Empty seats at Olympics
Olympic VIPs

Empty seats at many Olympics events. Is it Greece in 2004?

Last year, I participated in the so-called “lottery” to get Olympic tickets allocated. I registered for 14 events and got only one ticket allocated. Other events were oversubscribed.

This isn’t unusual as many others didn’t get a single ticket. Even a former British Olympic athlete complained on BBC that he wasn’t able to get tickets for himself and his family.

Now, a strange thing occurred. As reported by London 2012 Olympic news many seats are empty. How is such a scandal possible?

As reports indicate, as much as a third of Olympic tickets was allocated to VIPs and these include many organizations and businesses.

What did they do with these tickets? Basically, nothing. Thus the seats are empty. Too bad if you wanted to buy a ticket for an event and didn’t get it. VIPs got so many of them that now they can’t even use them. This policy must change. No more than 10% of the tickets should ever by allocated. If businesses and VIPs want tickets, they should apply as anyone else.

That isn’t all when it comes to VIP treatment in London. Taxi drivers are already protesting that too many traffic lanes were allocated for VIPs and, as a result, it is difficult to get around London. Once again, the lanes are empty most of the time.

Thus the lords have more than they need and the commons suffer. For those without tickets, or stuck in a traffic, there are mobile sports platforms which cover Olympic events and allow for wagering.