Is biometric entry coming? Pro teams, colleges and bowls are ditching paper tickets
- One Seattle arena uses biometrics to purchase concessions. Is entry to games next?
- Teams say virtual tickets protects fans from counterfeiters.
- Going to only virtual tickets ends traditional scalping, but money still made in secondary market.
Marcus Dihlmann was skeptical about buying baseball tickets from a website on his smartphone while vacationing in San Diego in late August, so he went directly to the Petco Park box office.
He bought nine for family and friends to watch the Padres play the Cleveland Guardians, and the employee behind the ticket window promptly texted the tickets to his smartphone.