Saipan Vegas and Club 88 are claiming to have obtained signatures from almost 900 voters who signed a petition that urges the Saipan and Northern Islands Legislative Delegation to repeal the newly enacted Saipan Local Law 22-6, which doubled the license fees imposed on e-gaming machines.<\/p>\n
Saipan Vegas Resort and Club 88 gaming consultant Gus Noble said yesterday that they have presented the petition to SNILD chair Sen. Vinnie Vinson F. Sablan (R-Saipan).<\/p>\n
The two clubs\u2019 general manager, Bart Jackson, said they are very grateful to the almost 900 voters who signed the petition.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey call upon Saipan delegation to repeal this harsh and unfair law that threatens our e-gaming businesses and the jobs of 70 local employees and their ability to support their families,\u201d Jackson said.<\/p>\n
Jackson called on the SNILD to respond to the will of the voters, to repeal this local tax that, according to him, is harsh and unfair.<\/p>\n
He urged the SNILD to meet with them to find a fair and reasonable compromise.<\/p>\n
The two clubs recently filed an ethics complaint against Rep. Ralph N. Yumul (R-Saipan) before the House of Representatives for introducing the bill that led to the enactment of Saipan Local Law 22-6 despite previously acknowledging a conflict of interest because his brother is the chief executive officer of their competitor, Imperial Pacific International (CNMI) LLC.<\/p>\n
MP Holdings, LLC and Mariana Entertainment LLC, owners of Saipan Vegas and Club 88, respectively, submitted their ethics complaint before House Speaker Edmund S. Villagomez (Ind-Saipan) based on Yumul\u2019s participation in the legislative process that led to enactment of House Local Bill 22-6. <\/p>\n
Yumul has yet to comment on the complaint. <\/p>\n
Saipan Local Law 22-6 imposes a local license fee on all electronic devices on Saipan and poker amusement machines in the same e-gaming premises on the island, on top of the CNMI taxes that are already being imposed on these machines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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