{"id":777014507,"date":"2024-04-05T08:25:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T11:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777014507"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:26:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:26:52","slug":"deleon-guerrero-calls-for-the-ccc-to-remain-in-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/deleon-guerrero-calls-for-the-ccc-to-remain-in-operation","title":{"rendered":"Deleon Guerrero calls for the CCC to remain in operation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Commonwealth Casino Commission chairman says the body is needed to regulate gaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Northern Mariana Islands.- The Commonwealth Casino Commission (CCC) chairman\u00a0Edward C. Deleon Guerrero has sent\u00a0a letter to governor\u00a0Arnold I. Palacios\u00a0stressing the need for the regulator to remain in operation to enforce gaming laws and regulations despite the current lack of casino operations on the islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As reported by Mariana’s Variety, Guerrero outlined the commission’s responsibilities, which include working with the Office of the Attorney General on litigation matters, monitoring ongoing receivership cases involving Imperial Pacific International (IPI) to prevent the illegal movement or usage of gaming assets, ensuring building safety with the Department of Public Works and working with US and CNMI Labor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He noted that it also tracks tax and financial reporting accuracy, monitors stock sale transactions, provides a formal communication window for new casino licence-related inquiries, offers assistance to the legislature on gaming law changes and takes complaints and whistleblower statements. He also stressed that only the commission has the authority to revoke the existing exclusive casino licence and issue a new one if necessary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/strong>CCC meeting on IPI casino licence rescheduled<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deleon Guerrero’s letter comes after the commission requested a budget of US$4.2m for the fiscal year 2025<\/a>. Approximately US$1.1m is earmarked for wages, salaries, board compensation and other operational expenses. The commission has operated without staff and budget since 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> Terms of 2 CCC commissioners expire this month<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Commonwealth Casino Commission chairman says the body is needed to regulate gaming.<\/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) chairman, Edward C. Deleon Guerrero, has formally requested continued operational funding for FY2025, emphasizing the commission's critical role in enforcing gaming laws and managing existing regulatory issues, despite the current absence of active casino operations in the Northern Mariana Islands. The CCC's responsibilities include overseeing Imperial Pacific International's (IPI) receivership, monitoring financial reporting, and maintaining exclusive authority over casino licensing. This request follows a period where the commission operated without staff or budget.","focusai_entities":"Commonwealth Casino Commission, Edward C. Deleon Guerrero, Arnold I. Palacios, Office of the Attorney General, Imperial Pacific International, Department of Public Works, US Labor, CNMI Labor","focusai_location":"Northern Mariana Islands","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.85), payments_fraud_aml (0.75), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"CCC Budget Impact?","query":"What are the specific implications of the CCC's requested US$4.2 million budget for FY2025 on its operational capacity and the timeline for resolving outstanding regulatory and licensing issues?"},{"label":"IPI Receivership Outlook?","query":"How does the CCC's continued oversight of Imperial Pacific International's receivership impact the potential for asset recovery, the resolution of its exclusive casino licence, and the broader market's perception of regulatory efficacy?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,157],"tags":[21613],"class_list":["post-777014507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-business-news","tag-commonwealth-casino-commission"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014507","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=777014507"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777014512,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014507\/revisions\/777014512"}],"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=777014507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777014507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777014507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}