Although there are plenty of gambling options for casino visitors of Massachusetts’ three casinos, the options for poker fans remain limited. MGC Continues to Receive Inquiries about Poker Just before the global pandemic, Encore Boston Harbor and MGM Springfield offered a combined number of 95 poker tables. Those tables operated 24 hours, every day of […]
Officials from the Umass Donahue Institute’s Economic and Public Policy Research Group presented this week the findings of a pandemic economic impact study to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC), concluding that workers of color and female casino employees were most affected by layoffs. Disproportional Distribution of Layoffs The report, a top research priority for the […]
Nearly two months after COVID-related restrictions in Massachusetts were lifted, commercial casinos are yet to resume poker games. Now, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) is reportedly looking into the topic and checking whether commercial operators are legally obliged to resume poker. Poker Games Not Profitable with COVID-Related Restrictions Easing COVID-related restrictions across the US enabled […]
Last month, the three commercial casinos in Massachusetts raised $87 million in gross gaming revenue. Comparing this number to February 2020, when gaming revenue halted at $85.8 million, we see that the commercial casinos have reached GGR higher than pre-pandemic levels. Gaming Revenue in Massachusetts Surges in May In a report released on Tuesday this […]
Casinos in Massachusetts received good news Thursday following the Massachusetts Gaming Commission’s Open Meeting after the state’s gaming regulator voted to allow the return of craps tables and to expand the number of seats on blackjack tables. MGC Allows Craps Tables MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor asked the commission to consider further easing of […]
A casino project in Biloxi suffered a major setback Thursday after the Mississippi Supreme Court upheld the lower court ruling that the proposed site does not meet state requirements for a casino site. Casino Development Legally Stalled The proposed casino resort comprising of a 1,300-room hotel and 100,000 square feet conference center at the site […]
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 […]
On January 29, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, in a post on its website, issued a Request for Information /RFI/, asking for input and business analysis regarding the remaining third casino license that is allocated for a facility in the Southeastern region of the state. Another Casino in Southeastern Massachusetts The question whether to award the […]
