Olympic Ticket Black Market Thriving Despite ‘Crackdown’–Agence France-Presse headline
So far, no one has blamed the U.S. which
supposedly introduced prostitution and gambling to Vietnam.
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by Charles Whelan Sat Aug 16, 3:34 AM ET
BEIJING(AFP) - A thriving black market in tickets was operating Saturday outside the main Olympic venues with money openly changing hands despite China’s claim of a crackdown on scalpers
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Olympic organisers have said that every ticket for the events in Beijing was sold out in advance, but many visitors have complained that venues are half empty during competition.
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One of the Olympic mascots in front of the National Stadium in Beijing A thriving black market in tickets was operating Saturday outside the main Olympic venues with money openly changing hands despite China’s claim of a crackdown on scalpers
(AFP/Greg Wood)