Yes, I believe you are correct. These are places where the public congregates, but they are privately owned enterprises.
That’s the thing that bugs me about these “polls.” They never make the distinction, thus blurring the fact that the proponents of these laws are actually looking to turn private property into “public” property.
I have long contended that if tobacco is so “deadly” it should be placed on the forbidden list of controlled substances. But guess who the major OPPONENTS of such a proposal are? If you guessed those proposing the smoking (actually smoker) bans, you would be correct. They rely too much on tobacco tax revenue to pad their pockets to consider such a solution.