Judge delays Kansas City's ban on smoking in bars and restaurants.
The lawsuit was filed by owners of several bars, a steakhouse, a tobacco shop and a bowling center who believe the smoking ban will put them at a severe economic disadvantage to the casinos and to establishments in nearby cities that still allow smoking.
Oh, that's right. The big time, high dollar, mega-corporation casinos within the KC city limit still get to allow smoking in their establishments. I wonder why?
In the meantime, the city’s existing smoking restrictions remain in effect. Those restrictions, approved earlier this year by the City Council, allow smoking in bars but prohibit it in restaurants without liquor licenses. For restaurants with liquor licenses, smoking is allowed after 9 p.m. if all the patrons in the restaurant are age 21 or older.
The more stringent voter-approved measure, if upheld, supplants the council version.
