Venues And Ticket Firms Have To Fight BOTS

(Courtesy of Distil Networks.)

Venues are sending out press releases heralding the Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act of 2016, which carries heavy federal fines for those who circumvent security precautions on ticketing platforms with robots that snag the best and multiple tickets online in front of the general public. The most active promoters of awareness are the performing arts centers, which have just put Hamilton on sale.

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