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    Thumbs down Velvet Lion LV: WORST. CLUB. EVER.

    I went to the "all new" Velvet Lion club last night with a girlfriend, just so we could check it out. We had heard they put $2m into gutting and revamping it from the old Eden so went to have an adventure.

    First off, the GM gave us a tour. It is beautiful EXCEPT the ceiling is covered in black tarp. I'm not kidding you. I felt like I was in a really expensive garage. At the end of it he said, (verbatim) "Strippers are the cheapest people I know. They are greedy and expect something for nothing." WTF?!! Then he offered to buy us a drink, we accepted, and then he took off. Luckily we ended up getting a drink card from a different manager.

    My girlfriend was pulled off a big table, and yelled at. They asked her "Who is distributing the girls?!" and pulled her off. We were told we were NOT allowed to ask for dances, just talk with the guys and let them come to us. The floor hosts dance around like rave kids and the only music they play is hip hop and house. The GM tried to tell me what dress I could wear ( I dress in a rockabilly way to stand out) and when I said it was my lucky dress he was like "Ok. I will let you wear it tonight." in a condescending oh-you-cute-little-dumb-stripper way.

    We got there at 9pm, and at 4am I tried to leave and they said no. I had to lie and say I shared a car to get out of there. And here's the best part: from 9pm-4am, I made a whopping $72.

    Stay away! It has also only been open for 4 days, and is ALREADY going ghetto.

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    Default Re: Velvet Lion LV: WORST. CLUB. EVER.

    Did you post your review in clubs and reviews? It is open and your experience there will be very helpful to other dancers trying to decide what club to dance at in Vegas.

    I'm sorry you had to waste an entire shift at such a crappy club.


    Promote yourself and earn more money! This is a business that is owned by strippers for strippers. Let's make that money!


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    Ugh. A friend of mine from one of the first clubs I worked in Vegas was going to work there. I don't know if she's gone yet, but I'll warn her away.

    Sorry you had such a negative experience. The owners/managers came into that same first club recruiting dancers. They tipped REALLY well on stage, but they had that annoying demeaning attitude even then. I mean really - recruiting from a rival club is one thing, but being a bunch of assholes while you're doing it is just ... yeah.

    At least you made *something*. Even if it was a lame something.
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    Default Re: Velvet Lion LV: WORST. CLUB. EVER.

    Sorry you had such a horrible experience....i was wondering how that place would be.... Its the same old same, they always try to "revamp" a dead club and it ends up being BS.

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    Default Re: Velvet Lion LV: WORST. CLUB. EVER.

    the bad stories about vegas seem to never stop. i've never scene clubs operate like this. whether it's the funny money % increase, pulling girls out of groups, paying vip off, hooking in skyboxes, hookers and pimps coming into the clubs--i mean, REALLY, only here in skanky, classless vegas!!

    since the clubs are FLOODED with dancers, do they REALLY need to increase tip-outs and % ages taken out? this industry is going to complete shit!

    i just heard too that metro is sending out different undercover officers (not the usual ones mgrs. recognize--i guess they're changing it up at metro) so here comes the cat and mouse game. too bad they don't hit the club w/the skyboxes (i'm guessing sapphire) and raid the chicks who are giving bj's and banging customers. shit, if you want to fuck for money--do it, but go to a brothel to work. wtf. like things aren't tough enough for the 500 dancers who are working?

    it's so worth it to dance anywhere BUT this skank city.

    ok, end of rant .
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    Default Re: Velvet Lion LV: WORST. CLUB. EVER.

    Sounds like yet another Vegas club being run by a bunch of neanderthals who don't have a clue how to run a business.

    I love seeing those big mega clubs open and then 2 months later they'll be shut down or have a new name. I hope some people who know what the fuck they are doing can start opening up, and running, some decent clubs for you girls out there.

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    Default Re: Velvet Lion LV: WORST. CLUB. EVER.

    Come on now, the title of this thread is a little unfair. The fact that they were only opened for 4 days when you went probably explains why you didn't make that much. I guess they are trying to be a classy club, which explains why the mgr didn't like your outfit. But that doesn't mean this is the "worst club ever."

    I checked out their website and myspace page, the club looks nice, classy, big (same square footage as the Rhino) and is in a great location next to the Rio Casino. That means people staying at the Rio, Gold Coast and Palms can easily walk over there, which is great. I guess their grand opening is this Friday. Why not give the club a few weeks, and check it out again?

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    Default Re: Velvet Lion LV: WORST. CLUB. EVER.

    The owner was a stripclub junkie before he opened up Eden, or Velvet Lion, or whatever its called now. He made millions selling an internet company I think. I'm sure that's why he tipped well, not because the club is a cash cow. He has no idea how to run a strip club.

    And if its getting raided, its because they're not smart enough to pay off metro like the clubs that know what they're doing. Hazard of the trade- even at Sapphire on the rare occasions it does get raided they only arrest a few girls. Thats because they understand how things work.


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    Ugh. A friend of mine from one of the first clubs I worked in Vegas was going to work there. I don't know if she's gone yet, but I'll warn her away.

    Sorry you had such a negative experience. The owners/managers came into that same first club recruiting dancers. They tipped REALLY well on stage, but they had that annoying demeaning attitude even then. I mean really - recruiting from a rival club is one thing, but being a bunch of assholes while you're doing it is just ... yeah.

    At least you made *something*. Even if it was a lame something.

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    Default Re: Velvet Lion LV: WORST. CLUB. EVER.

    I haven't danced (yet) but I just was in Velvet Lion this last weekend as a customer. Well, of course, I wasn't paying, but I was milking these guys I was hanging out with for every dollar. haha. I told them I would leave unless they bought me time in the back with my favorite girl.

    Anyways, I've been to a few clubs in Vegas, and this one BY FAR seemed to have the most contact and extras going on in the back. I'm not naive or anything, but it surprised me.

    I met a couple of the girls in the bathroom and they were complaining about how slow it was and how they weren't making any money. When the guys came in, there were like 5 girls waiting for us (for 6 guys), so it was tough competition. A couple other customers were paying attention to the stage shows, but not that much.

    Anyways, that was my experience there.

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    Default Re: Velvet Lion LV: WORST. CLUB. EVER.

    Sounds like a weird place. i hate managers that act all shady especially when it feels like they dont know what they are doing. Its actually funny as hell that the club used to be called Eden- because the way you described it sounds like Eden in miami. hahahahah.

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