Ticket Bot Prevention Act

Prohibits creating or using bots to exceed online ticket-purchase limits or bypass sales-volume controls; covered event-facility owners, operators, and sales agents must report known violations to the Illinois Attorney General.

Signed June 25, 2026, the Prohibition on Bots Purchasing Tickets Act takes effect January 1, 2027. Section 10(a) prohibits creating or using bots to exceed posted online ticket-purchase limits or circumvent or disable queues, waiting periods, presale codes, and other sales-volume controls. Bots need not use artificial intelligence; the definition excludes browser or separate-software autofill and password management features.

Under Section 10(b), covered event-facility owners and operators that sell tickets to events, and agents that conduct or facilitate those sales, must report known violations to the Illinois Attorney General within a reasonable period after discovery. Reports must describe the violation, provide available information about the individuals or entities involved, and identify measures taken or planned to prevent further violations.

Section 5 includes convention centers in the event-facility definition but excludes school stadiums, county fairs, hotels, and facilities primarily owned or operated by a professional sports team or franchise. These exclusions qualify the reporting duty; the Section 10(a) bot prohibition applies to any person.

Section 15 incorporates the remedies, penalties, and authority of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Section 90 adds the corresponding unlawful-practice provision to that statute. For covered ticket sellers, the practical preparation is a process to identify, document, and report known violations with the required information before January 1, 2027.