Charities: Smoking Ban Affects Charitable Gambling
Bemidji, Minn. (AP) ― Bar owners have long criticized smoking bans for costing them customers. Now, some charities are arguing that fewer customers also mean less money for charitable gambling.
“I can’t dispute that smoking is a bad health problem,” said King Wilson, executive director of Allied Charities of Minnesota, “But smoking bans are hurting charitable gambling operations.”
“In looking at pull tab and other charitable gambling activities for April and May in Hennepin County, sales are down 20 percent,” Wilson said.
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