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» Assessment of the Impact of a 100% Smoke-Free Ordinance on Restaurant Sales
   When the city of West Lake Hills, Texas, went smoke-free, restaurant sales were studied before and after.
   http://www.tobacco.org/Documents/Restaurants_MMWR.html

» Colorado Breath: Bar and Restaurant Employees Against Tobacco Hazards
   News, education, and advocacy for restaurant and bar workers.
   http://www.breathcolorado.org/

» Economic Impact of the Smokefree Bar Law in California
   Summary of latest research on effect on bar revenues of going smokefree.
   http://apha.confex.com/apha/128am/techprogram/paper_15542.htm

» Economic Impacts of Smoke-Free Environments
   Effect of going smokefree on restaurants, bars, hotels, tourism, and sales.
   http://www.tcsg.org/sfelp/economic.htm

» Effect of smokefree bar law on bar revenues in California
   Objective data (sales tax) and rigorous analysis (multiple linear regression analysis) reveals that smokefree bars laws are not bad for the bar business; on the contrary, these laws appear to be good for business.
   http://tc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/9/1/111a

» Impact of a Smoking Ban on Restaurant and Bar Revenues
   Research finds no effect on El Paso restaurant and bar revenues occurred after a strong smokefree ordinance went into effect in 2002.
   http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5307a2.htm

» Letter from San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce
   In 1990, San Luis Obispo, California became the first city in the world to ban smoking in all public buildings including bars and restaurants. Since then, the number of eating and drinking establishments in the city have grown, taxable transacations from
   http://www.tobacco.org/News/010129garth.html

» Maine Declares Restaurant Smoke Ban a Success
   When Maine's restaurants went smokefree, business in restaurants increased during the first three quarters the law was on the books.
   http://www.no-smoking.org/sept00/09-20-00-2.html

» New York City's Smoke-Free Air Act Has Not Hurt Restaurant Business
   Researchers at Cornell University found that a smoke-free policy for restaurants attracts more business and revenue than it drives away.
   http://www.gaspforair.org/gasp/gedc/artcl-new.php?ID=65

» No Change in Tourism after Restaurants go Smokefree
   Debunking tobacco industry arguments, economic analysis shows that in fact smokefree laws do not hurt tourist business, and may even increase business.
   http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/281/20/1911

» Non-Smoking Restaurants in Paris, in France and in the World
   From the French Non-Smokers' Rights Association, Droit à l'air pur.
   http://www.droit-air-pur.com/no-smoking restaurants.htm

» Quality of Studies of The Economic Effects of Smokefree Policies on the Hospitality Industry
   Scientific article reviews almost 100 economic studies on the economic effects of smokefree policies at restaurants and bars.
   http://tc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/11/4/DC1

» Restaurant/Bar Smoking Ban Has Not Hurt CA Business
   In contrast to predictions of economic ruin, bars around the state appear to have enjoyed a healthy increase in business during the first year of smokefree bars, 1999 sales data show.
   http://www.gaspforair.org/gasp/gedc/artcl-new.php?ID=62

» Smoke-Free Bars Still Successful
   June 1998 sales tax receipts indicate bar business is doing well in California after going smokefree.
   http://hotel-online.com/Neo/News/PressReleases1998_2nd/June98_DataSmokeFree.html

» Smoke-free Restaurant Laws
   Graphs restaurant revenues before and after smokefree laws.
   http://www.repace.com/fact_rest.html

» Study of Smoking Ban in Restaurants
   Research finds that New York City's smoking ban has not hurt business.
   http://www.gasp.org/restaurants.html#Ban

» Thirty Compelling Reasons to Become a Smoke-Free Restaurant
   Article from GASP of Colorado lists the reasons.
   http://www.gaspforair.org/gasp/gedc/artcl-new.php?ID=68

» TobaccoScam
   Explains and documents how the tobacco industry sells restaurants and bars the lie that smokefree laws will hurt them.
   http://www.tobaccoscam.ucsf.edu/