They keep going to the tobacco tax well for more money and the well is starting to dry up.
They put many bars out of business by raising loquor taxes and aggressive enforcement of DUI’s then they tried to ruin the rest of them with anti-smoking odinances, now they have just about killed the Goose that lays the Golden Egg and they will start looking elsewhere for another Goose.
In my state, I’ve heard that you can buy them at the Indian casino without paying state taxes.