SEOUL, October 13 (AJP) -Scalpers found to be habitually or commercially resell tickets to Korean baseball postseason games at inflated prices face fines of up to 10 million won ($7,500) or up to one year in prison, police warned Tuesday ahead of the postseason’s Oct. 14 opening.
The police will launch the crackdown with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the KBO will cover postseason venues in Seoul, Daegu, Gwangju and Suwon. Plainclothes officers and patrol teams will target organized ticket reselling around ticket offices, subway exits and major spectator routes.
Under the revised sports legislation, habitual or commercial scalpers to face up to one year in prison or a fine of 10 million won, strengthening enforcement previously limited to a 160,000-won penalty for on-site scalping.
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