This fifth edition Secondary Ticket Marketplace, Guide to US Ticket Resale Regulations summarizes the various US state and local legal requirements with respect to the resale of tickets in effect as of August 1, 2024.
Growth in the ticket resale industry (also known as the secondary marketplace) and public outcry against pricing and fee transparency continue to attract the attention of US regulators at the federal, state, and local levels. While there is not currently any comprehensive regulation of the ticket resale industry at the federal level, nearly all states now have regulations governing the resale of tickets and the number of local jurisdictions that regulate ticket resales continues to grow. While some common themes have developed in the regulations in recent years (such as “all-in” ticket price disclosure requirements and limitations and restrictions on speculative ticket sales (sales of tickets for which the seller does not have actual or constructive possession)), there is significant variation in the regulatory scheme from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
The 2024 Secondary Ticket Marketplace, Guide to US Ticket Resale Regulations is authored by Laura D. Nemeth, a Corporate partner with more than 13 years of experience advising clients in the ticketing industry, Steve Delchin, an appellate and litigation attorney with decades of experience in advising clients on ethical issues, and James Brennan, a commercial litigation attorney with experience representing clients in complex commercial litigation cases.
