Section 16.06 - Evaluation of the Site Approval Application by the Commission(1) Once a submitted site approval application is deemed administratively complete, the Commission shall commence a substantive evaluation of its contents. The Commission may utilize any technical assistance it deems necessary to aid in its review.(2) The Commission shall deliberate on site approval applications in an adjudicatory proceeding pursuant to 205 CMR 101.01: Hearings Before the Commission.(3) The Commission shall analyze the factors and considerations set out in 205 CMR 16.05(5) in no particular order, and giving any particular weights, or no weight, to any factor. Those factors include, but are not limited to: (a) The financial ability of the applicant to develop and operate the proposed simulcasting facility;(b) The effect on state revenues;(c) The circumstance that simulcast wagering patrons require safe and convenient facilities;(d) The interest of members of the public in simulcast wagering honestly managed and of good quality;(e) The necessity of according fair treatment to the economic interest and investments of those who in good faith have provided and maintained simulcasting facilities;(f) The applicant's business practices and business ability to establish and maintain a successful simulcasting facility;(g) Any support or opposition voiced by the municipal government, residents of the host community or communities, community groups, or labor unions;(h) Any projected benefits to, or impacts on, the host community or communities, and surrounding communities;(i) Other benefits to the Commonwealth including employment opportunities within the Commonwealth; and(j) Any other appropriate and pertinent factors.Adopted by Mass Register Issue 1524, eff. 6/21/2024.