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Select-Asparagus-494 t1_iwpkyce wrote

You hit it on the head with your last sentence. Mohegan uses ticketmaster, which is owned by Live Nation. Live Nation has a monopoly in show promotion, and pushes all of their acts through their arenas, like Mohegan.

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Select-Asparagus-494 t1_iwpq0g0 wrote

This recent article can provide more context about the monopoly that is Live Nation/TicketMaster...

Taylor Swift meltdown caused by Ticketmaster abusing its market power, Senate antitrust chair says

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/business/ticketmaster-taylor-swift-amy-klobuchar-letter/index.html

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TimeTraveler3056 t1_iwq6w45 wrote

I hope this investigation develops into forcing ticketmaster to stop being such assholes.

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Logical-Decision2141 t1_iwqv1v9 wrote

And the fees are outrageous. Shows are also cheaper at xl center then Mohegan. I paid 54.00 for Jeff Dunham tickets in feb. before fees. section 1 on the floor. When he was at the casino in august they were like 95.00 before fees or something like that.

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