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Feds Sue Ticket Broker Over Alleged Resale Schem

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“FEDS SUE TICKET BROKER OVER ALLEGED RESALE SCHEM”

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Resale markups can force fans to pay 2–10x face value for concert tickets

The DOJ filed its ticket-resale lawsuit against Eric Chenier in which court?

This storyWill the feds' ticket resale lawsuit actually lower prices?

  • Yes — brokers will back off 0%
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  • No — demand drives prices 0%
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The U.S. secondary ticket market tops $15 billion a year!

StubHub alone earns over $1B annually in resale. With fans routinely paying 2–5x face value, the DOJ argues predatory brokers exploit demand — making this a multibillion-dollar federal enforcement priority.

Topic poll · all networksWho bears most responsibility for rampant concert ticket scalping?

  • Scalpers who deploy bots 0%
  • Platforms that allow resale 0%
  • Congress for weak enforcement 0%
  • Artists who enable resale 0%

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Topic poll · all networksShould gov't crack down harder on concert ticket resellers?

  • Yes — ban above-face resales 0%
  • Stricter BOTS Act rules only 0%
  • No — free market should decide 0%
  • Too late — reform Ticketmaster 0%

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