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 —…
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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.
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…
Quebec considers strict ticket resale law
Legislators in Quebec, in a move reminiscent of a recent action in Ontario, are considering regulating ticket resale in the…
Ticket broker sues after Texas Rangers yank tickets
Lewisville, TX-based ticket broker Michael Melendrez is suing the Texas Rangers in Tarrant County Court after the team’s Group Sales…
Texas ticket broker subject of NATB fraud alert
Irving, TX-based Landry’s Tickets is being accused of allegedly using a stolen credit card number to buy tickets from another…
viagogo to appeal ruling to turn over rugby ticket reseller names
UK-based secondary ticket company viagogo recently won a legal victory that will allow the company to appeal a ruling that…