whats next.... the recovering alcoholics not wanting tickets sold in liquor stores because they might be tempted to have a sip?

This seems silly. Isn't there hundreds of stores that someone can go t to buy tickets that don't allow smoking? There is not one store that I buy tickets from that allows people to smoke, but maybe that is because I'm not in Texas.

>>>>>>with this recent opinion of

the .......A. General o!o^

"if"   this law not 

passed now and in a HURRY>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

the Great State of Texas may be in more DANGER than all KNOW

because,.................................he has the vision to see how much 

the people of TEXAS really needs his POWER to PROTECT them!

He want and can't tell the citizen's of Texas about the up cum'in 

law suit from Mexico to return all territory back to the citizen's of

that great country>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

It will be his greatest battle,... therefore

he is using this SMONKING BAN example to proove how sfart... he

really is & what vision he project's for YOUR GREAT TEXAS!!!!!!!!!!

LOL

PSYKOMO 

No comparison!  I do agree with ScaryChick that there are probably dozens of stores in which to buy tickets, at least where I live. So even if smoking was allowed in retail establishments, I would have a choice of where to go.  However, not everyone has that choice. I don't see why people need to light up during the 2 minutes they're in a store anyway. Even though it's banned here, people still do it as they're exiting and I don't like inhaling their toxic fumes. Sometimes I have to walk by a store where employees are taking a break and smoking in front of the door.  I can't tolerate the smoke, so I keep my distance.  Except for a restaurant or bar, I can't imagine losing customers because a store doesn't allow smoking.  After all, people go shopping at Walmart and Target everyday and aren't allowed to smoke in the stores as far as I know.

This isn't about someone's right to smoke at all. I don't care what someone smokes, eats, drinks or who sleeps with whom or what they watch on TV.  It's about my right not to get headaches or have trouble catching my breath.  At least if someone farts in front of me, there's no scientific evidence that second hand flatulence causes cancer (global warming perhaps!) 

The idea is ridiculous, but since conventional medical opinion now considers alcoholism to be a disease, it's a perfectly good comparison to asthmatics and smoking. The alcoholic, the asthmatic, and people who just want to avoid secondhand smoke presumably all have other options for where to buy lottery tickets. They also have other options for where to buy any of the other items that are sold,  but the common issue is that what is permitted in stores shouldn't be the lottery commission's problem.  The state should either enact a ban on smoking in stores (and presumably other public places), or not. I find it mindboggling that in this day and age there apparently isn't even a ban on smoking in the workplace in Texas,but it's up to the legislature and the people who (re)elect them to decide how important that is. I think there's a much better argument that it's the state of Texas a a whole that violates the ADA by allowing the emission of hazardous materials in stores, whether they sell lottery tickets, alcohol, or anything else.

As far as violating the ADA, the lottery commission  has absolutely no authority to regulate smoking or other activities in stores. Their only authority is to use smoking policies (or any other criteria) to decide who will be allowed to sell tickets. I think anyone with sense should see that their choices are therefore to reduce the number of ticket outlets by  prohibiting sales in stores that allow smoking, or maximizing the number of outlets by only requiring that outlets comply with applicable state law, and whatever requirements the lottery believes are necessary to keep the games fair and honest.

"So even if smoking was allowed in retail establishments, I would have a choice of where to go."

I can't remember the last time I saw someone smoking in any stores that sell lottery tickets. I wonder how many hundreds of stores they went to before they finally found somebody smoking so they could have something to complain about. And it's possible the person smoking wasn't even buying lottery tickets.

"It's about my right not to get headaches or have trouble catching my breath."

Where do you buy your tickets?

I dont know where they buy their tickets at , but every store that I buy my tickets at dont allow smoking in the store , the clerks stand outside of the store and smoke.

Have you ever heard anybody say they get their lottery tickets at a certain store because they have the option of smoking the 2 or 3 minutes they are in the store?

If the lottery commission really wants to protect their players from secondary smoke, they should stop selling tickets in any stores that sell tobacco products.

Stack, I never said I have a problem buying lottery tickets.  Did you read a word I wrote? To answer your second question, I buy tickets at a lot of places including Publix, Albertsons & Sweetbay (supermarkets) Mobil, Shell & Sunoco.  Publix is the place I go more often since I buy my groceries there 90% of the time.  In brief, I purchase my tickets where I happen to be at the time.  It's rare that I drive somewhere just to buy a lottery ticket, although I've done that a few times. Then I go to 7-11 since it's down the block. 

Anyway, there is a statewide ban on smoking in FL so I don't have problems inside any stores.  That doesn't mean I can't post on a thread about stores in TX.   I had a major problem with smoke when I worked in stores where the manager didn't give a crap about the law, and I also don't like walking past employees who smoke in front of a store entrance. There's usually a back door leading to an alley or parking lot which is where they should take their breaks. I once managed a store and it looked unprofessional when the salespeople sat outside and socialized as clients walked in, so I asked them to go out back.  It had nothing to do with my attitude about smoking.  I've written many times that I don't care if people smoke in their own space as long as they don't blow it in the air I need to inhale and don't litter.