Sapphire Pool, in happier, non-undercover-sting times.

Several women were arrested by undercover officers on charges of prostitution at Sapphire Pool this weekend, according to Metro. The activity over the weekend caused the strip club-branded pool to close for two days and and the subsequent suspension of European-style sunbathing for the remainder of the season, said Rio spokeswoman Deanna Pettit.

“There were several arrests for prostitution,” officer Bill Cassell of the Las Vegas Metro Police Department said. “We do this all over the valley every day. It was just their day.”

The investigation was part of what Pettit called a routine integrity check. Though the Rio’s pool area remains open, what’s unclear is the future of the relationship between the casino and the gentleman’s club of the same name. It was an internal decision to strip away topless sunbathing, and it’s hard to imagine why the two entities would continue to do business without it. (Yeah, yeah, we know. We couldn’t resist the puns.)

If we had a nightclub, pool club, ultra lounge, bar, tavern or a 40 we were going to sell to a hobo, we’d be making all the girls dress like a school marm from Deadwood and filing extra licensing paperwork with the county just to be on the safe side. It’s getting dicey out there.

By Jason Scavone

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