( January 8, 2024, 1:41 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 8 denied a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by a Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) incorporated entity owned by a Hong Kong investor, which sought review of a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that a local regulator was not required to arbitrate a dispute over the petitioner’s license relating to a $3.14 billion casino and hotel investment....