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CibbuanoLions welcome scalping laws
November 6th 2006 00:07
The Brisbane Lions have welcomed new laws being introduced into State Parliament this week that will impose penalties of up to $1,500 on illicit ticket scalpers and $375 on their buyers.
The Lions also support moves by Premier Peter Beattie and Sport Minister Andrew Fraser to crack down on match day tickets sold at grossly inflated prices over the Internet using popular online auction sites such as eBay.
Lions chief executive Michael Bowers said he was extremely pleased with the Queensland Government’s tough but balanced approach to the issue.
“The State Government is certainly not targeting those charities who auction off match tickets or those fans who can’t attend a Lions game for whatever reason and have to on-sell their tickets to family or friends at the original price,” Bowers said.
“They’re clamping down on those self-serving individuals who hold good tickets to ransom from our legion of loyal punters who just want to see an entertaining Lions game at a reasonable set price.”
Under the proposed legislation scalping fines would only apply to those tickets sold at more than 10 per cent of their original price, protecting those people who want to sell their tickets for legitimate reasons.
The new laws allow for scalped tickets to be removed from Internet auction sites and for prosecutions to be pursued.
This will also prevent queue holdups and disruptions at the Gabba gates as unsuspecting buyers won’t be rolling up with electronically cancelled tickets.
The laws are expected to be passed before AFL’s pre-season NAB Cup which starts on February 23rd 2007.
The Lions also support moves by Premier Peter Beattie and Sport Minister Andrew Fraser to crack down on match day tickets sold at grossly inflated prices over the Internet using popular online auction sites such as eBay.
Lions chief executive Michael Bowers said he was extremely pleased with the Queensland Government’s tough but balanced approach to the issue.
“The State Government is certainly not targeting those charities who auction off match tickets or those fans who can’t attend a Lions game for whatever reason and have to on-sell their tickets to family or friends at the original price,” Bowers said.
“They’re clamping down on those self-serving individuals who hold good tickets to ransom from our legion of loyal punters who just want to see an entertaining Lions game at a reasonable set price.”
Under the proposed legislation scalping fines would only apply to those tickets sold at more than 10 per cent of their original price, protecting those people who want to sell their tickets for legitimate reasons.
The new laws allow for scalped tickets to be removed from Internet auction sites and for prosecutions to be pursued.
This will also prevent queue holdups and disruptions at the Gabba gates as unsuspecting buyers won’t be rolling up with electronically cancelled tickets.
The laws are expected to be passed before AFL’s pre-season NAB Cup which starts on February 23rd 2007.
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