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Stadium Tech Report

November 17th, 2024

Paul Kapustka

Feature

Innovation and experience leads the technology development at Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium

As befits its futuristic appearance, the new home of the newly named Las Vegas Raiders is also fitted with the latest in fan-facing technologies, deployments that will have to wait a bit before their potential can be realized. Though the $2-billion, 65,000-seat stadium “officially” opened on Sept. 21 with a 34-24 Raiders victory over the New Orleans Saints, a decision...

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Editorial

Pandemic planning puts focus on venue entry, concessions

As some venues take baby steps forward in allowing limited fan attendance at events, for most venues the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are forcing owners and operators to take a longer look at the technologies and procedures that can help provide safer situations for large crowds inside public spaces for the foreseeable future. And if keeping fans farther...

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News

Pac-12, Mountain West move to resume football seasons; Notre Dame, Tennessee Titans see outbreaks

Citing the availability of better, more rapid testing for Covid-19 infections as a main changing point, the Pac-12 conference last week announced it would "resume its football, basketball and winter sport seasons," with football games possibly taking place starting Nov. 6. While the announcement on the conference website noted that "the football season may now commence for those teams that...

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News

Big Ten votes to start football season in late October

“We’re in a better place, regardless of how we got here or how painful it was during the time we waited to get this moment," Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said. "That’s all behind us. What’s beautiful is that we have a process and protocols in place that’s based on science and based on lessons learned since Aug. 11.”...

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News

Montreal Impact picks Aruba for new Wi-Fi network at Saputo Stadium

When fans are allowed back into Saputo Stadium, home of Major League Soccer's Montreal Impact, at some future point they will be able to connect to a new Wi-Fi network using gear from Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company. “Though the pandemic has caused us to have to delay the start of our home game play this year, engaging with...

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News

Kentucky Derby to run without fans

Reversing course from several previously planned options to include fans at this year’s race, the Kentucky Derby announced that the Sept. 5 event will now be held without fans, due to safety concerns over the COVID-19 virus. “With the current significant increases in COVID-19 cases in Louisville as well as across the region, we needed to again revisit our planning,”...

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