7.03.17 - Team Cuomo to meet with lobbyists about state ticket scalping law
"After having just signed a one-year extension of the state ticket scalping laws that included no pro-consumer changes, the Cuomo administration is set to revisit the issue on July 20 with a group of lobbyists representing all sides of the ticket industry."
"Among those scheduled to attend, sources say, is Giorgio DeRosa, a long-time high-powered lobbyist who is representing Ticketmaster and is also the father of Cuomo’s top aide, Melissa DeRosa. There will also lobbyists for Live Nation, the Broadway League and re-selling sites like Stub Hub, Ticket Network, and Allshows."
"But some complained the meeting will not include any consumer advocates, state legislators, or aides to state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who in 2016 released a report detailing problems within the ticket selling industry in New York."