(ANSA) - ROME, MARCH 24 - The Communications Authority has adopted a further fine of 12,240,000 euros for violation of the rules on secondary ticketing against the Swiss company Viagogo which manages a global online sales platform on the market secondary event tickets and non-permission holder.
In fact, the same company has been the subject of three other sanctioning proceedings since 2020.
The verification activity - explains a note - was conducted with the support of the Guardia di Finanza, in particular of the Radio Broadcasting and Publishing Group of the Special Unit for Goods and Services, a specialized department under the command of the Special Units Command and the Command of the Special Departments.
The preliminary evidence, verified with technical-investigative investigations by the Fiamme Gialle, made it possible to ascertain the sale or in any case the placement on the company's website of access tickets for 68 events held in 2022, even at prices 10 times higher than the nominal ones, relating to shows live performance by Italian and international artists such as, for example, Måneskin, Blanco, Renato Zero and Cirque du Soleil, in violation of sector legislation.
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