Season ticket holders may soon be able to scalp tickets for more than face value to regain part of the required foundation donation, but students still won’t be able to profit from their tickets.Louisiana House Bill 155 would allow season tickets to be re-sold at face value plus an allocated portion of the required donation to the Tiger Athletic Foundation Tradition Fund all season ticket holders are required to make. For example, if there were seven home gameson a schedule, season ticket holders would be allowed to add one-seventh of the contribution cost to the face value of the ticket.University administrators have expressed concern about selling tickets at a higher price.”Any time legislation is introduced that would permit tickets to athletic events to be sold above face value, we have great concern for the good of the ticket-buying public,” said Joe Alleva, vice chancellor and director of athletics.The proposed law applies only to in-person ticket sales. The present law allows resale at a higher price on the Internet with some restrictions.”Today’s change that would introduce the requirement of tickets to be sold face-to-face elevates the concern over counterfeit tickets, which have become more prevalent at premier college sporting events the last several years,” Alleva said. “It would make on-the-street re-sale of tickets even more risky for LSU fans.”Tickets for the upcoming football season cost between $40 and $70, depending on the game, according to the LSU sports Web site.Required contributions range between $210 and $950 depending on the location of seats.The bill would not affect laws regulating the sale of student tickets. The bill will next move to the House floor for debate.
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