Viagogo fined €23.5m in Italy for resale breach
An investigation by regulator AGCOM found that Viagogo had listed tickets for 131 events at prices up to seven times above their face-value
News By James Hanley | 27 June 2022
Italy’s Communications Regulatory Authority AGCOM has fined Viagogo €23.5 million for breaking the country’s rules on secondary ticketing.
The decision, taken at an AGCOM Council meeting last week, followed an investigation by Italy’s financial crime enforcement agency the Guardia di Finanza, which found the secondary ticketing platform had listed tickets for 131 events at prices up to six or seven times above their face-value.
Events included concerts for artists such as Maneskin, Vasco Rossi, Sting, Green Day, Dua Lipa,…
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