Strip Club News

Scores Being Sued

A former bartender at Scores in New York City, Siri Diaz, is suing the club claiming employees were forced to work for substandard wages and cheated out of tips and overtime pay. The suit was extended to class status representing 100 current or former Scores employees at several club locations. The claim regarding the tips stems from the club’s in-house currency called Diamond Dollars which are redeemed for 10% less than face value. Under the law, if an employee is paid less than minimum wage it is illegal for the employer to keep any portion of the tips. The claimants are seeking an unspecified amount in back pay and overtime.

Las Vegas, Nevada

The Olympic Garden in Las Vegas could qualify for a taxpayer subsidy for a new neon sign outside the club. The topless club is asking for $50,000 in taxpayer money to help pay for the new $130,000 sign. The city has a program whereby businesses in certain redevelopment areas can qualify for money to spruce up their properties.

Fort Worth, Texas

There may be some new strip clubs coming to the Ft. Worth, TX area. The city council approved plans for a large gentleman’s club and four other sexually oriented businesses recently. A small contingent of irrational residents is opposed as they fear that strip clubs will bring crime to the area. One all-nude BYOB club is proposed for an area near Interstate 820 and Trinity Blvd.

San Antonio, Texas

City Councilwoman Diane Cibrian joined with a group of concerned citizens to protest the opening of a new strip club to be called Booby Rock scheduled to open in mid-November near Huebner Rd. and Interstate 10. The name of the club reportedly is derived from the name of an island in the Virgin Islands. Regardless, it’s a nice way to work a part of the female anatomy into the name.

Federal authorities are hurriedly looking for a buyer for the former Crazy Horse Too in lucrative Las Vegas, Nevada.

The strip club is for sale following the 2006 guilty plea for tax evasion of former owner Rick Rizzolo. Rizzolo, currently serving a one-year federal prison sentence, was ordered to sell the club to raise $17 million dollars to pay court ordered settlements and forfeitures. After Rizzolo failed to the sell the club it was seized by the federal government and is currently in the possession of the Marshals Service.

The government is eager to sell Crazy Horse Too which is currently closed because the club will permanently lose its liquor license if it isn’t reopened by December 31st, making the club worth significantly less than the current estimated market value of mid-$30 million. The club will lose its liquor license because of zoning laws that prohibit sexually oriented businesses from being located within 1500 feet of each other; there is another one nearby.

The Las Vegas office of CB Richard Ellis is handling the marketing of the club. So if you have around $35 million laying around or are able to obtain financing to close the deal and get it reopened in time, you may want to consider this rare opportunity to own one of Las Vegas’ former top gentlemen’s clubs.