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Taylor Swift Melbourne concerts declared major events to protect against ticket scalping

The Victorian Government has declared Taylor Swift’s Melbourne Eras Tour concerts as a major event, helping to crack down on ticket scalpers and stop fans from being ripped off.

‘Taylor Swift law’ introduced in Brazil to tackle ticket scalping

A Brazilian lawmaker has introduced a new law to tackle ticket scalping, after Taylor Swift announced shows in the country as part of the singer’s Eras Tour.

Malaysian Government reportedly considering law to beat ticket scalpers

The Malaysian Government is reportedly considering introducing a new law to help tackle ticket scalping, following the issues experienced by fans attempting to purchase tickets for November’s Coldplay performance.

Consumer Protection warns over UFC resale tickets

Western Australia’s Consumer Protection agency is continuing to warn consumers that have purchased inflated tickets from unauthorised resellers that they may be refused entry, or have their tickets cancelled, for the upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC 284) event at Perth’s RAC Arena (pictured).

2022 in review – December

Glastonbury Festival organisers announced in early December that Sir Elton John will be headlining the event in 2023, which will…

Senators question FTC over bot tactics

US Senators have turned to the country’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to discuss the agency’s plans to fight the use of bots in ticketing, following the issues which plagued the recent Taylor Swift pre-sale.

New event ticketing standard introduced in Australia

A new event ticketing standard has been introduced by the Australian Government to help ticket buyers make informed decisions when purchasing tickets from online resellers.

AFL fans lose out thanks to fake tickets for Grand Final

Multiple fans that thought they would be going to see the Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Final have lost out…

Tokyo 2020 details domestic ticketing plan

The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) has announced an outline domestic ticket sales plan, with…

Japan bans ticket scalping ahead of major sporting events

Japan’s parliament has rubber-stamped a bill that will ban ticket scalping as the country prepares for two years of major…

Western Australia introduces ticket scalping laws

Ticket scalping legislation to restrict the resale of event tickets will be introduced to state parliament in Western Australia later…

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Wimbledon raises ticket prices for 2023 championships

Lord’s lifetime membership owners allowed to jump 29-year queue

Ticketing: The ‘bad-news’ business?

Viagogo fined over unauthorised ticket sales for Rugby World Cup France 2023

Leeds United increases season ticket prices by flat 10% fee

See Tickets, Vivendi suffer reported data breach

Issues reported with Rugby World Cup 2023 ticketing system

Vivendi plans to sell See Tickets and festival businesses – reports

Ticketmaster faces class action lawsuit over Drake tickets

Aisle seats are the new ‘premium’ tickets

Exit Festival links up with NFT-TiX as part of multi-year collaboration

Rammstein obtains restraining order against Viagogo

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