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So, here’s how you can secure presale tickets to Shane Gillis’ 2026 comedy show dates. On Aug. 21, there will be a presale for Shane Gillis’ comedy tour, which will begin at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster. The general sale will then begin on Aug. 22 at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster, in case you miss the general sale.
The FTC is suing Key Investment Group LLC and its affiliates for allegedly using clandestine measures to bypass Ticketmaster security protocols and resell thousands of tickets to live events, including Taylor Swift's "Eras Tour",
A ticket-reselling operation used a network of fake accounts to bypass Ticketmaster’s security protocols to grab hundreds of thousands of tickets to hugely popular tours for artists like Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen and then re-sold them for millions,
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Digital Music News on MSNFTC Sues Alleged Ticket Scalpers Under the BOTS Act, Says They ‘Regularly Circumvented’ Ticketmaster Security Measures
Amid intense ticket-price scrutiny – and a DOJ antitrust action against Live Nation – the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is officially suing several alleged scalpers under the BOTS Act. The FTC submitted the high-stakes complaint to a Maryland federal court today,
Toni Bowick buys tickets to an Atlanta Braves game through Ticketmaster but then can’t access them before the event. Ticketmaster claims she doesn’t have an account. And then it keeps
The Federal Trade Commission is taking legal action against a ticket-reselling operation for allegedly using a network of fake accounts to bypass Ticketmaster’s security protocols to grab hundreds of thousands of tickets to hugely popular tours for artists like Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen and then re-sold them for millions.
Opinion: Former Deputy Associate Attorney General Brian Pandya explains why the DOJ and FTC agreeing to cap the price of resale tickets would hurt their case proving Ticketmaster is cornering the live event market.