Dennis Hof's Love Ranch

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Dennis Hof's Love Ranch
Love Ranch South
Love Ranch Las Vegas
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Dennis Hof's Love Ranch
Location in Nevada
Former namesCherry Patch Ranch
Location Crystal, Nye County, Nevada
Coordinates 36°29′00″N116°09′26″W / 36.48329°N 116.15724°W / 36.48329; -116.15724

Dennis Hof's Love Ranch, known as the Cherry Patch Ranch prior to 2010, is one of two brothels in Crystal, Nevada. [1] It is also referred to as the Love Ranch South [2] or Love Ranch Las Vegas [3] due to its proximity to Las Vegas.

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Both brothels in Crystal were owned by Maynard "Joe" Richards. In 2010, Richards sold both to Dennis Hof, who said Heidi Fleiss would be a consultant. [4] [5]

The license for the brothel was suspended in February 2018 for alleged unauthorized structural changes and fire and safety violations [6] and then closed down by the county again on August 8, 2018, for late payment of fees. [7] [8]

On August 27, 2018, Judge Richard Boulware ruled that Dennis Hof may re-open Love Ranch Vegas as of August 28, 2018, stating that other brothels did not have their licenses revoked when they were late renewing. [9]

Death of owner

On October 16, 2018, Dennis Hof, the owner of the Love Ranch property was found dead in his bedroom at the Love Ranch. He is believed to have died in his sleep due to natural causes. [10] Hof died at his Love Ranch in Pahrump, Nevada, following a party for his 72nd birthday that had been attended by Flavor Flav, Joe Arpaio, Grover Norquist and Ron Jeremy, the last of whom found Hof unresponsive. Police did not suspect foul play at the time of his death. [11]

Other incidents

On October 13, 2015, professional basketball player Lamar Odom was hospitalized after being discovered unconscious at the Love Ranch. [12] [13] Odom visited the ranch seeking the company of Ryder Cherry and Madison Montag. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Heidi Fleiss, 'Hollywood Madam,' Gives Rare Tour Of New Brothel: Dennis Hof's Love Ranch". The Huffington Post . April 25, 2013. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ Lamar Odom was found unconscious at the establishment and the press reported that a "Herbal Viagra Overdose Suspected In Lamar Odom Hospitalization".Kroll, David (October 14, 2015). "Herbal Viagra Overdose Suspected In Lamar Odom Hospitalization". Forbes . Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Dennis Hof's YouTube channel" on YouTube
  4. ↑ Brean, Henry (May 13, 2010). "Controversial brothel owner set to sell two Nye County properties". Las Vegas Review-Journal . Archived from the original on August 27, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  5. ↑ Lynn, Comella (October 20, 2011). "Love Ranch or bust". Las Vegas Weekly . Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  6. ↑ Thomas, Kelsey (February 27, 2018). "Dennis Hof's Love Ranch brothel shuts down after county suspends license". KSNV. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  7. ↑ Montero, David (May 6, 2018). "Nevada's monopoly on vice may be easing with push to eliminate nearly half the state's brothels". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  8. ↑ Giwargis, Ramona (August 7, 2018). "Nevada Assembly candidate Dennis Hof loses brothel license". Las Vegas Review-Journal . Archived from the original on August 8, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Love Ranch Back Open (again) | Nevada Brothels". Nevada Brothels. August 27, 2018. Archived from the original on August 29, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Brothel owner-turned-politician Dennis Hof found dead at Love Ranch". October 16, 2018. Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  11. ↑ Duggan, Brian; Damon, Anjeanette; Spillman, Benjamin; DeHaven, James (October 16, 2018). "Dennis Hof, Nevada's bombastic legal pimp and Assembly candidate, has died". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  12. ↑ Panzar, Javier; Muskal, Michael; Pearce, Matt (October 14, 2015). "Lamar Odom took cocaine and Viagra-like drugs, sheriff says". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Former NBA star Lamar Odom found unconscious, taken to Nevada hospital". ESPN.com. October 13, 2015. Archived from the original on October 14, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  14. ↑ Olya, Gabrielle (October 16, 2015). "How Lamar Odom Went Through $75,000 in Four Days at a Nevada Brothel". People Magazine. Archived from the original on November 27, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2020.


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