Colorado Strikes Out for Game Four

DENVER — Colorado’s outdated Blue Law
banning Sunday spirits sales will keep package store owners out of the game
during Sunday’s World Series Game Four, according to the Distilled Spirits
Council — a national trade association representing America’s leading
distillers.

“Colorado package stores will strike out this Sunday, while retailers
across the border will knock sales out of the park,” said Dale Szyndrowski,
Vice President of the Distilled Spirits Council, whose organization has
aggressively supported legislation to roll back Blue Laws across the
country. “Colorado consumers continue to be inconvenienced by these
Prohibition-era laws, while state coffers lose millions in state revenue.”

Thirty-four states across the country currently allow Sunday sales of
distilled spirits. Since 2002, 12 states have modernized their liquor laws
by passing legislation allowing Sunday sales. Consumers in these states
have enjoyed the added convenience of shopping on Sundays, and there has
been no increase in negative social consequences such as drunk driving or
underage drinking related to Sunday sales.

Szyndrowski added that in today’s modern economy, with dual-income
households becoming the norm, Sunday is now the second busiest shopping day
of the week.

He noted that year-round Sunday Sales of distilled spirits in Colorado
would lead to an estimated retailer revenue impact range of $23 to $32
million and between $1.8 and $2.6 million for the state in additional sales
tax revenue.

DISCUS is the trade association representing producers and
marketers of distilled spirits sold in the United States.
Website: http://www.distilledspirits.org

SOURCE Distilled Spirits Council of the United States