“Sports Fans Coalition applauds President Trump’s Executive Order on ticketing. We have long called for public policies that promote competition and consumer choice in live events and actions against entrenched monopolies that harm the fan experience. We support BOTS Act enforcement and an end to unfair, deceptive, and anti-competitive business practices by both primary and secondary ticketing companies. 

We look forward to working with the FTC and DOJ to protect fans. However, Congress must still act. The TICKET Act directly responds to the President’s Executive Order by requiring all-in pricing, banning speculative ticketing, prohibiting deceptive websites, and improving enforcement of the BOTS Act. This order and the TICKET Act will, in the words of Kid Rock, ‘Make America Fun Again.’”

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.

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. 

Across the country, states are rolling back outdated and anti-consumer laws that unfairly penalize individuals for engaging in common-sense economic activity. From outdated blue laws to rigid licensing requirements, governments are modernizing regulations to better reflect today’s realities—except, it seems, in New Mexico, where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.

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.

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.