{"id":37002,"date":"2024-01-15T02:30:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T08:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=37002"},"modified":"2024-01-15T02:30:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T08:30:54","slug":"nba-ticket-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/nba-ticket-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Which NBA team has the highest ticket service fees?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Imagine this: you\u2019re about to score prime seats for your favorite NBA team, then bam<\/em>! You\u2019re hit with a curveball of random fees and now your $200 gameday ticket costs you $270 (or more) instead. Unfortunately, there\u2019s no need to imagine as this is a reality for thousands of NBA fans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ticketmaster is infamous for its high service fees, but they\u2019re also the official ticketing partner for the NBA league. This left us wondering\u2026how much are they charging fans in additional service fees, on top of the already expensive ticket prices? We scraped Ticketmaster to discover which NBA teams have the highest ticketing fees in the league. Here are the MVPs of additional fee costs! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Key Findings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Milwaukee Bucks have the highest ticket fees<\/strong>, where fans expect to pay an additional 27.9%<\/strong> (roughly $70.55) on top of the ticket price<\/li>\n\n\n\n
The Orlando Magic ranks second <\/strong>(27.5%<\/strong>), with the San Antonio Spurs in third <\/strong>(26.5%<\/strong>) in high ticket fees<\/li>\n\n\n\n
The Dallas Mavericks have the cheapest ticket fees<\/strong>, where fans only pay an extra 3.5%<\/strong> (about $8.92) on top of the ticket price<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
(Slam) dunked in costs: Teams with the most expensive fees<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
While Ticketmaster is the NBA\u2019s ticketing service provider, these additional fees are set by and shared between the teams, venues, and Ticketmaster. To find the average ticket service fees, we analyzed the fee costs associated with every NBA team\u2019s average ticket price. To get a fair evaluation, we only looked at standard admission tickets, not resale tickets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n