{"id":777011575,"date":"2023-12-01T09:08:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T12:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777011575"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:03:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:03:18","slug":"lawmaker-urges-commonwealth-casino-commission-board-to-step-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/lawmaker-urges-commonwealth-casino-commission-board-to-step-down","title":{"rendered":"Lawmaker urges Commonwealth Casino Commission board to step down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Marissa Renee Flores says the CCC has failed to properly regulate IPI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Northern Mariana Islands.- Representative<strong>\u00a0Marissa Renee Flores<\/strong>\u00a0has called for the immediate resignation of all Commonwealth Casino Commission (CCC) board members.\u00a0Flores claimed they had failed to properly regulate casino operator <strong>Imperial Pacific International (IPI)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking during public comments after the CCC&#8217;s monthly board meeting, Flores asserted the urgency of revoking IPI&#8217;s casino licence, citing financial expenditure and time wasted. According to Saipan Tribune, Flores expressed concerns about IPI&#8217;s casino contributing to the Northern Mariana Islands&#8217; alleged blacklisting. <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/saipan-lawmaker-calls-for-revocation-of-ipis-casino-licence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Edwin K. Propst<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Vicente Camacho<\/strong>\u00a0joined the call for immediate licence revocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the meeting, CCC board chairman\u00a0<strong>Edward C. DeLeon Guerrero<\/strong>\u00a0said the CCC has begun investigating IPI owner Ji Xiaobo&#8217;s alleged criminal activities and had asked for help from the Office of the Attorney General and Department of Public Safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IPI manager\/director<strong>\u00a0Howyo Chi\u00a0<\/strong>was asked to provide documents in IPI&#8217;s suitability within 10 days.\u00a0These include a list of everyone linked to IPI, including their names, disclosures and details of any criminal investigations or convictions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/ipi-proposes-payment-plan-to-regain-suspended-casino-licence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IPI proposes payment plan to regain suspended casino licence<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marissa Renee Flores says the CCC has failed to properly regulate IPI.<\/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":"Representative Marissa Renee Flores has demanded the resignation of Commonwealth Casino Commission (CCC) board members and the immediate revocation of Imperial Pacific International's (IPI) casino license, citing regulatory failures and financial mismanagement. The CCC has initiated an investigation into IPI owner Ji Xiaobo's alleged criminal activities, requesting documentation to assess IPI's suitability.","focusai_entities":"Marissa Renee Flores, Commonwealth Casino Commission, Imperial Pacific International, Edward C. DeLeon Guerrero, Ji Xiaobo, Howyo Chi, Edwin K. 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