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LAS VEGAS, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A Plexiglas truck giving new meaning to the Las Vegas "Strip" is drawing the eyes of passersby and the ire of county commissioners.
The "stripper-mobile," which features scantily-clad women performing pole dances in the back of the Plexiglas truck while it drives up and down the Las Vegas Strip, is slated to be a topic of discussion at next Tuesday's Las Vegas County Commission meeting, the Las Vegas Sun reported Wednesday.
Larry Beard, marking director for Deja Vu Showgirls, which has run the truck up and down the Strip during the wee hours for the past 11 days, said it has already doubled business at his clubs.
"It's just a great idea that really works," Beard said.
However, critics have raised questions about the decency of the marketing technique as well as the safety of having such an eye-catching spectacle in the middle of traffic.
"You could have 10 of them out there pretty quick and a million people just staring," Commissioner Steve Sisolak said. "We have to get a handle on it before it gets too out of hand."
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