A frustrated casino developer on the island of Tinian has launched an online petition aimed at convincing the government to cut the red tape holding back its project.

On February 3, Bridge Investment Group (BIG) started a petition on Change.org, seeking support for its construction of a resort casino on Tinian, which is part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The petition has to date garnered 208 signatures, leaving it 292 short of its goal.

BIG was granted conditional gaming license approval by the Tinian Casino Gaming Control Commission (TCGCC) eons ago, yet the planned $130m Titanic-themed Tinian Ocean Resort and Casino has yet to set sail (metaphorically speaking), and BIG is putting at least some of the blame on government officials who aren’t clear on the definition of “port-related activities.”

BIG is building its casino in and around an area near Tinian Harbor’s commercial ports. The first phase of BIG’s construction is a ferry terminal from which the majority of the resort’s guests are expected to arrive, given what BIG calls “the lack of consistent flights to Tinian.” BIG’s petition notes that the terminal will provide roll-on/roll-off vehicles services that will benefit all of Tinian’s residents.