Pacific / Northern Marianas

Saipan casino breaks ground on huge new hotel

11:02 am on 24 July 2019

The company building a large casino complex on Sapian in the Northern Marianas has begun another major construction project on the island.

The building site of the half-finished Imperial Palace hotel and casino Photo: RNZ/Mark Rabago

Imperial Pacific International broke ground last Saturday for a resort that will have up to 1700 hotel rooms.

The Hong Kong-based company has unveiled a model of the resort, called Imperial Casha, at its half-finished Imperial Palace hotel and casino.

Imperial Casha will have 14 six-storey buildings, three swimming pools, and six restaurants.