Lengthy jail sentences for principals in UK Olympic tickets scam
The two main defendants in the massive Beijing Olympic tickets scam were sentenced today, July 11, to stiff jail terms…
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This archive contains coverage of stories related to the legal and legislative landscape for ticketing and ticket resale. Stories are ordered by date, with the most recent stories displaying first. You can view older stories by clicking through to higher numbered pages within the archive.
Judge rejects Ticketmaster settlement in delivery fee case
A multi-million dollar settlement to a class action lawsuit over delivery fees that Ticketmaster reached late last year has been…
Live Nation faces class action lawsuit over service fees
Live entertainment giant Live Nation, which has had to fend off similar legal challenges in the past, is facing a…
Guilty verdicts for Beijing Olympic ticket fraudsters
The principals of a UK-based secondary ticketing company were found guilty today, July 5, of fraud and money laundering charges…
StubHub, New York Yankees prevail in New York ticket resale case
In a major victory for leading ticket resale marketplace StubHub — and in turn the overall secondary ticket market —…
Massachusetts legislators restart ticket resale law discussions
A few years after the first attempt was stalled due to scandal, Massachusetts legislators are preparing to restart talks to…
Omaha police bust College World Series ticket scalpers
More than a dozen people have been arrested in recent days for scalping tickets to the College World Series (CWS),…
TicketCity settles Olympic ticket complaint with Texas Attorney General
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has settled a three-year-old lawsuit against TicketCity involving undelivered Beijing Olympics tickets. The settlement calls…
Rhode Island senators call for online ticket resale investigation
Rhode Island’s two U.S. Senators, Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, have called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate…
Probation for defendants in Wiseguy Tickets computer hacking case
The three defendants in the $25 million Wiseguy Tickets computer hacking case escaped jail time and received sentences of probation…