The city of Ft. The usefulness of smart cards increases when events replace cash spending at concessions, vendors, and even rides, games and parking with the card. Cash handling is reduced throughout the event, so security becomes less of an issue, and vendors and event staff can access sales and inventory records quickly. With the advent of smart cards, manual compilations are replaced with computerized reporting. Each night, events can receive accurate reports detailing the day's activity, including summary reports for admissions and individual vendors.
Events can now get immediate answers to attendance and tracking questions.
Fraud and counterfeiting becomes very difficult to accomplish when smart cards are employed. With special coding and programming on the chip, it's impossible for anyone to duplicate the event's cards. No value is placed on the card until payment is received, so stolen cards cannot be used. And when vendors use smart cards, their profits improve because mistakes and mishandling of cash become things of the past. Raising Revenue Historically, event revenue rises when attendees use smart cards for admissions and other event spending.