From 970 WFLA:
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%.
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 “1 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.
