Entertainment: Black Market Dealers Want to Get Tickets with Bots

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The large ticket provider is increasingly taking action against automated abuse. With the Fansale platform, the company aims to curb the thriving black market

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In colloquial terms, "ticket-scalping" is spoken of. Eventim's boss Schulenberg reports that computer programs can be purchased at all events.After observing ticket provider CTS Eventim, black market dealers use a large number of computer programs to get tickets. "We have millions of bot requests at our large onsales," says Eventim CEO Klaus-Peter Schulenberg (74) of the German Press Agency in Hamburg. Eventim is able to prevent such purchases. …