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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.

Sky Stadium and Ticketek celebrate Ed Sheeran success

Sky Stadium (pictured), a multi-purpose sport and entertainment venue in Wellington, is celebrating hosting its biggest ever crowd for a live performance, with last week's Ed Sheeran concert also becoming the first stadium event in New Zealand to be ticketed 100% in-app.

Brighton uncovers touting ring ahead of Liverpool clash

Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion has blocked tickets and suspended more than 100 online accounts after cracking an attempted ticket touting ring which sought to exploit fans ahead of last weekend’s FA Cup tie against Liverpool.

Ireland’s anti-touting bill approved by Cabinet

Ireland’s anti-ticket-touting bill has been signed off by the Cabinet today (Tuesday) some four years after it was first mooted….

European campaign group publishes anti-touting guide

The Face-value European Alliance for Ticketing (FEAT) has published a guide for agents and promoters to combat ticket scalping. The…

2020 in review: September

Live entertainment and ticketing provider TEG restructured its management team with Cameron Hoy (pictured left) appointed to the new combined…

Irish government agrees to bring anti-touting bill forward

The Irish government has approved the drafting of anti-ticket touting legislation that would see penalties of up to €100,000 (£91,000/$117,000)…

UK government calls for clampdown after resale probe

The UK government has pledged to adopt a cross-departmental approach to tackle unauthorised ticket-selling after the Guardian newspaper claimed that…

Landmark touting fine in UK could lead to further probes

A landmark four-figure fine has been handed to a tout reselling tickets for the live Still Game shows at the…

AFL tickets removed for alleged price gouging

Australian Football League (AFL) tickets listed for more than 10 per cent the face value have been pulled amid an…

Touts face Grand National ban and fines

Touts operating outside Aintree’s Grand National could soon be banned and fined after police recorded a “significant increase” in scalpers…

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