From United Press International:
Operators of charity bingo games around the United States say barring players from smoking has been bad for business.
Charlie Lindstrom, who runs games at the American Legion in Fergus Falls, Minn., told The New York Times he gets 30 to 40 players on good nights, where 50 to 75 used to show up. Many of his former players go to North Dakota or to Indian reservations.
Minnesota banned smoking in most public indoor places in October 2007. Operators reported a 13 percent drop in revenues from bingo and other charity gambling in the last quarter of the year compared to the last quarter of 2006.
Operators in other states report similar losses…
Oh yeah, that’s some great economic news. I’m so glad that the antis are so proud of their ban… Now I’d like to see them fill in the spots lost at the bingo tables. After all, didn’t they claim that they would go out more if there was a smoking ban?
Yeah right.
Filed under: Ban Damage, Minnesota Ban News, economic impact | Tagged: ban economics, charity losses, minnesota smoking ban, smoking bans
