The D.C. Council is taking steps to clamp down on how much concert and theatre tickets can be resold for in the District. Councilmember Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) unveiled Tuesday the Restricting ...

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WASHINGTON — A bill ... "scalping." Charles Allen (Ward 6) introduced the "Restricting Egregious Scalping Against Live Entertainment (RESALE) Amendment Act of 2025," which would fine a ticket ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — A new anti-scalping bill designed ... show in DC are competing against companies and scalpers who make a lot of money by immediately scooping up as many tickets as possible ...

As proposed, the bill would cap the price of resold tickets to the total price of the initial ticket plus up to 10 percent; and people who frequently resell 50 ... venues DC has to offer.

The requirement to resell only ... accusing the ticket resale platform of advertising deceptively low prices and then ramping up prices with extra fees. Allen’s bill appears to have widespread ...

Companion legislation will be introduced Tuesday to build on a bill ... a ticket to see your favorite performer — only to find that scalpers have scooped up most of the tickets and are reselling ...

That has contributed to customers showing up with fake tickets ... bills are stalled at the committee level. Among them is a measure that would expand the BOTS Act to address scalpers reselling ...

On Tuesday, Ward 6 councilmember Charles Allen announced new legislation aimed at protecting DC concertgoers from gouging and unfair practices on ticket resale sites. The bill is supported ... The ...