the CCC suspended its regulatory operations <\/a>due to a lack of funding due to IPI\u2019s failure to pay its licence fees. At the CCC’s regular monthly meeting, Guerrero said the regulator’s bank account contains a very small amount. He told the Saipan Tribune: “As of now, we don\u2019t have any. We are out, that\u2019s why all the staff have been released.”<\/p>\n\n\n\nGuerrero expressed concern over the termination of CCC employees with no financial assistance available for them to recover. He called for policymakers to examine IPI’s casino monopoly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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