Kansas State Athletic Facilities went cashless to provide the “Best Fan Experience” in the Big 12, according to a news release from K-State Sports. These venues include the “ticket office, concessions, parking, Rally House locations, gameday Cat Cushion purchases and other points of sale in the facilities.”

Fans can use traditional credit or debit cards for payment. The main concession stands will accept Apple Pay. Checks will not be accepted. 

Christian Wright, senior in journalism and mass communication, said he and his friends already pay for everything online.

“Honestly I feel like, as a whole, a lot of things are going cashless,” Wright said. I don’t really carry any cash on me or anything. With how the world is now, everyone is paying for things online. All of our fees and everything as students; you don’t really see anyone … pay cash for anything.” 

During the 2020 season, many K-State team stores and concession stands transitioned to card-only payments.

Jake Brown, a senior in child psychology who works at the recreational facilities, said nobody gave him any information on the facilities turning cashless.

“Here sometimes it will affect us because people will expect cash payment and they’ll get a little bit flustered because we don’t accept cash and it’s an $8 fee if you don’t have your ID or if you’re not a K-State student here,” Brown said. “So most people do come in expecting cash, and some people will leave if we don’t take it, but most people do end up having their card on them. It doesn’t affect us too terribly, but it’s a thing that they need to promote a little more.” 

Brown said he thinks the switch won’t affect the students as much as it does other people using the facilities.

“I didn’t personally [use cash], but I know people who did,” Brown said. “I can see more parents getting mad if they’re coming in with their children or something if they need to give their kids cash to buy a hotdog or something and they don’t accept cash.”