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Article: Owners not worried smoking ban will affect business much.
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- Victoria Advocate (Victoria, TX)
- Article date:
- June 9, 2006
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Byline: David Tewes
Jun. 9--A bar operator in Austin said business owners in Victoria shouldn't be overly concerned about the smoking ban that takes effect June 16 because he doesn't believe it will hurt their business.
"I'd tell them to stick it out and don't get too worried about it," said Eric Wolf with Lovejoy's bar. "If everyone is on the same playing field, there will be no smoking anywhere."
Austin banned smoking about nine months ago in most public buildings and within 15 feet of an entrance to those buildings. Those are restrictions similar to the ones imposed by the Victoria ban.
Wolf said business dropped a little initially ...