California Bill on Concert Ticket Resale Fails to Move Forward
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A new law in California did not move forward. The law wanted to stop people from selling event tickets for very high prices. This is called scalping. The law is called the California Fans First Act.
Music and sports venues liked the bill. A venue is a place where shows happen. They wanted lower prices for fans.
But some groups did not like the bill. Consumer advocates are people who help buyers. Some of them said the bill was not good for fans either.
A company called StubHub also did not like the bill. StubHub helps people buy and sell tickets. This is called the resale market.
StubHub spent a lot of money to stop the bill. News reports say the company spent millions of dollars.
Because of this, the bill did not pass this time. Many fans still pay high prices for tickets.
Vocabulary15 words
- scalping
- selling tickets for much more money than the normal price
- venues
- places where concerts or games happen
- consumer advocates
- people who work to protect buyers
- StubHub
- a company that lets people buy and sell tickets
- resale market
- buying and selling tickets after they are first sold
- bill
- a new law that is being discussed
- cap
- a top limit on a price
- advance
- to move forward or make progress
- oppose
- to be against something
- support
- to agree with and help something
- fans
- people who like a band, team, or event
- million
- a very large number, 1,000,000
- spend
- to use money
- law
- an official rule people must follow
- price
- how much something costs
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Answer key
1. Ticket resale prices 2. Venues 3. False
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A new law in California did not move _____. The law wanted to stop people from selling event tickets for very high prices. This is called _____. The law is called the California Fans First Act.
Music and sports _____ liked the bill. A venue is a place where shows happen. They wanted lower _____ for fans.
But some groups did not like the bill. _____ are people who help buyers. Some of them said the bill was not good for fans either.
A company called _____ also did not like the bill. StubHub helps people buy and sell tickets. This is called the _____.
StubHub spent a lot of _____ to stop the bill. News reports say the company spent _____ of dollars.
Because of this, the bill did not pass this time. Many fans still pay high prices for _____.
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