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Fitial supports Saipan casino law
Former governor Benigno R. Fitial expressed support yesterday to the government’s efforts to put up a casino on Saipan.
“I am for casino. I’m for economic development,” said Fitial when asked by Saipan Tribune for comment on the casino issue.
The former governor said that people, especially the retirees, need their money.
“We need resources and casino is a very, very huge resource,” said Fitial in the interview outside the courtroom of Superior Court Associate Judge David A. Wiseman where he attended a case management conference in his case.
The House of Representatives passed Tuesday a bill repealing and reenacting the Saipan casino law to clarify its ambiguities, among other things.
Asked if he favors one or two casinos on Saipan, Fitial said that whatever the casino law says, just “follow the law.”
Fitial returned to the islands from the Philippines on Saturday. He will return to the Philippines on Sunday to continue his medical rehabilitation.
“I still have my rehab,” he said, adding that his health is getting better because he’s having rehabilitation every week.
Fitial said he used to have a balancing difficulty but is now doing well.
