Groundbreaking Las Vegas Strip-area venue closes unexpectedly
The Las Vegas Strip and the region around it has been losing iconic venues on a regular basis.
For a place known as Sin City, Las Vegas has some very challenging laws. The city, especially the Las Vegas Strip, is not the do-what-you-want free-for-all many believe it to be.
In fact, you can be fined or even arrested for simply not walking on the famed 4.2-mile stretch of road. That's a rule designed to give police another tool they can use during crowded events, but it's an awfully authoritarian idea in a place known for debauchery.
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The reality is that the Strip actually offers controlled debauchery. You can wake up hung over with a good story, or get married to a stranger, but there are all sorts of rules.
Prostitution, for example, is prevalent, but technically illegal. If you attend a major trade show like CES or World of Concrete, "working" women will be obvious, and men do disappear to bring them back to their rooms, but it needs to be kept pretty discreet.
The same goes for cannabis consumption. Nevada has fully legalized recreational marijuana, but it has strict rules about where you can consume it.
It's not legal to smoke in any place besides a private home. A hotel room does not count and technically, you are not allowed to smoke outside.