Australia’s Live Industry Welcomes Fine for Viagogo

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.viagogo is considering its next move after the controversial ticket reselling platform was handed a A$7 million ($5 million) fine for misleading Australian consumers.

Earlier, the ACCC said it was prompted to take the legal route after it had 473 contacts about the reseller from Australian consumers.

A spokesperson for Viagogo notes the penalty decision relates to issues on its Australian website in mid-2017. “The matters considered in the proceeding covered a period of less than 8 weeks,” reads a statement emailed to“Since that time, we have overhauled our platform – a process that included consultation with consumer protection regulators in a number of countries. Viagogo is committed to providing an important service to consumers that use our platform.”

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