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  • The bill – labeled AB 1720 – would make it illegal to resell a concert, theater, comedy or other live entertainment ticket (sports are not included) at a price higher than face value (the cost of the ticket plus fees from the primary ticketing source) plus 10% for shows taking place in California.

    I’ve had to sell a ticket through ticketmaster because we weren’t going to be able to make it to the show. The problem is that I had to sell the ticket at a higher price just to break even with the fees that they add on.

    At least with this bill we would still be allowed to sell it without taking a loss, but I wonder how it handles the case for when a ticket has been resold multiple times.

    Still I think we really need a law like this if we want to tackle the scalping issue we have.




  • The decision does not apply to every game, instead the courts would have to look at each game to see if loot boxes would be considered gambling or not.

    From the article:

    The Supreme Court of Austria has ruled that the loot boxes in the FIFA games do not constitute gambling as they do require some skill.

    GamesMarkt reports that the justices in Vienna have decided that the specific game mechanic in FIFA Ultimate Team is not gambling, but they also state that loot boxes can be gambling. To be specific, loot boxes and the games they are part of need to be taken together on this matter.