Ontario is naming and shaming two ticket reseller sites the government alleges broke its new ticket sales rules.
The government has added SeatGeek and StubHub to its consumer beware list and said it has given the companies compliance orders, though it has not said which rules the companies are alleged to have broken.
New ticket sales rules took effect this year, including a ban on re-selling tickets above their original face value.
Both companies say they have been making good-faith efforts to comply with the law and have been working with the government.
“Over the past seven weeks, we have been seeking guidance on key details that are fundamental to compliance, such as what constitutes acceptable proof of a ticket’s original price,” StubHub wrote in a statement….