All posts belonging to the Touting tag can be found in the list below.
The 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, VictoriaTicket resellers in the UK will now be required to supply a unique ticket numbers (UTN) to the buyer to identify the ticket’s seat, standing area or location. The new legislation, which goes into...
Tags: ASA, CMA, New Law, Protecting Fans, Resale, Seat Numbers, Secondary Market, Standing Area, Touting, UK Legislation, Unique Ticket Numbers, UTNA government review of the Dutch secondary ticketing market is under way to assess whether legislation is needed to prevent ticket fraud and the harvesting of large volumes of tickets for resale. I...
Tags: Culture Minister, dutch, Ingrid van Engelshoven, Resale, Seatwave, Secondary Market, ToutingAnti-touting campaign group FanFair Alliance and Victim Of Viagogo founder Claire Turnham have been honoured with the Best Consumer Award at the Sheila McKechnie Foundation’s 2018 National Campaigne...
Tags: anti scalping, Best Consumer Award, Fanfair Alliance, National Campaigner Awards, Sheila Mckechnie Foundation, Touting, Victim of ViagogoThe sale of tickets for major live events in Australia could be further regulated after Victoria’s Sports Minister announced plans to speak to AFL chiefs about expanding declared event status to gam...
Tags: AFL, anti scalping, Aussie Rules, Government, Legislation, ToutingThe UK government has announced changes to the guidance provided to ticketing businesses to ensure consumers are presented with more transparency when purchasing secondary tickets. The updated legi...
Tags: Face Value, Fanfair Alliance, Seat Numbers, Touting, Transparency, UK GovernmentThe UK authorities face a series of challenges in taking enforcement action against secondary ticketing sites that flout consumer law, according to a legal expert. The Competition and Markets A...
Tags: CMA, Consumer, Enforcement, Fine, Law, Legal, Scalping, ToutingGoogle reformed its policies on secondary ticketing adverts only after being made aware of potential illegalities by a Spanish live events trade group. Speaking to IQ Mag, Gabriel Rossy, lawyer for...
Tags: Advertising, AdWords, Fanfair Alliance, Google, Music, Spain, ToutingJuventus president Andrea Agnelli has seen his suspension lifted after being handed a one-year ban from football for his role in a ticket scalping scandal. The Italian Serie A football club’s hea...
Tags: Agnelli, Ban, FIGC, Italy, Juventus, Scalping, Serie A, Touting, Ultras
