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.
Dave Clark20 seconds ago
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) are asking the Department of Justice to investigate whether a recently announced partnership between Ticketmaster and Fanatics violates antitrust laws. In…
Dave Clark2 days ago
The House Energy & Commerce Committee has approved the TICKET Act as written, unanimously approving the bill and sending it to the full House for consideration. The bill, which was…
Dave Clark7 days ago
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) called on President Donald Trump to support legislation aimed at overhauling the ticket sales industry after the president signed an executive order urging for reform…
Madeline Page7 days ago
Ticket resale platform Ticombo has filed an anti-trust complaint with the European Commission, alleging the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has abused its market dominance by restricting independent resale of tickets…
Dave Clark1 week ago
Pennsylvania authorities have filed a lawsuit against StubHub, accusing the ticket resale giant of violating the state’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law by tacking on hidden “junk fees.”…
Dave Clark1 week ago
A group of 19 Permanent Seat License (PSL) holders filed a lawsuit against the Houston Texans, accusing the NFL franchise of fraud, conspiracy, breach of contract and violations of the…
Dave Clark1 week ago
President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order on Monday afternoon that targets what the White House calls “unscrupulous middlemen” in the live event ticketing industry, aiming to crack down…
Olivia Perreault1 week ago
President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order aimed at ticket scalping, according to a White House fact sheet obtained by Reuters. The document reportedly says Trump will sign…
Dave Clark2 weeks ago
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has offered its support to government efforts to add strict new regulations to ticket resale marketplaces, issuing the findings of its recent consultation…
Dave Clark2 weeks ago
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) “expects” Ticketmaster to change how it labels and prices tickets after an investigation into the sale of tickets for Oasis’ “Live ’25” tour…