A video game investment firm headed by a B.C. Liberal donor received more than $20,000 of free Olympic tickets.

Elections BC records show VanEdge Capital managing partner V. Paul Lee personally gave $10,000 in both 2005 and 2009 and $1,000 in 2008 to the governing party. He was listed as a principal officer of Electronic Arts (Canada) for a 2007 donation of $260.

The B.C. government's May 6 Report on Integrated Hosting and Ticketing shows VanEdge executives and guests got 38 tickets worth $20,490 to 12 events. Of those, Lee received 18 tickets worth $7,430. Lee, VanEdge co-founder Glenn Entis and advisor Robin Louis used pairs of $1,100 tickets for the Feb. 12 opening ceremony and pairs of $775 tickets for the Feb. 28 closing ceremony. Lee was allotted four $70 tickets to watch two-man bobsled at Whistler Sliding Centre and a pair of $120 tickets for women's alpine skiing at Whistler Creekside on Feb. 20.

His four tickets to figure skating on Feb. 22 at the Pacific Coliseum cost taxpayers $450 each. Lee also had $400 tickets to the B.C. government's GM Place suite for Feb. 16, 17, 24 and 26 hockey games. Lee did not return a phone call Friday. VanEdge is one of seven managers of the taxpayer-owned B.C. Renaissance Capital Fund.

The government spent almost $2.7 million on tickets and parties at the Games.

Bob Mackin reports for 24 Hours Vancouver.