All posts belonging to the Scalping tag can be found in the list below.
Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has called for ticket touting to be made illegal across all venues in the city, citing that the secondary market creates the “illusion of hot demand.” The watchd...
Tags: Consumer Protection, Fees, Hong Kong, Legal, pricing, Resale, Scalping, ToutingUS senators Jerry Moran and Richard Blumenthal (pictured) have called on Live Nation president and chief executive, Michael Rapino, to dedicate “immediate attention” to the escalating scandal surr...
Tags: Blumenthal, CBC, Moran, Scalping, Senators, Ticketmasters, Toronto Star, Touts, TradeDeskTicketmaster’s North American arm has now denied accusations it is colluding with scalpers following the undercover sting perpetrated by Canadian media outlets. In an initial response to the foot...
Tags: Canada, Scalping, Ticketmaster, TradeDeskTicketmaster has been accused of colluding with scalpers in an undercover expose broadcast on Canadian television. Reporters from CBC News and the Toronto Star newspaper were able to capture footag...
Tags: Bots, Canada, Scalping, Ticketmaster, TradeDesk, UndercoverAn Irish politician is hoping to halt an anti-touting bill in order to protect jobs at the controversial resale firm Viagogo. Viagogo has an office in Castletroy, Limerick, where 150 staff are curr...
Tags: Anti-Touting, Ireland, jobs, Legislation, Resale, Scalping, ViagogoTouts are still rife at the 2018 FIFA World Cup despite the governing body claiming a no-tolerance policy on illegal reselling of tickets. According to the Associated Press news agency, scalpers ha...
Tags: Fifa, moscow, Russia, Scalping, ticket office, Touts, World CupNew legislation in the Australian state of Victoria will introduce ‘ticket cops’ to clamp down on touts. The group will be given the jurisdiction to go after controversial secondary platforms a...
Tags: Australia, Law, Legislation, Music, Scalping, sports, Task Force, Ticket Cops, Touting, VictoriaOnline ticketing platforms in Italy will be forced to prove to the Inland Revenue that they are ‘bot proof’ in new secondary ticketing rules. Under the Decree of the Ministry of the Economy of ...
Tags: Bots, Italy, Legislation, Resale, Scalping, Secondary, SIAEThe Toronto Blue Jays have come under fire from fans after it was revealed they and other Major League Baseball teams are profiting from ticket resale. According to a CBC and Toronto Star investiga...
Tags: Baseball, Blue Jays, Major League Baseball, MLB, Resale, Scalping, Secondary, Toronto Blue Jays, ToutsBritish Columbia (BC) is considering legislation to tackle touting and price inflation on music and sport tickets. Solicitor general Mike Farnworth said his staff in the Canadian province are looki...
Tags: Bill, Bots, British Colombia, Canada, Law, Legislation, Scalping, Tout
