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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo is FL the sex trafficking capital of the United States or something?
Seems a lot of these guys make their homes in FL.
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So is FL the sex trafficking capital of the United States or something? (Original Post)
TheRealNorth
Mar 2021
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I have no experience in this matter, but I'm going to guess it's Las Vegas.
mahatmakanejeeves
Mar 2021
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mahatmakanejeeves
(56,884 posts)1. I have no experience in this matter, but I'm going to guess it's Las Vegas.
Based on the signs at the airport:
Caesars Entertainment First Casino Operator to Join Global Initiatives to Combat Human Trafficking
Posted on: January 4, 2019, 12:46h. Last updated on: January 4, 2019, 12:46h.
Devin O'Connor
Expertise: Commercial Gaming, Entertainment, Politics.
Caesars Entertainment is the first casino operator to sign the ECPAT Tourism Child-Protection Code of Conduct and join the International Tourism Partnership (ITP) to end human and child trafficking.
Caesars Entertainment is joining the global crusade to stop human trafficking. Signs are already prevalent throughout Las Vegas McCarran International Airport. (Image: McCarran International Airport/Casino.org)
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Posted on: January 4, 2019, 12:46h. Last updated on: January 4, 2019, 12:46h.
Devin O'Connor
Expertise: Commercial Gaming, Entertainment, Politics.
Caesars Entertainment is the first casino operator to sign the ECPAT Tourism Child-Protection Code of Conduct and join the International Tourism Partnership (ITP) to end human and child trafficking.
Caesars Entertainment is joining the global crusade to stop human trafficking. Signs are already prevalent throughout Las Vegas McCarran International Airport. (Image: McCarran International Airport/Casino.org)
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TheRealNorth
(9,435 posts)2. Kind of surprised by that...
Since there are counties outside of Las Vegas-Clark County where you have a regulated sex trade.
Martin68
(22,663 posts)5. Real North, isn't a regulated sex trade a lot safer for women in that business? Doesn't regulation
prohibit minors from working in the trade? So Epstein wouldn't have done very well in Clark County, right? Sex traffickers don't benefit from regulation. I'm not sure I understand exactly what your point is.
The Blue Flower
(5,419 posts)3. It's a huge business there
I was doing research for a novel there a few years ago. Vans move them around east to west and north to south on the interstates.
Martin68
(22,663 posts)4. I noticed the same thing. Is that hot and humid semi-tropical climate?
JI7
(89,172 posts)6. Lack of REgulations and the large number of tourists