"By implementing this ban, the city has kicked the spokes out of my wheel that I had spinning very nicely for 25 years." Dave Wiganowsky of Wiggie's (Madison, Wisconsin)

"Customers tell me bluntly they are going to Idaho bars, where smoking is still legal." Tony Salerno of Hogan's (Clarkston, WA)

"Let's face it, the economy is horrible. But for us specifically, the smoking ban was the knockout punch." The Olsen family of Doc's (Eugene, OR)

"After 42 years, the citywide smoking ban, in effect, will result in the closure of our establishment." Ron and Marilyn Stone of the Sycamore Cafe (Columbus, OH)

"We are out of business, laid off 35 employees..... We went from making a steady living for 24 years to losing about $100,000. per year compliments of the smoking ban. The government figures are lies. Tell your friends who own bars that if the ban goes in they might as well pack up and leave." Rick Naylon of Jimmy Mac's (Buffalo, NY)

"Pocketeer Billiards South is now officially closed due to the Hitler like laws the NYS. Politicians have enacted! NY continues in its efforts to drive business out to other states. I like many others have now chosen to leave after living here 58 years." Owner of Pocketeer Billiards (Springville, NY)

"If they want to spend their money, they want to be comfortable, they're mostly angry that their rights are being violated." Susan Shkoditch of Bingo Halls (Queens, NY)

"There should be places for both the smoker and nonsmoker. I do not smoke but you are killing our business!!! " Owner of Gold Mine (Fall River, MA)

"The smoking ban did us in, our family has owned the bar for all of its 47 years." Mike Nelson of The Viking (Minneapolis, MN)

"The Tates Creek High School Marching Band stands to lose about $80,000 this year in bingo money." Owner of Jackpot Bingo (Tates Creek, KY)

"It's terrible, absolutely terrible, I've been here 32 years. It's going to close me down." Cal Beecher of Tip Top Tavern (Madison, WI)

"I feel bad. I've let three bartenders go, I'm seeing revenue loss of $1200-$1500 a week." Tim Cashin of the Somewhere Else Tavern (Columbus, OH)

"Charity money is down 45%. Our Charities are Kids of Florida and the Veterans. That is who is really getting hurt the most by this!" Elks #1794 (Ft. Walton, FL)

"We lost $56K gross revenue in 2005 due to loss of customers who no longer patronize our business because of the smoking ban." Mitch Rautio of Keg n Cork (Bernidji, MN)

"We lost 70 percent of our income, the law put us out of business. 90 percent of her customers were smokers." Renzello of The Falls (Naples, FL)

"Basically, we’re losing our whole lives,” Pam Grimm of Slate Street (Vernon Hills, IL)

"The smoking ban affected the bars in Pueblo quite drastically. We've had six to 10 bars close since the smoking ban started," Chuck Chavez of the Sunset Inn (Pueblo, CO)

"Income cut in half, that's a big chunk of my business" Carmen Izzi of T-Bird Lanes (Wallingford, CT)

"I don't know what to do, we've been in business for 15 years, I've been losing both customers and employees to taverns in Reynoldsburg and Gahanna, which do not have indoor smoking policies." Ron Polster of Sinbad's (Columbus, OH)

"Smaller establishments have seen total sales decline by an average of 30 percent during the week and 50 percent on weekends." Melvin Thompson, Vice President of the Restaurant Association of Maryland

"Our Charity money is down 50% or more over this time last year. We are going to be able to spend only about $5,000.00 this year on our Christmas programs vs. $12,000.00 plus last year. The Christmas programs include Salvation Army, Waterfront Mission, Sharing and Caring (food bank) and then we take needy families shopping for food, clothes and a few toys for the kids. We did about 17 families." Elks Clubs (Ft. Pierce, FL)

"Over thirty neighborhood pubs and taverns have closed since this ill-conceived and oppressive law was passed which denies' people their right to free choice." Owner of The Golden Cue (Steamboat, CO)