Scalper Bots

• Ontario cancels ticket resale price cap, increasing fines for disobeying ticket law

  The Progressive Conservative government paused implementation of that section of the Ticket Sales Act - brought in by the previous Liberal government - shortly after the election last year.

  Canada

  Apr 15, 2019
  
• Ontario Tory government halts Liberals’ vaping rules and ticket resale price caps

  A spokesman for the Progressive Conservatives said the new government wants more time to consult and examine the laws before they come into effect.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2018
  
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• Ontario passes ticket sales law that bans scalper bots

  Scalper bots are now banned in Ontario.

  Politics

  Dec 13, 2017
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• Rob Breakenridge: Legislation to police ‘ticket bots’ will be hard to enforce

  We should all be highly skeptical of the notion that the Alberta government is going to succeed where so many other jurisdictions have failed.

  Commentary

  Dec 5, 2017
• BC NDP says crackdown on scalper bots is in the works

  B.C.'s NDP government says it's weighing its options to crack down on computer programs that snap up concert tickets in seconds, only to resell them at higher prices.

  Oct 16, 2017
• Ontario government to introduce legislation to ban scalper bots

  An outcry from fans shut out of buying tickets to the Tragically Hip's farewell tour last year prompted the Ontario government to take a look at the issue.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2017
• Ontario government to ban ‘scalper bots,’ introduce cap on resold tickets

  Under the proposed law, ticket resellers would have to disclose more information, including the face value of tickets and any surcharges.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2017
• Why Ontario Liberals shouldn’t try to ‘fix’ how I buy concert tickets

  This is, at the very best, a pretty lame attempt for a desperately unpopular government to cloak itself in a warm, fuzzy populist glow.

  Commentary

  Mar 1, 2017
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• Ontario government launches online survey in tackling ‘scalper bots’

  The Ontario government is seeking the public's help developing legislation to make the process of buying and selling event tickets easier and more transparent.

  Consumer

  Feb 28, 2017
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• Ontario may soon outlaw computer ‘scalper bots’ that scoop up concert tickets

  Computer "scalper bots" that scoop up huge blocks of tickets to concerts and major sporting events, forcing customers to the more expensive resale market, could soon be outlawed in Ontario.

  Canada

  Oct 20, 2016