Oklahoma City considers scalping law changes
Oklahoma City, OK, home of the NBA’s newest team, the Thunder, is considering raising the amount street scalpers can charge to resell tickets outside of the team’s basketball arena. Currently,…
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The economics of sports is changing
As the nation continues to grapple with an economy teetering on recession, the issue of how much the current economic landscape will affect sports and ticketing remains an open question….
Street scalpers lament Syracuse season
Unfortunately for the street scalpers outside of the Carrier Dome for Syracuse University football games, times are a little tough because the team appears to be facing another losing season….
Ticket scalping is legal for UVA games
While the outcome for University of Virginia football fans was not what they would have hoped last week when the team lost at home to USC, at least anyone who…
Consumer Reports tests the ticket resale market
Despite the secondary ticket market becoming a more popular choice for many people, there are still many others who are afraid to use any of the online ticket reselling Web…
British ‘touts’ scalp Olympics tickets
Gangs of British ticket touts – scalpers – have descended on Beijing and are dealing in Olympics tickets despite warnings by the Chinese authorities that scalpers would be punished severely….
KLAS-TV covers Ticket Summit 2008
Local Las Vegas television station KLAS last week covered Ticket Summit 2008, the largest trade show and convention for the secondary ticket industry. In the video below, news anchor Gary…
Barack Obama’s new rock anthem
Twisted Sister founder and guitarist Jay Jay French has created a rock anthem for a new political generation. Recorded by Jay Jay French and Friends, “I Want Barack” is a…
Live Nation CEO Rapino speaks to CNBC
Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino and his company have been in the news frequently over the past few months signing mega-deals with the likes of Jay-Z, Shakira and Madonna. Rapino…
StubHub and the sports ticket market
The sports ticket market is booming, thanks in part to online ticket reselling on websites such as StubHub. Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism recently took a look at the…