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TICKET SCALPER [2 records]

Record 1 2018-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Sales (Marketing)
  • Organized Recreation
CONT

Changes to ticket selling laws include banning so-called scalper bots, which buy a large number of tickets online for an event and then resell them at a large profit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Vente
  • Loisirs organisés
CONT

Le gouvernement ontarien souhaite bannir les robots collecteurs de billets, un outil utilisé par les revendeurs pour acheter en bloc une grande quantité de billets de spectacles ou d'évènements sportifs aux dépens des consommateurs.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Sales (Marketing)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

A speculator who obtains and resells something (as theater tickets) at prices usually greatly above the stated rates.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Vente
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Personne qui cherche à vendre à prix gonflés, aux abords des salles de spectacle, des billets à ceux qui n'ont pu s'en procurer aux prix officiels.

PHR

Trafiqueur de billets/tickets de paris.

Key term(s)
  • trafiquant de ticket
  • trafiquante de ticket

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Ventas (Comercialización)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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