Federal Lawsuit Alleges San Diego Ticket Broker Used Bots to Buy 18.5 Million Tickets

San Diego, CA, October 16, 2026 —

A federal lawsuit against a San Diego ticket broker alleges that automated bots were used to purchase 18.5 million tickets, in purported violation of the BOTS Act.

The case centers on the alleged use of automated software to acquire tickets. The lawsuit describes the purchases as purported, and the allegations have not been established as findings in the information provided. The broker’s name, the date the lawsuit was filed and the court handling the case were not provided.

The summary of the filing does not identify the events or tickets involved, explain how the alleged purchases were carried out, or give details about the broker’s business operations. It also does not state whether any tickets were resold, identify other parties to the case or describe what relief the lawsuit seeks.

The BOTS Act is the law cited in the allegations, but no specific provisions or alleged conduct beyond the purported automated purchases were detailed in the available information. The lawsuit’s filing does not, by itself, establish that the broker violated the law.

No response from the broker was included in the summary, and it does not say whether the broker has commented on the allegations. The amount of any requested or imposed penalty, the status of the case and any subsequent developments were also not provided. Further details about those matters cannot be confirmed from the information available.

For now, the central reported claim is that a San Diego ticket broker allegedly used bots to purchase 18.5 million tickets and that a federal lawsuit accuses the broker of violating the BOTS Act. The claims and the legal outcome remain distinct: the lawsuit sets out allegations, while the information provided does not describe a ruling or other resolution.

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