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Procurement methods

In countries where prostitution is legal, advertising it may be legal (as in the Netherlands) or illegal (as in India).Covert advertising for prostitution can take a number of forms:

In the United States, massage parlors serving as a cover for prostitution may advertise "full service", a euphemism for coitus.

In Las Vegas, prostitution is often promoted overtly on the Las Vegas Strip by third party workers distributing risque flyers with the pictures and phone numbers of escorts (despite the fact that prostitution is illegal in Las Vegas and Clark County, see Prostitution in Nevada).

The way in which prostitutes advertise their presence varies widely. Some remain in apartments that have hints or clues outside such as posters with "model" written on them to lure potential customers inside. Others advertise by putting numbers or locations in phoneboxes or in online or newspaper ads. In more sexually permissive societies, prostitutes can advertise in public view, such as through display windows. In sexually restrictive societies it may occur through word-of-mouth and other means.