New York Attorney General Investigating NFL’s Ticket Exchange: Details, Reaction

January 29, 2016   ·   Scott Polacek   ·   Jump to comments

With Super Bowl 50 approaching, the NFL is reportedly under investigation for anti-competitive practices. 
"New York authorities are investigating whether the NFL is engaging in anti-competitive practices on its ticket-selling website, an official said Thursday," according to the Associated Press (via ESPN.com). "The investigation is part of a larger probe by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman into high event ticket pricing."

While it is a larger probe that includes more than just the NFL, one of Schneiderman’s primary sticking points is “price floors” for tickets on the secondary marketplace. He criticized the practice in a report released Thursday.
The Associated Press added more context to Schneiderman’s report:
Many NFL teams encourage or even require ticket holders to use Ticketmaster's NFL Ticket Exchange platform, where the seller is prohibited from cutting the price below face value. That p...

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