Half-time queues for decent chips or a beer on the footy may quickly be a factor of the previous at Melbourne's Marvel Stadium, with new expertise to roll out from tomorrow.
The brand new Amazon expertise system, known as 'Simply Stroll Out', will enable followers to get meals and drinks inside the house of a 45-second objective break, based on AFL expertise chief Rob Pickering.
"Which means getting what you want and getting again to your seat in a objective break of 45 seconds," he stated.
Two meals and drinks shops on the stadium known as 'The Runner' have been fitted with the expertise, which has not beforehand been used within the Southern Hemisphere.
The system will see clients scan their financial institution card or cell pockets when coming into one of many shops.
It then detects what meals and drinks are chosen and expenses clients after they depart.
It would debut throughout this weekend's match between North Melbourne and Sydney tomorrow afternoon.
The expertise is at the moment in use at sports activities venues throughout the US, together with TD Backyard, dwelling of the Boston Celtics (NBA) and Boston Bruins (NHL), and Local weather Pledge Area, dwelling of the Seattle Kraken (NHL).
Followers shopping for alcohol will nonetheless be required to point out their ID to a employee for age verification.
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