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February 21, 2013 2:00 PM

The Metrodome is now officially doomed: Vikings 2013 season will be its last

The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority says they’re officially telling the Vikings that the 2013 season will be their last in the dome. Michele Kelm-Helgen chairs the authority, and said the new stadium’s builder confirmed what HKS architects and the Vikings said last week — that the team will have to play two years at TCF…

by Tim Nelson

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February 21, 2013 4:13 AM

Top 10 electronic pulltab gambling bars in Minnesota

This little bar right here may be doing more to build a new Vikings stadium than just about any place else in Minnesota right now. It’s Porky’s Bar on Payne Avenue in St. Paul. There’s just 40 seats, four iPads and a pair of iPod Touch games in there, but it’s leading the pack for…

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February 20, 2013 11:21 AM

Target Center will use metal detectors prior to Timberwolves games

The Minnesota Timberwolves announced Wednesday fans will be screened with metal detectors before tonight’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers. The change is a result of “the NBA’s ongoing efforts to increase fan safety and security,” the team said in a release. The Wolves said that all fans entering Target Center will be checked with handheld…

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February 20, 2013 4:05 AM

Gambling: Will Minnesota get football tip boards with the new Vikings stadium?

It turns out Minnesota may get an answer sooner rather than later on whether it can use sports-themed games in the state’s expansion of charitable gambling. U.S. District Court Judge Michael Shipp heard arguments in New Jersey last week in that state’s suit against the 1992 federal law banning sports betting in all but a…

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February 19, 2013 9:56 AM

Electronic bingo held at square one

The much anticipated boost for charitable gambling in Minnesota — electronic linked bingo games — may be as much as another month away from helping fund a Vikings stadium. Some electronic pull tab backers have said that the bingo games, with prizes that could hit six figures, will provide the critical mass to ignite electronic…

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February 19, 2013 5:20 AM

St. Paul Saints Lowertown ballpark: Construction timeline announced

The city of St. Paul said it’s finalized its contract with Ryan Cos. to build the new Saints ballpark in Lowertown. Construction is expected to be done in spring 2015. The city sent out a press release about the construction timeline and design process. MPR’s Curtis Gilbert will be covering a press conference at noon today…

by Jennifer Ehrlich

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February 19, 2013 2:18 AM

Vikings: Seat licenses are a viable and likely part of stadium financing

Lester Bagley, the Vikings vice president, told Pioneer Press columnist Bob Sansevere that personal seat licenses — those upfront, one time fees that caused such a stir last fall — will probably be back. “We believe they are viable in this market and likely will be included as part of the ultimate finance package,” Bagley…

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February 15, 2013 7:43 AM

New Vikings stadium might be ready for NCAA’s 2017 Final Four

It won’t be all Vikings football in the new “People’s Stadium,” if the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority has its way. MSFA chairwoman Michele Kelm-Helgen, some staff and representatives of Minneapolis are going to Atlanta in April to open talks to bring the NCAA Final Four basketball championship back to Minneapolis. And they’ll have plans for…

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February 15, 2013 5:51 AM

Mortenson wins Vikings stadium contract: 8 other sports venues they’ve built

1. Target Field, Minneapolis 2. Target Center, Minneapolis 3. Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 4. TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis Read the story: Mortenson picked to build new Minnesota Vikings stadium See photos of what the stadium might look like Can more gambling pay for the stadium? Read this update about how it’s going. 5. Coors Field, Denver…

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February 15, 2013 2:48 AM

Mortenson Construction picked to build new Vikings stadium

The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority picked Minneapolis-based Mortenson Construction to build the new Vikings stadium in downtown Minneapolis. Vikings team vice president Lester Bagley said the team will likely play two full seasons at the University of Minnesota football stadium while the new stadium is built . Mortsenson is already known for most of the…

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