Tropicana Field, the home venue of the Tampa Bay Rays, will become the first cash-free sports venue in North America in 2019, according to a press release from the team. The move was announced in partnership with hospitality company Levy and analytics firm E15.
All concession stands, parking, retail stores, ticket offices, and other points-of-sale inside the ballpark will no longer take cash. Instead, accepted forms of payment include all major credit cards, Rays gift cards, NFC mobile payments such as Apple Pay and Samsung Pay, and Season Ticket Holder Rays Cards. Fans without electronic forms of payment are not entirely out of luck, as cash inside the stadium can still be exchanged for gift cards in any amount at all Tropicana Field retail locations.