By Erik Gibbs

Casino

No Shortage of Saipan Casino Interest If Imperial Pacific Given the Boot

July 23, 2021

The fate of Imperial Pacific International (IPI) and its continued presence in Saipan hangs in the balance. If the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is concerned about the possibility of not finding someone to take the embattled casino operator’s place, those concerns can now be put to rest. Should casino regulators part ways with […]

By Erik Gibbs

Casino

Imperial Pacific Forced to Watch as More Imperial Palace Assets Confiscated

July 20, 2021

At this point, Imperial Pacific International (IPI) is all but washed up in Saipan. The casino operator has bungled its Imperial Palace casino from the start and has never shown that it was willing to make even the tiniest effort to get on the right track. Things are going from bad to worse, with a […]

By Jerome García

Legal

Will Saipan’s Watchdog Issue Second Casino License?

July 14, 2021

Imperial Pacific International’s (IPI) license was suspended recently over five complaints related to unpaid fees. While the operator’s license may be revoked, two Senators have reportedly asked the Commonwealth Casino Commission (CCC), the casino regulator for Saipan, to issue a second casino license. IPI’s License in Saipan Suspended Last year, IPI’s Imperial Palace venue in […]

By Erik Gibbs

Industry

Imperial Pacific International Forced to Sell Assets to Pay Off Debt

July 12, 2021

Imperial Pacific International (IPI) comes closer to waving the white flag with each day that passes. The casino operator behind Saipan’s failed Imperial Palace experiment has been as clumsy as a bad episode of The Three Stooges, but without a successful ending. Now, it’s going to lose gaming equipment and vehicles because it hasn’t been […]

By Erik Gibbs

Casino

“Incompetent” Imperial Pacific International Chairwoman Steps Down

June 7, 2021

Imperial Pacific International (IPI) has finally made the first intelligent decision it has made in about seven years. The casino operator attempting to hold onto the Imperial Palace in Saipan in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) announced that it has accepted the resignation of its now-former chairwoman and executive director, Cui Li Jie. […]

By Erik Gibbs

Legal

Imperial Pacific Int’l to Pay $5.4M to Seven Former Employees over Forced Labor Lawsuit

May 25, 2021

Imperial Pacific International (IPI) has lost another in a long line of lawsuits that jeopardizes the casino developer’s future. IPI has faced legal and regulatory issues for almost as long as it has been behind the Imperial Palace casino in Saipan, and doesn’t seem to learn from its previous mistakes. As IPI’s ability to stay […]

By Erik Gibbs

Casino

Imperial Pacific May Be Done with the Casino Business in Saipan

April 26, 2021

It was a long time coming, but the writing was on the wall for anyone who could read it. Imperial Pacific International (IPI) is now – at least temporarily – done as a casino operator in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The company has spent the past several years building out the Imperial […]

By Mike Johnson

Casino

Stormy Clouds Above Imperial Pacific, Federal Charges Against Executives

August 8, 2020

Federal prosecutors indicted 3 people related to Imperial Pacific and its controversial casino project in Saipan, the second-largest island of the Mariana Archipelago and part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), a Bloomberg report revealed on Friday. The trio of Chinese nationals allegedly conspired to hire illegally a large number of Chinese […]

By Jerome García

Legal

CCC: Imperial Pacific Casino License Hanging by a Thread

June 30, 2020

The investment holding company engaged in the gaming and hospitality business Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited (IPI) is facing turbulent times ahead as the Commonwealth Casino Commission (CCC), the regulator in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) issued an ultimatum to the company. CCC Ran Out of Patience The gaming regulator ordered effective […]