Ticket Bots

• B.C. government to ban ticket bots, require clear ticket price disclosure

  Ticket bots are used by ticket resellers to buy large quantities of tickets for resale at inflated prices before members of the public can buy them at face value.

  Apr 9, 2019
  
• B.C. Throne Speech 2019: Government promises cellphone billing transparency, further ICBC action

  The speech read by Lt.-Gov Janet Austin outlined the provincial government's goals for the next year.

  Politics

  Feb 12, 2019
  
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• Public calls for price cap on resold tickets, cracking down on bots

  The B.C. government is looking at capping the price of resold event tickets and cracking down on ticket purchasing bots.

  Consumer

  Aug 13, 2018
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• B.C. government promises crackdown on ticket bots and ‘price-gouging’ scalpers

  The province has kicked off a public consultation campaign to 'clamp down on high-priced ticket scalping' and controversial ticket bots.

  Consumer

  Mar 6, 2018
• Ontario passes ticket sales law that bans scalper bots

  Scalper bots are now banned in Ontario.

  Politics

  Dec 13, 2017
• Rob Breakenridge: Legislation to police ‘ticket bots’ will be hard to enforce

  We should all be highly skeptical of the notion that the Alberta government is going to succeed where so many other jurisdictions have failed.

  Commentary

  Dec 5, 2017
• Eagles fans call on BC NDP to crack down on bots after concert sells out in seconds

  Welcome to the Hotel Frustration.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2017
• In defence of ticket scalping

  The government claims they are “making ticket buying fairer.” Beyond these empty populist platitudes, there are numerous problems with this plan.

  Commentary

  Jul 1, 2017
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• Ontario government to ban ‘scalper bots,’ introduce cap on resold tickets

  Under the proposed law, ticket resellers would have to disclose more information, including the face value of tickets and any surcharges.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2017