Ticket resale giants sue Washington DC over new law that caps scalper markups at 10%
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Winners & losers: It's a depressingly common sight to see tickets for concerts, shows, and other events getting snapped up en masse before appearing on reseller sites with huge markups. It's why Washington DC introduced a bill limiting how much resellers can raise the price of tickets, but the marketplaces are now suing the District of Columbia to block this law.
The DC council passed the Restricting Egregious Scalping Against Live Entertainment Amendment (RESALE) Act in June. Set to become law on January 1, 2027, it ensures that tickets purchased for shows can't be resold for more than 10% of the original price, including fees and taxes. It also limits the service fee that a resale marketplace can charge to 10% of that same original price. Tickets to most sporting events and movie...
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