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 [...]
Ontario has fined ticket reseller SeatGeek Canada $25,000 for violations of a new law capping ticket sales at face value. The company may be the first reseller to face penalties under this legislation, enacted in April. Fines were issued in late August for selling tickets above face value, failing to disclose original prices, and facilitating transactions without proof of the original price.
- 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.
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