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read more16th November 2021 - Victoria Government announces strengthening of anti-scalping laws to halt ‘bundle’ deals
11th November 2021 - ACCC says Trivago should be fined $90 million for misleading Australian consumers
27th September 2021 - Consumer Protection officials block purchasers of fake AFL Grand Final tickets
9th September 2021 - Western Australian Parliament passes tough new laws to stamp out scalping
3rd June 2021 - Warnings issued on buying or selling scalped tickets ahead of State of Origin game
12th May 2021 - Shepparton Riverlinks advises patrons to avoid ticket scalping risks
7th July 2021 - NSW Fair Trading investigates rising number of complaints against Viagogo
11th March 2021 - Federal Court allows Viagogo a reprieve in paying $7 million fine
7th January 2021 - New wave of Gen Z consumers ‘never’ watch sport
2nd October 2020 - Federal Court hits Viagogo with $7 million fine for misleading Australian ticket buyers
2nd September 2020 - ASIC commences action against GoGetta Equipment Funding Pty Ltd for unlicensed consumer leasing
4th August 2020 - Viagogo defends New Zealand ticket resale practices
5th March 2020 - Viagogo pledges to submit to New Zealand law ahead of Commerce Commission action
17th February 2020 - Live Performance Australia backs consumers getting better information on ticket resales
20th December 2019 - Melbourne Comedy Festival ticket resales prompts ‘don’t trust Viagogo’ advice
4th December 2019 - Live Performance Australia seeks answers from Google as Viagogo advertising returns
25th November 2019 - Viagogo acquires rival ticket reseller StubHub in US$4 billion deal
8th October 2019 - Google ban sees decline in Viagogo business activity
30th July 2019 - Ticketmaster to introduce new anti-ticket scalping technology in Australia
19th July 2019 - Live Performance Australia applauds Google decision to ban Viagogo
18th April 2019 - Federal Court finds Viagogo guilty of misleading consumers
5th April 2019 - Viagogo executives lobby Federal MPs against ticket resale restrictions
12th March 2019 - Viagogo blamed as 200 refused entry to Dunedin concert
11th February 2019 - Concert promoter Michael Chugg says Viagogo is ‘out of control ... f**king thieves’
12th September 2018 - Viagogo responds to calls for Google AdWords service to reject its resales
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