Ticket Transferability Saves Sports Fans $475 Million Since 2017
Sports Fans Coalition looked at data provided by Automatiq, a leading data provider for ticketing companies; SFC was able to see a significant snapshot of the industry with some very interesting data. The data includes 43,707,045tickets sold from 2017 through 2024 for Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL), and the National Hockey League (NHL). Since 2017, fans have saved more than $475 million.
SFC Endorses two Immediate Ticket Delivery Bills
Today, Sports Fans Coalition testified in Arizona and Washington State (virtual) on two different immediate ticket delivery bills, AZ HB 2748 and WA SB 5676. Director of Public Policy Brian Young flew to Phoenix and represented the fans in support of the Fair Ticketing Act, while Executive Director Brian Hess remained in DC but testified virtually in Olympia.
It’s Time to Decriminalize Resale in New Mexico
Across the country, states are rolling back outdated and anti-consumer laws that unfairly penalize individuals for engaging in common-sense economic activity. From outdated blue laws to rigid licensing requirements, governments are modernizing regulations to better reflect today’s realities—except, it seems, in New Mexico, where ticket resale remains criminalized (and punishable by up to a year in jail) in a way that disproportionately harms students.
SFC praises passage of TICKET Act from Senate Commerce Committee
Fans have called out for the TICKET Act for many years. Today Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and Senators Schmitt and Markey answered that call and advanced commonsense consumer protections in ticketing that will help sports fans buy tickets to their favorite games and protect them from deceptive sales. We thank them for their tireless leadership on this issue, and urge the Senate to pass the bill quickly.
Statement on Including the TICKET Act in the Continuing Resolution
Fans have long called for all-in pricing and an end to deceptive ticketing practices. The four corners agreement on the TICKET Act represents a strong, commonsense approach to ticketing legislation that answers this call. SFC believes it should be included in the Continuing Resolution. The 118th Congress gaveled in with a hearing about how the Ticketmaster monopoly has ruined the live event ecosystem for fans. Now, Congress can gavel out by passing the most comprehensive ticketing reforms in nearly a decade.
Governor should strip anticompetitive ticketing provision from economic development bill
Massachusetts is finally close to getting the state’s economic development bill over the finish line. The package of legislation includes many important provisions to pave the way for a new soccer stadium, support live theater and more. But also included in the bill is legislation that would empower the Ticketmaster monopoly and make it harder for fans to find cheap tickets - like the $2 Drive By Truckers tickets, which were offered by ticketholders on various ticket resale marketplaces just a couple of weeks ago. Governor Healey should send an amended version of the bill back to the legislature to protect fans from the Ticketmaster monopoly and so that consumers can continue to freely shop around for tickets versus having a single source.
To stop the next Ticketmaster-style meltdown, Congress must pass the TICKET Act before the buzzer
We’re in the fourth quarter of the 118th Congress and the clock is ticking fast. There are only a few more legislative days for Congress to pass dozens of bills before this session concludes and the next Congress will have to start drafting bills from scratch. One such bill is HR 3950, the Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act (TICKET Act).