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Stadium Tech Report

December 21st, 2024

Intuit Dome

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Survey says: Almost half of venues see biometric technology as a top initiative for 2025

Biometric technology, a new category for this year’s Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey, was cited as a top initiative for 2025 by nearly 47 percent of respondents, good for fourth place on that list. Another 37 percent of respondents said they are already using biometrics for applications that include verification of credentials for staff and media entrances, a sign that use...

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Editorial

Cashierless concession technology still a top priority for venues

According to the respondents to our 2024 Stadium Connectivity Outlook Survey, cashierless concession technology remains among the top priorities for venues heading into 2025. Cashierless concessions is a topic that has dominated Stadium Tech Report’s coverage for the past two years. The deployment of nearly 100 new checkout-free concession stands last year was followed up by another 100 new stores launched...

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Amazon replaces Zippin at Gainbridge Fieldhouse as checkout-free concession-stand technology market gets more competitive

Amazon announced it has opened eight new "Just Walk Out" checkout-free concession stands at NBA arenas, including several stores deployed at arenas that previously only had checkout-free stands using technology from Zippin. At Gainbridge Fieldhouse, home of the NBA's Indianapolis Pacers, two new Amazon Just Walk Out stores have replaced four previous checkout-free stores that used technology from Zippin, a...

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Feature

Amazon adds 13 new ‘Just Walk Out’ stadium stores at NFL venues

Retail giant Amazon has added to its total of stadium-specific checkout-free concession stands, with the announcement of 13 new "Just Walk Out" stores in three different NFL venues. Five of those deployments came at Lumen Field in Seattle, making that stadium the current venue with the most Amazon Just Walk Out stores, with 13. The other venues getting new Just...

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News

Reds, Royals join MLB’s facial authentication entry technology program

Major League Baseball's initiative to bring facial authentication systems to ballparks for faster entry has gained two new stadiums, Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park and Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium, according to MLB. Using gate technology from NEC, the MLB program allows fans to verify ticket information by simply walking by the gate pedestals and looking at the camera. Fans must...

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Feature

Intuit Dome leaning on facial authentication for ticketing and concession transactions

The Intuit Dome, the new home of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, opened Thursday with a Bruno Mars concert. While team officials are still keeping a tight information lid on the exact specifications of all the technical deployments, some more information about fan-facing technology was made public prior to the stadium-opening event. One feature that had emerged in conversations about...

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