Scalper Bots
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Ontario cancels ticket resale price cap, increasing fines for disobeying ticket lawThe Progressive Conservative government paused implementation of that section of the Ticket Sales Act - brought in by the previous Liberal government - shortly after the election last year.CanadaApr 15, 2019
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Ontario Tory government halts Liberals’ vaping rules and ticket resale price capsA spokesman for the Progressive Conservatives said the new government wants more time to consult and examine the laws before they come into effect.CanadaJul 4, 2018
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Ontario passes ticket sales law that bans scalper botsScalper bots are now banned in Ontario.PoliticsDec 13, 2017
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Rob Breakenridge: Legislation to police ‘ticket bots’ will be hard to enforceWe should all be highly skeptical of the notion that the Alberta government is going to succeed where so many other jurisdictions have failed.CommentaryDec 5, 2017
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BC NDP says crackdown on scalper bots is in the worksB.C.'s NDP government says it's weighing its options to crack down on computer programs that snap up concert tickets in seconds, only to resell them at higher prices.Oct 16, 2017
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Ontario government to introduce legislation to ban scalper botsAn outcry from fans shut out of buying tickets to the Tragically Hip's farewell tour last year prompted the Ontario government to take a look at the issue.CanadaOct 5, 2017
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Ontario government to ban ‘scalper bots,’ introduce cap on resold ticketsUnder the proposed law, ticket resellers would have to disclose more information, including the face value of tickets and any surcharges.CanadaJun 26, 2017
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Why Ontario Liberals shouldn’t try to ‘fix’ how I buy concert ticketsThis is, at the very best, a pretty lame attempt for a desperately unpopular government to cloak itself in a warm, fuzzy populist glow.CommentaryMar 1, 2017
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Ontario government launches online survey in tackling ‘scalper bots’The Ontario government is seeking the public's help developing legislation to make the process of buying and selling event tickets easier and more transparent.ConsumerFeb 28, 2017
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Ontario may soon outlaw computer ‘scalper bots’ that scoop up concert ticketsComputer "scalper bots" that scoop up huge blocks of tickets to concerts and major sporting events, forcing customers to the more expensive resale market, could soon be outlawed in Ontario.CanadaOct 20, 2016
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