Grant of Casino and Internet Gaming Licenses

Grant of Casino and Internet Gaming Licenses. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary: (a) the Commission may grant not more than five casino licenses for a period not to exceed forty (40) years which shall not be transferable, except as proscribed in this chapter, provided that no casino licenses shall be authorized within the vicinity of any church or school. The commission may grant a casino license while hotel-casino complex is being built in phases, in accordance with 10 CMC § 2513(ee). (b) the conduct and playing of games in the casino pursuant to a casino license, in accordance with this chapter and any other applicable chapter and the agreement relating to the particular license, is lawful; (c) the use of any gaming equipment or chips in the conduct and playing of games where such games are conducted and played in a casino pursuant to a casino license is lawful; (d) the Commission may also grant internet gaming licenses for a period not to exceed twenty (20) years which shall not be transferable, except as proscribed in this chapter. The conduct of internet gaming pursuant to an internet gaming license, in accordance with this chapter and any other applicable Act, and the regulations established by the Commission to regulate internet gaming and internet gaming is lawful. Operating internet gaming is conditioned on the implementation of age verification software reasonably designed to block access to minor, and the implementation of a geolocation software limiting internet gaming activities to within intra-island borders of the Second Senatorial District and between jurisdictions where the conduct of internet gaming is not prohibited by law. The Commission may grant no more than eleven (11) internet gaming licenses. Source: Tinian Local Initiative 1, § 15; amended by TLL 21-9, § 4 (§ 2531) (Mar. 30, 2020); subsec. (d) amended by TLL 23-15, § 3 (Sept. 10, 2024), modified; subsec. (d) amended by TLL 24-03, § 3 (May 19, 2025), modified. Commission Comment: In codifying TLL 23-15, the Commission omitted drafting marks pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(g). In codifying TLL 24-03, the Commission omitted drafting marks pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(g).