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Ticket Touts Problem

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Was reading an article about a premier league club where 15% of the ticket membership allocated is actually touts. Its a huge business but there doesn't seem to be a way of stopping them. Whats the answer? Photo membership maybe? Does Leeds have the same problem with touts??? Any comments or suggestions?
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Not just football either, same for concerts too. Touts have systems which automatically scrape ticket sites and snap up tickets as soon as they are released.
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Not sure how they will police this MM but sounds good in theory.

Press release
Government bans ticket touting to protect fans from rip-off prices
Music and sport fans will no longer be ripped off on the ticket resale market thanks to new measures making it illegal to resell tickets for live events above original cost

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/gove ... off-prices
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CUSSIE01 wrote: Mon Dec 01, 2025 7:53 am Not sure how they will police this MM but sounds good in theory.

Press release
Government bans ticket touting to protect fans from rip-off prices
Music and sport fans will no longer be ripped off on the ticket resale market thanks to new measures making it illegal to resell tickets for live events above original cost

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/gove ... off-prices

Except football is excluded from the new laws. I assume because the new regulator will be responsible.
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