01/27/21 Imperial Pacific will not meet deadline for new casino resort Imperial Pacific’s resort in Garapan will not complete on time, the Commonwealth Casino Commission has said.
01/26/21 CNMI court halts IPI’s operations IPI and its chairwoman, Cui Li Jie, have been found in contempt of court. An immediate stop-work order has been issued for a week.
01/22/21 Construction stops again at Garapan casino Once again IPI was found to lack a safety inspector on-site at its Garapan casino and hotel development.
01/21/21 IPI approaches former senator for CEO role Former Norther Mariana Islands senator Ray N. Yumul say he in negotiations with the operator on the vacant CEO role.
01/20/21 Imperial Pacific’s general counsel steps down Michael W. Dotts has not entered a new contract with IPI for the current year. IPI’s former CEO is due to appear in federal court this week.
01/12/21 IPI finds itself leaderless once again Donald Browne has said he is no longer CEO at the Northern Mariana Islands casino operator.
12/18/20 Imperial Pacific faces yet another lawsuit A human resources firm is suing the casino operator for breach of contract in relation to work on its Garapan casino.
12/04/20 Imperial Pacific CEO could be jailed A judge has voiced the possibility due to the company’s failure to comply with court orders.
12/03/20 IPI close to online gambling approval Legislators have approved an amendment that allows casino licence holders in the CNMI to initiate online gaming operations.
11/30/20 IPI’s Garapan casino to be completed in 2022 Work resumed on November 25 and the company has outlined its plan to finish on schedule.
11/26/20 IPI cleared to resume casino construction The operator can restart work on Garapan to build the tower from level 3 up to 13, but no further.
11/20/20 IPI’s licence at risk again The Commonwealth Casino Commission will meet on Tuesday to discuss IPI’s failure to comply with its extended payroll request.
11/03/20 IPI raises concerns over unregulated gaming machines The CEO of Imperial Pacific International has said there are over 700 illegal gaming machines in Saipan.
10/20/20 IPI faces another complaint for Saipan casino debts The operator also faces complaints for regulatory violations and breach of contract in Saipan.
10/09/20 IPI gets 6-month deferral on US$20m debt The proposal to split the payment of its casino fee for 2020 has been rejected by the Commonwealth Lottery Commission.
