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Saipan – Imperial to form junkets following official Saipan opening

By - 9 November 2015

Imperial Pacific is to hold an official opening ceremony for the temporary casino that it opened on the island of Saipan in the Pacific on November 27.

The temporary casino was opened back in July as the group looks to build the US$7.1bn casino that it committed to when it won the 25 year licence. Operating in the tourist shopping mall DFS T Galleria in Garapan close to a Hard Rock Café, it opened with 10 tables and 48 slot machines. It generated US$500,000 in bets in the first two days. The number of slots has since been doubled. However the group has just confirmed that the first phase of the permanent $7.1bn resort will cost over $600m to build and will have 300 gaming tables and 500 slot machines.

It believes it will start getting a return on its investments between 12 to 18 months after its hotel opens by the end of 2016.

Imperial Pacific has said it will begin agreeing strategic alliances with junket operators next month. Best Sunshine International COO Matthew Harkness said they are not solely focused on Chinese tourists.

“There is a huge commitment on the part of Best Sunshine to continue to promote, to grow the Japanese tourist base here on Saipan,” he said, adding that Korean and Russian tourists were also important.
Imperial Pacific/Best Sunshine Senior Vice President Tao Xing Xing added that they will hold a familiarisation tour especially for Japanese and Korean tour agents ‘to help them promote their businesses.’

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