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Stadium Tech Report

November 17th, 2024

Editorial

Looking back at 10 years of covering stadium technology

We've come a long way, haven't we, from leaky coax to MatSing Lens antennas? As we start the 10th year of our quarterly Stadium Tech Report publications, permit me if you will a short look back to see where it all started and where we are now. The good news is, after a decade of writing about as many stadium...

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Aramark’s Alicia Woznicki talks about the tech revolution in concessions

For a long, long, time, there was almost zero innovation around stadium concession operations. But that's simply no longer the case. The intersection of new technologies and increased fan and business demands have spurred an explosion in concession innovation, from optical-scanner self-checkout machines to checkout-free stores, to systems that let you use your face to buy a beer. What's driving...

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What stadium tech might proliferate in 2023?

Looking back at 2022, it's easy to proclaim it as a banner year for stadium technology. Innovation on multiple fronts arrived, not just as ideas but actual products and services that brought immediate improvement to stadium business areas like concessions, ticketing, security and infrastructure. Will 2023 bring more acceleration of new ideas and technology deployments as venues continue to try...

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How the NCS4 helps keep stadiums safe and secure

While the return of fans to full venues is generally seen as a good thing, the resumption of events has also seen the rise of some unintended and unwanted consequences, mainly in the areas of venue safety and security. Venue owners and operators have seen a noticeable rise in uncivil behavior by crowds, caused perhaps in part by tensions created...

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IDmission brings online ID verification to stadium concessions

BOULDER, Colo. -- IDmission is on a mission. A mission to help bring faster and more secure ID and age verification and payments verification to stadium concession operations. To be clear, it's not the company's only mission. In fact, it's currently only a very small part of IDmission's overall business, in which it serves more than 100 large financial institutions...

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Can technology help venues solve staffing issues?

If staffing is the biggest concern facing stadiums and venues right now, how can technology help? So far, we're already seeing many stadiums using new technologies to help cope with the staffing shortages -- with changes we are guessing are here to stay. Self-pouring beer machines are one way to do concessions with fewer staff. Credit: Paul Kapustka, STR If...

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