WA LCB says small Washington bars are limited in their advertising. Big stadiums, not so much.

The Washington State Liquor Control Board, i.e. the state monopoly, has some unusual new rules for bars in Washington. Due largely to the shrill whining of hysterical idiots, the Liquor Board has decided that a bar can only display 1600 square inches of brand-based alcohol advertising, about four average sized neon signs' worth. Anything more would encourage children to drink, apparently.

The restrictions do not limit non-brand advertising such as "Cinco de Mayo Drink Specials". More interestingly, they do not affect the massive outdoor beer advertising found at Safeco Field where thousands of children are encouraged on a regular basis to enjoy an ice cold brewski. Of course, those ads are highly lucrative and the stadiums are huge business. Sounds fishy, right? Right.