From: "John Beamish" 

The delta on turnover after the tobacco ban is an increase (if Toronto
experience is anything to go by).

Much weeping and gnashing of teeth by publicans beforehand, small fall off
in turnover in the immediate follow-on period and then an increase because
the smokers (even in mid-winter) nip out for a puff and then return to the
warmth and alcohol inside.  Meanwhile, those of us who avoided going
because of the, uh, aroma of smoke, now go regularly.

On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 17:29:15 -0400, Phil Payne
 wrote:

> "Geo"  wrote in message
news:453be0dd$4{at}w3.nls.net...
>> "Adam"
<""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near the
bridge"> wrote
> in
>> message news:45393254{at}w3.nls.net...
>> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/20/pub_fingerprints/
>> >
>> > "The government is is funding the roll out of
fingerprint security at
>> > the doors of pubs and clubs in major English cities.
>>
>> And the sheeple are not marching in protest?
>
> Only heard about it last week.
>
> Not sure what's going to happen.  The licensed trade already faces a
> total
> tobacco ban next year with an unpredictable effect on turnover.  Now we
> have
> the fact that an Entertainments Licence no longer costs GBP1200 but is
> close
> to free, leading to dozens if not hundreds of pubs in Sheffield trying to
> stage gigs once a week - and there ain't enough punters to go round.
> Classic venues like the White Lion at Heeley Bottom are not booking acts
> for
> 2007.
>
> And now you have to be _fingerprinted_ to go into a pub?  I note the next
> planned test cities include Sheffield.  We will see.
>
>

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