Las Vegas, BDSM and the Law
Las Vegas is known as “Sin City”. A place where you can be almost anyone you want and to do things you can never do back in Kansas. With our 24 hour casinos, all the nude, near nude and maybe nude review shows on the strip. Your walk down the boulevard is hampered by Mexicans handing out cards for “in room entertainment”.
We are also home to some of the worlds biggest and most luxurious gentlemen clubs. There are even a couple of clubs just for the ladies. With all this sex being thrown at you, you would have to believe its all legal, ok and a free for all. Well, you could think that, but it’s not.
One of the most popular questions we get and the number one search term for this website is; where are the legal dungeons in Las Vegas? So where are they??
Short answer: Not here. Long answer: There are a couple, but not really, maybe and someday, maybe.
Why No BDSM Clubs in Las Vegas??
The Law. In all ways, its the law that has stopped any progress on the kinky front. The state of Nevada links BDSM related behavior and activities next to abuse or assault. Consensual or non consensual, you are hurting someone and that’s not right.
There are several swing clubs that masquerade as a dungeon or offer some BDSM equipment and BDSM themed rooms, but they are mostly there for the tourists. Remember, this is a tourist town and we thrive on tourist money. Most tourists aren’t interested in a full blown dungeon experience. They want a quick escape into the dark side of their sexual fantasies with a safe return. A swing club provides all of that in one stop.
The last place to try to open up as a dungeon ran into a pile of legal problems. Mostly associated with the owner’s inability to tell the truth when asked. Many of us thought he had a good shot at getting legal. He had a nice set up, great equipment and his legal arguments had great merit and had he been on the up and up with his supporters, may have had a chance at changing the law or at least getting an exception.
But his lies kept catching up to him. He told lies about his lies. Even to a judge, he couldn’t keep his lies straight. From not knowing who ran his website to the sign on his building to not really knowing what he offered to the fact that he was located next to a childrens dance studio. It just kept getting worse every time he opened his mouth.
Where to Go to Play?
About as close as we get to an actual dungeon now would be the Green Door and The Power Exchange. The Green Door is a swing club aimed right at the tourist, offering a second floor “dungeon”. An area where people can go play a little master/slave games while others sit by, watch and play with themselves. The place has been since 1998 and play the game well, so they don’t get too much hassle from the authorities.
The newest contestant in the “who will be the next dungeon” is The Power Exchange. This place was started by the same people from the original Power Exchange in San Fransisco. They are in a great location. Right where the law says they should be for a dungeon or swing club. It’s just that its still not a legal dungeon. A swing club licensed as a tanning bed operation, but not a dungeon.
As a swing club, The Power Exchange offers a few rooms upstairs for BDSM like activities. Nothing fancy or solid enough to really do your thing. But it looks nice and its the best we have here thus far. The owners are learning how to play the Vegas power game and have been able to stay open awhile now. But it is still a swing club first and foremost.
We were there one time and was not impressed. From the blaring acid rock music, to the heat to the looky-loo’s so popular with a swing club. We just couldn’t get our groove on. But again, we are not into swing clubs. In their defense, it was a damn clean swing club. The only one in town you didn’t feel the need to strip off and burn your clothes immediately after visiting.
There is a local keyboard Dom who likes to act like a lawyer online and spout off about his lack of knowledge in this area. So he likes to scare everyone from even attempting to visit these establishments for fear of certain arrest and subsequent torture at the hands of the local police if you are ever caught near their front door.
In reality, you are as safe going to these clubs as you are any other sex related establishment in Las Vegas. As long as you understand it is in fact a swing club and not a dungeon, you are ok.
I have lived here almost ten years and in that time there has never been any raids or mass round up of the usual suspects of BDSM related clubs or activities. Just harassment in the legal arena.
Now the “dungeon” you found on craigslist or some forum board, those you may have a problem with. Someone’s home redecorated to be a dungeon or a swing club and opened to the public for a fee, they do tend to raid those operations.
Nude Shoot Inside Las Vegas
Just to follow up on the last article about nude shoots outside Las Vegas, I covered some of the more popular areas to use. Not one to give away all my secrets, I wanted to give you a taste of whats available. But what if a car is not at your disposal?? Than what??
Well, glad you asked. One of the positive benefits of many of these mega resorts, is their size. Their Humongous!! They are large and not all areas are occupied at all the times. They have slow times and even some off times for the various parts of the resort. So that means times when only the eye in the sky is observing. So the risk of getting caught is much lower and the excitement level is higher.
If you look like you belong there, they tend to leave you alone when in the unoccupied areas. If you look sweet and innocent, you get away with a lot more as well. So look the part and not like a backwoods tourist or local-yokel. Yet, looking like a lost tourist can play to your advantage. But lets not go there right now.
Caesars, Bellagio, Venetian (Sands) and Mandalay Bay all have HUGE convention areas with well appointed hallways, staircases and lofts. Several are multi-story with plenty of windows and overlooks. Offering a lot of little cubbie holes, picture window nooks to dive into quickly and sneak a pic. They also have many empty bathrooms that use a common entrance off the main walkway. It looks like she is going into the ladies, but quickly disappears into the mens. (You cleared it before the move).
Being properly dressed helps. Making sure the model and the photographer are in fashion for the season and not drawing unwanted attention as they move about the halls and hallways. . She may be in fashion, yet her garment is easy on/easy off or at least able to do a quick flash on the furniture.
Now don’t forget the transportation. Las Vegas offers many diversions for getting from point A to point B. During slow times, this is perfect for the flasher. This is where the dumb, innocent tourist look really pays off. You look like the tourist wanting to do something you never could do back home.
When doing it inside, some pre-planning helps. Having walked it before or at least have knowledge of the area helps a lot. Talking it thru before hand or at least prior to the flash. Just like playing, having safe words, cues when to flash and when to walk away.
The model also needs to have safe words. When she feels its not right or has concerns, to let the photographer know without sounding any concerns or alarms
A quick flash to a camera here and there doesn’t really raise any red flags with security unless you are making a big production of posing the model and angling the camera. or you have a big lens or multiple lens’s hanging off your neck…. Than it gets their attention quickly.
Take your pictures quickly, wrap up like a couple of tourists just doing something naughty and get off at the next stop looking like a couple. Meanwhile, change memory cards.
I have only been stopped once. I looked the security officer in the eye and explained “I wanted some hot photos of my girlfriend next to the pool, but damn, this place is huge and I can’t find the pool entrance.”
The nice officer explained I had to be a guest at the resort, however, he pointed to some areas that over looked the pool and said we could shoot there.. And he rode away… Winking at my model.
Enjoy and let us know how it worked out.
