DC Council seeks to crackdown on ticket brokers and scalpers

In a move to combat the growing problem of ticket speculation, Councilman Charles Allen introduced the Restricting Egregious Scalping Against Live Entertainment Amendment Act. This effort seeks to protect fans of live music and event attendees by banning speculative ticket sales, a phenomenon that has left many users paying exorbitant prices for tickets that often do not even own resellers. The situation reached a critical point when last Friday…

D.C. Bill Would Rein in Third-Party Ticket Sales and Penalize Scalpers

In a press conference held at the Anthem on the afternoon of April 8, Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen announced the Restricting Egregious Scalping Against Live Entertainment Amendment Act of 2025. The legislation aims to protect consumers from predatory scalpers on third-party websites including StubHub, Vivid Seats, Ticket Center, and SeatGeek. Comparable to Maryland’s Senate Bill 539, which passed in April 2024, the RESALE Amendment Act wou…

DC Council seeks to crackdown on ticket brokers and scalpers

Legislation has been introduced in the D.C. Council to significantly crackdown against ticket resellers and other middlemen. Ward 6 Council member Charles Allen said he has the support of a majority of area music venues and the council, and anticipates the measure could get a public hearing sometime this summer before being passed by the full council in the fall. Standing on stage at a live music venue at The Wharf with dozens of musicians and o…

D.C. concert venues back bill to crack down on ticket scalpers

The phenomenon — known as selling a “speculative ticket” before even having possession of it — would be illegal under a bill unveiled by D.C. Council member Charles Allen (D-Ward 6).

Harshbarger introduces bill to hold ticket scalpers accountable

Northeast Tennessee's U.S. Congresswoman is taking the lead in a bipartisan effort to curb ticket scalping.

A New Anti-Scalping Bill Could Protect DC Concertgoers - Washingtonian

The new anti-scalping legislation is being introduced by councilmember Charles Allen and supported by local music venues such as the 9:30 Club and Songbyrd.