The DOJ has reportedly opened an antitrust investigation into Ticketmaster’s proprietor

The DOJ has reached out to venues and “gamers within the ticket market” in current months to ask concerning the firm’s practices, based on the NYT, that means the probe predates this week’s debacle. DOJ spokesperson Arlen Morales declined to remark. Stay Nation didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

Many authorities officers have Stay Nation and Ticketmaster of their sights as effectively. The attorneys common of North Carolina and Tennessee are every investigating Ticketmaster. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the chair of the Senate subcommittee on competitors coverage, antitrust, and client rights, wrote a letter to Stay Nation CEO Michael Rapino (pdf) on Wednesday expressing “severe issues” about competitors within the ticketing business. And Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) tweeted Tuesday that “Ticketmaster is a monopoly” and referred to as for it and Stay Nation to be damaged up.