Bad Economy is Hurting Strippers, Too

The Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- It seems the lousy economy is keeping guys away from strip clubs. In Tampa -- a city known for its adult entertainment businesses -- attendance has dropped at usually thriving strip clubs.

Joe Redner, the owner of the well-known Mons Venus club, says his business is down 25 percent.

Angelina Spencer is national executive director of the Association of Club Executives, a group that represents adult entertainment clubs. She says she fields calls every day from strip club owners around the country feeling the pinch of a bad economy.

Spencer says entertainment is a luxury item and "one of the first things people give up."

But Redner says the economy is having another effect on the business -- it's bringing out more women willing to give pole dancing a try.

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