Sports and entertainment

Serve fans faster with a game-changing venue and stadium point of sale

Built for fast-paced and high-volume events, Genius helps sports and entertainment venues rake in revenue, reduce costs and make sure fans don’t miss a minute.
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Create unforgettable fan experiences

Running a large venue is anything but simple, but the right tools can make a packed house feel effortless. Our solutions help you serve faster, sell smarter and stay in control, whether you’re hosting popstars or playoff games.

Handle high volumes without missing a step

Take orders and payments at the counter, by Genius Kiosk or your app, keeping lines moving and sales flowing.

Speed up kitchen ops and eliminate errors

Streamline the prep line with Genius Kitchen. Say goodbye to messy paper orders, kitchen mix-ups and delays.

Simplify updates with Genius Digital Menu Board

Showcase a dynamic menu, and roll out real-time updates from one intuitive interface.

Drive higher checks with Genius Kiosk

Deliver a low-stress guest experience with tech that lets them browse your digital menu and order at their own pace.

Run a smarter back office

Tackle labor, inventory and other back-of-house functions using cloud-based tools that let you run your business from anywhere.

Boost fan engagement and keep them coming back

Create personalized fan experiences with loyalty programs, targeted marketing, gamification and compelling incentives based on their preferences and purchase history.

Crush the rush with a fast, flexible and future-ready POS system for sports stadiums and entertainment venues

Meet fans where they are with powerful in-person and mobile ordering options that keep wait times low.
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Countertop

Process orders and payments for food and drink, ticketing and merch. Our touchscreen point of sale system is customizable to your venue and easy to use, speeding up checkout and reducing queues.
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Kiosk

Put guests in control with user-friendly self-ordering kiosk via an intuitive touchscreen. Guests can preorder, interval order or order directly to their seats from a visual menu.
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Suite catering

Enjoy suite-level ordering and fulfillment with SuiteSpot. From pre-ordering and live game-day menus to real-time inventory and reporting, give your premium guests the experience they expect.
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Power every sale, from concourse to club level

From high-volume concessions to pop-up merch stands, our stadium and venue point of sale is built to handle the rush — keeping lines short, sales moving and fans happy.
  • Deliver a fast, reliable checkout so fans can get back to their seats fast
  • Accept any payment, anywhere, including contactless and mobile wallets
  • Segment and target attendees with personalized offers that bring them back
  • Easily train staff with an intuitive interface
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Keep concessions moving at full speed

Built for the fast pace of stadium and venue concessions, Genius Kitchen helps your team serve more fans in less time, without sacrificing quality or control.
  • Sync hundreds of orders from every POS, kiosk and mobile channel directly to the kitchen, so nothing gets lost in the noise
  • Give kitchen staff full visibility into what’s in progress, what’s coming next and what needs to go out now
  • Reduce food waste and long lines by prioritizing the right prep at the right time
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Tackle the back office

Run a more efficient and profitable venue with a back office system built for the complexities of sports and entertainment arenas.
  • Track inventory across all stands and kitchens to reduce waste and prevent shortages
  • Access real-time sales and performance data by location, event or shift, so you can make better decisions faster
  • Simplify end-of-day closeouts with tools and reports that reduce paperwork and manual labor

Focus on the fans — we’ll handle the rest

Delight fans from the first song to the final whistle with a powerful stadium and venue point of sale solution.

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Sports and entertainment FAQs

A stadium and venue POS system helps improve operations and enhance the customer experience at every touchpoint of their journey.

Pre-event, you can engage with fans, offering tailored offers and promotions and even the option to preorder drinks and snacks to pick up when they arrive.

At the event, you can offer guests a range of ordering and payment options, including credit cards, contactless payments, self-service kiosks, mobile ordering and in-seat ordering — to speed up service and optimize staffing costs.

A smart venue and stadium POS solution can also help to ensure that every order from every channel is centralized, prioritized and connected directly to the kitchen, giving all players full visibility into order progress.

The POS software’s back office functionality includes a reporting suite packed with insights that can help users make informed decisions and improve the efficiency of a single site or an entire franchise — honing in on details like food usage, waste and costs, shift schedules, lapses between actual and target yields and more.

Genius supports museums, amusement parks, large-scale indoor and outdoor entertainment and sporting events. From games to concerts and festivals to corporate events, our stadium and event point of sale system delivers payment processing and tech solutions designed to minimize guests’ waiting time and ensure smooth operations and order fulfillment. Stadium operators also rely on Genius Kitchen to streamline kitchen management, and Genius Back Office to manage reporting, labor, inventory and other back-of-house functions in real time.

Security is built into every level of Genius, helping protect you and your customers from fraud and security breaches. Through a unique collection of compliant POS terminals and security solutions, Genius delivers one of the industry’s most secure payments platforms, built to protect payment data at every stage of the payment journey.

All of our POS solutions are supported by an intelligent data-driven ecosystem. Every transaction, purchase and insight are captured in a single, secure web-based back office.

Yes, users are granted specific access areas, while managers can see restricted information, including employee scheduling, inventory levels and pricing.

Real-time data streaming infrastructure connects all Genius modules, with dashboards to help operations leaders to monitor rush-hour throughput, services times and upsell metrics across all locations. Real-time capability can also be integrated with third-party platforms and analytics tools.