FTC Fines Ticket Brokers $3.7 Million in Scalping Settlement
FTC Fines Ticket Brokers $3.7 Million in Scalping Settlement Photo: Ishara S. Kodikara (Getty Images) Federal authorities have brought their first-ever case under a 2016 anti-bot law to crack down on ticket scalpers. Three New York-based ticket brokers were ordered to pay $3.7 million in fines after allegedly making millions of dollars through bot-powered ticket reselling schemes, the Federal Trade Commission announced Friday. Advertisement The companies—Cartisim Corp., owned by Simon Ebrani; Just In Time Tickets, owned by Evan Kohanian; and Concert Specials, owned by Steven Ebrani—are ac...
Source: gizmodo.com