Topic summary
Brothels
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Brothel.
Legal status
Brothels are currently illegal throughout the United States, except in 10 rural counties in Nevada. Prostitution outside of the 19 licensed brothels operating in 6 of those 10 counties is illegal throughout the state. All forms of prostitution are illegal in Clark County, which contains the Las Vegas–Paradise metropolitan area. The Dumas Hotel in Butte, Montana, operated legally from 1890 until 1982.