Finally she told me." Before long, through a seemingly bizarre course of events, Hof found himself with a unique proposition: "his tough old guy, 74 years old, says, 'You ever thought about owning a cathouse?' And everybody does … bought it and went to work." "I moved to Reno, a working girl picked me up and I started dating her. Everything happens around sex," Hof insists. Then, as he explains, a woman entered the picture. But before long, he had worked his way into the business world and come to enjoy some level of success. The Nevada businessman grew up the son of a postal employee, with relatively modest means. Hof and Bissell came to their estranged viewpoints through differing paths. The Bible contains numerous references to the profession, with Hosea even being instructed to wed one such "harlot." But in a society where street work has become largely synonymous with physical abuse, drug addiction and disease proliferation, the divide between those who believe in legalization and absolution seems to only grow. Prostitution - both the legal and illegal variety - are hardly new to Western society. And Nevada, the sole locale of tax-paying brothels, only permits the activity in counties with a population of less than 250,000 - meaning that the women working the Las Vegas strip are still considered outlaws. While the United States has no federal law on prostitution, all but one state in the union consider it to be illegal. The vast dichotomy between Hof and Bissell's views is hardly unique. And I don't understand why we still have that. "I think that the Bunny Ranches almost worse because it almost becomes like a prison. That's what pimps do," Hof comments, with a certain fiery passion in his voice.Īnne Bissell, a former prostitute, isn't so quick to subscribe to the difference between people like Hof and illegal pimps. "They exploit these women … they control them with heroin. In fact, Hof really doesn't like that word, later asserting, "Pimps are the most worthless creatures on the planet," as he refers to those in control of America's countless illegal, undocumented prostitutes. When asked what he does for a living, Dennis Hof is quick to reply, "I'm a businessman, first and foremost." And wording is important to Hof, who owns one of America's most famed brothels, Nevada's Moonlight Bunny Ranch, as he adds, "I don't like the terminology 'pimp,' just for what it stands for."
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