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Fans dealing with duplicate charges from Lambeau Field
Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

Packers fans dealing with duplicate credit card charges from Lambeau Field vendors

The Green Bay Packers sent fans home from Lambeau Field with lifted spirits following Sunday’s 24-7 win over the Chicago Bears.

That was until they gave their bank accounts a onceover and saw duplicate charges on their credit or debit cards from food and beverage vendors at Lambeau Field. The Packers are the second Wisconsin-area team to experience such issues after the cashless system the Milwaukee Brewers use at American Family Field shut down on Sunday as well.

Through a team issued statement, the Packers acknowledged the situation and claimed they are working to resolve the issue.

"This was due to an issue encountered worldwide through the payment processor FreedomPay, which is used by Delaware North (the Packers’ food and beverage provider) to process payments in their venues throughout the country,” the Packers posted on their website Monday afternoon.

“Fans may notice these charges as 'pending' in their recent transactions on their credit or debit card accounts, but any duplicate charges will not be completed. FreedomPay is currently voiding all duplicate transactions before they are processed, and those transactions should be voided from each customers' account shortly."

Lambeau Field went cashless in 2020, meaning every one of the 78,350 fans who attended Sunday’s game and may have purchased food or drink from any vendor at Lambeau Field on Sunday could be subject to the double charges.

Fox 11 in Green Bay reported that some fans were charged as many as 12 times for a single purchase.

As of Wednesday evening, the Packers have not further commented on the situation.

Michael Gallagher

Michael Gallagher is a longtime sports journalist based out of Nashville with a decade of experience covering college football, mixed martial arts and prep sports plus the NFL and NHL — specifically the Tennessee Titans and Nashville Predators. He’s covered several notable sporting events including an AFC Championship game, a Stanley Cup Final, an NHL All-Star Game and an NHL Stadium Series. Some of his past bylines can be found at the Nashville Scene, SB Nation, The Hockey News and Fox Sports Knoxville

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