Why California's fight over ticket fraud has become a proxy war against Ticketmaster and Live Nation

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Balentine and Cottrell bought resale tickets on StubHub for around $400 each. But under California’s bill, AB 1349, selling speculative tickets could be banned on all resale platforms in the state. AdvertisementTicketmaster has also acquired a growing share of the resale market, under the platform Ticketmaster Resale. The business functions similarly to other resale sites, but Ticketmaster does not allow speculative ticket sales on its platform. We try to be a much more honest, legitimate outlet for getting resale tickets,” said Wall.