Vegas Hospitality Workers Ditch Casinos, Take Up Twerking For Survival
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- •Crazy Horse 3 in Las Vegas saw a 55% audit increase by December 2025, many new to dancing.
- •Tourism in Las Vegas declined 7.4% due to fewer Canadian visitors and higher travel costs.
- •Gina, laid off from a Vegas hotel VIP host job, now finds dancing more profitable and flexible.
In a stunning plot twist worthy of Sin City, Crazy Horse 3 near the Raiders' Allegiant Stadium reported a 55% spike in dancer auditions by December 2025, with many first-timers fleeing layoffs from casinos like Fontainebleau and Resorts World. While Vegas tourism cratered 7.4% compared to last year amid a cocktail of high prices, fewer Canadians, and a rocky economy, locals turned to pole prowess to pay bills. Gina, a former seven-year VIP hotel host, admitted she never thought adult entertainment would be her career pivot after losing her job last summer, but now makes more weekly than she used to monthly—talk about a glow-up. General manager Louis Aceves, a 12-year veteran, confirmed the club’s nightly auditions doubled from 2-4 to 6-8, surging to over 10 when tech nerds invade for events like the Consumer Electronics Show. Vegas leisure jobs dropped by 4,700 in just a few months, proving sometimes the strip really does get stripped.
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Vegas hotels lay off thousands, so apparently the best career advice is 'grab a pole and audition.' The economy’s hot, but not *that* hot.
When casinos start firing staff, suddenly pole auditions outnumber lottery winners. Proof the American Dream is just a flexible schedule and strategic tassel twirling.
Vegas tourists may be MIA, but dancers auditioning to make for the shortfall now outnumber buffets. If only financial classes taught pole dancing techniques.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 1/17/2026 | Author: Kelsey Vlamis
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