FIFA Official Resigns Post After Scalping Scandal
By Christine Paluf The FIFA official that was caught selling 12 tickets at three times their face value has quit. A member of the executive committee of the world governing…
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Broadway’s Hits and Misses: What’s the Recipe for Success?
By Christine Paluf “The Producers,” Mel Brooks’ successful, satirical look at Broadway, uses the medium to raise the question of what makes a play flop. Try as they did, the…
The Quest for Super Bowl Tickets
By Christine Paluf The Super Bowl is one of the biggest money-makers for many industries, from television ads to ticket prices and half-time performers, it’s a golden cash cow if…
The Killers: Rising out of the Indie realm
By Brian Frenette In the realm of indie rock, massive success can be a cruel mistress. Obviously such fame catapults a group out of obscurity, relieving them from any number…
Gnarls Barkley who?
By Christine Paluf Selling tickets like hotcakes, Gnarls Barkley has had quite the ride. Producer Danger Mouse and partner Cee Lo are the face of the chart-topping duo that represent…
Super Scalpers: Teams with vision
By Christine Paluf The recent Cubs team ruling that approved the reselling of tickets to Cubs games through an affiliated but separate business, Wrigley Field Premium Ticket Services, said that…
Don’t Get Scalped When Buying Tickets
By Christine Paluf Buying tickets these days can be a scary venture. Tickets to the major events this summer are selling out left and right, leaving many fans with the…
Redefining the auction
By Christine Paluf With eBay and Ticketmaster in the auction market, it’s a good time to evaluate many states’ regulation on this practice to determine what need, if any, there…
Does America Like Soccer?
By Chris Licata Vernon, Conn. – On Sunday, over one billion people around the world watched Italy defeat France in penalty kicks to become the 2006 FIFA World Cup champions….
Top five games to catch this college football season
By Chris Licata There may be a series of exciting pennant races going on in the world of baseball, but NCAA football continues to grab the headlines. Granted it has…