Published
Tue, Oct 10, 2017, 10:58
- The government wants to cap resales at just 10% above the original price.
The New South Wales state government has proposed reforms to ticket reselling.
If passed, the Fair Trading Act would cap resale prices in the state to a maximum of 10% above the original sale price, reducing the amount of profit that people or companies can make off reselling tickets. "I'm sick and tired of consumers being taken for a ride by shonky operators looking to make a quick buck at the expense of ordinary fans," said NSW minister Matthew Kean.
As The Guardian reports, the new law would also crackdown on bots that automatically scoop up tickets and punish advertisers who infringe on the resale laws.
Earlier this year, the UK government announced regulations to crack down on scalpers and bots.
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