All posts belonging to the Touts tag can be found in the list below.
Calls for a criminal investigation have been voiced after Viagogo was accused of providing professional touts with ‘inventory management tools’ that appear to support speculative ticketing. Evi...
Tags: Resale, Toolkit, Touts, ViagogoThe two ticket resellers that were found guilty earlier this month of fraud have been sentenced to a total of six and a half years in prison. Peter Hunter and David Smith, who traded as Ticket Wiz ...
Tags: National Trading Standards, Resale, Secondary Ticketing, ToutsPearl Jam has penned a letter to two congressmen detailing what it believes are flaws in the BOSS Act, a piece of legislation designed to tackle touting and the use of bots. New Jersey Democratic C...
Tags: BOSS Act, Bots, Congressman, Pearl Jam, Resale, ToutsSolis Music and Arts Festival in Islamabad, Pakistan was shut down on Saturday after hundreds of people with fake tickets “fought their way” into the venue. The electronic music festival was du...
Tags: Cancellation, Resale, Solis Music and Arts Festival, ToutsRage Against the Machine has raised over $3m for charity through its specially priced tickets, with 10 per cent of the tickets in each city on the tour held back to raise money. The tickets for cha...
Tags: Charity, pricing, Rage Against The Machine, Resale, ToutsTwo ticket resellers who used bots to harvest and resell passes for £11m have been found guilty of fraud in a landmark ruling that could have implications for the resale industry. Peter Hunter and...
Tags: National Trading Standards, Resale, ToutsWiZink Center in Madrid has reported a rise in fraudulent tickets with more than 1,200 people denied access to concerts in 2019. The 16,000-capacity venue reported an “alarming increase in ticket...
Tags: Fraud, Madrid, Resale, Touts, venues, WiZink CenterA new piece of legislation passed by the Scottish government will see ticket touts fined up to £5,000 ($6,175/€5,636) if caught reselling Euro 2020 passes. The UEFA European Championship (Scotla...
Tags: hampden park, Resale, Scotland, ToutsStuart Camp, Ed Sheeran’s manager who has been vocal in his efforts to tackle touts, has spoken in court about his decision to take a stand against “absurd” resale prices. Camp was providing ...
Tags: Ed Sheeran, Resale, Stuart Camp, ToutsAlleged Wimbledon ticket tout Luke McKay has been handed a six-month suspended prison sentence after refusing to “grass-up” his boss, who prosecutors claim is a reality TV star. Justice Clive F...
Tags: AELTC, All England Lawn Tennis Club, Touts, wimbledon
