{"id":248739,"date":"2017-03-22T06:00:11","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T20:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=248739"},"modified":"2017-03-22T06:00:11","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T20:00:11","slug":"mp-holdings-revives-scc-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mp-holdings-revives-scc-property\/","title":{"rendered":"MP Holdings revives SCC property"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-248739 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mp-holdings-revives-scc-property\/mp-pix1\/'>MP-pix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-248741'>\n\t\t\t\tGov. Ralph DLG Torres and first lady Diann lead the ribbon cutting ceremony of the e-gaming facility. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mp-holdings-revives-scc-property\/mp-pix2\/'>MP-pix2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-248742'>\n\t\t\t\tThe sign of Fabulous Saipan Vegas Golf Resort and Slot Club will greet visitors right outside the facility. (Jon Perez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>MP Holdings is pumping in a more than $2 million into the CNMI economy. It is now developing the area beside the Saipan Country Club in Chalan Kiya with a Saipan Las Vegas e-gaming facility, which is located at the former Fashion Outlet.<\/p>\n<p>SCC, considered the first golf course on Saipan, is also under MP Holdings. It remains a nine-hole golf course, with plans to expand it to 18 holes. SCC had already re-opened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe initially saw the [SCC] golf course. It was the original golf course on Saipan and I think it was built by the [United States] Department of Defense in the 1950s. It just kind of lost its luster and lost a bit of direction,\u201d said Gus Noble.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe see it as the hidden jewel of Saipan. [SCC] is a beautiful little golf course and it is very nice. We just can\u2019t believe that it is just sitting here and no one is playing there anymore. We saw that there\u2019s real opportunity here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Noble is a management consultant and advisor of MaxGaming Consulting LLC and is also one of the officials of MP Holdings in charge of the new e-gaming facility, Saipan Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Saipan Las Vegas opened last Monday with Gov. Ralph DLG Torres, Lt. Gov. Victor B. Hocog, Senate President Arnold I. Palacios (R-Saipan), Rep. Joseph P. Deleon Guerrero (R-Saipan), and Finance Secretary Larrisa Larson in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Noble said they saw the building of the former Fashion Outlet and saw the opportunity of opening up a business and developing the adjacent area into an e-gaming facility near the iconic SCC golf course.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe saw this building, the former Fashion Outlet, and it had some deconstructed stuff on top of it. It was a bit of an eyesore. But we saw another opportunity, renovated the building and developed it to an e-gaming facility,\u201d said Noble. \u201cNow, we\u2019ve finished with the gameroom and opened on [Monday]. We want it to be an entertainment venue here on Middle Road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The gameroom, which also has a dining area and kitchen, has 93 e-gaming machines. They are open from 12pm to\u00a010am\u00a0the entire week. Starting\u00a0March 27,\u00a0their schedule would be from 12pm to\u00a04am.<\/p>\n<p>Noble said Saipan Las Vegas\u2019 building also has three private rooms. \u201cYou can play golf and it is in a central location. Garapan and Susupe is just five minutes away, and it is also near the beach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mini integrated resort<\/strong><br \/>\nNoble said what they\u2019re developing in the 200,000-square-meter property is a mini integrated resort with the e-gaming facility, a golf course, and the 50-room hotel that is currently being built using pre-fabricated materials like 20-foot containers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOthers are building four- or five-star hotels. We saw the opportunity to offer affordable accommodations for tourists. We thought that there\u2019s some real opportunity here with what\u2019s happening with tourism in the CNMI. We had another record month with the number of visitor arrivals reaching 60,000 in February.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re building a 50-room hotel and turn this into a nice, little integrated resort. It will have gaming, golf, and accommodations. Something unique to offer for Saipan tourists and we\u2019re very excited with this project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that they are also going to expand the hotel, adding 50 more rooms, which would only cost $50 a night. \u201cWe know tourism is doing great and we want to do our own contribution by offering something new for travelers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 50-room hotel is expected to open on\u00a0June 1. \u201cThe beauty of the materials that we\u2019re using is you could build it quickly. It is quick to construct since the materials, for one room, is in flat packs where you just bolt them together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MP Holdings is pumping in a more than $2 million into the CNMI economy. 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