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Owner
  
Gwinnett County

Capacity
  
13,000

Phone
  
+1 770-813-7500

Operator
  
AEG

Opened
  
16 February 2003

Infinite Energy Arena

Former names
  
Gwinnett Civic Center Arena (2003–2004) The Arena At Gwinnett Center (2004–2015)

Location
  
6400 Sugarloaf Parkway Duluth, Georgia 30097-7419

Broke ground
  
June 26, 2001 (2001-06-26)

Construction cost
  
$91.5 million ($124 million in 2017 dollars)

Address
  
6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Duluth, GA 30097, USA

Teams
  
Atlanta Gladiators, Atlanta Steam

Profiles

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Infinite Energy Arena (formerly The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Gwinnett Civic Center Arena and commonly known as the Gwinnett Arena) is an indoor arena outside the city limits of Duluth, Georgia, within the Atlanta metropolitan area. The arena was an expansion to the Gwinnett Center, which also includes a performing arts center and a convention center. It is the home of the Atlanta Gladiators, an ice hockey team in the ECHL, and the Georgia Swarm, a professional box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League.

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Sports

  • The arena's first event was an arena football game, featuring the Georgia Force – February 16, 2003
  • (The Force played here a total of five seasons, 2003–04, 2008, and 2011–12)

  • Atlanta Gladiators (2003–present)
  • Known by its county, Gwinnett, from 2003 to 2015, before changing to its current metropolitan name.
  • The Georgia High School Basketball State Championships – 2004–present
  • 2010 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament – March 4–7, 2010
  • Bellator 88: Shlemenko vs. Falcão MMA – February 7, 2013
  • Georgia High School Wrestling State Championships – 2004–present
  • 2013 WNBA Finals – October 10, 2013
  • UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou – January 15, 2014
  • Georgia Swarm, the relocated Minnesota Swarm National Lacrosse League franchise will begin play in 2016.
  • Other events

  • Professional Bull Riders Challenger Tour Championship (Built Ford Tough Series event) – November 20–22, 2009
  • Eid-ul-Fitr Prayer – August 10, 2010
  • Eid-ul-Adha Prayer – November 16, 2010
  • Weapons Policy

    In April of 2016 Infinite Energy Center began using walk-through metal detectors to screen for weapons at their Theater and Arena. Hand held detectors may be used at their other venue buildings.

    However, under Georgia Law as modified by House Bill 60, a license holder may carry in every location that is not off limits. For example, a "government building" as defined by OCGA 16-11-127 may ban weapons using limited ingress or screening.

    None of the venue buildings at Infinite Energy Center qualifies as a "government building" per Attorney Lee Tucker of the Mahaffey Pickens Tucker law firm. The property falls in no other off limits category and is public property used for the enjoyment of the public. As such, Infinite Energy Center has no basis to ban legally carried weapons under state law.

    According to HB60 Section 1-4 (d) When the arena is in use it falls under private property. And gives the arena the right to ban legally carried firearms.

    References

    Infinite Energy Arena Wikipedia