Vancouver ticket broker sued over USA / Canada hockey tickets
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…
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NBA mid-season attendance numbers reflect drop in sales from last season
The NBA has released their attendance report for games up to the All Star break, and the winners thus far seem to be the Los Angeles Lakers, who’ve managed to…
Chicago Cubs turn to ticket scalping for pre-sales this season
The Chicago Cubs are back in the scalping business. As of Monday, February 15, the team is offering fans single-game tickets for all Cubs games at prices over face value….
Atlanta Motor Speedway drives a NASCAR ticket bargain
With the weak economy continuing to take a bite out of NASCAR ticket sales, the Atlanta Motor Speedway is repeating a promotion designed to entice fans to buy tickets. Earlier…
More details emerge in Action Seating Olympics tickets debacle
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,…
Glazer family faces soccer boycott abroad, slipping fan attendance in Tampa Bay
The Glazer family, owners of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the English Premiere League’s Manchester United Football Club (FC), seem to be losing popularity quickly on both sides of…
Super Bowl XLIV dominates the rankings, and Michael Bublé gains ground
It’s probably no surprise that Super Bowl XLIV is the number one event in TicketNews’ Top Events rankings for the week ending February 7. With an 8.64 power score, that…
Economy and Tiger Woods’ absence from the PGA Tour is impacting secondary ticket sales
With last weekend’s Farmers Insurance Open heralding the unofficial start of PGA season, Tiger Wood’s absence from the Tour has been causing anxiety for many in the ticketing industry. The…
Vancouver Olympics tickets remain a hot commodity on the secondary market
It was a given that ticket demand for an event like the Olympic Winter Games, which begin February 12 in Vancouver, would be high and that the demand inevitably would…
Super Bowl, Pro Bowl ticket sales help keep Sun Life Stadium the top venue
TicketNews has released its exclusive venues rankings for the week ending Sunday, January 31, and Sun Life Stadium (formerly Dolphin Stadium) has kept its number one perch for the second…