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Article: Olympic tickets get brokers in hot water
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- Indianapolis Business Journal
- Article date:
- February 12, 1996
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Summer Olympic officials have accused two Indianapolis scalpers of playing games with their tickets.
Preferred Tickets and Tours, 6044 E. 82nd St., and Regal Sports Vacations, 3029 W. 39th St., are among nearly 50 ticket brokers in 17 states and the District of Columbia listed as unauthorized dealers for this summer's Olympics.
The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games circulated a list to state officials throughout the country to cut down on scalping.
The Indiana Attorney General's Office, in turn, listed the Indianapolis brokers in a consumer alert meant to warn people who'd like to buy Olympic tickets against "scam artists
who
take advantage of consumers by selling unauthorized ...