By Stoyan Todorov

Industry

Encore Las Vegas to Serve as Vaccination Center in Nevada

January 15, 2021

Wynn will lend Encore Las Vegas to Nevada’s University Medical Center as a vaccination center against Covid-19 with inoculations starting on Monday. Encore Las Vegas Opens as Vaccination Center on Monday The Encore Las Vegas owned by Wynn will become a temporary Covid-19 vaccination center with the casino landing sufficient space to carry out inoculations […]

By Julie Moraine

Legal

Massachusetts Should Not Allow Online-Only Sportsbooks

November 13, 2020

Two of the three land-based casinos in Massachusetts expressed their view that lawmakers should not allow the sports betting market be flooded by online-only sportsbook operators, ahead of the legalization of the gambling activity in the state. Casinos Should Hold the Key to Market Entry Plainridge Park Casino and Encore Boston Harbor pointed out that […]

By Julie Moraine

Casino

Wynn: Curfew Will Cost Between 670 and 1,000 Jobs at Encore

November 9, 2020

Between 670 and 1,000 full-time employees of Encore Boston Harbor in Everett may be placed on furloughs due to the recent curfew hour imposed on casinos in the state, Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox told investors during the company’s third quarter earning conference call. Curfew Will Force Furloughs Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, worried by the […]

By Julie Moraine

Casino

Strip Casinos Beef Up Security in Response to Violence

October 23, 2020

A recent wave of violence in Las Vegas is forcing casino operators to tighten security measures at their gambling establishments. Beefed-up police patrols and metal detectors are part of the measures undertaken in response to the street fights, shootings and a stabbing that happened since the casinos re-opened in June. Screening for Metal Objects The […]

By Fiona Simmons

Casino

MGC Allows Commercial Casinos to Reintroduce Roulette Tables

October 9, 2020

MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor have been allowed to reintroduce roulette gaming as the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) approved the health and safety measures related to roulette gambling and reversed its July and August decisions. Allow State Roulettes or Risk Player Outflow During its meeting Thursday the MGC decided to finally allow the two […]