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TagsBY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
A bill that is looking to protect buyers of sports and concert tickets has passed the Senate Committee Monday.
The measure would allow consumers to sell paperless tickets to others, but would also require show venues to disclose the information about how many tickets performers and teams hold back from regular sales. Paperless tickets can only be claimed in person at a venue’s box office.
The bill is sponsored by Sen. Ray Lesniak, D-Union. According to NorthJersey.com, it would also prohibit the ticket scalpers’ use of computer programs called “bots,” that can take away thousands of tickets right after they go on sale. NJ.com reports that the bill will also prohibit the operators or owners of the venues or events from putting tickets directly on secondary markets at higher rates.
The New York Yankees and the New Jersey Devils were two of the sports teams that argued against the measure, fearing that it would drive events out of New Jersey. Lesniak disagrees.
He said, according to NJBIZ, "With all the advances in technology brokers use to rip off consumers, the time for a consumer protection bill time has come. It's always better for business when consumers are treated fairly."
The measure moves next to the Senate Budget Committee.
