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Originally Posted by penguinz
Restaurants will not lose $ because of no smoking laws. They stand a good chance of increasing their $. Smokers tend to sit around and enjoy a smoke or 20 before, during and after food. The non-smokers tend to eat and then leave. This frees up the table for more customers.
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Exactly. The restaurant owners argued that same point when they passed the law state wide here about 5 years ago. The restaurants here are still doing fine and people that smoke just go outside to smoke. If anything, their business increased after the law took effect.