Casino Operators have asked the Saipan and Northern Islands Legislative Delegation to amend a new law that doubles the islands’ e-gambling license fee. The law signed by Gov Ralph DLG Torres imposes an additional fee of 15 per cent on all electronic gambling devices on Saipan, including machines located within e-gaming facilities or hotels.
Operators says it has had to close its venues in Garapan, laying off 30 workers as a result. Some of them have warned that if the fee is not amended, the remaining halls on Saipan will also close and another 40 local workers will lose their jobs.
They have proposed a compromise of a $500 increase on the per-machine licence fee.
The bill to increase the fee was proposed by Rep. Ralph Yumul, the brother of the CEO of Imperial Pacific International, a direct competitor to the slot parlour, which the e-gambling operators say causes a conflict of interest.
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