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read more27th March 2023 - Ticket scalpers on Western Australian Government’s radar after first spot fines issued
17th February 2023 - Auckland High Court told 90% of tickets on Viagogo sold by scalpers
7th December 2022 - Australian F1 Grand Prix partners with Tixel to mitigate ticket fraud and scalping
3rd September 2022 - Viagogo under investigation as Perth concert tickets offered for resale at double original price
31st March 2022 - Victorian Government strengthens anti-scalping laws to make ‘bundling’ an offence
9th September 2021 - Western Australian Parliament passes tough new laws to stamp out scalping
7th July 2021 - NSW Fair Trading investigates rising number of complaints against Viagogo
3rd June 2021 - Warnings issued on buying or selling scalped tickets ahead of State of Origin game
3rd November 2020 - Super Rugby’s Chiefs announce new ticketing partnership
4th August 2020 - Viagogo defends New Zealand ticket resale practices
3rd August 2020 - iTICKET urges New Zealand ticket buyers to shun Viagogo
5th March 2020 - Viagogo pledges to submit to New Zealand law ahead of Commerce Commission action
2nd March 2020 - UK Court sentences scalpers to lengthy jail terms
25th November 2019 - Viagogo acquires rival ticket reseller StubHub in US$4 billion deal
4th October 2019 - Court decision allows New Zealand Commerce Commission to continue Viagogo legal action
13th September 2019 - AFL finals tickets packages removed from sale amid scalping claims
30th July 2019 - Ticketmaster to introduce new anti-ticket scalping technology in Australia
19th July 2019 - New Zealand Rugby cancels 700 ‘fraudulent’ All Blacks tickets after Ticketek intervention
17th July 2019 - Google suspends Viagogo from paid-for global search results
1st July 2019 - Viagogo claims desire to meet with New Zealand’s Commerce Commission
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
4th March 2019 - New Zealand Government to legislate on ticket scalping
19th February 2019 - New Zealand High Court Judge rejects Commerce Commission injunction against Viagogo
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
5th February 2019 - Commerce Commission interim injunction against Viagogo set for New Zealand High Court hearing
11th December 2018 - Japan bans ticket scalping at major sporting events
22nd September 2018 - Ticketmaster takes action over reseller accounts that bypass scalping restrictions
12th September 2018 - Viagogo responds to calls for Google AdWords service to reject its resales
15th August 2018 - New Zealand Commerce Commission begins court action against Viagogo
5th June 2018 - FIFA makes criminal complaint against ticket reseller Viagogo
30th May 2018 - Ed Sheeran’s strong stance against ticket scalpers has global impact
12th April 2018 - Hong Kong Government moves to tackle ticket scalpers
17th March 2018 - Commerce Commission issues warning over buying event tickets through Viagogo
8th March 2018 - Gudinski: ‘promoters aren’t the bad guys’ in Ed Sheeran ticket scalping debate
23rd November 2017 - Google updates AdWords policy to restrict online ticket scalpers
24th August 2017 - Cricket Australia cancels 3,000 scalped tickets for Perth Ashes Test
7th December 2016 - Overseas authorities introduce anti ticket scalping legislation
24th September 2016 - Growing use of bots for hot sport and entertainment tickets reignite scalping debate
30th August 2016 - Baycourt warns against online ticket scalpers
23rd February 2015 - Gumtree changes to deter ticket scalping
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