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Smoke-free law did not affect revenue from gaming in Delaware

Center for Tobacco Control, Research & Education, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

Correspondence to:
Professor Stanton A Glantz
Center for Tobacco Control, Research & Education, University of California, San Francisco, 530 Parnassus Ave, Suite 366, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; glantz{at}medicine.ucsf.edu

ABSTRACT
Objective: To determine the effect of the Delaware smoke-free law on gaming revenue.

Methods: Linear regression of gaming revenue and average revenue per machine on a public policy variable, time, while controlling for economic activity and seasonal effects.

Results: The linear regression showed that the smoke-free law was associated with no effect on total revenue or average revenue per machine.

Conclusion: Smoke-free laws are associated with no change in gaming revenue.

Keywords: economics; gambling; gaming; public policy; tobacco smoke pollution

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