Rule 3772-6-05 | Affirmative license standards.
(A) An applicant for a gaming-related vendor license must establish, by clear and convincing evidence, the applicant's suitability for licensure.
(B) In determining whether to grant, maintain, or renew a gaming-related vendor license, the commission will evaluate and consider the following factors in addition to those set forth in Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code:
(1) The reputation and business experience of the gaming-related vendor and its holding companies;
(2) Whether the gaming-related vendor and its holding companies possess good character, honesty, and integrity;
(3) Whether the gaming-related vendor and its holding companies possess financial stability, integrity, and responsibility;
(4) The ability of the gaming-related vendor to obtain and maintain adequate insurance coverage, as required by rule 3772-7-01 of the Administrative Code;
(5) The compliance history of the gaming-related vendor, its holding companies, and its affiliates or affiliated companies with casino-related licensing requirements in this state or any other jurisdiction;
(6) The criminal history of the gaming-related vendor and its holding companies in any jurisdiction;
(7) Whether and to what extent the gaming-related vendor or its holding companies have associated with members of organized crime and other persons of disreputable character;
(8) Whether the gaming-related vendor or its holding companies have filed or had filed against it a proceeding for bankruptcy or have ever been involved in any formal process to adjust, defer, suspend, or otherwise resolve the payment of any debt;
(9) Whether the gaming-related vendor or its holding companies have been served with a complaint or other notice filed with any public body regarding a payment of any tax required under federal, state, or local law that has been delinquent for one or more years;
(10) Whether the gaming-related vendor or its holding companies have been a defendant in litigation involving its business practices;
(11) The extent to which the gaming-related vendor or its holding companies have cooperated with the commission in connection with the background investigation;
(12) The extent to which the gaming-related vendor or its holding companies have provided accurate and complete information as required by the commission;
(13) Whether awarding the license would undermine the public's confidence in the casino gaming industry in this state; and
(14) The suitability of any material person, as determined by the executive director.
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