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Originally Posted by EBORG9
But the part of that, that you dont see, is a lot aof bars are having to make the decision of having smoking for their gamers, or having food, and not letting their gamers smoke.
Poker machines bring in more than the kitchen, so, most bars that couldn't get an exclusion, just closed the kitchen..putting about 20% of the local bar industry out of work, and serverly crippling the income of most Grave Yard Bartenders.
It may have been a long time coming but punishing bars that are 21 and over anyway, under the pretense of protecting children from 2nd hand smoke, is just wrong, and it put a lot of people out of work.
especially from 12am to 8 am. If you are out that late, you get what you get, screw you.
I shouldn't have to put mine out at 5 am...who the fuck is out at 5am except for smokers?
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When the law passed where I'm at it put a lot of bars out of business. People just stopped going to them. It's cold here for months and months and people figured, "Fuck it. I'm going to go to a bar, pay $5 a beer and have to step out into the cold for smoke? Don't think so."
That said, I thought these laws were passed to protect the employees? Unsafe work environment, etc. etc.
Unfortunately, I think the days of smoking indoors anywhere but home are numbered, and that's everywhere in the U.S.
If there is proof that second hand smoke causes lung cancer, all it takes is one lawsuit from one waitress with emphyzema to knock over the rest of the dominoes.