Editing Prostitution in Nevada (section)

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[[File:NevadaProstitutionCountiesMap.svg|thumb|right|Legality of brothel prostitution in Nevada by county
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[[Nevada]] is the [[Prostitution in the United States|only U.S. state]] where [[prostitution]] is legally [[Prostitution in the United States#Legal status|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 mainly operate in isolated, rural areas.<ref name="DSW Nevada" /> The state's most populated counties, [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark]] (which contains [[Las Vegas]]) and [[Washoe County, Nevada|Washoe]] (which contains [[Reno, Nevada|Reno]]), are among those that do not permit prostitution. It is also illegal in Nevada's capital, [[Carson City, Nevada|Carson City]], an [[Independent city (United States)|independent city]].

The vast majority of prostitution in Nevada takes place illegally in the metropolitan areas of Las Vegas and Reno. About 66 times more money is spent by customers on illegal prostitution in Nevada than in the regulated brothels.<ref name=Flowers2011/>