(1) For the purpose of deciding whether an applicant is a suitable person to hold an interactive gambling licence, the Minister shall have regard to the following matters:
(a) the applicant's character and business reputation;
(b) the applicant's current financial position and financial background;
(c) if the applicant is not an individual—whether the applicant has, or has arranged, a satisfactory ownership, trust or corporate structure;
(d) whether the applicant has, or is able to obtain, appropriate resources and appropriate services;
(e) whether the applicant has the appropriate business ability to conduct interactive games successfully under an interactive gambling licence;
(f) if the applicant has a business association with another entity—
(i) the entity's character or business reputation; and
(ii) the entity's current financial position and financial background;
(g) any other prescribed matter.
(2) In this section—
(a) are adequate, in the Minister's opinion, to ensure the financial viability of operations conducted under an interactive gambling licence; and
(b) are available from a source that is not, in the Minister's opinion, tainted with illegality;