Since smokers make up a portion of the patrons at restaurants and perhaps an even larger percentage of the patrons at bars, it only makes sense that smoking bans will cause a drop in business. And the percentage of non-smoking patrons gained by the smoking ban I would think would be almost negligible because very few people totally avoided restaurants because of smokers.
Facts and statisitcs seem to bear this out.
And what better proof is there than the ACTUAL books of these establishments, as you suggest, LOL!
I know how you meant it..............but others may not have and so I took the opportunity to put out some facts unknown to those who only listen to the MSM on this issue.
I can't say it often enough, that it never ceases to amaze me that FReepers who scream bloody murder about the bias and lack of fact checking of MSM just sit back and accept as gospel truth ANYTHING said by the MSM regarding smoking or SHS or smoking band or smoker taxes.