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Stadium Tech Report

October 9th, 2024

New York Mets

News

Wicket hits 1 million mark for facial-authentication stadium entries

Facial-authentication technology provider Wicket announced that deployments of its technology for stadium ticketing and entry applications have passed the 1 million successful entries mark, a sign that the method is starting to gain real traction among stadium and venue operators. Following early adoptions of Wicket's technology by the Columbus Crew, the Cleveland Browns, the Atlanta Falcons and the New York...

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Mets unveil new Samsung videoboard, biggest in baseball

The New York Mets have unveiled a new centerfield videoboard from Samsung Electronics that Samsung and the team claims is the largest in professional baseball. The new board at Citi Field, which according to Samsung has a 17,400-square feet LED screen on the front and a 6,900-square feet screen on the back, is scheduled to be operational for the Mets'...

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Facial authentication looking like a winner for stadium applications

Facial authentication technology may be the next new thing to start multiplying soon at stadiums, as initial deployments are drawing rave reviews from both fans and venues for their ability to speed up identification-based transactions. For uses including stadium entry, security checks and concessions-based age verification, facial authentication systems at stadiums like First Energy Stadium in Cleveland, Citi Field in...

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