In the dazzling world of Las Vegas adult entertainment, a dark cloud hangs over the nude dance scene. Tasha Brauer, a 53-year-old industry veteran with 13 years in the business, has brought a lawsuit that exposes alleged unfair practices threatening the livelihoods of many. Once commanding a $100 fee for each dancer referral to hotel guests, Brauer’s business, like others in the sexy nude dance sector, has been silenced by mysteriously diverted phone calls.
Brauer’s lawsuit, filed in Clark County, accuses Sprint Corporation, adult entertainment competitor S.O.C. Inc., and Yellow Pages publisher R. R. Donnelly & Sons of systematically redirecting calls intended for her business to S.O.C. Seeking dismissal, the phone company and directory publisher have responded, but Brauer is determined to bring these issues into the light. “I want to expose this, I want to get it out in the open,” she stated, fearing imminent closure. “If they can do this to us, they can do it to anyone.”
Eddie P. Munoz, another Las Vegas nude dance business operator, echoes Brauer’s plight. His referral-based income, once as high as $50,000 monthly, has collapsed in the last five years. Munoz, like Brauer, points fingers at competitors, suspecting call diversion orchestrated by either tech-savvy criminals or corrupt phone company insiders.
Munoz also highlights a concerning trend of consolidation within the sexy nude dance industry. He notes a significant reduction from approximately 10 large adult entertainment services in Las Vegas to just 3 major businesses within five years, raising questions about fair competition and potential monopolistic practices in the vibrant, yet often unseen, world of Las Vegas nude dance entertainment.
