title: Smoke-free law did not affect revenue from gaming in Delaware.
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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Smoke-free laws are associated with no change in gaming revenue.
authors.affiliation: Center for Tobacco Control, Research & Education, University of California, San Francisco, 530 Parnassus Ave, Suite 366, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Mandel
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Alamar
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Glantz
mesh_terms: D003691:Delaware; D005715:Gambling; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012907:Smoking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention