I visit from time to time but I don't have any idea about the political climate in the state. It would be great if they can find the courage to pass this bill, and for the governor to enact it into law, but I'm not holding my breath.

This is a nice step forward but my guess is the bill will never even come up for a vote. One step at a time.

I think some escorts would be surprised by the downward price pressure of legalizing sex work.  Although it's illegality imposes a risk, it is that risk that limits entry of competition and allows prices to rise.

But the law of averages has saved you once again, and most likely for all the wrong reasons, you actually have reached the right conclusion.

but I have heard that the legal brothels on Nevada have sky high prices (for low performance yet) so there's another case of legal not being cheaper.

The state was putting such a high (pun intended) tax on pot that buyers were eschewing the legal shops and going back to their dealers like the old days in such numbers that the State of California, Yes THEM, actually reduced the tax on pot so that they could compete.

You are comparing the relative costs between markets that have reached their equilibrium.  Relative costs align with the cost of living.  
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The RELATIVE costs of different US markets pre and post perturbation will probably follow the same pattern you describe: higher costs where the cost of living is higher. HOWEVER, that does not help to predict how prices will respond to the major perturbation of legalization. Dallas should still be cheaper than NYC, but will NYC go up or down and by how much? There are so many good arguments on both sides (up / down) that it seems to me to be a wash.

But GaG will attest that there are just about as many countries around the world where prostitution is legal compared to the number where it is illegal.  As he says. not much of a price difference your average hooker from one country to the next.  However, there is always a smaller supply of "premium" pussy that carries a premium price, so prices are a little higher.  Many girl advertise premium pussy, but its just regular off the shelf pussy, so they don't get customers because they are overpriced for the level of service they offer.  The Nevada brothels are an example of low-grade, overpriced pussy for the most part.  Fisher warned you, and now I've warned you.  If you go anyway, you deserve to get fucked, and not in the way you wanted.  

that Cadillacs are more expensive than Chevys.  They are both cars, but they appeal to a different buyer.  A SB is the best choice for a guy who likes the familiarity and intimacy of seeing the same girl again and again, AND doesn't want to be swapping body fluids with a hundred other guys through her.  Hookers are better for the guy who likes to be "one-and-done" with sex workers.  They don't care much about the  social game, but get their high off of the thrill of the chase, i.e., finding that NEXT girl that is super hot and will get naked with you for a few bucks.  Hookers generally have higher overhead than SB's, so it stands to reason they will cost you a little more. Often, SB lovers have to be okay with less fancy (sexy) lingerie, no makeup, hair straight, less maturity and often a few extra pounds.   We take the flip side of these things for granted with successful hookers.

Comparing countries is a bit risky, since there are different cultures and different economics.   Latin America is probably poorer  which would induce girls to enter the profession for economic reasons, yet on the other hand Latin America has a greater religious population, which keeps girls from entering the profession.   Western Europe has higher living standards so there is less desperation to join the profession, limiting competition.    

We just came to our conclusions by VERY different routes. You entered in ALL the possible data you could think of, thought about good reasons prices should/would go up and thought about equally good reasons that prices should/would go down. Knowing you, you probably made a spread sheet, spent several nights thinking about this and manipulating all data and came up with, basically NOTHING. As you said, all the factors pretty much cancel themselves out.

Fewer variables than you think.  The primary reason women in any country become prostitutes is poverty.  It is often called  ' survival sex. '

Women have been fucking for "things of value" long before money ever existed.

The humanitarian philanthropist in me can only help so many people in poverty, so its either the smelly homeless guys on the sidewalk, or hot young women.   Go ahead, someone say I'm prejudiced.  I don't mind owning it in this case.