▁have ▁also ▁critic ised ▁studies ▁which ▁found ▁that ▁such ▁legisl ation ▁had ▁no ▁impact . ▁Many ▁bar ▁and ▁restaurant ▁associations ▁have ▁relationships ▁with ▁the ▁to b acco ▁industry ▁and ▁are ▁spons ored ▁by ▁them . ▁ ▁Australia ▁A ▁government ▁survey ▁in ▁Sydney ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁proportion ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁att ending ▁pub s ▁and ▁clubs ▁rose ▁after ▁sm oking ▁was ▁b anned ▁inside ▁them . ▁However , ▁a ▁Club s NS W ▁report ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁bl amed ▁the ▁sm oking ▁ban ▁for ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁clubs ▁suffering ▁their ▁worst ▁fall ▁in ▁income ▁ever , ▁amount ing ▁to ▁a ▁decl ine ▁of ▁$ 3 8 5   mill ion . ▁In come ▁for ▁clubs ▁was ▁down ▁ 1 1 % ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁Sydney ▁C BD ▁club ▁income ▁fell ▁ 2 1 . 7 % ▁and ▁western ▁Sydney ▁clubs ▁lost ▁ 1 5 . 5 %. ▁ ▁Germany ▁Some ▁sm oking ▁restrictions ▁were ▁introduced ▁in ▁German ▁hot els , ▁restaur ants , ▁and ▁bars ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁restaurant ▁industry ▁has ▁claimed ▁that ▁some ▁business es ▁in ▁the ▁states ▁which ▁restricted ▁sm oking ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁( Lower ▁Sax ony , ▁Baden - W ür ttemberg , ▁and ▁Hessen ) ▁experienced ▁reduced ▁prof its . ▁The ▁German ▁Hotel ▁and ▁R estaur ant ▁Association ▁( DE HO GA ) ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁sm oking ▁ban ▁d eter red ▁people ▁from ▁going ▁out ▁for