Massachusetts Grows Closer to Allowing Ticket Resales
By Alfred Branch, Jr. A proposal to eliminate Massachusetts’ restrictions on ticket reselling is nearing a legislative vote, following approval…
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Massachusetts Judge’s Ruling Upholds State’s Anti-Scalping Law
By Alfred Branch, Jr. A district court judge in Massachusetts has ruled that a state ticket brokerage violated anti-scalping laws…
Missouri’s Senate Approves Ticket Reselling Law
By Alfred Branch, Jr. The Show Me State is about to show ticket brokers the money. By the wide margin…
North Carolina Legislature Considers Tough Resale Bill
By Alfred Branch, Jr. State legislators in North Carolina are considering passage of a potentially onerous bill that would allow…
Pennsylvania Governor Signs Law Allowing Ticket Resale
Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell late Friday signed into law a bill that allows anyone to legally resell event tickets online….
Connecticut Legalizes Ticket Scalping
By Alfred Branch, Jr. TicketNews.com Ticket scalping will finally be legal in Connecticut beginning on Oct. 1. Gov. Jodi Rell…
Michigan Governor Has Proposed a 6% “Luxury Tax” for Tickets
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm has proposed a 6% “luxury tax” to be levied upon sports, concert, and movie tickets, as…
Michigan Considers 10% Ticket Tax – Fans Against the Ticket Tax
According to the website NoTicketTax.com, Michigan is the becoming the latest in a long list of state governments seriously considering…
New York State Senate Unanimously Approves Ticket Bill
The New York State Senate unanimously approved a bill removing the ticket markup caps in New York state. Gov. Eliot…
Boston Judge Appears to Back Ticket Reseller
Dorchester consumer activist Colman Herman’s streak of courtroom victories appeared to come to a halt yesterday as a Supreme Judicial…