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Old Posted May 12, 2012, 1:47 AM
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Well it's official: The Vikings are off the table...

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Minnesota Vikings have stadium; state must raise the money

Associated Press

May 11, 2012

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- 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 $975 million project.

By passing the final stadium bill Thursday, lawmakers committed the state to raising $348 million by allowing electronic pull-tabs and bingo in bars and restaurants. The financing plan drew skepticism on the bill's way through the Legislature, prompting the sponsors to include backup measures in case the pull-tab dollars don't materialize, including a lottery game and luxury suite taxes.

Gov. Mark Dayton has pledged to sign the stadium bill into law after serving as its chief cheerleader. Backers pushed it through the Legislature after years of failed attempts, despite opposition from no-new-spending Republicans, liberal Democrats and even the top House Republican, Speaker Kurt Zellers.

Dayton publicly thanked owners Zygi and Mark Wilf for agreeing to a $50 million bump in their share in final negotiations this week.. . .

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Source:http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d...headline_stack
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