{"id":46065,"date":"2017-03-01T23:04:57","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T16:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/viagogo-ticket-rip-off-concerns-reach-parliament-as-may-promises-crackdown\/"},"modified":"2017-03-01T23:09:06","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T16:09:06","slug":"viagogo-ticket-rip-off-concerns-reach-parliament-as-may-promises-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/viagogo-ticket-rip-off-concerns-reach-parliament-as-may-promises-crackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Viagogo ticket rip-off concerns reach parliament as May promises crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nPrime minister vows to fix ticket resale market after a surge in complaints against resellers over inflated prices and refundsTicket resale sites such as Viagogo and StubHub are facing a crackdown after the prime minister said they \u201ccause problems\u201d for genuine fans and vowed to fix markets that don\u2019t work for consumers.Theresa May said the department for culture, media and sport (DCMS) would \u201cshortly\u201d address so-called secondary ticketing firms, which have been accused of flouting consumer laws and inflating ticket prices for fans. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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