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Stadium Tech Report

December 26th, 2024

Coors Field

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TapIn2, IDmission add facial authentication to self-checkout kiosks

Self-checkout kiosks using software from TapIn2 and IDmission will allow fans at the Kansas City Royals' Kauffman Stadium to use facial authentication for age and payment verification this baseball season, according to a press release from caterer Aramark. We haven't yet talked to anybody specifically about the coming technology deployment, but according to Aramark the combination of facial authentication verification...

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Coors Field bars are using Amazon One for age verification, payment

Fans at the Colorado Rockies' Coors Field can use their palm to verify their age as well as pay for drinks at a couple stadium bars, thanks to a new program from Amazon and stadium caterer Aramark. Amazon's Amazon One program, which allows customers to tie payment information to their palm, has been used before at Whole Foods stores as...

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Amazon adds Just Walk Out stores at Coors Field, Australia’s Marvel Stadium

Checkout-free concession stands continue to proliferate at stadiums, with Amazon placing one of its Just Walk Out stores in Denver's Coors Field and another pair at Marvel Stadium in Australia. The trend of the fast-serve stands took off in 2022, and has not showed any signs of slowing down in 2023. For fans, the stores offer a way to get...

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Editorial

Column: Fans are returning. Is your venue really ready?

As spring turns into summer, it seems like every day there are new pieces of good news arriving. With more areas of the country seeing the pandemic in recession, more and more cities and states are giving venues permission to hold full-attendance events. For those of us in the events business as well as those who drive our business --...

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Review: T-Mobile / MLB AR app falls short during Home Run Derby

Like a hot prospect who shows lots of promise, the T-Mobile / MLB AR app put out for this year's Home Run Derby had some exciting flashes of talent but in the end it just wasn't good enough to make the big-league roster. Here at Stadium Tech Report we were excited to see the app in action, since we've been...

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Coors Field gets Wi-Fi 6 upgrade ahead of All-Star Game

When Major League Baseball moved this year's All-Star Game from Atlanta to Denver, it no doubt set off a lot of organizational scrambling in order to get Coors Field ready to host the sport's mid-summer celebration. Even with a full house of fans expected in July, one thing that didn't cause any last-minute chaos was the upgrading of the stadium's...

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