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Tag: Scalping

New Zealand court told 90% of Viagogo tickets sold by scalpers

Roughly 90% of event tickets sold through resale platform Viagogo in New Zealand were being sold by scalpers, according to reports from the High Court in Auckland.

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17 February 2023

Singapore-based fans struggle with ticket scalpers

Singapore-based music fans have been struggling with ticket scalpers since the return of live music following the pandemic. 

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9 February 2023

New York bill to provide more transparency for ticket buyers 

A new bill has been passed by the state of New York which means ticketing companies will not be able…

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6 June 2022

Villa fans threatened with bans over ticket reselling

English Premier League club Aston Villa has reiterated its warning to fans over reselling tickets, threatening season-long bans for those…

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5 November 2021

Japanese Olympic scalping ban begins

Laws that prohibit ticket reselling in Japan have come into force today ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Passed…

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14 June 2019

Spanish resale body hits out at ‘unethical’ operators

The Asociación Nacional de Ticketing (Anatic), a trade organisation for the secondary ticketing market in Spain, has hit out at…

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31 May 2019

Eurovision halts ticket sales due to ‘irregularities’ 

Eurovision has frozen its ticket sales for the 2019 event, which will be held in Israel, due to supposed “irregularities”…

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4 March 2019

Utah to legalise ticket resale

The US state of Utah has passed a bill that will permit the resale of concert and theatre tickets, subject…

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12 February 2019

Canadian government says TM not facilitating mass scalping

The Canadian government has today (Friday) revealed Ticketmaster has not been overcharging for concert tickets by using bots following an…

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1 February 2019

Emails uncover how ticket brokers get first look

Emails from ticket reseller DTI Management reveal preferential treatment to touts after giving them first access to tickets for big…

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18 December 2018

Band managers press Ticketmaster on alleged tout connection

Multiple top band managers are demanding answers from Ticketmaster president Jared Smith about the firm’s alleged relationship with scalpers via…

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22 October 2018

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