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Under the Act, a person shall be taken to satisfy the suitability requirements if the person:

(a) has a reputation for sound business conduct;

(b) in the case of a natural person, has a reputation for sound character;

(c) is not associated, and has not entered into any business or financial arrangements, with any person who does not have a reputation for sound character and business conduct;

(d) has a business reputation demonstrating the capacity to achieve -

(i) in the case of the developer, the successful development of the casino, and

(ii) in the case of any other person, the successful operation of the casino;

(e) in the case of the developer and proposed casino licensee -

(i) is not associated in business, and has not entered into financial arrangements, with any person who has conducted business with inadequate financial resources, and

(ii) has, or is able to obtain, financial resources that are adequate to develop the casino successfully in accordance with the development agreement, or to operate the casino successfully as the case requires;

(f) in the case of the proposed casino licensee, has, or is able to obtain, the services of a sufficient number of persons who -

(i)  have a reputation for sound character, and

(ii) have adequate relevant experience to achieve the successful operation of the casino;

(g) in the case of the developer, is, in relation to any other matter relevant to the development of the casino, suitable to participate in that development; and

(h) in the case of a person other than the developer is, in relation to any other matter relevant to the operation of the casino, suitable to participate in that operation.


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