Question of the Day - 18 December 2024

KNPR producer Mike Prevatt, who used to cover nightlife for Las Vegas City Life, informs us, “Every club has its own set of rules about touching. Some are very strict, others not. And most dancers determine what they allow within or regardless of those rules. Generally speaking, the no-touching rule is in place in the general entertainment areas where lap dances are allowed, but things vary wildly once VIP rooms come into play.”

That said, according to the criminal codes of both the City of Las Vegas and of Clark County, solicitation and inappropriate physical contact in strip clubs are prohibited. Clubs are licensed establishments and must operate within legal boundaries. Violating these laws can result in patrons being removed, dancers getting into legal trouble, and/or clubs facing consequences.

When dancers perform on stage and do lap dances, according to the letter of the law, customers aren't allowed to touch them. Tips can be placed on the stage or handed to the dancer, but physical contact is prohibited.

Of course, the letter of the law doesn't physically insinuate itself between the patron and the dancer, so during lap dances, some level of contact might occur, but only within the dancer's comfort zone and according to the club's rules. Besides, any touching that's out of bounds is fugacious at best, and if it's more, that's what the bouncers are for.

In the VIP rooms, given what we know (from experience, publishing the book Confessions of a Stripper -- Tales from the VIP Room, operating Topless Vegas Online for many years, and what we've heard and seen), we agree with Mike Prevatt about things "varying wildly." We also read, in researching this answer, that in the specific private rooms at Chicas Bonitas, the emphasis is definitely on “wild.” And we've never heard of anyone getting into trouble for consensual behavior in the back rooms that might violate the ordinances.  

(Chicas Bonitas didn’t pick up the phone when we called and didn’t respond to the message we left.)