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Electronic Pull Tabs Make their Debut at Howie’s [AUDIO]

By Jim Maurice September 18, 2012

The much talked about electronic pull tabs have made their debut in St. Cloud. Howies Sports Bar and Grill is one of just five bars in Minnesota -- and the only one outside the Twin Cities -- that have the game available.

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Category: St. Cloud News Tags: electronic pull-tabs, howie's, Minnesota Vikings, vikings stadium

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Howie’s Sports Bar Among First to Get Electronic Pull-Tabs

By Lee Voss September 18, 2012

St. Cloud is one of four cities in Minnesota who will be the first to offer electronic pull-tabs to customers.

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Category: St. Cloud News Tags: elctronic pull tabs, electronic pull-tabs, electronic pulltabs, howie's sports bar, vikings stadium

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Electronic Pull-Tabs Available Soon

By The Associated Press September 6, 2012

Electronic pull-tab games authorized to help pay for the new Vikings stadium could be in the hands of Minnesota gamblers in less than two weeks.

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Category: State/Regional News Tags: electronic pulltabs, minnesota gambling control board, vikings stadium

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Mondale Named as CEO of Vikings Stadium Authority

By The Associated Press June 22, 2012

Ted Mondale has been named chief executive of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority. The authority hired Mondale on Friday during the group's first meeting, as it takes steps toward building the $975 million Vikings stadium.

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Category: AP Stories, Sports, State/Regional News Tags: Ted Mondale, vikings stadium

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Leaders Hope New Stadium Will be Boon to Jobless

By The Associated Press June 12, 2012

The Minnesota Vikings' new stadium is expected to bring construction jobs to parts of Minneapolis hit hardest by poverty and unemployment. Civic leaders who backed the stadium say they're hoping it will be a boon to the jobless, like the 22 percent of black workers who were counted as unemployed as recently as last year.

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Category: AP Stories, Sports, State/Regional News Tags: construction jobs, vikings stadium

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Rybak Says Vikings Stadium Fight Was ‘Bruising’

By The Associated Press May 26, 2012

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak celebrated the final Vikings stadium vote the way many fans celebrate a victory -- with a beer. Rybak says after Friday's 7-6 City Council vote that the fight for the new stadium has been a "bruising" one.

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Category: State/Regional News Tags: minneapolis mayor, R. T. Rybak, vikings stadium

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Minneapolis Council Signs Off on Vikes Stadium Plan

By The Associated Press May 25, 2012

A plan to build a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings has cleared its final hurdle. The Minneapolis City Council voted 7-6 on Friday to shift a sales tax to help pay for the stadium.

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Vikings Stadium Wagers on Payback From E-Gambling

By The Associated Press May 21, 2012

Minnesota is betting big on a technological expansion of small-dollar bar gambling to help build a $975 million Vikings stadium.

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Category: business news, Political, State/Regional News Tags: e-gambling, vikings stadium

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Dayton to Sign Vikings Stadium Bill on Monday

By The Associated Press May 13, 2012

Tomorrow will be another big day at the Capitol for Vikings fans — as Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signs the stadium bill into law. Dayton has been one of the biggest cheerleaders for the new $975 million project, which won final legislative approval Thursday after years of failed attempts.

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