom Dart's crusade against Craigslist appears to have come to a close. The Cook County, Ill., sheriff sought to have the online classified site's erotic section shut down, filing suit in federal court to close what he called the "single largest source of prostitution in the nation." He didn't get...
If you're looking for love in all the wrong places, Craigslist is still in a position to help. The online ad machine, founded by Craig Newmark (right), vowed to get rid of its red-light district two months ago, by taking the "drastic" step of changing its "Erotic Services" section to "Adult...
It's a tough time to be a hooker, and I'm not just talking about Ken Lewis.The Associated Press reports that "Like so many other businesses, Europe's largest legalized prostitution industry is having to adapt to the economic downturn. Customers are fewer or more frugal, competition has increased,...
Money shot: Prostitute tax in Nevada defeated
8:00AM 4/16/2009
It's not as good as getting a $5 off coupon, but prostitutes and their patrons in Nevada got a break last week when state lawmakers defeated a $5 tax on each customer served by a prostitute.The tax would have raised an estimated $2 million a year in Nevada, which is dealing with a $3 billion budget...
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