Russia to introduce fines for ticket resale on 2014 Winter Olympics

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The ticket prices for all sports events to be held in the city of Sochi have been set by the Russian government in coordination¹ with International Olympic and Paralympic Committees.

The ticket touts² will pay from 10 to 20 times a ticket's face value but no less than 50,000 rubles (over 1,600 dollars). The companies caught reselling the tickets will be fined up to 1 million rubles and their business activities could be terminated for up to 90 days, according to the law which will come in force on Jan. 15, 2013.

Earlier in December, Russian government has set up a cap for the hotel prices during the Sochi Winter Olympics.

The government assured that the price of a five-star suite³ would not exceed an equivalent of 435 dollars per night during the Olympics.

The Winter Olympics in the Black Sea resort of Sochi under the motto of "Hot. Cool. Yours" will open on Feb. 7, 2014 and run until Feb. 23. The Games will feature 98 medal events, 12 more than the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.

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