Willowbilly3
A *real* tin magnet
Since we have a very productive DUI thread, let's bang this around a little.
A couple months ago South Dakota passed a no smoking law, it went on the ballot and won by 65% popular vote. I doubt if most people who voted really knew what the results would bring. No smoking in any public place, except 3 cigar stores in the state. This might seem like a great deal to those offended by smoke but now there's a back wash. Almost immediately the revenue to the Deadwood casinos dropped. The people who depend on tips say the tips are half. The very first month the city lost 2.4 million in revenue. I don't have the figures on the State's loss of revenue but it has to be hitting them hard in a year where there is a budget shortfall and talks of cutting school budgets ect. Now keep in mind there were already non smoking casinos and several others had whole wings that were non smoking.
Personally I see it as another freedom lost. The freedom for business owners to decide for themselves. They should be able to decide if they want a smoking casino just like you can choose whether or not you want to go in.
A couple months ago South Dakota passed a no smoking law, it went on the ballot and won by 65% popular vote. I doubt if most people who voted really knew what the results would bring. No smoking in any public place, except 3 cigar stores in the state. This might seem like a great deal to those offended by smoke but now there's a back wash. Almost immediately the revenue to the Deadwood casinos dropped. The people who depend on tips say the tips are half. The very first month the city lost 2.4 million in revenue. I don't have the figures on the State's loss of revenue but it has to be hitting them hard in a year where there is a budget shortfall and talks of cutting school budgets ect. Now keep in mind there were already non smoking casinos and several others had whole wings that were non smoking.
Personally I see it as another freedom lost. The freedom for business owners to decide for themselves. They should be able to decide if they want a smoking casino just like you can choose whether or not you want to go in.