The Gambling Community Benefit Fund Committee endeavours to achieve an equitable distribution of funds from the Gambling Community Benefit Fund. To ensure these funds are distributed fairly throughout Queensland, an estimated amount for each Gambling Community Benefit Fund region is determined. The estimated amount is based on the population of the region and circumstances such as remoteness or high levels of socioeconomic disadvantage.

The Gambling Community Benefit Fund Committee makes its recommendations to the Treasurer based on the merit of the project and the above equity considerations. The following points provide examples of possible reasons the Committee may not recommend a project for funding.

1. Total demand exceeds available funds.
2. The Committee considered that the amount sought is too high having regard to the total amount available for allocation and the desirability of distributing available funds across a range of projects and throughout the State.
3. Limits are placed on particular project items.
4. The applicant organisation has the capacity to finance the project or activity from its own revenue resources. These resources may include net cash reserves, liquor licenses and gaming machines, or from other government or non-government sources.
5. The capacity of the applicant organisation to complete the project is doubted.
6. The project duplicates other available services or facilities.
7. The project does not demonstrate sufficient community benefit, this may be due to:
   1. the project will benefit only the members of the applicant organisation only
   2. access is restricted to a small number of people
   3. anticipated low frequency of use.
8. The applicant organisation's grant history.
9. The project is the responsibility of another government program.