Member

Rather than ban resales except back to the organisers—as has just been mentioned, we can see with FIFA’s World Cup what happens when you do that; FIFA has questions to answer, but this Bill would prevent those questions being asked by law—we should regulate the secondary market. An integral part is to provide the assurance that the ticket being offered is not a fake. This is a market problem that has been solved. If somebody wants to sell on a ticket, the potential purchaser can ask the seller via a website or API for certain details—say a combination of the seat number and serial number. The organiser responds as to whether it is an authentic combination or not. In the jargon, it is called interoperability.