A big concert means a big ticket price these days. Last year, the average cost for a concert was $135.92, according to Pollstar. In 2019 it was $91.86. And in 1996 the average ticket price would set ...

Lansing — Michigan lawmakers on Wednesday introduced bills to crack down on the use of automated software programs snarling concert ticket sales and driving up prices for big name performers. The ...

Michigan legislation set for a committee hearing Tuesday would tighten the state’s laws against using ticket bots. It’s already a misdemeanor in Michigan to use software to mess with ticket sale ...

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is asking the Legislature to outlaw ticket bots - computer software that beats humans trying to buy seats online for concerts and sporting events. Scalpers use ...

Digital Music News launched a deep-dive investigation into the secretive world of ticket flipping, pulling back the curtain on the technology-driven operations that dominate today’s secondary ...

The FTC Better Online Ticket Sales Act (“BOTS Act” or the “Act”)) prohibits the circumvention of a security measure, access control system, or other technological control measure used online by a ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. LANSING — Michigan legislators introduced bipartisan bills ...

The odds, says one industry insider, are stacked in favour of the bot, with the software (which is openly advertised for sale online) set up to automatically access multiple browsers in the time any ...

On March 31, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order (EO 14254) titled “Combating Unfair Practices in the Live Entertainment Market.” EO 14254 directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to, ...

Rep. Scott Bruun (R-West Linn) is a devoted Van Halen fan and is not ashamed to admit he is often the first online to buy tickets. However, after realizing tickets for mediocre seats were the only ...

As we continue our series called Cost of Living: The Price We Pay, we're going to look at the high prices for concert tickets. The strange economics of the ticket market has given rise to reseller ...