PUEBLO, Colo.—The Colorado State Fair is going cashless.
The Pueblo Chieftain reports ( ) fair board members voted earlier this year to adopt a system that would require fairgoers to pay food and beer vendors using smart cards. Fair general manager Chris Wiseman says Crabtree Amusements, which runs the carnival rides, also will use the system.
Customers will be charged $1 to activate a smart card, which can be used for up to five years.
The fair runs Aug. 23-Sept. 2. Any smart card balance of more than $50 can be reimbursed in the first two weeks after the fair ends. Any amounts below $5 also will be refunded, or fairgoers could donate the unused balance to the Colorado State Fair Foundation.
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Information from: The Pueblo Chieftain,
