‘Compensation provision needs to be planned for the Olympics’ ‘Compensation provision needs to be planned for the Olympics’ Share Planning for the 2032 Olympics must include strategies to avoid potential losses for businesses, says one Gold Coast lawyer. Gold Coast-based lawyer Bruce Simmonds has warned against not planning correctly for the 2032 Olympic Games after Commonwealth Games scare tactics backfired in 2018. Gold Coast residents and businesses were forewarned of busy streets and huge crowds before the 2018 Commonwealth Games, with locals urged to stay off the streets and hospitality venues hiring more staff and ordering extra food and drink. However, this resulted in many residents leaving town and the 650,000 guests never arrived, leaving the Gold Coast quiet as ever.