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Re:No, the money you spend on lotteries doesn’t go to the park by oh_sigh on Thursday May 04, 2023 @03:10PM (#35820605)
Good to fight against resellers but bad for normal users - some people might get sick, or have something else come up, and not being able to give a ticket to a friend is a bad experience.
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Re:No, the money you spend on lotteries doesn’t go to the park by Thiez on Saturday May 06, 2023 @08:30AM (#35840719)
OTOH since this scheme eliminates scalpers tickets may be significantly cheaper, which is a good experience. I imagine it is a net positive.
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Re:No, the money you spend on lotteries doesn’t go to the park by throwaway049 on Sunday May 07, 2023 @07:46AM (#35850382)
True. But the scalper problem was so large before that they didn't have a better option.
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Re:No, the money you spend on lotteries doesn’t go to the park by kwhitefoot on Sunday May 07, 2023 @12:39PM (#35853171)
Glastonbury will refund the ticket minus an administration fee if you genuinely can't go because of circumstances beyond your control.

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Re:No, the money you spend on lotteries doesn’t go to the park by account42 on Monday May 08, 2023 @05:01AM (#35859557)
Why should your friend get to go rather than someone who has been waiting all that time?
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