EVERETT (CBS/AP) — Encore Boston Harbor, the first casino in the Boston area, will open Sunday morning, and it's expected to draw up Massachusetts' two other casinos are MGM Springfield and the Plainridge Park slots.
EVERETT (CBS/AP) — Encore Boston Harbor, the first casino in the Boston area, will open Sunday morning, and it's expected to draw up Massachusetts' two other casinos are MGM Springfield and the Plainridge Park slots.
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EVERETT (CBS/AP) — Encore Boston Harbor, the first casino in the Boston area, will open Sunday morning, and it's expected to draw up Massachusetts' two other casinos are MGM Springfield and the Plainridge Park slots.
BBC Newsday Value this story? All of it creates a bespoke entertainment experience. Wynn has denied the misconduct allegations but resigned as CEO last year. Murano glass chandeliers will dangle from the gambling floor ceiling. I won't come home anymore. Support the news. Massachusetts leaders hope the resort and its curved, bronze-toned hotel tower — echoing the company's distinctive properties in Vegas and Macau — transforms the city's reputation as an industrial afterthought. Nearly all casinos that have opened in the Northeast in recent years — including Massachusetts' MGM Springfield and Plainridge Park — have struggled to meet revenue projections, and Encore will likely be no different, said Paul DeBolle, a professor at Lasell College in Newton, Massachusetts, who has been tracking regional casino revenues. It's a place for people to come back to time and time again. Rival MGM Springfield is an hour and a half away, Connecticut's Indian casinos are nearly a two hours' drive, and other casinos closer to Boston offer fewer amenities, he said. Close close Donate. Everett isn't on a subway line, but there will be free shuttles from nearby stations, a free local circulator bus through city neighborhoods, and coach buses departing from locations in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Skip to main content. Wynn Resorts has also purchased a number of homes and businesses leading up to the casino's grand entry and begun razing them, with promises of future redevelopment. After months of turmoil and uncertainty , Wynn Resorts' flamboyant Encore Boston Harbor casino opens June 23 just over the city line in Everett, Massachusetts. A new 6-acre park featuring a harbor walk and gardens will give the public access to the city's waterfront for the first time in more than a century. The controversies that have recently marred the company also shouldn't dim the casino's prospects, Bumazhny said. Casino officials have declined media requests to tour the property in recent months, opting instead to showcase it on a single preview on June Speaking at his offsite administrative office last week, Encore Boston Harbor President Robert DeSalvio highlighted the attractions the company hopes will make the casino stand out in an increasingly crowded Northeast market. With more than 8 million patrons expected to visit annually, DeSalvio also stressed the casino's efforts to ease traffic snarls, a major concern for long-suffering Boston residents and commuters.
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I'll just live there. And Koons' Popeye will stand sentry by the casino's meeting rooms. But Encore Boston Harbor might be better placed than others to meet its lofty revenue goals because it holds a "virtual monopoly" on the Boston-area as owner of the lone gambling license for the affluent and populous region, said Alex Bumazhny, an analyst with the ratings agency Fitch. The casino has also invested in shuttles to ferry patrons from downtown Boston's harbor front. A fanciful carousel sculpture made up of 83, flowers and 11, jewels will greet visitors at the casino entry. But residents — even those eagerly anticipating the casino's opening — remain skeptical. I can't see how it gets any better," said Jake Mitchell, a lifelong Everett resident as he watched traffic crawl past the casino on a recent workday afternoon. Close Close. Much like the company's other properties, Encore Boston Harbor will feature millions of dollars in original artwork. And the company, weeks before opening, negotiated to sell the Everett casino to MGM, but those talks ended amid public criticism.