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Charities Touring the State to Promote Electronic Gambling

Lee Voss — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:01:23 +0000

Bar owners and charitable gambling organizations in the St. Cloud area will have a chance to learn more about electronic gambling games later this month.

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Vikings Stadium Use Agreement Close to Completion

The Associated Press — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 23:45:04 +0000

A key official says negotiations are likely to be completed next month on a detailed use agreement for the Minnesota Vikings' new stadium. Chair Michele Kelm-Helgen of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority said Monday the big issues having to do with rent and concession revenue were already settled in the stadium law passed by the Minnesota Legislature in 2012.

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Dayton: Use Cigarette, Corporate Taxes for Stadium

The Associated Press — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:09:36 +0000

Gov. Mark Dayton is proposing that lawmakers use new revenue from taxes on cigarettes and corporate income to shore up the state's share of the new Minnesota Vikings stadium. Dayton's revenue commissioner unveiled the latest proposal Thursday in the House-Senate tax conference committee.

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Vikings Unveil Glass-Centric Design of New Stadium

The Associated Press — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:20:21 +0000

The Minnesota Vikings will have a fixed roof and moveable front windows on their new stadium. Designer Bryan Trubey of Dallas-based HKS Architects presented images of the $975 million project to a crowd of fans, public officials and members of the Vikings organization Monday night.

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E-Bingo For Stadium Funding Has Technical Glitch

The Associated Press — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:22:37 +0000

The electronic bingo games which will help fund a new Minnesota Vikings stadium have been shut down while a malfunction is fixed. The company producing the games that are being tested in a half dozen bars and restaurants says the bingo screen sometimes displayed a random image when a new player logged on to the game.

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Other Ways to Pay For Vikings Stadium; Top 5 at 7:45

Jay Caldwell — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:24:19 +0000

The Top 5 at 7:45 is willing to help lawmakers come up with an alternative way to pay for the State's version of the Vikings Stadium. Lawmakers and the Governor are looking for alternatives to electronic pull tabs to pay for the Vikings Stadium.

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Minnesota Budget Chief Faces Backlash on Vikings Bill

The Associated Press — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:54:00 +0000

Minnesota's budget chief says he will likely wait until summer before deciding whether to activate so-called blink-on revenue options for the new Vikings football stadium. Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Jim Schowalter encountered sharp questions Monday from lawmakers who are worried that general tax dollars will be needed to compensate for poor results from expanded gambling.

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Gambling Tax Money for Vikings Stadium Lags Badly

The Associated Press — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:18:44 +0000

Tax money from electronic gambling in bars is falling way short of the state's original projections as the primary funding source to build the new Minnesota Vikings stadium. State budget officials released the latest stadium revenue numbers Thursday as part of a larger budget forecast.

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Rollout of High-Tech Bingo Delayed in Minnesota

The Associated Press — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:35:42 +0000

Minnesotans will have to wait at least another month before electronic bingo games debut at bars and restaurants. The Minnesota Gambling Control Board on Tuesday delayed approval of the first electronic "linked bingo" game.

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Vikings Stadium Officials Set Diversity Goals

The Associated Press — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 02:41:17 +0000

Officials working on the new Minnesota Vikings stadium say it might be difficult to meet certain employee-diversity goals. The stadium legislation signed by Gov. Mark Dayton this spring included goals from the state Legislature to have minority workers make up nearly a third of the labor force and for women to be 6 percent of the workforce.

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Search for Vikings Stadium Builder Down to 2 Firms

The Associated Press — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:46:24 +0000

The Minneapolis company that built new stadiums for the Minnesota Twins and the University of Minnesota football team is among two finalists to build the Minnesota Vikings' new stadium. Mortenson Construction made the cut this week, along with Hunt Construction of Scottsdale, Ariz.

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Stadium Issues Affect SCSU Baseball [AUDIO]

Dave Overlund — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:31:46 +0000

The Minnesota Vikings and Minnesota Sports Authority are at odds over how to accomodate high school and college baseball players who currently use the Metrodome during cold spring days for games when the new Vikings stadium opens in a few years

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Bids Due for Vikings Stadium Construction

The Associated Press — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:28:13 +0000

Construction bids are due for companies angling to build the new Minnesota Vikings stadium in downtown Minneapolis. The deadline to submit bids is Monday.

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Lagging Vikings Stadium Funds Concern Lawmakers

The Associated Press — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:39:16 +0000

A leading DFL lawmaker says he's increasingly concerned about the reliability of tax revenue from electronic gambling machines that's supposed to help pay for construction of a new Minnesota Vikings stadium.

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DNR Wants New Vikings Stadium to be Bird-Friendly

The Associated Press — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:42:57 +0000

The Minnesota Vikings may hope their new stadium is a hostile environment for the Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals, but the Department of Natural Resources hopes it will be friendly to real birds.

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Vikings Stadium Groundbreaking Set for October 2013

The Associated Press — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:16:01 +0000

Groundbreaking for the new Minnesota Vikings stadium is tentatively set for October 2013. Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority Chairwoman Michele Kelm-Helgen announced the date at Friday's board meeting.

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Dayton Not Inclined to Redo Vikings Stadium Plan

The Associated Press — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:01:09 +0000

Gov. Mark Dayton is downplaying the slow start to a gambling expansion that is the main financing tool for a new Minnesota Vikings football stadium. Dayton on Thursday said he has no plans to revisit the stadium financing plan when lawmakers return in January.

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Official: Vikings Have Right for Seat Licenses

The Associated Press — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:38:17 +0000

The head of the authority overseeing construction of a new Minnesota Vikings stadium says she expects any fees for personal seat licenses would be in line with those charged for other new stadiums recently built in the state.

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Dayton: Vikings Weren't Forthright About Seat Fees

The Associated Press — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:20:57 +0000

Gov. Mark Dayton is not retreating from his vow to fight the Minnesota Vikings if they try to charge new big fees to season ticket holders to help fund the new football stadium.

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Dayton Objects to Vikings Stadium Fee Ideas

The Associated Press — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:19:42 +0000

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he'll fight any effort by the Vikings to charge fans extra fees to buy season tickets in the new publicly subsidized football stadium. In a sharply worded letter Tuesday, Dayton told team owner Zygi Wilf that he is distressed by reports the team may charge seat license fees to help generate a private contribution toward the stadium.

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