How brokers get their tickets is generally not a mystery.

As a result, some brokers were not getting confirmation of their orders, he said.

In such situations, the exclusive broker gets half of the commission.

When a broker gets a customer's order, the price is, say, $20.

He conceded that other brokers could get tickets from his company as well.

Those brokers got a lot of money to throw around.

That means the landlord's broker only gets half the commission.

It was the fifth straight year brokers got a big raise.

"When these brokers got on the phone, they really knew how to influence decisions," she said.

The broker sometimes gets a commission when the deal is completed.