{"id":31772,"date":"2016-10-27T00:53:54","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T17:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/tickets-trader-viagogo-criticised-for-callous-resale-profiteering\/"},"modified":"2016-10-27T00:56:43","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T17:56:43","slug":"tickets-trader-viagogo-criticised-for-callous-resale-profiteering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/tickets-trader-viagogo-criticised-for-callous-resale-profiteering\/","title":{"rendered":"Tickets trader Viagogo criticised for 'callous resale profiteering'"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nMPs push for enquiry on \u2018industrial touts fleecing fans\u2019 as live events booker offers hundreds of Peter Kay charity show ticketsThe ticketing website Viagogo has been branded \u201cdisgusting\u201d for seeking to profit from a charity event hosted by the actor and comedian Peter Kay to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.Criticism of Viagogo came as it emerged that the company and its competitors faced being questioned by a parliamentary select committee amid a political crackdown on ticket touting. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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