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March 6, 2008

No More Booze for Scores West

You'll only be getting babes, not booze, when you go to Scores West: The State Liquor Authority has taken away the strip club's liquor license after police found prostitution at the Chelsea joint (the Upper East Side location is not affected). An SLA administrative judge wrote that prostitution was "open and notorious such that the licensee knew or should have known of its occurrence."

Back in 2007, a manager told police they could receive sexual favors in a back room for $200-700 (after renting the back room, of course). Apparently the cops were offered oral sex for $300 and "more exotic acts" for $700+. The police were tipped off to the dealings after a disgruntled customer complained.

Scores West said, "We will be open as usual pending our appeal. Once the facts are brought before the court, we will be fully vindicated." But one customer told the Daily News questioned whether there would still be business, "You come here to have fun. Cranberry juice just won't cut it."

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Big deal.
Mons Venus in Tampa has been dry forever. It is not a loss.

 

Big deal. Mons Venus in Tampa has been dry forever. It hasn't hurt their business.

 

More exotic acts?

 

Was this just enterprising young women making money on the side or was the club taking a cut? Considering how these clubs are second only to casinos as a license to print money you would think management would do everything possible to keep the operation clean.

 

I think the full quote probably read:

"You come here to have fun. Cranberry juice just won't cut it. And neither will lap dances, we want BJs."

 

What the hell is happening to New York if you can't even pay a hardworking stripper $700 for sex?

This city is truly going downhill.

 

I guess Chris Rock was wrong, there is sex in the Champagne Room.

 

The police were tipped off to the dealings after a disgruntled customer complained. what's the story with that guy?

 

How deliciously illogical. Illegal sex acts being committed? Take away the booze, but let the floozies flooze away!

 

God forbid you go to a strip joint and get a blow job, but you can walk into a Wal-Mart and buy a six-pack of beer and a shotgun. Sounds a bit backwards, to me.

 

tampa's dry? that sucks for this weekend

 

Wait for the Congressional investigation into this scandal. "We, ah, need to get to the the bottoms of this disgraceful behavior. I look forward to viewing, nay, scrutinizing all evidence of any wrongdoing."

 
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