NO TICKET REQUIRED — The Veritix Blog

Many of the NBA’s future stars will be front and center this Thursday in Newark, New Jersey for the 2012 NBA Draft. As part of this exciting night, many of our clients will be holding draft parties to entertain fans with giveaways and special appearances and welcome their new additions.

• The Houston Rockets, who own the #12, #16, and #18 picks will host a free party at Toyota Center. Fans will have the opportunity to win a trip to Las Vegas, two tickets to a future Rockets home game, and meet Rockets forward Chandler Parsons.

• The Cleveland Cavaliers, who hold the #4, #24, #33 and #34 picks in the draft, will host a free party at Quicken Loans that includes contests and interactive games. All tickets ordered online will use Flash Seats®, our paperless ticketing system, enabling fans to conveniently swipe in with their registered credit card or driver’s license.

• The Utah Jazz, who have the #47 pick, will host a free party at EnergySolutions Arena . The first 1,000 fans will receive a certificate for a free hot dog and a Salt Lake Bees ticket voucher. Fans will also receive a free NBA draft guide and have the opportunity to win tickets to a Heat vs. Jazz game.

• The Denver Nuggets own the #20, #38, and #50 picks in the draft.

It promises to be an exciting night for all NBA teams and fans alike as they look towards the future and the 2012-2013 NBA season.

Veritix is scheduled to hit the road this week to take part in the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Conference (NACDA) in Dallas, Tex. NACDA is a membership association that allows personnel in college athletics to collaborate and share ideas. The conference will be held at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in downtown Dallas and runs June 22-28. We look forward to meeting with the many collegiate athletic administrators and directors that will be in attendance.

Flash Seats^®, the patented paperless ticketing platform from Veritix^®, is the NCAA-approved secondary ticket marketplace for both the 2012 NCAA^® Men’s College World Series and 2012 NCAA^® Women’s College World Series. Flash Seats will be used as a fan-to-fan marketplace—enabling fans to have access to tickets through season ticket holders and as a method of delivery to games being played at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb., and ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Okla. Flash Seats provides fans with a legitimate and safe means to purchase tickets on the secondary market and easy game entry with an electronic ID. Best of luck to the schools participating in these great events!