Ontario plans to introduce legislation next spring to outlaw computer "scalper bots" that scoop up huge blocks of tickets to concerts and major sporting events, forcing many customers to the more expensive resale market. "We don't often see that kind of emotion," Ontario Attorney General Yasir Naqvi told Marketplace's David Common. Why you still might pay moreNaqvi admits Ontario is unlikely to crack down on brokers and resellers making money on marked-up tickets. Naqvi says the government's legislation will build on Liberal MPP Sophie Kiwala's private member's bill, which also sought to ban scalper bots. Since many bots operate from outside Canada, it's not clear how effective the law would be at shutting them down.

Source: CBC News October 20, 2016 17:06 UTC