The bars and restaurants in California fought hard against this because they were adamant that they'd lose business! They feared it would drive people to drink or eat at home. Well, turns out, the ban on smoking was better for business. The non-smokers (and in Cali, there are more non-smokers than smokers) decided that since the bars were no longer smoke ridden, they'd come out to play again! Smokers go outside. No longer do you have to go to an indoor arena event and have your eyes burning by the time the event is over. It's a lot nicer around here since they enforced a ban.