The Charleston Gazette takes another look at allegations that Kanawha County's indoor smoking ban has hurt video lottery revenues at participating bars and clubs.
Lottery Commission figures show a countywide dip in activity in June and July but a gradual rise since then. "That seems to suggest that Kanawha County will follow the pattern of other localities across the country that have enacted smoking bans - after an initial drop-off, business rebounds, and frequently goes on to exceed pre-smoking ban levels as the businesses attract more customers from the non-smoking majority," the article said.
Lottery officials also question the role high gas prices may have played in the early summer decline.
15 September 2008
Gambling in West Virginia: Kanawha County
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So much for improving physical and financial health at the same time. I'm all for people having a free choice to smoke or not (since tobacco is legal), but arguing that the reason we should allow people to kill themselves smoking is that it would help them spend themselves into bankruptcy at the same time is quite silly.
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