• Las Vegas Review-Journal, Wednesday, September 5, 2007 12 PM

A federal court has ruled that legal brothels in Nevada can now advertise in those counties where prostitution remains illegal -- and owners are wasting no time using their newfound freedom to drum up business.

On Monday, Bobbi Davis, the owner of the "Shady Lady," began to advertise in "The Daily Visitor Guide," an extra wrapped around copies of the Las Vegas Review-Journal that are distributed mostly to tourists. The week before, she was in CityLife, an alternative weekly paper.

Earlier this summer, U.S. District Judge James Mahan ruled that state laws barring such ads were "overly broad" and unconstitutional. "It made no sense to allow advertising for escort services and massage parlors and not legal brothels," says Davis, noting that her added ability to advertise "is wonderful."

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