World sporting events such as the Olympics and World Cup attract hoards of __________, bringing _______ projects, jobs, money for businesses and ___________ for local government. Countries compete hard to hold such events. But analysts say that these sporting events are not usually likely to be a __________ to the host country. Fariborz Ghadar of Pennsylvania State University points out that host cities of a sporting event tend to __________ the benefit while _______________ both the costs of actually running the operation and the costs of building the ____________ for the event. George Mason University ’ s Tony Samara says that it is not often clear how host cities calculate revenues from major sporting events, because bookkeeping can ________ from one city to the next. Ghadar also notes that the cost of ___________ is a major issue that can offset financial gains an event might bring.