Bloomberg Law
Jan. 9, 2019, 8:44 PM UTC

NFL Selling 1 Percent of Super Bowl Tickets to Public Ruled Legal

Julie Steinberg
Julie Steinberg
Reporter

The National Football League’s ticket allocation for the 2014 Super Bowl, including its offering of only 1 percent of tickets to the public, didn’t violate a New Jersey law, the state top court said Jan. 9.

The NFL, following its custom, sold 1 percent of the 2014 Super Bowl tickets to the public through an NFL-sponsored lottery. It gave the remaining 99 percent to NFL teams and other entities connected to the league.

Josh Finkelman, who bought two tickets to the big game for $2,000 each, alleged the league broke a consumer protection law meant to curtail holding back sports ...

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