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Minnesota Residents Want Casino To Pay For New Stadium
A new poll conducted by SurveyUSA showed that Minnesota residents are in favor of expanding legalized gambling in the state in order to finance a new or renovated stadium for the Minnesota Vikings football team.  Vikings Stadium5/24/2013
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Charities say e-pulltab tax deadline is a headache
(Minnesota) -- Linda Brausen has no problem with the new, more timely way that Minnesota will collect taxes on e-pulltab games to help fund the Vikings stadium. Instead...
5/16/2013
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Smokers may help fund Vikings stadium construction
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota legislative tax negotiators tentatively approved a plan today to use cigarette tax increase funds and close corporate tax loopholes to provide...
5/14/2013
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Sports memorabilia tax won’t pay for Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- It sounds like sports fans will not be paying a new tax on pro jerseys, posters and trading cards to help pay for new Minnesota Vikings stadium.
5/8/2013
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E-Bingo Now Closely Watched as Funding Source for Vikes Stadium
(Minnesota) -- Electronic pull tabs have not done so well and that means electronic bingo will be under a microscope of scrutiny.
5/5/2013
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Minnesota introduces new way to fund Vikes stadium
(Minnesota) -- It is a strategy to help fund the new Minnesota Vikings stadium, but one that has been coming up very short of expectations. Electronic pulltabs are not...
4/29/2013
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Could E-bingo be the answer to the stadium revenue issue?
(Minnesota) -- Electronic pull tabs have come up short when it comes to revenue. Originally expected to bring in $35 million the first year, it's now predicted to...
4/27/2013
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Minnesota bets on e-bingo to fund Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- Starting this week, Minnesota will be the first state to launch statewide electronic bingo systems allowing players at dozens of locations to compete for...
4/25/2013
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Head of gambling board says stadium financing will overcome bumps
(Minnesota) -- Make no mistake about it, Tom Barrett says. There have been “bumps in the road” and the net results from the state’s foray into...
4/16/2013
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Lawmakers explore ways to boost sales of e-pulltabs to fund Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- Before Minnesota takes dramatic steps to shore up Vikings stadium funding, it should search for ways to boost public enthusiasm for the electronic pulltab...
4/14/2013
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Interest low locally for e-gaming
(Minnesota) -- When electronic gambling rolled out statewide last fall to help pay for the new Vikings stadium, two Mankato bars hopped aboard.
4/9/2013
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Racino Bill Aims To Solve Stadium Funding Woes
(Minnesota) -- Funding for the Viking stadium has come up short at the Capitol in the past, but racino advocates say lawmakers can’t ignore it any longer.
4/8/2013
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BLOG: Minnesota to fund Vikings stadium by urging residents to gamble more, more, MORE!
(Minnesota) -- This is what it’s come to in Minnesota: The state is now planning on spending money to encourage residents to gamble more in bars, in hopes that...
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Lottery's role may grow in Vikings stadium funding
(Minnesota) -- The Minnesota Lottery may end up playing a larger role than originally anticipated in the funding of the Vikings stadium. Gov. Mark Dayton told reporters...
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Racino proposed as answer for Vikings stadium and budget
(Minnesota) -- The racetrack casino concept has been resurrected at the State Capitol as a way to help balance the state budget and solve the Vikings stadium funding...
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With Pull-Tab Profits Low, Sports Gear Tax Proposed For Vikes Stadium
(Minnesota) -- Supporters of a racetrack casino are back at the State Capitol, and they say a racino could solve the Vikings’ stadium money problem.
4/1/2013
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Plan To Use Gambling To Help State Pay For Portion Of New Vikings Stadium Is Failing Horribly
(Minnesota) -- Did Minnesotans just get hustled? In a desperate high-stakes bid to keep the Minnesota Vikings football franchise, which threatened to relocate (some...
3/30/2013
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Joe Soucheray: So, governor, the Vikings suckered us. What'll you do about it?
(Minnesota) -- It seems that electronic pull-tabs and bingo aren't generating enough money to pay off Tubby Smith, much less fund the state's portion of a new...
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Vikings stadium: Dayton says panic alarms premature over e-pulltab revenue
(Minnesota) -- Gov. Mark Dayton reiterated Tuesday, March 26, that he didn't know gaming industry representatives were consulted in working up estimates for how much...
3/29/2013
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Inside Gaming: Funding for the Minnesota Vikings Stadium Falls Short, and More
(Minnesota) -- In this week’s edition of Inside Gaming, e-pulltab gaming is failing to help build a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings, the West Virginia Senate...
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Ruben Rosario: Vikings stadium deal was fool's gold. Legislators need to try again.
(Minnesota) -- Rip it up. Shred it. Scrap the whole thing or start again from a position of strength. I'm talking here about the flawed deal state legislators and...
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Vikings stadium: GOP senator seeks investigation of pull-tab funding projections
(Minnesota) -- A state senator and ardent critic of the public financing plan for the new Vikings stadium wants Minnesota lawmakers to investigate failed revenue...
3/27/2013
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Gambling revenue from e-pulltabs falls victim to old-school habits
(Minnesota) -- The patrons at Porky's Bar on the East Side of St. Paul really like electronic pulltab gambling. Guys like college maintenance worker Jim Brees make...
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Dayton: We’ll fix Vikings stadium financing
(Minnesota) -- Gov. Mark Dayton said all sides acted “in good faith” in depending on new e-pulltabs to fund a Vikings stadium and must accept responsibility...
3/24/2013
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Gambling firms drove flawed Minnesota e-pulltab funding plan
(Minnesota) -- The botched projections showing that electronic pulltab sales would explode in Minnesota and immediately start paying for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium...
3/23/2013
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Gambling firms drove flawed e-pulltab funding plan
(Minnesota) -- The botched projections showing that electronic pulltab sales would explode in Minnesota and immediately start paying for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium...
3/19/2013
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Minn. gambling board approves high-tech bingo
(Minnesota) -- The Minnesota Gambling Control Board has approved electronic bingo to help pay for the state's share of the Minnesota Vikings' new $975 million...
3/18/2013
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Minnesota gambling board approves high-tech bingo
(Minnesota) -- The Minnesota Gambling Control Board has approved electronic bingo to help pay for the state's share of the Minnesota Vikings' new $975 million...
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New electronic bingo games OK'd to help fund Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- Bingo games with jackpots of up to $75,000 will hit Minnesota bars and restaurants soon. The first electronic bingo games linking players across the state...
3/3/2013
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DeLand column: shocked by the pull-tab shortfall? Don't be
(Minnesota) -- Perhaps the Minnesota Vikings are shocked to find that gambling is not going on in here. Not nearly enough of it, anyway. Or, maybe the Vikings aren...
3/2/2013
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Vikings Stadium Funding Not Going as Planned
(Minnesota) -- One year and one day ago, the Minnesota Vikings were in the middle of a battle to secure funding for their new stadium, and gambling was proposed as the...
3/1/2013
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Gambling Tax Money For Vikings Stadium Lags Badly
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota’s budget deficit is not as bad as the last estimate. New figures show the deficit has shrunk to $627 million dollars, and that’s...
1/22/2013
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Minnesota OKs license for second e-bingo manufacturer
(Minnesota) -- The Minnesota Gambling Control Board approved its second license for an electronic bingo game manufacturer Tuesday as it moves to ramp up electronic...
1/21/2013
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Paying for stadium with gambling? It still is a bad idea
(Minnesota) -- The news about Minnesota’s scheme to pay for it share of a Vikings stadium with gambling proceeds just keeps getting worse.
1/19/2013
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VIDEO: E-pulltab, bingo games will pay off, supporters say
(Minnesota) -- Genny Hinnenkamp travels the Duluth area, picking up proceeds from pulltab games, with profits destined for the charity she represents and the new...
1/16/2013
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Vikings stadium: Lagging funds from gambling concern lawmakers
(Minnesota) -- A leading Democratic state lawmaker said Wednesday, Jan. 16, that he is growing more concerned about the reliability of tax revenue from electronic...
12/24/2012
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E-pulltabs supporters aim higher, despite slow start
(Minnesota) -- They've taken in a little under $4 million so far, disappointing state officials who'd earmarked the electronic pulltabs to pay for a Vikings...
12/12/2012
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Electronic pulltabs slow to pull in cash for Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- The sluggish pace of electronic pulltab sales has the state looking at fresh venues to entice gamblers -- including the Minneapolis-St. Paul International...
10/16/2012
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Pulltabs (without the paper) take off: $642,000 in first month
(Minnesota) -- Minnesotans are throwing their support at the Vikings stadium-funding plan, plunking down $642,000 in just the first month of the state's grand...
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Video pulltab gambling is off to a strong start
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota's plan for funding the Vikings stadium is doing well, with the number of bars and restaurants offering e-pulltab gambling jumping from five...
10/7/2012
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E-gambling about to plug in
(Minnesota) -- A few bars are beginning to roll out the new electronic pulltab devices while businesses and charitable groups feel a mix of anticipation and wariness.
9/29/2012
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Full steam ahead for new pulltabs
(Minnesota) -- It's been a wild two weeks for Colin Minehart, one of Minnesota's most ambitious promoters of electronic pulltab games. Fifteen hours a day, he...
9/21/2012
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Minnesota Uses iPad Gambling To Help Fund New NFL Stadium
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota gamblers no longer have to rip paper pull-tabs to see if they've won cash: As of this week, they can use iPads to play, and play again, at...
9/18/2012
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1st electronic pull-tabs approved for Minn. bars
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota regulators have approved the first electronic pull-tab games to help pay for a new Vikings stadium. The Gambling Control Board signed off...
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E-pull-tabs hit Minnesota bars to fund Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- Gamblers tried out Minnesota’s first electronic pull-tab games Tuesday in a handful of bars, as a new form of small-dollar gambling intended to help...
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Flood of video pulltabs expected to fund stadium, benefit charities
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota's first video pulltab games arrived Tuesday, creating a stir at five popular nightspots and launching an experiment expected to fund a new...
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Vikings stadium electronic pull-tabs make their first appearance in Twin Cities bars (w/ video)
(Minnesota) -- St. Paul bar owner Dan O'Gara and his father fought for years to get electronic gambling in Minnesota. During a happy hour filled with more media than...
9/9/2012
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Stadium funding source likely to kick in soon
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota’s new electronic pull-tab games, a funding source for the new Vikings stadium, will likely be available soon. The electronic games of...
7/16/2012
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Electronic gambling ready, but charities may go slow
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota charities could begin rolling out electronic pulltab and bingo games this fall, although concerns remain that could slow their acceptance.
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Gambling Control Board Approves Funding Mechanism for Stadium
(Minnesota) -- Not much of a story here, folks. Regulators have simply (unanimously) moved forward in approving the type of gambling devices used to fund the Vikings...
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Gambling control board grants first electronic pull-tab license
(Minnesota) -- The Minnesota Gambling Control Board today voted to grant a license to a Las Vegas-based company that will provide electronic pull-tab devices to bars and...
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Gambling regulators OK scope of electronic games
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota regulators on Monday approved guidelines for new electronic gambling devices that are a major revenue source to offset debt on a new Vikings...
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Pulltab iPads get approval
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota's leap into high-tech charitable gambling got a major boost Monday when state regulators approved the first manufacturer of pulltab devices...
7/3/2012
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Minn. regulators craft rules on high-tech gambling
(Minnesota) -- Regulators overseeing a significant gambling expansion to pay for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium are on the verge of adopting requirements for new hand-...
5/28/2012
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Moorhead-area gaming sites say patrons’ ages will dictate interest in electronic pulltabs, bingo to pay for Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- The forthcoming arrival of electronic pulltabs and bingo games in Minnesota could either fly or fail in Moorhead, say some local business owners and...
5/22/2012
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Mpls. city attorney: No stadium referendum needed
(Minnesota) -- Minneapolis' City Attorney Susan Segal has put in writing her argument why the city does not have to hold a referendum on the Vikings stadium, despite...
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Stadium numbers crunched at Mpls. city council hearing
(Minnesota) -- An opponent of the Vikings stadium bill on the Minneapolis City Council held a hearing on its financial details Monday, while acknowledging that final...
5/21/2012
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Minneapolis stadium foes find options are limited
(Minnesota) -- With a final Minneapolis City Council vote on the Minnesota Vikings stadium expected this week, city officials are crossing the t's and dotting the i...
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Vikings stadium: Minnesota bets big on e-gambling
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota is betting big that bringing technology to small-dollar bar gambling will draw a surge of new players whose wagers will help build a $975...
5/14/2012
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Racinos Off The Table As Minnesota Tribes Score Lobbying Win [sub req]
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota’s modest gambling expansion is a victory for the state’s long-established tribal casinos, who managed to blunt what could have been...
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Minnesota Governor Signs Agreement for New $975 Million Vikings Stadium
(Minnesota) -- Today, Gov. Mark Dayton authorized an agreement to build a new $975 million stadium for the Minnesota Vikings at the same site of the team’s current...
5/12/2012
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Money questions remain about Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- Now that the Minnesota Vikings will get their new stadium, the worrying can begin over a gambling expansion designed to pay the state's share of the $...
5/11/2012
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Senate Passes Bill for New Vikings Stadium, Likely Killing White Earth Nation’s Proposal
(Minnesota) -- The Minnesota Senate approved the final version of a bill for a new Vikings Stadium on May 9, likely knocking the White Earth Nation’s MinnesotaWins...
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Touchdown! ‘Skol, Vikings’ heard ‘round Capitol
(Minnesota) -- The Minnesota Vikings and their fans have something to cheer about. And they did cheer and sang “Skol, Vikings,” the team’s fight song,...
5/9/2012
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Senate shoots down White Earth metro casino proposal
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota Vikings fans would pay user fees under a revised Senate bill to construct a stadium debated Tuesday.
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Huddle up
(Minnesota) -- Charges of wealthy guys in $3,000 suits strong-arming the legislative process and unspoken forces attempting to run out the clock on the Minnesota Vikings...
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Stadium bill pressed for time as it moves forward
(Minnesota) -- The task of finding a way to build a Vikings stadium falls to six legislative negotiators after the House and Senate passed different plans.
5/8/2012
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After House says yes to Vikings stadium, now its Senate's turn
(Minnesota) -- The largest single construction project Minnesota officials ever have considered goes in front of the state Senate today. A $975 million plan to build a...
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Minnesota Senate approves proposed $975 million Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- The Minnesota Senate approved a Vikings stadium construction bill 38-28 late Tuesday night. Bill author Sen. Julie Rosen, R-Fairmont, said the bill was a...
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OP/ED: Gambling expansion would increase peril for some Minnesota families
(Minnesota) -- Who should pay for a new Vikings stadium? Minnesotans with gambling problems and addictions? It sounds preposterous, yet that's the effect of...
5/7/2012
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House approves Vikings stadium bill
(Minnesota) -- The Minnesota House approved a new Vikings stadium late Monday. The 73-58 vote sends it to the Senate, where it could be debated today or Wednesday.
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In Capitol gripped by stadium bill fever, Minn. lawmakers try to finish off other work too
(Minnesota) -- In a Minnesota Capitol struck with stadium fever, other work stands between legislators and their session finish line. Lawmakers return Monday from a...
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Vikings stadium vote queued up in Minn. House
(Minnesota) -- The $1 billion Vikings stadium package is getting its first test with a big vote planned in the Minnesota House.
5/5/2012
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Sparks, Murray favoring stadium proposal
(Minnesota) -- Area legislators said Friday they will vote in favor of the Minnesota Vikings stadium bill — as long as the plan doesn’t fall back on...
5/4/2012
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Stadium kickoff set for Monday
(Minnesota) -- It will be a Monday night football game like none other. The Minnesota Legislature plans to finally debate a Vikings stadium plan Monday, a debate many...
5/3/2012
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Vikings stadium vote set for Monday after Republicans abandon last-minute plan
(Minnesota) -- The Minnesota Vikings stadium plan is finally getting a floor vote in the state Legislature on Monday.
5/2/2012
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Vikings stadium plan gains a roof, and some traction
(Minnesota) -- The roof was off. Now it's back on. The pricetag for taxpayers is still unknown. What's clear is that an 11th-hour GOP proposal for a less...
5/1/2012
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Lawmakers look to change stadium proposal
(Minnesota) -- Legislators are looking at ways to change the Vikings stadium proposal, including discussions about an open-air stadium and the possibility of repaying...
4/29/2012
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Vikings stadium bill survives tough fight; to get full Senate vote
(Minnesota) -- A Vikings stadium construction plan will receive a full Senate vote after what its Senate author described as a brutal Friday committee hearing lasting...
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Vikings stadium caught in Capitol stare down
(Minnesota) -- A chief author of the Minnesota Vikings stadium plan said Sunday it was "very questionable" that the project would win approval unless Gov. Mark...
4/28/2012
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Vikings stadium floor votes delayed at Capitol
(Minnesota) -- Vikings fans will have to wait a couple of days to learn the fate of the stadium bill at the State Capitol. House Republican Leaders say the stadium plan...
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Vikings stadium: GOP rebuffs Dayton, DFL pushes for vote Saturday
(Minnesota) -- The Vikings stadium bill didn't come up on the House floor Saturday, April 28, because of more pressing priorities, said House Speaker Kurt Zellers, R...
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Vikings’ stadium saga moves to House, Senate floors
(Minnesota) -- Sen. Julie Rosen stepped outside of the Senate Tax Committee late this evening (Friday, April 27) after witnessing her Vikings stadium bill sent to the...
4/27/2012
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BLOG: Vikings stadium momentum slows
(Minnesota) -- That racino(s) + electronic pulltabs combo is still alive for a stadium funding package. But don’t count on it for much longer. Tim Nelson’s...
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GOP group opposes gambling expansion for stadium
(Minnesota) -- Highlighting a strong divide in the Republican Party, group of GOP legislators spoke out strongly against a proposed expansion of charitable gambling to...
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Key committee sends $1 billion Minnesota Vikings stadium bill to full state Senate for vote
(Minnesota) -- The $1 billion Minnesota Vikings stadium bill narrowly survived a skewering late Friday in the Senate Taxes Committee, which moved the bill to the Senate...
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Minn. GOP lawmakers want game-tied stadium taxes
(Minnesota) -- Most Republican lawmakers who control Minnesota's Legislature never met a tax increase they liked, but a handful said Thursday that the state's...
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Vikings stadium bill clears last major hurdle for full Senate vote
(Minnesota) -- After years of negotiating, lobbying and debate, it appears a $1 billion Minnesota Vikings stadium will finally get a vote in the Minnesota House and...
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Vikings stadium financing plan: It's complicated
(Minnesota) -- A selling point for the Minnesota Vikings stadium plan, advocates say, is that it doesn't depend on general tax dollars. That would mean it doesn'...
4/26/2012
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BLOG: New Amendments Complicate Vikings Stadium Plan
(Minnesota) -- The Vikings stadium proposal continues to transform as it progresses at the state capitol, and the addition of “racinos” as a funding source...
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Common Sense Approach to Vikings Stadium is Needed: A Fan's Take
(Minnesota) -- The Minnesota Vikings have a long and storied history in Minnesota. From the "Purple People Eaters" to the Daunte Culpepper and Randy Moss...
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Senate panel adds racino to stadium funding
(Minnesota) -- A Senate committee voted today to backup Vikings stadium funding by allowing horse-racing tracks to add casinos, a change the bill author said would kill...
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Tying together gambling, stadium a dicey prospect for lawmakers
(Minnesota) -- For now, the fate of the Vikings new stadium in Minnesota still rides, at least partly, on racehorses. A move in a state Senate committee to allow slot...
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Vikings’ stadium bill becomes racino bill in committee
(Minnesota) -- Enter racino. The Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, April 25, passed a Vikings’ stadium bill, but not before lawmakers amended it to include...
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Editorial: Charitable gambling deserves the break
(Minnesota) -- Hope for a Vikings stadium deal this legislative session waxed and waned this week, the result of irresolute or ornery legislators who seem to reflect the...
4/25/2012
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Vikings Stadium Update: 'Racino' Added To Bill
(Minnesota) -- The Minnesota Vikings' stadium bill is a step closer to the floor of the Senate, but the committee has added a new wrinkle that might complicate it...
4/24/2012
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Minn. House panel revives Vikings stadium bill
(Minnesota) -- A Minnesota House panel pumped new life into the House version of the Vikings stadium bill Monday night, setting the stage for a final showdown in the...
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Vikings stadium revived, rolling
(Minnesota) -- The Minnesota House revived the plan for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium on Monday, and the project's momentum accelerated throughout the day amid...
4/22/2012
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DeLand column: Belief is a key to this stadium
(Minnesota) -- There were two phone messages waiting for me when I walked into the office on Friday, which happened to be the day after my latest Vikings stadium column...
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Editorial: Charitable gambling deserves the break
(Minnesota) -- Hope for a Vikings stadium deal this legislative session waxed and waned this week, the result of irresolute or ornery legislators who seem to reflect the...
4/18/2012
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Sansevere: Vikings stadium makes sense with White Earth casino plan
(Minnesota) -- Some state legislators have put the brakes on funding for a new Vikings stadium. There is reluctance for a variety of reasons, ranging from giving money...
4/17/2012
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'Very disappointed' Dayton still holds out hope for a Vikings stadium bill
(Minnesota) -- Gov. Mark Dayton said Tuesday, April 17, that he's "very disappointed'' a House committee rejected a proposal to use public money to help...
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Minnesota governor says that, without stadium deal in 2013, Vikings will leave
(Minnesota) -- With the effort to build a new Vikings stadium once again dead in the water of 10,000 lakes, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has explained in no uncertain...
4/11/2012
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Bill by Sen. Miller would provide upfront funding for Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- State Sen. Jeremy Miller (R-Winona) is sponsoring a bill to provide a funding source for the state's entire portion of a new Minnesota Vikings stadium.
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OP/ED: White Earth’s plan makes too much ‘cents’
(Minnesota) -- You snooze, you lose. That’s the adage that should be told to the various Minnesota Indian tribes, which are looking to throw up some big obstacles...
4/10/2012
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Editorial: Shocking! White Earth stadium proposal goes nowhere
(Minnesota) -- Wouldn’t it be nice if legislators in St. Paul and the other powers-that-be that have a say in whether or not the Minnesota Vikings get a new...
4/9/2012
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OP/ED: Metro casino plan a good bet
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota politicians should get their heads out of the sand and take a closer look at a sweetened proposal by the White Earth Nation to build a metro-...
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OP/ED: Support White Earth casino plan
(Minnesota) -- The White Earth Nation, an American Indian nation with lands in north central Minnesota, has proposed fronting the state’s portion of the cost of a...
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Sen. Miller’s bill funds state’s portion of new Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- District 31 Sen. Jeremy Miller announced Thursday he is sponsoring a bill that will fund the entire state’s portion of the proposed new Vikings...
4/8/2012
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Metro casino getting little support
(Minnesota) -- One of the options offered to legislators is having a metro casino operated by the White Earth tribe, which would then cover the state’s portion of...
4/6/2012
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Minnesota Senator Sponsors Bill for the White Earth Tribe to Fund Vikings Stadium
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota Sen. Jeremy Miller, R-Winona, planned to announce on April 5 at an 11 a.m. news conference that he has sponsored a bill to fund the state’...
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Vizenor says White Earth Nation 'has the ability' to help fund Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- The White Earth Nation is sweetening a deal it's offering to get a casino built in Minneapolis. Tribal chairwoman Erma Vizenor said Thursday that the...
4/5/2012
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Miller pushing plan to pay state portion of Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- Winona State Senator Jeremy Miller is unveiling a proposal to pay for the state's portion of a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings.
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Sen. Miller to sponsor bill to fund Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- Sen. Jeremy Miller, R-Winona, announced today he has sponsored a bill to fund the state's portion of a new Vikings stadium. Miller plans to announce...
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Stadium finance package gets special clearance to press ahead in Minnesota House
(Minnesota) -- Efforts to build a new Minnesota Vikings stadium stayed alive at the Capitol on Thursday thanks to a State House committee that salvaged the plan ahead of...
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Vikings stadium: Capitol cool to tribe's $400 million offer
(Minnesota) -- The White Earth Nation has pledged $400 million upfront for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium as part of a proposal in which the tribe and state would be...
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Vikings stadium: White Earth Nation dangles $400 million carrot; bills clear House panel
(Minnesota) -- In an effort to stir up support for its metro casino plan, the White Earth Nation is offering the state $400 million upfront and a stake in the proceeds...
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White Earth offers stadium $400 million in exchange for casino rights
(Minnesota) -- The White Earth Nation proposes giving the state $400 million for a Vikings stadium in exchange for permission to build a Twin Cities casino.
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White Earth tribe offers $400 million for stadium/casino package
(Minnesota) -- So, are we really going to look a taxpayer-free gift of $400 miillion in the mouth? Doug Belden at the PiPress writes: “In an effort to stir up...
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White Earth tribe offers $400M for state share of Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- A northern Minnesota Indian tribe is offering enough money to cover the state's entire $400 million contribution to a new Vikings stadium and $12...
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White Earth tribe offers $400M toward stadium in exchange for new casino
(Minnesota) -- The White Earth Indian Nation says it will put up $400 million for a Vikings stadium if it can get a Metro area casino. The tribe has offered to...
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White Earth Tribe Offers Bold Breakthrough in Stadium Funding Stalemate
(Minnesota) -- White Earth Nation announced today that it will make an upfront payment to Minnesota of $400 million as part of a new proposal for a Twin Cities casino.
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White Earth ups the ante on metro casino proposal -- says it will front the state’s Vikings stadium construction costs
(Minnesota) -- The White Earth Nation says it will front the state’s Vikings stadium construction costs, if it receives approval to build a Twin Cities casino.
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White Earth ups the stakes on its casino offer
(Minnesota) -- The White Earth Nation just upped the stakes in its bid to open a Twin Cities-area casino, in partnership with the state.
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White Earth’s ‘win-win’ stadium/casino plan seems DOA
(Minnesota) -- The White Earth tribe of Ojibwe unveiled a plan this morning that seems to contain a lot for everybody:
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Winona legislator proposes Vikings stadium plan
(Minnesota) -- A Winona legislator is betting on plans for a Twin Cities casino to help build a new Minnesota Vikings stadium.
4/3/2012
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Vikings stadium plan, with charitable gambling in place, passes first committee test
(Minnesota) -- With startling efficiency, a House committee last night approved the proposal for a new Vikings stadium in Minneapolis, along with a controversial funding...
3/27/2012
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Vikings stadium drive still stalled in Senate
(Minnesota) -- One day after a new Minnesota Vikings stadium received a boost from its presumed host city, the state Senate still lacked the votes to move the $975...
3/23/2012
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White Earth casino plan still lingering at Capitol
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota legislators talk little about a White Earth Band casino proposal to increase state revenue, but the band leader says she will continue to push...
3/18/2012
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Legislators hedge at costs in stadium bill
(Minnesota) -- The future of the Minnesota Vikings stadium bill entered even murkier waters this week. A Friday legislative deadline where bills must pass committee came...
3/15/2012
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Tribe: New Casino Could Bring MN $1B in 5 Years
(Minnesota) -- White Earth Nation said that a Twin Cities casino could bring the State of Minnesota between $726 million and nearly $1 billion in revenue by the end of...
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VIZENOR: A better way to fund a stadium
(Minnesota) -- Myths and money once again are distorting the conversation on gambling that Minnesotans should be having. Instead of examining the best solution,...
3/14/2012
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Vikings stadium bill stalls at first hearing, will get retooling
(Minnesota) -- Negotiators for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium scrambled to rework the plan Wednesday after it stalled in a crucial first committee hearing amid...
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Vikings stadium hearing abruptly ends with no vote; leader says stadium bill can come back
(Minnesota) -- A Vikings stadium construction debate in a Senate committee ended abruptly this afternoon when questions began piling up about the bill, but the Senate...
3/12/2012
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Vikings stadium bill introduced in House, Senate
(Minnesota) -- A bill to finance a new Minnesota Vikings stadium was officially introduced in the House and Senate, and the first committee hearing could come Wednesday.
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VIZENOR: Election silliness in the air
(Minnesota) -- This is an election year and it’s far easier for my opponents to cast stones and use strong rhetoric. Current claims that the White Earth Nation...
3/9/2012
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Vizenor has high hopes for metro casino
(Minnesota) -- White Earth Tribal Chairwoman Erma Vizenor continues to push strongly for a Twin Cities metro casino-hotel that would share revenue with the state. The...
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Dayton backs bigger payoff for charities in gambling expansion tied to Vikings stadium plan
(Minnesota) -- Amid signs of trouble for a Minnesota Vikings stadium bill finally ready for action, Gov. Mark Dayton on Friday retooled a feature of the public finance...
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Legislators whip Vikings stadium bill into shape
(Minnesota) -- The push for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium hit a higher gear Thursday at the State Capitol, as the project's legislation was finalized and...
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More doubts about charitable gambling, even as stadium bill released
(Minnesota) -- King Wilson, executive director of Allied Charities of Minnesota, has long been certain about his uncertainty about electronic pull-tabs: "I've...
3/8/2012
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White Earth: Proposed Twin Cities casino key to tribe's future
(Minnesota) -- Hundreds of tribal members met in Mahnomen Thursday for the annual report on the state of the White Earth Nation. Chairwoman Erma Vizenor says a tribal...
3/6/2012
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OP/ED: Clever diversion at White Earth
(Minnesota) -- It is election time on the White Earth Indian Reservation. There are many issues that need to be brought to light, but have been overshadowed by the urban...
3/5/2012
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Stadium bill doesn’t carry much risk
(Minnesota) -- Opponents will line up against the stadium bill set to be introduced later this week, but the funding mechanism doesn’t conflict with current...
3/2/2012
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ANDERSON: Gaming expansion woud come at region's expense
(Minnesota) -- The White Earth Band of Chippewa is the latest group to propose going into business with the state of Minnesota on a Twin Cities casino. Many people...
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With stadium plan, Dayton carries on unfortunate legacy of ‘gambling governor’
(Minnesota) -- To help fund a new Vikings stadium, DFL Gov. Mark Dayton wants to borrow a page from the political handbook of the late Gov. Rudy Perpich – to...
3/1/2012
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VIZENOR: Claims political, not substantive
(Minnesota) -- The Minnesota Indian Gaming Association exists to protect the status quo in gaming. That’s not a surprise, given that the most influential members...
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Deal for $975 million Vikings stadium made; now ‘real work begins’ (AUDIO)
(Minnesota) -- Smiles surrounding a Minnesota Vikings stadium announcement belied work that lies ahead in the Legislature and the Minneapolis City Council. Both bodies...
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Deal outlines $975 million Vikings stadium proposal in Minneapolis
(Minnesota) -- Gov. Mark Dayton, key legislators, Vikings owners and Minneapolis leaders announced a deal to build a $975 million Vikings stadium, which still needs...
2/29/2012
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CHAIRWOMAN VIZENOR: New casino could help Minnesota’s poorest tribe
(Minnesota) -- "The spirit of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act is that all American Indians have the opportunity to benefit," the White Earth Nation chairwoman...
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Gambling revenues no safe bet, study finds
(Minnesota) -- Gambling might be part of any eventual deal to pay for a Minnesota Vikings stadium, but as any casino regular could tell you, gambling isn't exactly...
2/24/2012
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MINNESOTA TRIBES: White Earth’s casino would be bad bet
(Minnesota) -- The Red Lake Nation and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, along with other member tribes of the Minnesota Indian Gaming Association, are opposed to efforts...
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Red Wing's Howe to meet with tribal leaders on Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- A Red Wing lawmaker is reaching out to Indian tribal communities to see if they're willing to help fund a new Minnesota Vikings stadium. Republican...
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The Vikings stadium plan that just won't die
(Minnesota) -- Arden Hills' prospects to host the Vikings got a boost in a bill this week from Rep. Rod Hamilton, R-Mountain Lake, and there may be another nod for...
2/22/2012
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Vikings stadium deal perhaps not so near after all
(Minnesota) -- After an hourlong meeting Tuesday that included every major player in the stadium saga -- except officials from Minneapolis -- Gov. Mark Dayton emerged to...
2/20/2012
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CHAIRWOMAN VIZENOR: White Earth/Minnesota casino would be a ‘win-win-win’
(Minnesota) -- Those who live close to the land understand that you don’t go from planting to harvesting overnight. A crop takes resources, time and nurturing...
2/18/2012
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White Earth Proposes Metro-Area Casino to Fund Vikings Stadium
(Minnesota) -- On February 16, the White Earth Nation pitched developing a Twin Cities metro-area casino that it would operate in partnership with the State of Minnesota.
2/17/2012
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Reaction to White Earth Tribe Stadium Proposal
(Minnesota) -- Opponents of a proposal for a Twin Cities casino to help fund a new Minnesota Vikings stadium predict within a couple years, it'll be an economic drag...
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Vikings stadium: Let White Earth tribe build casino
(Minnesota) -- There's talk an agreement is close on a plan for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium planted next to the Metrodome. That's only the beginning, though.
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White Earth Tribe Proposes Metro Casino to Fund New Stadium
(Minnesota) -- Today the White Earth Tribe announced a proposed partnership with the state to construct a casino in the Metro area to fund a new Vikings stadium. The...
2/16/2012
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Agreement on stadium near Dome imminent
(Minnesota) -- A deal to build a Minnesota Vikings stadium next to the Metrodome neared completion Thursday, as stadium planners worked late to put the finishing touches...
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BLOG: White Earth tribe proposes Arden Hills casino
(Minnesota) -- I regard this one as inevitable … Kevin Duchschere of the Strib says: “Officials with the White Earth Tribe will announce Thursday morning a...
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MN tribe proposes metro casino to help pay for Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- A northwestern Minnesota tribe is the latest to offer a proposal to help pay for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium. Thursday morning, White Earth Tribe...
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Reaction to White Earth Tribe Stadium Proposal
(Minnesota) -- Opponents of a proposal for a Twin Cities casino to help fund a new Minnesota Vikings stadium predict within a couple years, it'll be an economic drag...
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Tribe Proposes Local Casino to Fund Vikes Stadium
(Minnesota) -- The White Earth Tribe said that a new casino in the Twin Cities—which it proposes to run in partnership with the state—would bring in enough...
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Tribe touts Twin Cities casino for Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- Leaders of northwestern Minnesota's White Earth Tribe tried Thursday to breathe new life into a previously unsuccessful request for state support for...
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Vikings stadium deal close says key negotiator
(Minnesota) -- Negotiators may be able to announce within days an agreement on a plan for a Vikings stadium in downtown Minneapolis, the governor's point man on the...
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Vikings Stadium Deal Close, Dayton Opposes Casino Plan
(Minnesota) -- Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak says a stadium deal with the Minnesota Vikings is "close." Vikings spokesman Lester Bagley says "negotiations...
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White Earth casino plan appears highly unlikely
(Minnesota) -- White Earth Nation’s proposal to build a Twin Cities casino that could help fund a new Vikings stadium received little support from key policymakers...
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White Earth casino ‘not in play right now’
(Minnesota) -- White Earth Nation’s proposal to build a Twin Cities casino that could help fund a new Vikings stadium received little support from key policymakers...
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White Earth chairwoman touts Twin Cities casino to fund tribal needs, bankroll Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- Northwestern Minnesota's White Earth Tribe wants to open a Twin Cities-area casino that its chairwoman says would help a poverty-stricken tribe and be...
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White Earth pitches casino as way to help state, tribe
(Minnesota) -- A White Earth Nation proposal to build a Twin Cities casino that could help fund a new stadium is the most acceptable plan to help the Minnesota Vikings...
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White Earth pitches state-tribal casino to fund Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- The White Earth tribe wants to team up with the state of Minnesota on a metro-area casino to help pay for a Minnesota Vikings stadium.
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White Earth tribe proposes casino for stadium
(Minnesota) -- A Minnesota Indian tribe is proposing a partnership with the state to build a metro area casino and help fund a new Vikings stadium
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White Earth Tribe Proposes Partnership with State of Minnesota for Metro-Area Casino to Fund Vikings Stadium
(Minnesota) -- The White Earth Tribe announced today that it is launching MinnesotaWins, a proposal to develop a metro-area casino that the tribe would run in...
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White Earth Tribe: Minnesota Wins / Casino Could Provide 50/50 Split
(Minnesota) -- Saying profits would be a 50-50 split between the tribe and the state, Minnesota's White Earth Tribe is urging lawmakers to consider building a casino...
2/15/2012
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NW Minn.'s White Earth proposes Twin Cities casino
(Minnesota) -- The White Earth Nation’s chairwoman plans on Thursday to announce details of a proposal to build a Twin Cities casino that could provide funding to...
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Tribe jumps into stadium fray
(Minnesota) -- Rolling the dice on a gaming venture that could unite state and tribal interests, White Earth Tribe officials hope to build a metro-area casino with the...
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White Earth Tribe Suggests Metro Casino for Stadium Funds
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota's White Earth Tribe has a plan to help pay for a new Vikings stadium and plans to ask the state Legislature for approval to build a new...
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White Earth tribe to propose metro casino to help fund new stadium
(Minnesota) -- Officials with the White Earth Tribe will announce Thursday morning a plan to build a metro-area tribal casino with the state that would help pay for a...
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White Earth tribe will again propose Twin Cities casino to help fund Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- Leaders of northwestern Minnesota's White Earth tribe will ask the Legislature to let them build a Twin Cities-area casino as a way to help pay for a...
2/13/2012
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Minnesota Residents Want Casino To Pay For New Stadium
(Minnesota) -- A new poll conducted by SurveyUSA showed that Minnesota residents are in favor of expanding legalized gambling in the state in order to finance a new or...
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Vikings stadium deal losing urgency at State Capitol
(Minnesota) -- The Minnesota Vikings this week are losing one of the weapons they've wielded to get action on a new stadium: the perception that it needs to get done...
2/10/2012
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Will a casino ever rise in Minneapolis?
(Minnesota) -- Is a casino the answer to keeping the Minnesota Vikings in the Twin Cities? Minneapolis-based real estate developer Alatus LLC seems to think so. Critics...
2/8/2012
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OP/ED: Gambling revenue not same as taxes
(Minnesota) -- As Minnesota’s Legislature ponders the intricacies of getting a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings built, and how to pay for it, the issue of...
2/2/2012
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Revenue commissioner says pulltabs could generate $72 million annually for new stadium
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota's revenue commissioner says additional research shows electronic pulltabs in bars and restaurants could generate $72 million annually for a...
2/1/2012
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Electronic pulltabs gain favor for stadium
(Minnesota) -- State officials say they are confident that electronic pulltabs in bars and restaurants could generate $72 million annually -- enough to fund the state...
1/31/2012
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Morrow: Stadium working group likes electronic pull tabs for funding
(Minnesota) -- A core group of lawmakers trying to draft legislation for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium has tentatively decided that authorizing electronic pull tabs in...
1/28/2012
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RYAN BAKKEN: Sports dweebs could save Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- It’s important to keep the Minnesota Vikings in Minnesota. What else would we talk about — and taunt about — at work on Monday mornings?
1/26/2012
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Lawmakers favoring electronic pulltabs for new Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota lawmakers narrowed their focus on electronic pulltabs to fund a new Vikings stadium Thursday night, just hours after Minneapolis officials got a...
1/25/2012
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Racino Gambling Back in the Mix for Vikings Stadium
(Minnesota) -- A key state lawmaker says Racino is still on the table with electronic pull tabs. Racino supporters say Racino gaming could bring in $130 million a year...
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Rosen: Gambling has to be part of stadium solution
(Minnesota) -- Sen. Julie Rosen, who is one of the co-authors of the stadium legislation, said that there are obstacles with every potential site.
1/20/2012
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Capital Chatter: Dayton says racino money won't come soon
(Minnesota) -- Gov. Mark Dayton says if stadium supporters count on racino money, they should not bet on quick money. The governor said that racino likely would be tied...
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Minnesota Vikings Stadium: Will Electronic Pull Tabs Be The Answer?
(Minnesota) -- With the beginning of the 2012 Minnesota legislative session kicking off on Tuesday, and with Governor Dayton having given a press conference about the...
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Stadium prospects growing bleaker
(Minnesota) -- Despite the best efforts of advocates for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium, a series of deadlines to advance a bill for a new professional football stadium...
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Stadium talk keeps downtown Mpls casino in play
(Minnesota) -- Renewed talk of a Vikings stadium on the west side of downtown is an encouraging sign for two developers looking to convert the Block E shopping center...
1/19/2012
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If Block E Loses Its Movie Theater, Developers Hope A Casino Could Take Its Place
(Minnesota) -- Another tenant of the troubled downtown Minneapolis Block E may be on the way out. Wednesday, the AMC movie theater lost its appeal to extend its lease.
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Vikings stadium: Ramsey County needs a Hail Mary as plan financing in doubt
(Minnesota) -- If diehard sports fans are waiting for Ramsey County to come up with a dynamic new financing plan for a Minnesota Vikings stadium in Arden Hills, they can...
1/18/2012
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Chamber, Vikings lobbyists among Capitol’s big spenders
(Minnesota) -- The Vikings spent more than $350,000 on lobbying in the second half of last year, most of it directed toward a media campaign to build support for a new...
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Dayton again backs electronic pulltabs for stadium
(Minnesota) -- Gov. Mark Dayton reaffirmed his support on Wednesday for electronic pulltabs as an ideal way to fund the state's share of a new Vikings stadium. What...
1/16/2012
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Area lawmakers here and there on Vikings’ stadium issue
(Minnesota) -- Sen. Pam Wolf pinpointed one of the few threads that seems to run straight and true through the comments of area lawmakers on the Vikings’ stadium...
1/14/2012
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In Minnesota Vikings stadium debate, lawmakers have the ball
(Minnesota) -- The Minnesota Vikings' season mercifully ended New Year's Day, although their biggest postseason game kicked off Thursday, when Ramsey County,...
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