smoking ban

Delaware's Clean Indoor Air Act, which goes into effect in November, is one of the strictest bans on smoking in public places in the country. It has a lot of restaurant and hotel owners concerned that they might lose some business when November comes around. Race track owners warned that there was the possibility of a substantial loss of revenues at their video lottery (slot machine) venues. If the experience of Victoria, Australia is duplicated here, it might relieve some of those worries. Their law requiring smoke free dining rooms went into effect in July of last year, and restaurant attendence has increased. Victoria's gaming rooms will be mostly non-smoking as of September. We'll have to check back then to see the effects of clean air on gambling.