Guess I won't be going to Missouri to get my rocks off...

[Einzige]

... anymore.

Missouri's strip clubs will have more clothing, reduced hours and no alcohol after Aug. 28 under a bill signed Friday by Gov. Jay Nixon.

It's likely, however, that the law, which regulates the clubs and other sexually oriented businesses, will face a legal challenge.

A group of adult entertainment business owners has vowed to sue to stop the new law, much as they did in 2005, when a similar law was overturned in court as an unconstitutional infringement of free speech.

"I'm very disappointed in the governor's decision," said Mike Ocello, president of VGA Holding Corp., which owns several adult entertainment businesses throughout the country. Ocello, who lives in Mehlville and is on the Mehlville School Board, said he expects to be the plaintiff in the suit against the law.

"I'm upset about the impact this will have on the state's economy," Ocello said. "Jobs will be lost."
Ocello said the law would have no effect on his businesses in the St. Louis area, because they are in Illinois. But he said the limitations are severe enough that many of his colleagues in the business would either have to close or reduce staff.

Ridiculous. Bartle can go to Hell for pushing this, and Nixon can join him for being pushed. I live in Illinois just opposite the city, and this severely limits my choice of entertainment on weekends. Don't these sonsofbitches have better things to do?

[Aaron]

No alcohol? IIRC selling over-priced booze is what generates most of a strip clubs revenue. I won't be surprised if they go tits up shortly.

[darthdavid]

No alcohol? IIRC selling over-priced booze is what generates most of a strip clubs revenue. I won't be surprised if they go tits up shortly.

That's probably the idea...

[aerius]

This is why Canada has a healthy sex tourism industry. Thanks to your dumbass laws, repressed Americans end up coming up north to enjoy full contact lap dances, massages with happy endings, and full service escorts.

[fgalkin]

This is why Canada has a healthy sex tourism industry. Thanks to your dumbass laws, repressed Americans end up coming up north to enjoy full contact lap dances, massages with happy endings, and full service escorts.

So you're America's bitches, literally?

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

[Gil Hamilton]

So you're America's bitches, literally?

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

That's amazing. You've managed to imply that a country that has more freedoms in a certain area is somehow subservient to people from a less free place because tourists from that place come to enjoy those freedoms.

[fgalkin]

No, I implied that they serve America's sexual needs. Which they do.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

[Gil Hamilton]

Which reflects poorly on the United States, rather than Canada, you know.

[Redleader34]

I remember hearing on military forums/army people I know that there is some army base that provides huge business to one of these strip clubs, christ do they want to loose the US Army's dollars.