Ontario Fines SeatGeek $25,000 Under Ticket Resale Law That Aims to Prevent Scalping
Ontario has fined ticket reseller SeatGeek Canada $25,000 under a recent law that caps the sale of seats at face value. The province’s consumer-beware website shows no other fines for ticket resellers, signalling SeatGeek may be the first to face financial repercussions under the anti-scalping law enacted in April. The government website states SeatGeek was [...]
TL;DR
- SeatGeek Canada fined $25,000 by Ontario.
- The fine is under a new law that caps ticket sales at face value.
- SeatGeek may be the first ticket reseller to be fined under this law.
- The law was enacted in April.
- Fines issued in late August included penalties for selling above face value, failing to disclose original purchase price, and facilitating transactions without proof of original price.