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Dollars. much spent on infrastructure, a new skating oval, a luge track, wider highway to whistler and a 2 billion dollars light rail line to the airport which critics say replaces a 20 minute cab ride. the problem with olympics today, governments use the games as an excuse to push forward massive infrastructural spending that leaves for the residents. >> bc hopes to buck the trendment even with the uncertainly, they're lining up to host games in the future. in fact, lake tahoe officials just as we came out and said that they will make a bid for the winter olympics in 2022. back to you, julie....

We do know is these vancouver games have brought in something like 300,000 foreign visitors and ticket sales have been very good and much has been flying off the shelves. and, hotels and restaurants have been packed. but there are costs the residents will be paying for years to come. a couple of venues were built, a luge track and a skating oval, and the highway to whistler was widened, and a $2 billion light rail line was built to the airport and there is debate over whether they were really needed and, just who benefits from the two week shot in the arm. >> the big problem with olympics toda...

Million in the region, cash needed badly since vegas has been crippled by the recession. >> gaming revenue is off around 25% for the state. we have seen that impact. the average spend per person looking at sales tax and so forth is probably off 10 to 12%. >> reporter: what is driving fans to the track? obviously, the need for speed. this pace car here goes 0 to 60 in four seconds and reaches speeds of 175 miles per hour. die-hards get to celebrate something else here, too. >> this is the 45th anniversary of the gp-350 and the old 427 cobra that's meant so much to our history and heritage. >> r...

So, the question is will these end up making money down the road? will this end up spurring some investment here? will companies come here because they've seen the commercials, come to british columbia? will visitors come down the road? it's a lot of intangibles. we don't know exactly what the full price tag will be or the full benefits. >> juliet: we always see that when the city is the host city, they build it up, beautify it and years to be able to do that. yeah, i can see vancouver looks like a fantastic place to go. i've never been there. what other benefits does a host city expecting the...