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Smoking Ban Pushing Pool Players Out Of KC  

A big part of Kansas City's bar culture may soon go up in smoke.

Some pool players are looking for pool tables in other places because of the city's new smoking ordinance, which will ban smoking at bars and restaurants.

Rob Blair, co-owner of the Peppermill Bar and Grill in south Kansas City, said the smoking ban will kill a major part of his business -- pool leagues.

"It's huge. It's what this bar is built on. We're not a pool hall, we're a neighborhood bar and grill, but our pool tables are our biggest draw," Blair told KMBC's Jere Gish.

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