Olympic village given £324m more funds Visit Bodog Save For Later Posted by Bettingpro Staff 13 May 2009 Tweet Related Articles See all London 2012 news Share it Pin It The Olympic village is to be given an extra £324m of public funds to be used in the project. The £1bn village, which includes 2,800 flats, was initially a privately-funded project but was switched to a public-private financed initiative. The government said the money would be paid back to taxpayers after the flats were sold. Ms Jowell said: "By funding the entire project, the village will become publicly-owned and the public purse will receive substantial returns from sales." The £324m includes £261m from a contingency fund and £63m from savings elsewhere in the project. Read our Bodog review Get a bonus at Bodog right now Like Like Post to wall 159 Reads All Olympics News Recent Olympics Articles 2012 Olympic Games Odds – Flame failure costs bookies on day three21 May 2012Bookmakers William Hill are paying out a small four figure sum after the Olympic flame failed on da David Beckham 12/1 to light Olympic flame19 May 2012David Beckham brought the Olympic flame back from Greece and is now being tipped to light the flame David Beckham 4/7 To Make Team GB Olympic Squad17 May 2012William Hill are betting on David Beckham taking part in the Olympics after the ex-England skipper Olympic Games Betting – Team GB rowers eye more medals in London07 May 2012William Hill are betting on how many medals will be won by Team GB rowers at this summer’s Olympic Olympic Games Betting – Team GB single set for number one?05 May 2012William Hill believe Team GB’s official single for the London 2012 Olympics will reach number one i FIH Hockey Women's Olympic Qualification Live Streaming04 May 2012Japan and Azerbaijan will battle it out on Saturday for a spot at the London Olympics as they clash More Stories Recent Articles St Helens v Wigan Warriors - Super League Live Stream26 May 2012St Helens versus Wigan Warriors maybe classed as the biggest derby in rugby league but this will be Shanghai Shenhua v Guizhou Renhe live stream preview26 May 2012Shanghai Shenhua look to kick start their season at home to Guizhou Renhe in the Chinese Super Rafael Nadal French Open 2012 odds – Nadal 8/11 favourite to claim number seven26 May 2012Rafael Nadal is the overwhelming favourite to continue his dominance of claycourt tennis by winning Bradford Bulls v Leeds Rhinos - Super League Live Stream26 May 2012Defending Super League champions Leeds Rhinos go into battle against their fierce rivals in the Bra Slovenia v Greece live stream preview26 May 2012Greece continue their Euro 2012 preparations with a friendly against Slovenia on Saturday evening. Huddersfield Giants v Salford City Reds preview26 May 2012Magic Weekend enters its second and final day on Sunday with Catalan Dragons and the London Broncos More Stories Tags London Olympics Extra Money, Olympic Village, Olympics Extra £384M
