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Wimbledon crackdown on touts as sales move online


Buyers will need to bring photographic proof of identity and the credit card used to make the paymentWimbledon is to get tough with ticket touts this summer as fans groups raise concern that websites are already advertising seats for sale. The All England Lawn Tennis Club, which runs the tournament, says that protecting the integrity of ticketing this year is a priority after it was announced that 80,000 seats would be sold direct to the public online for the first time. SponsoredIt said: “We are acutely aware of the potential risks posed by online ticket sales and will be implementing various measures and checks to ensure that tickets do not fall into the wrong hands. “Our terms and conditions prevent the resale of any tickets other than debentures, and that is something we have always monitored closely.”Buyers will need to bring


Source: The Times April 30, 2021 23:05 UTC



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