By Alfred Branch, Jr. State legislators in North Carolina are considering passage of a potentially onerous bill that would allow the resale of tickets over the Internet only if a broker receives prior approval by the venue. In addition, the proposed bill calls for the venue to set a... Read more
Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell late Friday signed into law a bill that allows anyone to legally resell event tickets online. The new law became effective immediately. The Keystone State joins Connecticut and New York as the most recent states to legalize ticket scalping, but requires resellers have a presence... Read more
By Alfred Branch, Jr. TicketNews.com Ticket scalping will finally be legal in Connecticut beginning on Oct. 1. Gov. Jodi Rell signed the repeal bill earlier today. Both the state Senate and House of Representatives last month unanimously passed the repeal bill, just hours before the legislative session adjourned for... Read more
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm has proposed a 6% “luxury tax” to be levied upon sports, concert, and movie tickets, as well as golfing, bowling, and health club memberships. Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch has started a campaign to actively fight the proposed tax: Less than 24 hours after sealing... Read more
According to the website NoTicketTax.com, Michigan is the becoming the latest in a long list of state governments seriously considering using extrodinarily high ticket taxes to boost government revenue. The Website appears to be sponsored by the group “Fans Against The Ticket Tax” and was registered on June 11th... Read more
The New York State Senate unanimously approved a bill removing the ticket markup caps in New York state. Gov. Eliot Spitzer has tentatively indicated . . . he will sign the bill into law. The law also gives all ticket holders the legal right to resell their tickets. Read more
Dorchester consumer activist Colman Herman’s streak of courtroom victories appeared to come to a halt yesterday as a Supreme Judicial Court justice indicated there was no legal justification for his attempt to make a Weymouth ticket reseller publicly release the name of its chief supplier of Red Sox tickets.... Read more
By Alfred Branch, Jr. On August 1, the likes of Tom Petty and other artists will no longer have to hide the fact that they’re scalping tickets to their own shows in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty Monday signed into law a bill that repealed... Read more
Currently, tickets cannot be resold for more than $5 above face value, but a new bill aims to change that. Through a new bill introduced in the Pennsylvania State Senate, students will be permitted to resell athletic tickets — such as Penn State football game tickets — through certain... Read more
By Alfred Branch, Jr. Connecticut’s proposed bill to repeal its scalping law will be heard by the state’s General Assembly during the current legislative session, following a move Monday by House Democrats to emergency certify the bill. Last week, the bill was in legal limbo after the legislature’s General... Read more
