NYC's Bar Business: Up In Smoke?
As a manager of a Manhattan bar, I can easily point out the dramatic drop in business which will occur when the ban commences. Not only is my bar going to lose business, but how about the extra security that I'm going to be forced to hire to control people outside of my establishment when they go outside to smoke? Or what about the noise complaints I'll receive due to drunken smokers chatting outside at 3 a.m.?
Smoking Bans Burn Business (In Delaware)
Dan McAvaney, owner of McAvaney's Pub on Kirkwood Highway, said small bar owners have no choice but to fight.
"Another couple of months of this," he said pointing to a nearly empty bar on a Thursday night, "and we go out of business."
Dr Proctor said passive smoking could cause problems for asthmatics and there were people who did not want to be exposed to cigarette smoke but there was no scientific basis for a ban in public.
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Tempe (Arizona) bar revenue down 20 percent after smoking ban
The recently reported sales for August show that bars suffered a 20.4 percent decline and July's collections were off 33.2 percent.
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Restaurants Fighting Proposed Smoking Ordinance (Albuquerque, N.M.)
22 October 2002
About 100 bar and restaurant owners are opposing a measure that would ban smoking in bars and all sections of restaurants in Albuquerque. The owners gathered yesterday at an Albuquerque nightclub, vowing to fight the proposal.
Restaurant sales taxes in Tempe tumble in June
The Arizona Republic Aug. 13, 2002
Bar owners say they continue to be hit hard, with sales down 20 percent to 40 percent since Tempe went smoke-free.
"We don't get any new customers saying, 'We're thrilled because there's no smoking,' " said Michael Cuneo, owner of Ball Park Pub.
Non-smoker Armando Kiyama, 29, a Tempe artist, said he is ambivalent about the ban."I'm glad I don't go home and smell like smoke anymore," he said, adding, "I don't think that it's right for businesses to have their choice taken away from them in their own facilities."
Smoking Ban Puts Restaurant Profits Up In Smoke/They Finally Admit It!
Restaurant owners said that they've lived with these new regulations for three months with devastating consequences.
"I would say we lost 30 to 40 percent of our business right off top since March 1, and it happened that day," restaurant owner Mike Difeo said.
California Smokers Use Prohibition Tactics to Get Around Ban
While cops try to sniff out the worst offenders, in many cases they're butting up against organized opposition. Bartender phone trees warn each other of impending busts, powerful fans blow away tell-tale scents of "smokin' in the boys room" and tin cans double as ashtrays in case of an unexpected visit by police.
Smoking ban ignites Maine rebellion
BIDDEFORD, Maine
SMOKING BAN IMPACT ON CALIFORNIA RESTAURANTS
That is the real impact of the smoking ban. So if you hear of anyone saying that the smoking ban in restaurants and bars does not hurt anybody, you can quote my figures, which are based on the official reports issued by the State Board of Equalization here in California.
Otto J. Mueksch
President, Californians For Smokers Rights
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