Oregon Bill Takes Aim at ‘Deceptive’ Ticket Resale Listings

Oregon bill takes aim at ‘deceptive’ ticket resale listings

Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill to ban resellers or people affiliated with resellers from offering event tickets they don’t actually have, unless they have a written contract to obtain the ticket from an initial sale.

'Deceptive practice': Hayden Homes Amphitheater backs Oregon bill to ban speculative ticketing

By Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill to ban resellers or people affiliated with resellers from offering event tickets they don’t actually have, unless they have a written contract to obtain the ticket from an initial sale.  House Bill 4024, which has bipartisan support, comes as states

Oregon bill would ban speculative ticketing on live events

On Feb. 2, Hayden Homes Amphitheater announced the bands Metric and Broken Social Scene will play in June, with tickets going on sale on Friday, Feb. 6. However, multiple resale platforms on the afternoon that it was announced claimed they had tickets available at prices three to six times the amount of the actual tickets, according to Marney Smith, an owner and general manager of the popular Bend venue. (Courtesy of Alive Coverage/Hayden Homes …