owner plus several managers and employees. Sapphire Gentlemen's Club in Las Vegas has been billed as the world's largest strip club. In 2006 it sold at auction for US$80 million. Tampa, Florida, is well known for its strip clubs, including the famous Mons Venus. Howard Stern, a radio host and television personality, makes frequent mention of 'Rick's Cabaret' which operates in several cities. Bangkok and Pattaya in Thailand are world-famous for their go bars offering a variety of extra services. Top clubs Given the variety of club formats and laws governing the operation of strip clubs around the world, a definitive and objective list of top clubs is not practical. The popularity of a given club is an indicator of its quality, as is the word of mouth among customers who have visited a cross section of clubs in different regions. A 2013 article published by the AskMen.com portal posted a list of the top 10 strip clubs in the world. According to their criteria, which included aesthetics, quality of girls, services, and such, the top clubs at the time were: Playhouse Gentleman's Club, Warsaw Night Flight, Moscow Larry Flynt's Hustler Club, New York City 4 Play Gentlemen's Club, Los Angeles Spearmint Rhino, Las Vegas Le Crazy Horse, Paris Seventh Heaven, Tokyo Temptations, Bristol Wanda's, Montreal K5 Relax, Prague U.S. style striptease remains a global phenomenon and culturally accepted form of entertainment, despite its scrutiny in legal circles and popular media. Over half of clubs still open from the list are located outside the United States. Popular internet sites for strip club enthusiasts also have Top Club lists calculated from input from their online visitors. The Ultimate Strip Club List has a Top 100 Strip Clubs list, generated by analyzing the ratings for all of its clubs as entered by individual reviewers. Its list regularly includes strip clubs from outside the U.S. and the site details clubs from countries across six continents. The Strip Club Network, calculates its online Strip Club List: Top 100 Clubs, by the total number of views that each club information page has received on their website. See also List of strip clubs American burlesque Bar fine Bargirl Breastaurant Cabaret Cage dancing Can Can Clip joint Cocktail waitress Dance bar Go-go dancing Hostess club Lap dancing Peep show Pole dancing Sex club Sex show Stripper Striptease Table dancing Taxi dancer Taxi dance hall References Bibliography External