So far, however, there's no sign any secondary market seller has been cited under Premier Doug Ford's anti-gouging penalties despite tickets showing up on sites for more than double face
Just two days before Canada’s opening match at the World Cup, higher fines kicked in Wednesday under Ontario’s new anti-scalping law.
But as of midday there was still no sign that anyone has been penalized under the new “administrative” fines, which were raised from a maximum of $10,000 to a new top penalty of $25,000.
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The new maximum fine takes effect June 10.
Ontario government says FIFA faces fines up to $250,000 if World Cup tickets are resold above face value, violating the…
The city of Toronto has issued at least 128 bylaw charges for unlicensed vending at World Cup sites.
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It comes after there were thousands of empty seats in just the second match of the tournament between South Africa and Czech…
Despite new law, resale sites have dozens of listings for Portugal-Croatia match that are 10 times the original ticket price.
