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"I'll lose some sales because some people won't come that would've. They'll stay home and play beer pong.

Tim Huck, owner of a bar in Shreveport, Louisiana, who is also fighting efforts to push back last call in the town. He had set...

Tim Huck, owner of a bar in Shreveport, Louisiana, who is also fighting efforts to push back last call in the town. He had set up space and boards to play drinking games in order to draw crowds. But the Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control had recently barred some local establishments from allowing patrons to play beer pong and flip cup. Permitting the activities breaks state law, the agency says.

Tina Trenkner is the Deputy Editor for GOVERNING.com. She edits the Technology and Health newsletters.