Strip Club Defies City Order
I called over to Crazy Horse Too yesterday and was told by the person answering the phone that they were still serving alcohol. "Of course," were her exact words. Today's Review-Journal confirms that Crazy Horse Too wasn't actually served the papers on the revocation of its liquor license until just after 4 p.m. yesterday. But last night I checked in with a friend who works there as a dancer and she told me alcohol was still being served at Crazy Horse Too. She says the rumor among employees is that Crazy Horse Too has found a loophole and expects to keep serving alcohol until Monday, when it hopes that a court challenge to the city order will allow the club to regain its license.
According to the Review-Journal, the club briefly stopped selling alcohol when it was served by the city but, as my friend had told me, resumed selling drinks just a couple hours later. The loophole? The Review-Journal quotes the club's attorney, who said he "had determined that the way the city served the order was invalid." Of course the lawyer would not identify the magic etiquette error that has caused Crazy Horse Too to feel like it can lawfully ignore the city council and keep serving drinks.
Not that it probably matters. The city isn't known for being terribly aggressive in the face of challenges. Consider this rousing response from city spokesman David Riggleman when informed by the Review-Journal of Crazy Horse Too's flagrant disregard of the city's authority: "There's a good chance that we would go out there."
What for? A beer and a lap dance? Mr. Riggleman does not tell the Review-Journal. However, he helpfully notes, "This is a direct violation. It is of great concern to us that they are ignoring a lawful directive."
Meanwhile, though Mayor Goodman recused himself from the actual fine and license revocation vote (at the suggestion of the city attorney) because of a conflict of interest, he didn't recuse himself from telling the Review-Journal his view on the matter: "I thought the penalty was harsh."
Keep in mind, the management team of Crazy Horse Too is still packed with many of the same people who are involved in a massive federal case that has resulted in 16 plea deals connected to the club's workers. The mayor feels for the poor Crazy Horse Too folks! Does anyone else think, like I do, that the city council is about to back down altogether or compromise? If the city doesn't, there would be a conflict over Crazy Horse Too's decision to ignore the council's revocation of its alcohol license. So, of course I think the city is ready to make nice. This is Las Vegas.
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Doesn't Oscar Goodman have a financial interest in Crazy Horse Too? Could that be why he doesn't like the fact their liquor license is pulled?
In fact, Goodman has a financial interest in many businesses owned by his former clients (organized criminals). A good reporter might win an award tracking those details down and bringing them to light.
Posted by: freddym | September 09, 2007 at 12:17 PM