- Effect of smokefree bar law on bar revenues in California
Objective data (sales tax) and rigorous analysis (multiple linear regression analysis) reveals that smokefree bars laws are not bad for the bar business; on the contrary, these laws appear to be good for business.
http://tc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/9/1/111a
- Letter from San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce
In 1990, San Luis Obispo, California became the first city in the world to ban smoking in all public buildings including bars and restaurants. Since then, the number of eating and drinking establishments in the city have grown, taxable transacations from eating and drinking establishments have eclipsed statewide levels, the number of tourists to the city has grown exponentially, and the occupany tax collected by the city is at a record high.
http://www.tobacco.org/News/010129garth.html
- Maine Declares Restaurant Smoke Ban a Success
When Maine's restaurants went smokefree, business in restaurants increased during the first three quarters the law was on the books.
http://www.no-smoking.org/sept00/09-20-00-2.html
- Restaurants and Bars that go Cigarette-free Often Prosper
Restaurant owner writes that when his restaurant went smokefree, business did not suffer, and this is the trend.
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/abstract/204942071.html?did=204942071&FMT=ABS&FMTS=FT&PMID=33538&desc=LONG+ISLAND+TOPIC+%2f+Smoking+Out+the+Truth+%2f+Restaurants+and+bars+that+go+cigarette-free+often+prosper
- Restaurants Mark One Year Smoke-free
News article on the one-year anniversary of restaurants going smoke-free in Springfield, Massachusetts reports that fears of lost business "have disappeared along with the smoke".
http://www.masslive.com/springfield/unionnews/index.ssf?/news/pstories/se33smok.html
- Restaurants, Bars Do Well Despite Smoking Ban
News story; sales tax reports show that business is up in El Paso's eating and drinking establishments after they went smokefree.
http://www.borderlandnews.com/stories/borderland/20030602-120485.shtml
- Smoke Free World
Worldwide guide to smokefree entertainment, dining, travel and business. Well organized!
http://www.smokefreeworld.com/
- Smoke-Free Bars Still Successful
June 1998 sales tax receipts indicate bar business is doing well in California after going smokefree.
http://hotel-online.com/Neo/News/PressReleases1998_2nd/June98_DataSmokeFree.html
- TobaccoScam
Explains and documents how the tobacco industry sells restaurants and bars the lie that smokefree laws will hurt them.
http://www.tobaccoscam.org/
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