The Kit Kat Guest Ranch is a legal, licensed
brothel
A brothel, strumpet house, bordello, bawdy house, ranch, house of ill repute, house of ill fame, or whorehouse is a place where people engage in Human sexual activity, sexual activity with prostitutes. For legal or cultural reasons, establis ...
in the US state of
Nevada
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located about east of
Carson City
Carson City, officially the Carson City Consolidated Municipality, is an independent city and the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,639, making it the 6th most populous city in the state. The m ...
in the unincorporated town of
Mound House, in
Lyon County, at 48 Kit Kat Drive.
The ranch was owned by
Dennis Hof
Dennis Leroy Hof (October 14, 1946 – October 16, 2018) was an American businessman and politician. He owned seven Prostitution in Nevada, legal brothels in Nevada, most notably the Moonlite BunnyRanch. Hof was also a Republican Party (United S ...
until his death in October 2018.
It sits along the east side of a loop at the south end of Kit Kat Drive, which also is the home to two other brothels owned by Hof:
The Love Ranch and the
Sagebrush Ranch.
The name of this brothel is often shortened to the Kit Kat Ranch.
History
The ranch originally opened in 1963,
and was first licensed (special use permit) in 1980.
The ranch came under the ownership of Jacie Caramella and her mother Shelia in 2001.
Porn star Rebecca Love, who worked at the ranch as a guest celebrity at times, was named
spokesmodel
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for the ranch in 2005. At the time it was one of the few brothels in Nevada to regularly feature
porn stars
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such as Dennis Hof's former girlfriend
Sunset Thomas
Diane Thomas (born Diane Fowler), known professionally as Sunset Thomas, is an American artist and former Pornographic actor, pornographic actress. She was runner-up for ''Penthouse (magazine), Penthouse'' Pet of the Year in 1998 and is a member ...
.
The ranch was bought from the Caramellas by Dennis Hof in October 2012.
Hof shut the ranch for an extensive multi-million dollar renovation. It reopened in May 2016.
On September 14, 2023, a fire broke out in Kit Kat Ranch causing extensive structural and property damage, but no injuries or fatalities.
An investigation into the cause is still pending.
See also
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Prostitution in Nevada
Nevada is the only U.S. state where prostitution is legally permitted in some form. Prostitution is legal in 10 of Nevada's 17 counties, although only six allow it in every municipality. Six counties have at least one active brothel, which mai ...
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List of brothels in Nevada
This is a historical list of the legal brothels in Nevada. They are arranged by name within location (the nearest town or named place) within each County (United States), county that licenses such establishments. Defunct establishments are retai ...
References
External links
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Brothels in Nevada
Buildings and structures in Lyon County, Nevada