Teenage singing sensation Miley Cyrus, pictured, could be a trailblazer when it comes to thwarting ticket scalpers, a government report says.
A discussion paper on scalping released yesterday said last year's concert tour by the American songstress was the first to rely on virtual tickets, an approach that made life tricky for secondary resellers.
"Tickets were difficult to sell or transfer because they could be redeemed only at the concert using the credit card with which they were bought," the paper, written by the Commonwealth Consumer Affairs Advisory Council, says of the ticketing method, which is common in the US.
The scalping of tickets for concerts and sporting events has become a hot topic. Victoria has banned the reselling of tickets for designated events, but in NSW the ban is limited to the surrounds of the SCG, the Sydney Football Stadium and Olympic Park.
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