Paul Sonner says his 13 bars and restaurants across northern Nevada will continue to operate as usual in the meantime.
Sonner responded to the 2007 smoking ban on bars that serve food by launching several "Smokin' Bully's" establishments near other Bully's stores where smokers could order food and have it delivered.
But he says as soon as he embarked on that expensive endeavor, the recession set in.
On the bright side, Sonner says he's "bullish" on the coming year and doesn't anticipate laying off any of his 300 employees.

