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Houston law firm investigates Olympics ticketing policy and backs Action Seating
Mon, Mar 1st 2010 4:23 pm EST
By Alfred Branch Jr.
Houston attorney Jim Moriarty, the victim of an alleged Beijing Olympics fraud two years ago, is backing the claims by Action Seating owner Gene Hammett, who said he was scammed out of millions of dollars worth of Vancouver Olympics tickets.
Dozens of fans and brokers did not receive tickets that they ordered for the recently concluded Winter Games as a result of the alleged scam, and Moriarty said in a statement that he thoroughly investigated Hammett's claims about the ordeal and believes his story is credible. Full Story...
Save thisStreet scalpers thrived at Vancouver Olympics
Fri, Feb 26th 2010 3:02 pm EST
Many street scalpers at the Vancouver Olympics made a killing, according to The Province newspaper, because a supposed crackdown on ticket resale never really materialized. In some instances, scalpers were able to buy event tickets the same day and turn them around profit. The Vancouver Olympic Committee, which set up its own online ticket resale site, said this year's Winter Games were going to be the first Olympics to sell out. Full Story...
Live Nation Entertainment to switch ticketing from CTS Eventim to Ticketmaster
Fri, Feb 26th 2010 1:01 pm EST
By Alfred Branch Jr.
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Disappointed by the way the operation has progressed over the past year, Live Nation Entertainment announced Thursday that it was dropping CTS Eventim for ticketing in North America and replacing it with Ticketmaster, which Live Nation merged with last month.
Michael Rapino, president and CEO of Live Nation Entertainment, made the announcement during a conference call to announce the company's fourth quarter and year-end results, but he did not offer specific examples of the failings of the Eventim ticketing system. Full Story...
Ticketmaster's GetMeIn! to close regional European sites to consolidate operations
Thu, Feb 25th 2010 10:29 am EST
By Alfred Branch Jr.
UK-based secondary ticket reseller GetMeIn! is reportedly preparing to shut down its regional European Web sites to concentrate sales out of its UK offices.
The site, owned by Ticketmaster and now part of Live Nation Entertainment, will close the localized sites in Germany, France, Italy and The Netherlands, though fans in those countries will still be able to purchase tickets to events there. Full Story...
Fans seek refunds for Whitney Houston concert tickets
Wed, Feb 24th 2010 10:52 am EST
Whitney Houston recently launched a six-date tour of Australia, her first live concerts in the country since the late 1980s. However, the acclaimed singer is already facing harsh criticism -- and ticket refund demands -- for her first concert on February 22 at Brisbane Entertainment Centre. Houston received her share of positive reviews from concert-goers and promoter Andrew McManus. But some disappointed fans walked out on the performance with complaints about Houston's voice and exhausted appearance. Those fans are now seeking refunds for their concert tickets, which ranged in price from AU$95 ($85) and AU$195 ($174). Full Story...
Manchester United tickets seized in raid on ticket touts
Tue, Feb 23rd 2010 9:49 am EST
By Richard Kastelein
The BBC is reporting that Manchester police investigating a suspected ticket-touting ring have nabbed dozens of Manchester United tickets at a property in the city. More than 40 tickets for a recent match against Arsenal and dozens of season cards were found, along with £11,000 in cash.
The BBC reported that three men, aged 23, 26 and 51, have been arrested on suspicion of ticket touting and other offenses. Full Story...
Vancouver ticket broker sued over USA / Canada hockey tickets
Mon, Feb 22nd 2010 4:53 pm EST
By Alfred Branch Jr.
A Vancouver man who bought two tickets to Sunday's USA vs. Canada hockey match, but didn't receive the tickets he wanted, is suing a Vancouver ticket broker for $60,000.
Patrick O'Brien filed the lawsuit against Allstar Tickets last week in a Canadian court before the game, because he claimed the company did not deliver the two center-ice tickets he paid $4,600 for. Full Story...
Ticketmaster / Live Nation merger: UK Competition Commission to offer new opinion by May 11
Mon, Feb 22nd 2010 3:11 pm EST
By Alfred Branch Jr.
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Having been ordered to reconsider the deal, the UK Competition Commission (CC) will release its new decision concerning the Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger by May 11.
The move to reconsider the merger, which has received approval from the U.S. Justice Department with conditions, was issued earlier this month by the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT), following an appeal made by German ticketing company CTS Eventim. Full Story...
Secondary ticket market escapes UK crackdown
Wed, Feb 17th 2010 10:40 am EST
By Adriana Hamacher
(This story was updated to add comments from viagogo)
UK government ministers have decided not to regulate the controversial market in secondary ticket sales, and it will continue to legally resell tickets for big sporting events such as the World Cup and Wimbledon.
UK Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe suggested last year that the resale of tickets for certain important national sporting events should be banned. Full Story...
More details emerge in Action Seating Olympics tickets debacle
Mon, Feb 15th 2010 3:43 pm EST
By Alfred Branch Jr.
The attorney representing Arizona-based ticket broker eSeats.com in a lawsuit over an alleged scam of Vancouver Olympics tickets said the defense, Action Seating of Atlanta, is currently without counsel.
Lawrenceville, GA-based attorney David Will, who is representing eSeats in the lawsuit it filed earlier in the month, told TicketNews that he has no idea who is representing Action Seating at this point. Full Story...
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