Getting a beverage license in
Pennsylvania is kind of like
acquiring good
storefront property in
Manhattan, say on
5th avenue, or a seat on the
NYSE.
There are a limited number of these puppies, and the waiting list
is atrocious. Rumor had it that a local club owner paid $250,000
to another bar owner for his.
It has been said that religious groups will ante up for these, in
hopes that they can render then useless, at least for a time.
Of course, I'm skeptical. I think they use them so that the cops
don't bust their secret underground sex clubs for something so lame as
dispensing alcohol without a license.