OLYMPIA — A Washington state senator is asking the Attorney General’s Office to look into the increased prices for tickets to Adele’s Seattle concert.
KIRO-TV reported that Sen. Marko Liias, a Lynwood Democrat, thinks online robots might be snapping up tickets to the July 26 concert and driving the price up. Ticket bots, which can purchase tickets faster than a would-be concertgoer can say “Hello,” are illegal in Washington.
Liias requested the investigation in response to reports of ticket manipulation for the concert. He says ticket bots are unfair and exploitative in addition to being illegal.
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