Las Vegas - Nevada, USA The Lowdown: Called Sin City for a reason, what makes Nevada stand out amongst other Red Light Districts is the brothel culture. Legality: Prostitution is legal in Nevada, but only in counties with less than 700,000 residents. If its a licensed brothel, its legal.

Does Vegas have a red light district?

Nevada allows counties with a population below 700,000 to offer brothel prostitution, and there are around 20 legal brothels in the state, but none are in Las Vegas.

How many legal brothels are in Las Vegas?

20 brothels While prostitution is illegal in Nevadas big population centers of Las Vegas and Reno, it is permitted in licensed brothels in the states rural counties. All told, about 20 brothels are licensed to operate in Nevada.

What states have legal brothels?

Nevada is the only U.S. jurisdiction to allow some legal prostitution. Currently eight counties in Nevada have active brothels (these are all rural counties); as of February 2018, there are 21 brothels in Nevada.