[sumo] Ticket sale system to undergo overhaul

[Moti <sumo@dichne.com>]

Yes, that's right, you read right. The Kyokai has decided to finally 
respond to the deep recession they are in. It seems the surprising last 
three days of manin onrei (full house) whetted their appetite.. They 
have decided to switch from passive to active mode concerning ticket 
sales and the system. They are already openly saying there will be 
"open" sales (by phone etc..) and are hinting at undermining the huge 
powerbase of the chayas. Instead of targeting the "keeping" of the 
veteran die hard Sumo fans , they are going to try to bring in new fans 
or "lost" fans, by modernizing the ticket sales system. No concrete 
plans are mentioned, but if it happens, it will start fom Hatsu 2006. No 
more "this area is for the corporate sector" stuff is hinted as well- 
they are talking about a "wide open ticket selling program".
This is great news, for sure, but will it happen? The major changes the 
Kyokai publicly promised happened relatively quickly after they were 
announced- No Smoking was one which most of us laughed at, but it 
happened. Kosho abolishment and the expansion was another quick 
resolution that happened.
We shall see..
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Kintamayama
http://www.dichne.com
[EndPost by Moti <sumo@dichne.com>]