All posts belonging to the Touting tag can be found in the list below.
A landmark four-figure fine has been handed to a tout reselling tickets for the live Still Game shows at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, which could open the door to future touting probes across the UK. ...
Tags: Resale, Still Game, Touting, Trading StandardsAustralian Football League (AFL) tickets listed for more than 10 per cent the face value have been pulled amid an investigation into alleged price gouging involving experience packages firm BallPark E...
Tags: AFL, BallPark Entertainment, Resale, ToutingTouts operating outside Aintree's Grand National could soon be banned and fined after police recorded a “significant increase” in scalpers at the festival over the past four years. The propos...
Tags: Grand National, Paulette Lappin, PSPO, Racecourse, The Jockey Club, ToutingThe British Columbian government opened its spring session of the legislature yesterday (Tuesday) by promising a ban on mass ticket scalping, among other consumer protection measures. Lt.-Gov. Jane...
Tags: Bots, British Columbia, Canada, Legislation, Resale, ToutingVictim Of Viagogo (VoV) founder Claire Turnham has been awarded an MBE for her services to consumer rights. Turnham has created a strong and united consumer voice collectively campaigning for fai...
Tags: Consumer Rights, MBE, Touting, Viagogo, Victim of ViagogoEvent guide and ticketing firm Skiddle has rolled out a host of new updates to help eliminate ticketing touting. Skiddle’s Re:Sell and Cool:Off platforms will operate an ‘opt out’ rather th...
Tags: Resale, Skiddle, ToutingHong 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, ToutingNew Zealand Rugby has called a national meeting with the sports and entertainment industry to discuss ways to tackle ticket touting. The meeting, which will be held on August 15 at AJ Park’s of...
Tags: Claire Turnham, New Zealand, New Zealand Rugby, Resale, Secondary Market, ToutingThe investigation into the controversial ticketing scandal that took place during the 2016 Rio Olympics reportedly cost Ireland more than €312,765. The probe looked to determine the practice of t...
Tags: Ireland, OCI, Olympics, rio olympics, Ticket Scandal, ToutingNew 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, Victoria
