Smokeasy

The term has also been used to describe locations and events promoted by tobacco companies to avoid or evade bans on smoking.

High levels of compliance with smoke-free laws have been reported in most jurisdictions including New York,[5] Ireland,[6] Italy[7] and Scotland.

[9] Tobacco companies have used a variety of tactics to encourage the sale and consumption of cigarettes in the presence of smoking bans, and the term smokeasy has commonly been used to describe events and establishments of this kind.

[1][10] In Chicago, RJ Reynolds established an "upscale smoking lounge" serving alcoholic beverages and food, but classified as a retail tobacco store.

[14] In Hawaii, some establishments announced their intention to defy the statewide smoking ban, one of America's strictest, which went into effect on November 16, 2006.