Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2023
Canadian ticket-price advertising settlement
TicketNetwork reached an $825,000 settlement with Canada’s Competition Bureau and agreed to alter advertising practices concerning ticket prices in response to Canadian consumer-protection requirements.
2019
New York speculative-ticket settlement
TicketNetwork and Ticket Galaxy settled allegations by the New York Attorney General that consumers had been misled into purchasing speculative tickets for concerts and other live events. The companies agreed to pay $1.55 million.
2012
Executive arrest and First Five removal
TicketNetwork was removed from Connecticut’s First Five program after chief executive Don Vaccaro was arrested following an incident at a local Academy Awards party. Vaccaro took a leave of absence, and the charges were later dismissed after completion of an accelerated rehabilitation program.
2009
New Jersey ticket-availability litigation
New Jersey authorities alleged that TicketNetwork and other parties were involved in advertising or selling tickets before their availability from the venue had been established. The claims against TicketNetwork were dismissed in 2010 after the court determined that the platform was not the seller responsible for the disputed information under the applicable federal-law framework.