Although I'm up in years, I've only recently become a PL, and I'm enjoying it quite a bit. The other day I was at Flight Club in Detroit, and the dancer I was chatting with, B, said a couple of things that really piqued my interest. It was evening, maybe 8pm, and we were watching one of the dancers come in from outside in her street clothes and head for the back. B said that each dancer has to pay the club $170 a night for the privilege of working there. And if they come in late, they have to pay a penalty, like $40 or more per hour that they're late! So not only do they have less time to make money, they have to pay more to the club.
Later the shot girl came buy. I asked B if she wanted a shot, and she said "I can't say no; if I say no I'll get fired". Just got me thinking about all the things I don't know about how this game works. Thought maybe some of you expert PL's might offer some insight. For example, when I buy a drink for a girl, does she get some credit towards her $170 fee? What about shots? What other penalties are the girls at risk for?
B also was very conscious of the number of dances we had in the private area (although I must say that she was TOTALLY accommodating). I wondered if she actually had to pay the club a certain amount for each dance spent in there. Anyone know?
Just thought the more I know about how these things work, the better I'll understand the dancers and what makes them tick. (Yeah, I know it's money, but details, man, details.) Looking forward to hearing your wisdom gleaned from many lost hours and franklins.


Every club has different rules, but I know a few things about the Flight Club. Dancers have to pay to dance at the club, and they are fined for various infractions such as being late. Besides the fee paid to the FC, dancers are expected to tip the DJ, the bouncers, the house mom, the valet, etc. All of this adds up. If they don't get enough customers, dancers can easily end up in the red at the end of the day.
Dancers have to pay for their own drinks unless a customer pays for them. (I always buy dancers drinks when they sit with me.) If a shot girl asks a dancer if she wants a shot, she has to say yes. She will be fined if she says no. The customer, I have learned, should always say no as soon as the shot girl shows up. The shots are a waste. The alcohol content of the shots given to the dancers is very low, and the girls at the Flight Club don't need to be drunk to get loose and wild.
The dancers do not pay the FC a portion of the money they make for each lap dance. They have paid the Club up front, and they keep everything they earn in VIP. I like to get plenty of lap dances to help these poor young women out.