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New Maryland Bill Targets Fraudulent Ticket Resellers & Promises to Punish Platforms That Host Them

A new Maryland ticket fraud bill would ban speculative ticketing and force platforms to repay users who fall victim to scams by individuals.

Elected officials in Maryland are currently moving a ticketing reform bill titled SB0539 through the state legislature, with approval from both the House and Senate pending. As Marro argues, most fans have a finite level of ancillary income and, if they are spending all or most of it on the ticket, that’s less money spent on music and merch, which goes directly to the performers they came to see. While other measures, including a cap on resale prices and one that would have compelled secondary sites to identify resellers who are breaking the law, were stricken from the bill as it passed through the state legislature last month, a provision that remained was the commission of a study looking into ticketing practices.

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