{"id":34534,"date":"2016-11-16T01:07:01","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T18:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/stubhub-and-ticketmaster-acting-like-old-fashioned-fences-says-mp\/"},"modified":"2016-11-16T01:26:39","modified_gmt":"2016-11-15T18:26:39","slug":"stubhub-and-ticketmaster-acting-like-old-fashioned-fences-says-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/stubhub-and-ticketmaster-acting-like-old-fashioned-fences-says-mp\/","title":{"rendered":"StubHub and Ticketmaster 'acting like old-fashioned fences', says MP"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nTicketing firms questioned by Commons committee investigating claims touts use underhand methods to obtain ticketsStubHub and Ticketmaster have been accused of acting like \u201cold-fashioned fences\u201d as MPs investigate websites that allow touts to make huge profits from illegal ticket sales.The ticketing industry also faces the prospect of being dragged into an HM Revenue & Customs inquiry, amid claims that some touts are not declaring all of the money they make via resale sites. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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