Las Vegas Adult Clubs & Drivers Having a Battle Over Kickbacks
Several Las Vegas taxi companies and adult clubs are firing back in a lawsuit over commissions topless and nude clubs pay to cab drivers for bringing them customers, and both sides appear to be digging in for a long legal fight.
On June 2, attorneys filed a lawsuit seeking class-action status in federal court in Las Vegas against most of the players in the local taxi and adult business industries.
The suit charges consumers have been harmed because taxi and limousine companies have extorted more than $40 million in illegal kickbacks from local strip clubs in exchange for diverting customers to the adult establishments.
The suit was filed on behalf of Southern California resident Theodore Trapp, who alleges in January a driver diverted him from a planned visit to Play it Again Sam’s to another club — the Spearmint Rhino — because the driver wanted to be paid a kickback from Spearmint Rhino. – Read More Here
