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Korea enacts tough new rules to crack down on ticket scalping
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Fusion42 · 28 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
South Korea has enacted strict new enforcement rules criminalising all forms of ticket scalping, including use of automated bots, requiring ticket platforms to implement identity verification and reporting measures, and imposing heavy fines and whistleblower rewards to crack down on illegal resale.
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Ticket resale platforms in South Korea must overhaul user verification and reporting or face heavy fines. You face a compliance barrier that opens a legal moat for honest sellers and locks out scalpers.
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