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Stadium Tech Report

November 22nd, 2024

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‘Pay with your face’ program for concessions growing rapidly at Cleveland Browns’ Huntington Bank Field

The practice of using your face to pay for concessions purchases is growing rapidly at the Cleveland Browns' Huntington Bank Field, thanks in part to an expansion of the Browns' facial authentication programs this season. Along with main technology and deployment partners Wicket and Aramark, the Browns' decision to double the number of concession stands using facial authentication technology for...

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Editorial

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News

Aramark deploys Mashgin-competitor optical-scanning checkout devices from VisioLab at Georgia Southern

Caterer Aramark has deployed optical-scanning self-checkout devices from a German company called VisioLab at Georgia Southern University this football season, in what Aramark is calling a "proof of concept" deployment for what looks like a potential competitor to similar devices from Mashgin. Mashgin's breakthrough optical-scanning devices have won quick acceptance at stadiums and arenas the past few years, mainly because...

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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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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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