It's worth mentioning that the sex / topless bars in Santo Domingo which the police shut several years ago, like Doll's House, have remained shut. I think I'm also right in saying that the sex clubs in Punta Cana Bavaro have also remained shut.
My two cents on this is that Dominicans aren't against the concept of prostitution - it's very much accepted in Dominican society that money plays a big part in relationships, a pretty girl generally goes with a rich guy etc. But like everything else, Dominicans generally like to claim to be honourable, upstanding, honest, worthy people and all corruption scandal or sleaze has to be behind closed doors. So places like Boca Chica and Sosua are hated, but at the same time it's fine for people to hook up for money online.
