The House of Representatives Gaming Committee still expects a response from the CNMI Lottery Commission regarding the status of the Community Benefit Fund, which casino operator Imperial Pacific International (CNMI) LLC is supposed to pay into. Committee chair Rep. Ralph Yumul...

Editor’s Note: The following is the text of a statement that the author submitted during yesterday’s meeting of the CNMI Lottery Commission. The statement was addressed to commission chair Mark Rabauliman and commission members. Today you are considering whether to approve a...

On top of the Commonwealth Casino Commission and the Lottery Commission, a separate board is being proposed to oversee the casino’s labor force. In an email to members of the Lottery Commission and Casino Commission members, Sen. Paul Manglona (R-Rota) recommends setting up a...

The Commonwealth Lottery Commission on Monday extended for the third time the opening deadline of the Imperial Pacific Resort and Casino by six more years from now. The commission amended the Casino License Agreement, or CLA, for the fifth time to extend the deadline to complete...