Overview
- Resale listings for games at Rogers Centre ran from roughly $1,300 in the 500s to more than $10,000, with some reports citing prices as high as $16,000 per ticket.
- Premier Doug Ford said his government is reviewing options and considering legislation to limit resales, a shift from the 2019 decision to scrap a 50% cap.
- The Ontario NDP launched a petition and tabled a motion to ban resales above face value, while Liberals put forward a motion to reinstate a 50% cap.
- Ticketmaster stated it does not set resale prices, as police warned buyers to watch for scams involving fake or duplicate tickets during the high-demand sales.
- Experts say concentrated control of digital ticketing and resale complicates enforcement and allows rapid markups, making simple regulatory fixes difficult.