WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Recently, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Guaranteeing Honest Ownership in Secondary Ticketing (GHOST) Act, legislation to protect fans and concertgoers from deceptive ticket resale practices by prohibiting resellers from selling tickets they do not actually possess.
"West Virginians who spend their hard-earned money on tickets to see their favorite artist, team, or event should be able to trust that the tickets they're purchasing actually exist. Unfortunately, deceptive practices in the resale market can leave consumers paying inflated prices for tickets that sellers don't even po...