A story in today’s New York Post appears to dethrone Las Vegas as the most sinful city in the country, replaced by none other than … New York. But does it really? The Post cites a study by PokerTube.com that analyzed more than 200 U.S. cities for “adult entertainment infrastructure” (bars, clubs and pubs, strip clubs, tattoo parlors, casinos, and X-rated shops) and public health (single residents, STDs, and excessive drinking rates). New York came out on top by a long shot, with 1,400 bars, 109 nightclubs, 375 pubs, 79 adult stores, 11 strip clubs, 240 tattoo shops, and more than seven million residents, of whom nearly half are officially single. Vegas didn’t even place second, which went to Baltimore (52% single, highest rate of STDs) or third (Chicago). In fact, we were ranked eighth. The caveat: Perhaps the New York Post (and SecretHouston.com, which also reported on the study) received advance copies, but we were unable to find the study itself on PokerTube after extensive searching and querying. If it even exists, we can’t confirm. We can also say that the obsessive-survey-site WalletHub has been doing a vice study for many years and Las Vegas has always ranked at number one, followed by Houston, L.A., Philadelphia, Atlanta, Denver, Miami in its 2026 study; New York City isn’t even in the top 10. We’ll go with WalletHub, at least until (or if) we see PokerTube’s primary research.
Source: Las Vegas News