{"id":17983,"date":"2021-05-18T14:49:54","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T14:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=17983"},"modified":"2026-04-23T19:28:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:28:52","slug":"tinian-diamond-casino-to-open-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/tinian-diamond-casino-to-open-in-september","title":{"rendered":"Tinian Diamond Casino to open in September"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Authorities have granted permission for the Tinian Diamond Casino in the Northern Mariana Islands to open in September after the operator paid its $500,000 annual casino licence fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Northern Mariana Islands.- Bridge Investment Group LLC (BIG) hopes to <strong>open its Tinian Diamond Casino next September<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Saipan Tribune newspaper, the company has paid the <strong>$500,000 annual casino licence fee <\/strong>for the new casinos on the island of Tinian. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The casino will be the <strong>first <\/strong>on the island in more than half a decade.\u00a0Tinian mayor Edwin P. Aldan, hopes it will bring in <strong>revenue for the municipality<\/strong>. <strong>Bridge Investment Group<\/strong> hopes to<strong> attract gamblers <\/strong>from Guam, Saipan, South Korea, Japan, and Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kimberlyn King-Hinds<\/strong>, Commonwealth Ports Authority board chair, said BIG will also<strong> build a waste treatment facility for the Tinian Diamond Casino<\/strong> to protect the island from contamination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last July, construction of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/construction-halted-at-tinian-diamond-casino\">Tinian Diamond Casino<\/a>\u00a0was <strong>halted after authorities found BIG had not secured the proper certification<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities have granted permission for the Tinian Diamond Casino in the Northern Mariana Islands to open in September after the operator paid its $500,000 annual casino licence fee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":18000,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Bridge Investment Group LLC's Tinian Diamond Casino in the Northern Mariana Islands has received regulatory approval to commence operations in September, following the payment of its $500,000 annual casino license fee. This development marks the re-establishment of a gaming vertical on Tinian after a five-year hiatus, with the operator targeting player acquisition from key Asian markets and the broader Pacific region. The project also includes infrastructure development, addressing prior compliance issues related to certification.","focusai_entities":"Bridge Investment Group LLC, BIG, Tinian Diamond Casino, Edwin P. 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