Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While investigating the skyrocketing costs of concert tickets, Vice news talked to one of the most successful ticket scalpers in ...

U.S. lawmakers are giving fans a spark of hope they could buy event tickets at more affordable prices. Several senators told CBS News they would support federal legislation that limits the profit ...

The ticketing industry has made waves in recent years, plagued by reports of fan frustrations and poor consumer protections. Now, one of the industry's biggest players finds itself in governmental ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — New bills have been introduced to combat the use of bots to buy tickets to shows or concerts in Michigan. Some call them “Taylor Swift bills,” a reference to the 2022 ...

Bills to outlaw the use of computer bots to buy event tickets passed in the Michigan House of Representatives Tuesday. Ticket bots gained extra attention a few years ago when scammers used them to buy ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct information on the percentage of the total ticket cost Ticketmaster receives. A big concert means a big ticket price these days. Last year, the ...

Sean Allen, a spokesman for the Palace Theatre, said third-party websites that masquerade as legitimate brokers often dupe customers to purchase tickets from them. That has contributed to customers ...

“Any tickets that have been identified to have been purchased by bots will be refunded,” Ticketmaster U.K. recently specified of the process, “as this violates the tour’s terms and conditions.

A package of Michigan House bills is working its way through Lansing to prevent bots from grabbing online event tickets and reselling them for a higher value. The so-called "Taylor Swift" bills are a ...