Anti-Scalping Senate Bill 1602

“….Battin didn’t anticipate his anti-scalping bill would become the focus of a vitriolic tug-of-war with venues, ticketing agencies, brokers and online auction sites all clamoring to maintain their share of the nation’s $3.1 billion concert ticket industry, not to mention sporting events and theater performances.

Backed by Ticketmaster, the world’s largest ticketing company, Senate Bill 1602 makes ‘pinging’ punishable by up to a fine of $5,000 and six months in jail for the first violation, $10,000 for the second…..” [Sacbee]