The Commonwealth Casino Commission has asked the court to find Imperial Pacific International (CNMI) LLC incompliant pursuant to a previous commission order, essentially requiring the casino investor to pay over $25 million\u2014in full. <\/p>\n
CCC, through assistant attorney general Keisha Blaise, recently filed a petition for enforcement of a Commonwealth Casino Commission Order 2021-002. Specifically, CCC wants the court to enter an order finding that IPI did not comply with the commission order, and that $25,252,570 is now due in full to the CCC, with interest. <\/p>\n
Commission Order 2021-002 was issued after the Superior Court affirmed previous CCC consolidated orders dating back to 2020 suspending IPI\u2019s exclusive casino license for failure to comply with a number of duties and responsibilities as stated in its license agreement. <\/p>\n
The court affirmed CCC\u2019s orders suspending IPI\u2019s license back in March 15, 2022. <\/p>\n
Commission Order 2021-0022 imposed a number of penalties on IPI due to its incompliance and ordered the following: <\/p>\n
a. The suspension of IPI\u2019s casino license to conduct gaming activities for a period of six months from the effective date of the order and penalties of $100,000 within one month of the effective date of the order;<\/p>\n
b. Indefinite suspension of IP\u2019s casino license to conduct gaming activities until IPI has paid the annual license fee of $15,502,570 in full and immediately upon the effective date of the order and penalties in the amount of $1.5 million within six months of the effective date of the order;<\/p>\n
c. Indefinite suspension of IPI\u2019s casino license to conduct gaming activities until IPI is in complete compliance with Commission Order 2020-003 and penalties in the amount $1,500,000 within six months of the effective date of the order; <\/p>\n
d. Indefinite suspension of IPI\u2019s casino license to conduct gaming activities until IPI is in complete compliance with Enforcement Action 2020-004 and penalties of $2,000,000 in total within six months of that order;<\/p>\n
e. Finally, indefinite suspension to conduct gaming activities until IPI is in complete compliance with Enforcement Action 2020-005, immediate full payment of the casino regulatory fee of $3,150,000 and penalties of $1,500,000 in total within six months of that order. <\/p>\n
To date, Blaise said, IPI has not filed a stay with either the Superior Court or the Supreme Court on Commission Order 2021-002 so the order is enforceable.<\/p>\n
In addition, the lawyer said, IPI has failed to make any payments pursuant to Commission Order 2021-002.<\/p>\n
\u201cDue to IP\u2019s failure to comply with Commission Order 2021-002, $25,252,570 is due in full,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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