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Tampa Bay Rays announce cash-free stadium in 2019

By Paulina Dedaj Fox News
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The Tampa Bay Rays announced Friday that Tropicana Field will be going cash-free starting Feb. 9.  (Google)

Fans at Tropicana Field in Florida can expect shorter lines at the concessions stands this year as the Tampa Bay Rays announced that their stadium is going cash free.

Rays vice president of strategy and development William Walsh said on Friday that the move is an attempt cut the average transaction time in half during games, ESPN reported

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“We have made significant investments each year to improve the ballpark experience for fans,” he said in a statement. “This change will increase speed of service and reduce lines throughout the ballpark."

The stadium will accept major credit cards, apple pay, season-ticket holders’ Rays Cards and, for those wanting to use cash, they can do so by purchasing Rays gift cards to use at concessions, Fox 13 reported.

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Tropicana Field will now be the first sports venue in the country to be a cash-free zone. The first time fans will experience this will be during Fan Fest on Feb 9.