Saipan casino operator Imperial Pacific International Holdings (IPI) says it will launch gaming operations at its permanent resort on Thursday, July 6.

Last week, gaming regulators in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands gave their approval for IPI to launch gaming operations at its unfinished Imperial Pacific Resort Saipan by July 15. On Monday, IPI announced that it aims to launch gaming at the new venue by July 6.

Since July 2015, IPI has been running a ‘temporary training facility’ called Best Sunshine Live out of a high-end shopping mall in Garapan. But as of 5pm on July 6, IPI will officially transfer its gaming operations to the new permanent venue, and gaming activity at Best Sunshine will cease.

IPI CEO Kwong Yiu Ling said the company was “very excited” to be launching “a new era of luxury on Saipan” by transferring its gaming operations to the new venue. The new gaming floor will make its debut with “over 70” gaming tables and “over 190” electronic gaming machines.