Smoking laws and their differential effects on restaurants, bars, and taverns

Dunham, John; Marlow, Michael L.

doi:10.1093/cep/18.3.326

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“…While the effect of a smoking ban on the demand for casino gaming is the focus of this study, there are a number of past studies that examined the impact of a smoking ban on the revenues of restaurants and bars. Notable among these are Dunham and Marlow (2000a, 2003). Dunham and Marlow (2000a) examined the effects of smoking laws on revenues using a 1996 national survey of 1,300 restaurants and bars.…”

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The Demand for Casino Gaming With Special Reference to a Smoking Ban

Thalheimer¹,

Ali

2007

Economic Inquiry

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"This study adds to the limited literature on the demand for casino gaming. The major focus is on the effect of a statewide smoking ban. A system of slot machine demand equations, one each for the three Delaware racinos (racetrack casinos), was developed. The number of slot machines at a racino, at competing in-state racinos, and income were significant demand determinants. Competing out-of-state gaming venues had insignificant effects on gaming demand over the study period. The smoking ban had a significant negative impact on demand, which was not significantly different across the three racinos. The smoking ban reduced gaming demand 15.9%. "("JEL "L83) Copyright (c) 2007 Western Economic Association International.

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The Demand for Casino Gaming With Special Reference to a Smoking Ban

Thalheimer¹,

Ali

2007

Economic Inquiry

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“…Only one peer reviewed study concluded a negative impact. 84 This study relied on subjective data and was funded by a tobacco company. Table 5, conversely, shows, for those studies concluding negative impact, whether each of the various quality criteria was met.…”

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Review of the quality of studies on the economic effects of smoke-free policies on the hospitality industry

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Lal²,

Hyland³

et al. 2003

Tob Control

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Objective: To compare the quality and funding source of studies concluding a negative economic impact of smoke-free policies in the hospitality industry to studies concluding no such negative impact. Data sources: Researchers sought all studies produced before 31 August 2002. Articles published in scientific journals were located with Medline, Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, Current Contents, PsychInfo, Econlit, and Healthstar. Unpublished studies were located from tobacco company websites and through internet searches. Study selection: 97 studies that made statements about economic impact were included. 93% of the studies located met the selection criteria as determined by consensus between multiple reviewers. Data extraction: Findings and characteristics of studies (apart from funding source) were classified independently by two researchers. A third assessor blind to both the objective of the present study and to funding source also classified each study. Data synthesis: In studies concluding a negative impact, the odds of using a subjective outcome measure was 4.0 times (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.4 to 9.6; p = 0.007) and the odds of not being peer reviewed was 20 times (95% CI 2.6 to 166.7; p = 0.004) that of studies concluding no such negative impact. All of the studies concluding a negative impact were supported by the tobacco industry. 94% of the tobacco industry supported studies concluded a negative economic impact compared to none of the non-industry supported studies. Conclusion: All of the best designed studies report no impact or a positive impact of smoke-free restaurant and bar laws on sales or employment. Policymakers can act to protect workers and patrons from the toxins in secondhand smoke confident in rejecting industry claims that there will be an adverse economic impact.

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“…73 The effectiveness of bar promotions may well explain why the tobacco industry waged such a hard fought battle against non-smoking bars in California. 74 The tobacco industry will continue to vigorously react through lobbying and other efforts, in order to protect this ideal venue for innovative marketing tactics.…”

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Tobacco related bar promotions: insights from tobacco industry documents

2002

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Objectives: To examine the tobacco industry's use of bar promotions, including their target groups, objectives, strategies, techniques, and results. Design: Over 2000 tobacco industry documents available as a result of the Master Settlement Agreement were reviewed on the internet at several key web sites using keyword searches that included "bar", "night", "pub", "party", and "club". The majority of the documents deal with the US market, with a minor emphasis on Canadian and overseas markets. Results: The documents indicate that bar promotions are important for creating and maintaining brand image, and are generally targeted at a young adult audience. Several measures of the success of these promotions are used, including number of individuals exposed to the promotion, number of promotional items given away, and increased sales of a particular brand during and after the promotion. Conclusion: Bar promotions position cigarettes as being part of a glamorous lifestyle that includes attendance at nightclubs and bars, and appear to be highly successful in increasing sales of particular brands.

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Smoking laws and their differential effects on restaurants, bars, and taverns

Cited by 8 publications

References 9 publications

The Demand for Casino Gaming With Special Reference to a Smoking Ban

The Demand for Casino Gaming With Special Reference to a Smoking Ban

Review of the quality of studies on the economic effects of smoke-free policies on the hospitality industry

Tobacco related bar promotions: insights from tobacco industry documents

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