Where Is Ticket Scalping Illegal?
Laws About Ticket Scalping Vary by State, and There Is No Federal Law That Prohibits the Practice. Approximately 16 of the 50 States Have a Law That Makes...
Laws about ticket scalping vary by state, and there is no federal law that prohibits the practice. Approximately 16 of the 50 states have a law that makes scalping illegal. Seven states — Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania — require a special license to resell tickets.
Is scalping tickets against the law?
In New South Wales it is against the law to resell tickets above the original value plus 10 per cent. The NSW laws also include a protection for consumers preventing tickets that have been resold at or below face value plus 10 per cent being cancelled by event organisers.
Is ticket scalping illegal in England?
United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom resale of football tickets is illegal under section 166 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 unless the resale is authorized by the organizer of the match.
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