Published Jun 18, 2026, 2:20 PM ET · Updated 5 months ago · 2 sources

Indie Venues Call on Congress to Ban Speculative Tickets Amid World Cup Headaches

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"The international conversation has become one of cancelled tickets, fraudulent listings, fans turned away at the gates, and consumers left holding thousands of dollars in unrecoverable travel costs," the trade group NIVA wrote in a letter.