INDIANAPOLIS—The countdown is under 20 days before the city of Indianapolis hosts its first ever Super Bowl and largest-ever event. Tickets to the big game are highly sought after, but also very limited.
According to www.indianapolissuperbowl.com, the official website of the Super Bowl XLVI Host Committee, Lucas Oil Stadium will seat around 70,000 fans for the game. The city of Indianapolis, however, is expecting to play host to between 100,000 and 150,000 guests in addition to the general population of nearly 840,000.
“Looking at the expected attendance numbers and population statistics, only about five percent of the people who will be in Indianapolis the week of the Super Bowl will actually make it into Lucas Oil Stadium for the game,” said Bill Thomas, president/CEO of the Better Business Bureau serving Central Indiana. “The percentage of people who would like to be at the game will be significantly higher, which, in turn, will create an opportunity for counterfeiters to swoop in and make a quick buck.”
The Better Business Bureau serving Central Indiana suggests fans buy from a brick-and-mortar business, in person, or from a trusted website and use a protected credit card so there is a paper trail. The BBB also warns against purchasing tickets via wire transfer.
“Traditionally, wire transfer is the preferred payment method of scammers,” Thomas said. “Wire transfers cannot be traced and the money exchanges hands very close to real time.”
According to Renny Harrison with Fanfare Tickets, LLC, a Carmel-based BBB-accredited business, hopeful Super Bowl game attendees should expect ticket prices to change frequently and significantly, both up and down, as the game approaches.
Locally, the BBB reports on a number of businesses that sell tickets, for a list of local, BBB-accredited businesses in the ticket industry, please click here.