Imperial Pacific International has announced that part of the casino resort it is building on the island of Saipan will be open by the end of September.
The group is already operating a casino on Saipan, which is part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a US territory in the western Pacific Ocean.
The launch of the resort has been pushed back over the course of several years. Labour shortages and public disputes between workers and management have reportedly contributed to delays on the scheme.
Last month, workers who said they were formerly employed on the site stated they would sue a unit of Imperial Pacific, alleging that they were victims of human trafficking and used as forced labour. Imperial Pacific has made prior denials of mistreatment of workers.
Imperial Pacific has been running a gaming operation on the project site since the middle of 2017 and had previously been running an interim facility called Best Sunshine Live.
