Thus spake "George Leppla" :
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>"Gregory C. Read" wrote
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>> On our recent Crown Princess cruise (June 8, 2007), they had one smoke
>> free night. I was in the casino that night, and noticed a definite
>> reduction in the number of people present as compared to a similar time on
>> the previous evening.
>
>When the Paradise was a totally non-smoking ship, Carnival execs would talk
>about reduced casino and liquor revenue, but increased revenue from shore
>excursions.
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>The unscientific assumption was that smokers are more likely to gamble and
>drink than non-smoking people.... and that non-smoking people were more
>active. I don't recall any of them quoting exact figures, but I got the
>impression that the total difference in revenue may not have been
>substantial, but it was noticeable. When the Paradise became a smoking ship,
>casino and liquor revenues fell in line with the other ships.
When Austin went smoke free last fall, the bars were all predicting
dire consequences and the end of live music in Austin. Well, alcohol
sales are down and attendence is up. Many of the clubs have raised
their cover with no impact on the ticket sales. And the city is
saying that in the last quarter it appears, on initial analysis, that
alcohol sales are up over the previous quarter.
And in the campaign, while people were saying "this is the end of live
music in Austin", others were pointing out that the bars were in the
business of selling booze and that if polka music brought in more
drinkers, that's what they would be providing.
The bars have fought the ban in court. So far they've gotten one
minor change and have lost twice.
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dillon
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