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US touting bot ban isn’t enforced and has only been used once since 2021, says Senator Richard Blumenthal

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US touting bot ban isn’t enforced and has only been used once since 2021, says Senator Richard Blumenthal

US Senator Richard Blumenthal has called on the country’s Federal Trade Commission to do more to crack down on the dodgy tactics employed by ticket scalpers. The 2016 BOTS Act empowers the FTC to go after touts using bots, but Blumenthal says it has only enforced that law once in eight years…

Chris Cooke • 09 Dec 2024

Culture minister tells ticket touting platforms to “get ready for change”

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Culture minister tells ticket touting platforms to “get ready for change”

MPs took part in a debate on secondary ticketing yesterday, with culture minister Chris Bryant insisting the new government will make good on its pledge to introduce a ticket touting price cap, and will do so in a way that ensures this new regulation - unlike past regulations - is properly enforced…

Chris Cooke • 25 Oct 2024

Campaigners respond to “astounding” report on the “sinister” lobbying plans of ticket touts

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Campaigners respond to “astounding” report on the “sinister” lobbying plans of ticket touts

A group of ticket touts recently met in London to plot a campaign against the Labour Party’s plan to put a 10% price cap on the resale of tickets, with the support of a US lobbying group. Anti-touting campaigners in the UK say those efforts could backfire and aid their bid to get the cap into law…

Chris Cooke • 29 May 2024

Minnesota passes new laws regulating secondary ticketing

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Minnesota passes new laws regulating secondary ticketing

While there has been lots of talk about new ticketing regulations in US Congress, more progress is being made at a state level. Minnesota has passed new laws regulating secondary ticketing this week, with Maryland also set to introduce new resale rules…

Chris Cooke • 09 May 2024

Banks confirm social media ticketing scams are back on the rise

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Banks confirm social media ticketing scams are back on the rise

A number of UK banks have confirmed to the BBC that they saw two-and-half times more ticketing scams being reported this year, with fraudsters selling fake tickets via social media…

Chris Cooke • 27 Oct 2023

Travis Scott ticket resellers set to lose thousands following failed buyers club bet

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Travis Scott ticket resellers set to lose thousands following failed buyers club bet

Members of a credit card buyers club bought up tickets for Travis Scott’s US tour to resell, but as demand dipped they found themselves out of pocket and the organiser of the bet may go out of business…

Andy Malt • 10 Oct 2023