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Court finds Japanese officials guilty in Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal

The latest in a series of trials of executives and officials accused of corruption surrounding the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has seen consultant Joji Matsui found guilty of taking bribes by a…

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Jul 6, 2023 Events / Finance / Legal / Sport / Venues /

 
 

Half a billion bots competing with consumers for Taylor Swift tickets

With ticket sales for singing star Taylor Swift’s February 2024 concerts at the MCG and Sydney’s Accor Stadium having been among the fastest selling in Australia history, it…

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Jun 30, 2023 Entertainment / Legal / Retail / Technology / Ticketing /

 
 

Promoters announce new Taylor Swift dates as NSW Fair Trading steps in on ticket resales

Following historically unprecedented presale demand for tickets for Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour Australian dates in February next year, promoter Frontier Touring has announced two…

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Jun 29, 2023 Entertainment / Legal / Retail / Technology / Ticketing /

 
 

Victorian Government announces crack down on ticket scalpers

In the wake of reports that tickets for Taylor Swift's 2024 concert dates in Australia are being resold for massive markups, the Victorian Government announced that it will crack down…

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Jun 28, 2023 Entertainment / Government / Legal / Ticketing / Venues /

 
 

Calls for enforcement of anti-scalping laws in wake of soaring resale prices for Taylor Swift concerts

Consumer advocates are calling for unified national laws against scalping and for NSW and Victoria to enforce their current legislation following indications that tickets for singing star…

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Jun 27, 2023 ByNigel Benton Entertainment / Legal / Ticketing /

 
 

UFC Gym Australia’s Maz Hagemrad declared not ‘to be a reliable or credible witness’ by Federal Court Judge

The recent judgement of Federal Court Justice Thomas Thawley in a case between three franchisees and the Australian franchisor of UFC Gyms, has seen Mazen ‘Maz’ Hagemrad,…

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Jun 27, 2023 ByNigel Benton Finance / Fitness / Legal /

 
 

Australian franchisor of UFC Gyms enters administration

Just weeks after being ordered by the Federal Court of Australia to pay $5 million to three former franchisees, the Ultimate Franchising Group Pty Ltd (UFG), UFC Gym Prospect Pty Ltd and…

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Jun 26, 2023 ByNigel Benton Finance / Fitness / Legal /

 
 

Drug Free Sport New Zealand aims ‘to get doping out of sport’

Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) Chief Executive Nick Paterson has said working in partnership with agencies around the world is “key to ridding sport of drug cheats”.…

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Jun 26, 2023 Legal / Sport / Wellness /

 
 

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