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So is FL the sex trafficking capital of the United States or something? (Original Post) TheRealNorth Mar 2021 OP
I have no experience in this matter, but I'm going to guess it's Las Vegas. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 #1
Kind of surprised by that... TheRealNorth Mar 2021 #2
Real North, isn't a regulated sex trade a lot safer for women in that business? Doesn't regulation Martin68 Mar 2021 #5
It's a huge business there The Blue Flower Mar 2021 #3
I noticed the same thing. Is that hot and humid semi-tropical climate? Martin68 Mar 2021 #4
Lack of REgulations and the large number of tourists JI7 Mar 2021 #6

mahatmakanejeeves

(56,884 posts)
1. I have no experience in this matter, but I'm going to guess it's Las Vegas.
Tue Mar 30, 2021, 06:53 PM
Mar 2021

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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TheRealNorth

(9,435 posts)
2. Kind of surprised by that...
Tue Mar 30, 2021, 07:04 PM
Mar 2021

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
Tue Mar 30, 2021, 11:39 PM
Mar 2021

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
Tue Mar 30, 2021, 07:04 PM
Mar 2021

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.

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