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New Brunswick: Smoking ban blamed as VLT profits dive
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| July 21, 2006
Posted on 07/22/2006 5:50:36 PM PDT by SheLion
Revenue from video lottery terminals in New Brunswick declined last year, in part because of the province's ban on smoking in bars and restaurants, the Atlantic Lottery Corporation says.
The lottery corportation's 2005-06 annual report shows that money generated by VLTs fell by almost $8 million, or six per cent, from the previous year.
ALC spokesman Robert Bourgeois said a province-wide smoking ban imposed in October 2004 was one of the major reasons for the decline.
"There were other factors as well, such an increase in competition from unregulated internet sites," Bourgeois said Friday. "But definitely, the smoking ban would have been one of the factors."
The ALC reported a profit of $394 million in the report released Friday.
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SMOKING BANS ARE CHOKING THE ECONOMY!!!
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posted on
07/22/2006 5:50:39 PM PDT
by
SheLion
To: Just another Joe; Madame Dufarge; Cantiloper; metesky; Judith Anne; lockjaw02; Mears; CSM; ...
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posted on
07/22/2006 5:51:10 PM PDT
by
SheLion
("If you're legal, you can fly with the Eagle!" - Michael Anthony)
To: SheLion
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posted on
07/22/2006 5:54:11 PM PDT
by
Cinnamon
To: SheLion
Is this New Brunswick, New Jersey??
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posted on
07/22/2006 5:55:41 PM PDT
by
Ken522
To: SheLion
Banning smoking produces major social disruption.
The Law of Unintended Consequences starts kicking in, producing unexpected short term and long term results, mostly negative ones.
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posted on
07/22/2006 5:59:11 PM PDT
by
NaughtiusMaximus
(WARNING: Alcohol may cause you to think you are whispering when you are definitely not.)
To: SheLion
Nicotine suppositories will save the day.
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posted on
07/22/2006 6:00:49 PM PDT
by
Mr Ramsbotham
(Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
To: NaughtiusMaximus
next they'll have to deal with the Capone of the nicotine prohibition era...
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posted on
07/22/2006 6:17:22 PM PDT
by
Cinnamon
To: Mr Ramsbotham
Perhaps availing yourself of just a generic variety might help.
Lord knows, you seem to be suffering from some sort of blockage approaching biblical proportions.
To: Madame Dufarge
"Perhaps availing yourself of just a generic variety might help.
Lord knows, you seem to be suffering from some sort of blockage approaching biblical proportions."
LMAO, ouch. I'm happy to be on Shelions and gabz ping lists. All of you ROCK
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posted on
07/22/2006 7:07:49 PM PDT
by
MadLibDisease
("Women and cats will do as they please and men and dogs should relax and get used to it" R .Heinlein)
To: Cinnamon
Believe me, this is already happening. All my smokes, that I don't make myself, come up from Mexico. Since enacting a public smoking ban, there have been multiple tavern and small individually owned restaurant closings in my town. Tax collections are down and property owners have to pick up the slack.
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posted on
07/22/2006 7:22:58 PM PDT
by
NaughtiusMaximus
(WARNING: Alcohol may cause you to think you are whispering when you are definitely not.)
To: Ken522
It's a province,as the article said.
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posted on
07/22/2006 8:05:34 PM PDT
by
Mears
To: SheLion
To: Ken522
Is this New Brunswick, New Jersey??New Brunswick.................Maine
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posted on
07/23/2006 12:15:13 AM PDT
by
SheLion
("If you're legal, you can fly with the Eagle!" - Michael Anthony)
To: Mr Ramsbotham
Nicotine suppositories will save the day.Who needs or WANTS them? LOL
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posted on
07/23/2006 12:16:12 AM PDT
by
SheLion
("If you're legal, you can fly with the Eagle!" - Michael Anthony)
To: Mears; Ken522
It's a province,as the article saidYou can access it from southern Maine. When Loring Air Force Base in northern Maine closed, a lot of my civilian friends got jobs in New Brunswick Navel Station.
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posted on
07/23/2006 12:18:40 AM PDT
by
SheLion
("If you're legal, you can fly with the Eagle!" - Michael Anthony)
To: Mr Ramsbotham
Nicotine suppositories will save the day.(Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
Your fixation is becoming apparent.
To: elkfersupper
Gabz, are you the same person from Siegel's blog?
To: Eric Blair 2084
Better address that to Gabz.
To: Mr Ramsbotham
Nicotine suppositories will save the day.Actually, I think these meddlesome nanny-state politicians deserve to follow in the course of another statesman with a King Edward suppository.
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posted on
07/28/2006 6:16:18 AM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
To: SheLion
...New Brunswick Navel Station.I just knew those canucks were a little too hippified for me.
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posted on
07/28/2006 6:18:43 AM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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