All posts belonging to the Scalping tag can be found in the list below.
Laws that prohibit ticket reselling in Japan have come into force today ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Passed by Japan’s parliament last December, the legislation outlaws a number of acti...
Tags: Bill, Japan, Legislation, Olympics, Scalping, Tokyo 2020The Asociación Nacional de Ticketing (Anatic), a trade organisation for the secondary ticketing market in Spain, has hit out at “unethical” behaviour by some operators ahead of the UEFA Champions...
Tags: Scalping, Spain, UefaEurovision has frozen its ticket sales for the 2019 event, which will be held in Israel, due to supposed “irregularities” with the official ticket vendor. The Kan Israeli public broadcaster rep...
Tags: Eurovision, Israel, Resale, Scalping, Tel Aviv, ToutsThe US state of Utah has passed a bill that will permit the resale of concert and theatre tickets, subject to certain conditions. The bill has been sponsored by State Senator Deidre Henderson and h...
Tags: Major Events, Resale, Scalping, Ticketing, Ticketing Law, UtahThe Canadian government has today (Friday) revealed Ticketmaster has not been overcharging for concert tickets by using bots following an investigation. Several formal complaints were filed to Cana...
Tags: Bots, Canada, Competition Bureau, Scalping, Ticketmaster, TradeDeskEmails from ticket reseller DTI Management reveal preferential treatment to touts after giving them first access to tickets for big stadium gigs. According to emails obtained by Billboard, a week pri...
Tags: Brokers, Eric Church, Resale, Scalping, Secondary Market, ToutsMultiple top band managers are demanding answers from Ticketmaster president Jared Smith about the firm’s alleged relationship with scalpers via its TradeDesk platform. Following a report by CB...
Tags: Ban on Bots, Band Managers, CBC, Scalping, Ticketmaster, Touts, Trade DeskTicketmaster has confirmed that it has acquired blockchain technology firm Upgraded. Upgraded is a smart ticketing app that converts traditional tickets into secure interactive digital assets prote...
Tags: Blockchain, M&A, Scalping, Ticketmaster, UpgradedHong 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, TradeDesk
