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Ontario seeks to shut ‘scalper bots’ out of major events
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Ontario seeks to shut ‘scalper bots’ out of major events
Description
February 28, 2017
Ontario's Attorney General Yasir Naqvi said Monday that he was motivated to eliminate "scalper bots" after he saw fans shut out from buying tickets for The Tragically Hip's "Man Machine Poem" tour.
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Ontario seeks to shut ‘scalper bots’ out of major events01:31 | February 28, 2017
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Chris Gormley a.k.a The Whiskey Hunter, Releases New Music Video, ‘Mr. Sunshine’05:24 | June 20, 2024
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Singer/songwriter, Gentle Sparrow Releases Debut Solo EP05:19 | May 28, 2024
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Canadian author, Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro dies at 9203:45 | May 14, 2024
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Kingston Native and Country Music Artist is taken SIRIUS-ly on XM Radio03:06 | April 4, 2024
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The Inheritance: Daniel MacIvor and Hollywood Jade on Tony Award-winning play coming to Toronto05:30 | March 22, 2024
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Ontario seeks to shut ‘scalper bots’ out of major events01:31 | February 28, 2017
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Ontario seeks to shut ‘scalper bots’ out of major events
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February 28, 2017
Ontario's Attorney General Yasir Naqvi said Monday that he was motivated to eliminate "scalper bots" after he saw fans shut out from buying tickets for The Tragically Hip's "Man Machine Poem" tour.
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