Some bar owners irked about smoking ban, but state says most comply
Talk to proprietors who have amassed a pile of smoking complaints, and they’ll tell you the state indoor smoking ban is really hurting business.
Even after she stopped objecting to customers smoking, Risk said her business is still down by 35 percent from last year.
“From what I understand, it about put everybody out of business here in Middletown,” said Gabbard, who manages the state’s leading target of smoking complaints. “That’s the feedback I’m getting from other businesses. And I’m hearing that from just about everywhere in the state.”
In the end, Boston said, he thinks enforcement will create an even playing field for establishments like his and Risk’s.
(And there it is, folks, the “Level Playing Field” defense. Of course, if bans really were good for business, no “level playing field” would be necessary.)
Source: Dayton Daily News. Link
