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Stadium Tech Report

October 10th, 2024

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News

Buffalo Bills add vaccination-proof requirement for fans; LA teams coming soon

The Buffalo Bills are the latest NFL team to join the growing list of organizations that will require fans to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination to attend games, and the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers are expected to follow suit soon, with both regions getting government direction to do so. In Buffalo, the Bills joined county executives on...

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News

Zippin checkout-free system debuts at stadiums in Sacramento, Denver

Automatic payment grab-and-go system could significantly speed up stadium concessions Checkout-free shopping payment systems, where customers simply take items off shelves and are charged automatically as they leave the store, are now arriving in sports stadiums, with startup Zippin leading the way with active installations in Sacramento and Denver.  At the Sacramento Kings' Golden 1 Center and at Empower Field at Mile High in...

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News

Perform Path intros UV-light ‘disinfection box’ for sports equipment

As teams start playing sports in the middle of a pandemic, one obvious question arises: How do you disinfect the balls used in the games, since they have the potential to be touched by many players during live action? One answer is now available from Perform Path, a startup purveyor of UV-light disinfectant solutions for stadiums and venues: A special-built...

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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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