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Senate passes bill banning use of bots to circumvent online ticket limits
Summary
The Iowa Senate passed Senate File 146, a consumer-protection measure that prohibits the use or creation of automated bots to buy more tickets than posted limits and gives the attorney general exclusive civil enforcement authority. An amendment clarifying the meaning of "authorized entry" was adopted before final passage.
Senate File 146, a consumer-protection bill that targets ticket‑buying bots, passed the Iowa Senate after members adopted an amendment clarifying authorized entry.
Senator Gruenhagen, the senator from Scott, called the bill up and said it aims to stop automated programs that "flood websites selling event tickets, clog up the servers, and gobble up all the tickets." The bill as amended prohibits using or creating a bot to purchase more than posted limits, using multiple IP addresses or purchaser…
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