Lost in the era of legalized, and normalized, sports betting is the era of legalized, and normalized, ticket scalping.

What used to happen discreetly in the shadows of the stadium now occurs routinely, on websites and apps that make it easy to buy and re-sell tickets. Which makes it easy for fans of a visiting team to take over a given stadium.

49ers fans did it on Sunday at the Superdome.

Longtime Saints reporter and columnist Jeff Duncan tweeted this on Monday morning: “The number of 49ers fans in the Superdome Sunday was shocking . Reminded me of the Lions in 2023 and Bills in 2021. Only comparable turnout takeovers.”

The photo attached to this item was taken during Sunday’s game. Here’s a video of what it looked like outside the stadium.

Some teams have taken steps to ensu

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