Touting Archives

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…

British Columbia pledges to ban scalping bots

The British Columbian government opened its spring session of the legislature yesterday (Tuesday) by promising a ban on mass ticket…

Victim of Viagogo founder wins MBE

Victim Of Viagogo (VoV) founder Claire Turnham has been awarded an MBE for her services to consumer rights. Turnham has…

Skiddle to roll out tout tackling updates

Event guide and ticketing firm Skiddle has rolled out a host of new updates to help eliminate ticketing touting. Skiddle’s…

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Individual tickets for Rugby World Cup 2023 to go on sale

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