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Stadium Tech Report

January 8th, 2025

Paul Kapustka

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Phillies keep MLB’s facial-authentication ticketing system in use for playoffs

The Philadelphia Phillies are continuing to use a trial deployment of facial-authentication technology for ticket verification at Citizens Bank Park as the team progresses through the playoffs, according to Major League Baseball. The system, deployed by MLB at the stadium in August this year, requires fans to pre-register by uploading a selfie through MLB's Ballpark app. The system then couples...

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Texas Rangers open team-merchandise store with Amazon’s RFID checkout technology at Globe Life Field

Hospitality-services provider Delaware North announced the opening of a team merchandise store at Globe Life Field that uses Amazon's RFID-based technology for cashier-free checkouts. Called "Easy Out," the newly opened stand at the Arlington, Texas-based home of MLB's Texas Rangers uses RFID tags on clothing and other team merchandise to speed up the checkout procedure. According to Amazon and Delaware...

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PNC Arena adds 12 MatSing antennas to expand cellular coverage

PNC Arena, home of the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes, has added 12 of MatSing's spherical lens antennas to increase cellular coverage of the main bowl seating area in the 18,680-seat arena, according to a release from MatSing. According to MatSing, the new antennas are live for the just-started NHL season, and will provide low-band and mid-band connectivity for not just the...

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Charting the checkout-free concession stand revolution: Almost 100 new stores launched in the last year

Welcome to Stadium Tech Report's Fall 2023 market numbers report on checkout-free concession stands -- which we also call "the list that will be updated soon." Those of you who are longtime Stadium Tech Report readers may remember our old "unofficial" lists of the top single-day Wi-Fi events at stadiums. While we've put those numbers aside (for now!) Stadium Tech...

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Amazon opens eight new stadium ‘Just Walk Out’ stores, including four at Chicago’s United Center

The blitz of checkout-free concession stands is continuing this fall, with announcements of eight new "Just Walk Out" stores from Amazon, four of them opening at Chicago's United Center. Also announced recently was an Amazon store at Everbank Stadium in Jacksonville and three new stores in Canada, two at Scotiabank Arena, home of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and the...

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Aramark blitzes NFL stadiums with new concessions technology deployments

Caterer Aramark Sports & Entertainment announced a blitz of new stadium concession technology deployments at NFL stadiums aimed at improving concession services, a mix that includes checkout-free stands, facial authentication technologies, self-ordering kiosks and self-scan terminals that use both optical recognition as well as bar-code scanning. Of the numerous announcements, the one with perhaps the most widespread impact is Aramark's...

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