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Korea Enacts Tough New Rules to Crack Down on Ticket Scalping

Summary by The Korea Times
In a major step to safeguard fair access to live entertainment and athletic events, Korea has enacted strict new enforcement rules designed to erad...

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[OSEN=Reporter Son Chan-ik] As soon as strong regulations to eradicate ticket scalping went into effect, so-called "trick sales" appearing to evade the law have emerged, sparking controversy. With the revised Performing Arts Act and the National Sports Promotion Act coming into effect on the 28th, regardless of whether macro programs were used, the fraudulent purchase of tickets for resale purposes, or selling them at a price higher than the pur…

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Revised Performing Arts Act and National Sports Promotion Act, Enforced with 'Total Ban on Ticket Scalping'... Movies Not Applicable 'Up to 50-fold Fine' for Distribution of Scalped Tickets for Performances and Sports... 50% of the Imposed Fine as a Reward for Reporting Reporters Kim Ki-hoon and Park Won-hee = Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Choi Hwi-young [regarding] the recently raised movie

[Digital Daily Reporter Cho Eun-byeol] Amendments to the 'Enforcement Decree of the Performing Arts Act' and the 'Enforcement Decree of the National Sports Promotion Act' (hereinafter referred to as the 'Enforcement Decree Amendments'), aimed at eradicating various forms of ticket scalping in the cultural sector—including K-pop and professional baseball—will take effect on the 28th. The Performing Arts Act and the National Sports Promotion Act,…

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Friday, August 28, 2026.
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