Online ticket scalpers are exploiting Americans; Republicans are holding them accountable

Congressional Republicans Take Aim at Ticket Bots and Scalper Markups - Clarksville Online - Clarksville News, Sports, Events and Information

Written by Marsha Blackburn U.S. Senator Washington, D.C. - If you’ve ever bought tickets for a concert, sporting event, or show, you are likely all too

Online ticket scalpers are exploiting Americans; Republicans are holding them accountable

BY SEN. MARSHA BLACKBURN If you’ve ever bought tickets for a concert, sporting event or show, you are likely all too familiar with the broken state of online ticket selling. Scalpers, using AI-powered bots and software programs, scoop up hundreds and even thousands of tickets at a time, forcing some events to sell out within minutes. With no other options, consumers are forced into secondary markets, where scalpers mark up ticket prices to exorb…