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11th March 2021 - Federal Court allows Viagogo a reprieve in paying $7 million fine
2nd October 2020 - Federal Court hits Viagogo with $7 million fine for misleading Australian ticket buyers
4th August 2020 - Viagogo defends New Zealand ticket resale practices
5th March 2020 - Viagogo pledges to submit to New Zealand law ahead of Commerce Commission action
20th December 2019 - Melbourne Comedy Festival ticket resales prompts ‘don’t trust Viagogo’ advice
16th December 2019 - Live Performance Australia says industry is waiting for Viagogo to communicate
4th December 2019 - Live Performance Australia seeks answers from Google as Viagogo advertising returns
25th November 2019 - Viagogo acquires rival ticket reseller StubHub in US$4 billion deal
8th October 2019 - Google ban sees decline in Viagogo business activity
4th October 2019 - Court decision allows New Zealand Commerce Commission to continue Viagogo legal action
19th July 2019 - Live Performance Australia applauds Google decision to ban Viagogo
17th July 2019 - Google suspends Viagogo from paid-for global search results
18th April 2019 - Federal Court finds Viagogo guilty of misleading consumers
20th March 2019 - UK MPs call for Viagogo boycott and changes to ticket scalping laws
12th March 2019 - Viagogo blamed as 200 refused entry to Dunedin concert
11th February 2019 - Concert promoter Michael Chugg says Viagogo is ‘out of control ... f**king thieves’
6th February 2019 - Commerce Commission describes Viagogo as a ‘marketplace for scalpers and fraudsters’ in Auckland High Court
1st December 2018 - UK court ruling set to see Viagogo having to reimburse fans
12th September 2018 - Viagogo responds to calls for Google AdWords service to reject its resales
5th June 2018 - FIFA makes criminal complaint against ticket reseller Viagogo
5th October 2017 - Choice names Viagogo among Australia’s shonkiest products of 2017
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