Imperial Pacific January VIP turnover US$5.59 bln

A total of US$5.59 billion (MOP44.7 billion) in VIP rolling chip was recorded by Imperial Pacific Holdings Ltd, operator of a temporary casino on the island of Saipan, during the month of January, according to a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
The company’s results represent a 146 per cent year-on-year increase in VIP rolling chip, with the first days of Chinese New Year falling in the month of January this year, as opposed to in February last year.
The results, the highest from the group so far, come after the January 4 announcement of the soft opening of the group’s Imperial Pacific Resort on the island, expected in the first quarter of 2017.
According to a previous filing on the stock exchange, there are ‘over 2,000 workers working around-the-clock to ensure early completion’ on the project, whose construction has been ‘progressing smoothly’.
Total VIP rolling chip for the group in 2016 amounted to US$32.37 billion, according to the group’s filings.