Best Sunshine Live casino in Saipan, in the US Pacific territory of Northern Mariana Islands, reported a tenfold increase in revenue from its VIP gaming operations to HK$6.5m from HK$622,975 between 2015 and 2016.

Best Sunshine Live’s VIP takings increase tenfold

In its annual report to the Hong Kong stock exchange, Imperial Pacific, the casino’s owner, reported a total VIP intake of HK$7.1m with a win percentage of 2.84 per cent, up from 2.58 per cent in 2015.

In the report, the company said: “Geographically, most of our direct VIP patrons are from China, Hong Kong, Macau, Korea and Saipan.”

The casino has 193 gaming tables and 365 slot machines, which it believes will “substantially increase” its gaming capacity from its current level of 48 tables and 141 slot machines at the temporary facility.