The Illinois House Takes a Big Swing Against Reservation Scalping

Tre Dita is among the restaurants listed on Appointment Trader. | Barry Brecheisen/Eater Chicago

After the House’s approval, Illinois now waits for the Senate’s vote on the Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act as California, Nevada, and Florida consider similar policies.

Illinois lawmakers took a step toward outlawing the sale of restaurant reservations on third-party sites earlier this week. On Monday, April 7, the House unanimously passed a bill that targeted Black Market reservation sales.

The bill, HB 2456 — the Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act — was introduced in February and now sits in the Senate. As currently written, it would

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