Jump to full article: Montana's News Station , 2009-10-30
Intro: It was almost a month ago Montana went smoke free as on October 1st, smoking was no longer allowed in bars and casinos.
They were the last businesses in Montana to go smoke free after a law was enacted in 2005 and they spent months getting ready to go smoke-free.
Some businesses have seen their worst fears have come true. The bartender is still pouring drinks at 'That Bar' in Great Falls, but Kelly Dunn says there are few customers to serve."
"Normally by this time of day, I've got probably ten to 12 people lined up at this bar and right now as it stands I have two in here."
Customers aren't staying as long or drinking as much and Dunn added that the regulars would rather drink at home than deal with smoking in the cold."
"My biggest fear was losing a lot of our regular customers and by the looks of it that's happening...And it's sad because we had a lot of good times in this bar." . . .
But Brick Sports bartender Michelle Gravlin has a different story to tell. "It's gone fine. We haven't had any big changes."
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