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Stadium Tech Report

February 24th, 2025

Paul Kapustka

Feature

Concessions technology a focus at Climate Pledge Arena

Beyond its curious name and the laudable aspirational goals behind it, Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena is also a venue filled with leading-edge technology and forward-thinking procedures all designed to enhance the fan experience. New entry technologies including walk-through weapons detectors, and innovative "just walk out" concession stands using Amazon technology are just some of the deployments Climate Plege Arena will...

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Editorial

Venues need to radically rethink entry procedures

After a year of welcoming full-capacity crowds back to stadiums, it's apparent that while technology can assist venues in eliminating fan pain points, it's also clear that sudden shifts to new ways of doing things don't always go as smoothly as planned. For this column, we're going to focus on the process of stadium entry, where we saw some of...

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Editorial

Video Interview: Justin Bushee, Boingo

"5G is not hype." That's one of the key messages that came across in our interview with Justin Bushee, vice president of business development at Boingo, who joined us at the ALSD Conference and Trade Show in Las Vegas earlier this year. Watch and listen as Bushee describes some of the new deployments underway from Boingo, which include 5G rollouts...

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Feature

Denver Broncos speed up entry with new walk-through detectors

As one of the latest teams to join a growing trend, the Denver Broncos recently added walk-through weapons detectors to their entry systems at Empower Field at Mile High, greatly speeding up fan entry times, according to stadium IT executives. By combining walk-through weapons detectors from CEIA USA with a deployment strategy that pushed the initial security perimeter farther away...

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News

Super Bowl LVIII coming to Las Vegas and Allegiant Stadium

The Las Vegas Raiders announced today that NFL owners have awarded Super Bowl LVIII to Las Vegas, meaning the "big game" will be coming to the Raiders' new home, Allegiant Stadium. Scheduled for February 11, 2024, the game marks the first time the Super Bowl will be held in the state of Nevada. The new domed stadium, which has been...

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Editorial

Video Interview: Jackie Slope, Honda Center

What can venues do from a technology standpoint to make fans feel comfortable about returning to live events? That's one of the primary concerns right now for Jackie Slope, vice president of technology at the Honda Center, who joined us at the ALSD Conference and Trade Show in Las Vegas earlier this year. Slope, who joined the Honda Center staff...

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