The effect of the ban of all-you-can-drink specials will have varying effects on local businesses, but most bar owners don’t anticipate a drop in sales.

John Rundall, employee at Corner Pocket, 125 Main St., said his business will not be affected by the ordinance since Corner Pocket doesn’t carry unlimited drink specials.

Rundall said the bars that will be hurting financially are those that rely on the drink specials for the bulk of their revenue.

“They’ll have to adapt or go out of business,” he said.

With specials like Ladies’ Night out of the picture, Rundall said he expects an increase in drink specials that don’t fall under the city’s ordinance, like 2-fers and penny pitchers.

However, Tony Shepherd, general manager of Sips, 124 Welch Ave., said bars that will be affected by the ordinance, such as Sips, which is known for its Ladies’ Night and unlimited drink deals, won’t lose a noticeable amount of revenue.

“We aren’t too worried about the future,” he said. “Other bars in other cities have dealt with these drinking ordinances, and they’ve managed to survive.”

Shepherd said the passage of the ordinance didn’t surprise him.

“I thought this would happen all along,” he said. “We’ll adapt by focusing on other specials, like half-price happy hour, Captain Morgan specials, and 2-fers and 3-fers. Besides, the popularity of Ladies’ Night wasn’t centered around the unlimited drinking, but getting women into the bar. While some students would disagree, this is the point of Ladies’ Night.”

Jessica Juhl, senior in transportation and logistics, said the loss of the special has permanently changed her Thursday night plans.

Juhl, who enjoyed Ladies’ Night every Thursday at Sips with her friends, said they’ll have to find another place to go.

“Our Thursday night tradition is gone,” she said. “We may still go there once in a while, but not every Thursday. We’ll have to go where the specials are, since we’re all poor.”

Juhl said unlimited drink specials were a great source of cheap beer. Now that the specials have dried up, most students will go to Hy-Vee first, buy their beer, then head to the bars later, she said. If fewer students go to the bars, the atmosphere of Campustown could change because of the ordinance, she said.

“It’s too bad, because the drink specials are one of the things that gives Campustown its unique edge,” Juhl said.

While Rundal agreed the elimination of old drink specials could change Campustown, he said the bars will still have devoted patrons, regardless of their drinking deals.

“If people are determined to get drunk and act stupid, they’ll do it whether or not there’s an all-you-can drink special,” he said.