TICKET BROKERS SETTLE IN RESALE-BOT SUIT

NEW YORK Three U.S. ticket brokers have agreed to settle civil charges that they cheated consumers by illegally purchasing tens of thousands of tickets for concerts, theatre, sports and other events, and reselling them at significant markups.

Settlements with Just In Time Tickets, Concert Specials and Cartisim were announced Friday by the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission.

The settlements resolved the first enforcement actions under the Better Online Ticket Sales Act, a 2016 law banning the use of bots and other means to evade ticket purchase limits.