Sales of tickets for soccer displaid in a blockchain for fight against swindlers and speculators

At the end of November, 2019 Royal Dutch football association (KNVB) and Amsterdam JC Arena began to use a blockchain platform for sale of tickets to limit trade in the black market and fraudulent activity.

The initiative of implementation of a blockchain is one of components of the Change the Game Challenge program within which football clubs suggested several companies to develop the innovative solutions for fight against speculators and involvement of fans.

Sales of tickets for soccer displaid in a blockchain for fight against swindlers and speculators

As a result during the qualifying tournament of Euro cup between the Netherlands and Estonia some fans could pass on stadium without the printed ticket - it became possible thanks to a blockchain and [[]]. The barcode went directly through the application and could be activated, only when the buyer was near stadium during a certain period.

Such approach practically excludes sales opportunity of tickets in the black market. Besides, such sales process of tickets through a blockchain system can confirm the personality of the fan who comes on stadium that helps to fight against fraud. Nevertheless, according to rules of Football association the ticket can still be transferred to other person - also through the application.

Potential of blockchain technologies on fraud prevention with tickets attracts not only stadiums and football clubs. In 2018 UEFA announced that it uses blockchain technology to interfere with replication and duplication of tickets. Earlier in 2019 the ode the Dutch firm GUTS Tickets used a blockchain for sale of tickets for a performance of a popular local star of Guus Meyvis in June, 2020. Later the Telecharge company announced sale of tickets for the Broadway shows using a blockchain platform.^[1]

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