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Business remains good for some, not so good for others
Jump to full article: Corpus Christi (TX) Caller-Times, 2009-09-26
Author: Susan McFarland
Intro: When the city’s smoking ban took effect three months ago, some bar owners vowed to fight it, saying it would hurt alcohol sales and they would be forced to lay off employees.
That hasn’t happened, many bar owners say, the lawsuit some were considering hasn’t materialized and no citations have been issued for violations.
“People get up and leave the bar a lot but they come back,” said House of Rock owner Casey Lain, who placed a large, outdoor ashtray on the sidewalk after the ban took effect June 15. “I can’t say that we have seen a big change in business though.”
That backs up analyses done by cities that have passed smoking bans for bars, including a Houston study conducted in 2007 that found the bans don’t impact alcohol sales.
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