When I applied about two years ago for the section on Scouting in the UK, I was accepted within two weeks.
However they did send me a personal email when I applied to cover online gaming and said no due to a conflict of interests and I am an affiliate and employee in the area, whereas Scouting is a real interest of mine and they see no conflict of interest.
If you are an affiliate in the online gaming I suggest you don’t even apply and apply to a different sector and prove yourself there.