Corina L. Magofna <\/strong>stating that the commission does not support the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDeleon Guerrero disputed the bill’s claim that the current compensation was an “immense financial burden” on the Commonwealth government. He also argued that making the commission a part-time entity would not fulfil the intent of the bill as the CCC is engaged in ongoing legal disputes with the islands’ exclusive casino licensee, Imperial Pacific International (IPI). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The CCC’s appeal to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and arbitration with IPI are scheduled for June 8, 2023, and May 23-25, 2023, respectively. Deleon Guerrero emphasised that the commission is the only entity in the CNMI working to ensure that the casino licensee complies with Commonwealth gaming laws and the casino licence agreement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He urged the government to support the commission in enforcing gaming regulations and considering additional casino licences, rather than weakening the regulatory body. The CCC\u2019s sole source of revenue for its operations was IPI\u2019s annual casino regulatory fee of US$3.15m, which has not been remitted since 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
CCC to continue monitoring auctions of IPI gaming assets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The CCC will continue to closely monitor auctions of Imperial Pacific International\u2019s gaming assets. In a meeting held on Tuesday (May 2), CCC vice chairman Ralph S. Demapan<\/strong> said the commission was working with IPI\u2019s security guards as it still has an interest in some of the gaming assets bearing the Commonwealth seal.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDemapan clarified that the items being auctioned were only gaming assets. The next auction is scheduled for June. Meanwhile, chairman Edward C. Deleon Guerrero <\/strong>said commissioners needed to identify all the individuals involved beyond IPI\u2019s security guards.<\/p>\n\n\n\nGuerrero added that IPI should track the gaming equipment being sold<\/strong> and negotiate with the court-appointed receiver, Clear Management<\/strong>. Demapan said Clear Management should have a complete inventory of the gaming assets <\/strong>based on his conversations with IPI\u2019s security guards and that anything sold would be itemised.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Commonwealth Casino Commission is opposing Senate Bill 23-28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":26855,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Commonwealth Casino Commission (CCC) is opposing Senate Bill 23-28, which seeks to reduce commissioner salaries and transition to part-time roles, arguing it would compromise their ability to enforce gaming regulations and manage ongoing legal disputes with Imperial Pacific International (IPI). Despite a suspension of activities due to IPI's unpaid regulatory fees since 2020, commissioners continue to receive full salaries, prompting legislative action. The CCC emphasizes its critical role in ensuring licensee compliance and is actively monitoring the auction of IPI's gaming assets.","focusai_entities":"Commonwealth Casino Commission (CCC), Senate Bill 23-28, Paul A Manglona, Edward C. Deleon Guerrero, Senate Committee on Resources, Economic Development, Programs, and Gaming, Corina L. Magofna, Imperial Pacific International (IPI), Ralph S. Demapan, Clear Management","focusai_location":"Northern Mariana Islands, CNMI","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"CCC Funding Impact","query":"What are the specific implications for regulatory oversight and enforcement capacity if the Commonwealth Casino Commission's funding model remains unresolved and commissioner salaries are reduced?"},{"label":"IPI Asset Auction","query":"How will the ongoing auction of Imperial Pacific International's gaming assets and the associated legal disputes impact the potential for new casino licensing or market entry in the Northern Mariana Islands?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,154],"tags":[21613],"class_list":["post-777004937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-legislation-news","tag-commonwealth-casino-commission"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777004937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777004937"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777004937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777004965,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777004937\/revisions\/777004965"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777004937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777004937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777004937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}