THE ROAD TO CASINO gaming in Massachusetts has been long and winding, but nowhere as much as the place where it began – southeastern Massachusetts. It’s been nearly eight years […]
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Wynn fielding calls on adjacent land
THE CEO OF WYNN RESORTS said on Tuesday that his company has been approached by firms looking to partner on an arena or boutique entertainment ventures on land the company […]
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Gaming Commission backs Encore on blackjack odds
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE AN INITIAL INVESTIGATION into the claims of a lawsuit alleging Encore Boston Harbor is duping customers by paying out at less favorable odds for blackjack wins […]
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Wynn Resorts formally opens for business
WITH AN AUDACIOUS midmorning fireworks display, an emotional speech from the mayor of Everett, and a crowd of thousands lined up in the hot sun, Encore Boston Harbor threw open […]
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You’ve got to check it out
HERE’S SOME TIDBITS picked up on a media tour inside Encore Boston Harbor on Friday. This is a unique place, with lots of local flavor, but if you’ve been to […]
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Wynn talks up entertainment district in Everett
THE TUNE has certainly changed at Wynn Resorts. A little over a month ago the company announced it was exploring the sale of Encore Boston Harbor to MGM Resorts. Those […]
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You could even swim in the Mystic at Encore
ADD SWIMMING TO THE LIST of ways you can get to the Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett. After a massive $70 million cleanup effort by Wynn Resorts, Everett Mayor […]
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Wynn has plan for traffic, but yachts could be problem
ENCORE BOSTON HARBOR, which won approval Wednesday to open for testing next week, is plunking down big bucks to try to avoid exacerbating the region’s notorious gridlock when it opens […]
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Wynn board pays $35.5m, brings saga to an end
THE WYNN RESORTS BOARD of directors said on Tuesday that it disagrees with a number of comments and conclusions about President and CEO Matt Maddox contained in a recent decision […]
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Encore president says casino will open on time
THE TOP OFFICIAL at Encore Boston Harbor told state regulators on Wednesday that the Everett hotel and casino will open on schedule at 10 a.m. June 23. It will also […]
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Talks over, Wynn now committed to casino
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE DISCUSSIONS between Wynn Resorts and MGM Resorts around a possible sale of the soon-to-open Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett are over and Wynn Resorts […]
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What are Wynn, MGM up to?
Nobody seems to know what to make of last week’s announcement that MGM Resorts and Wynn Resorts are engaged in conversations about the sale of Wynn’s Everett casino and hotel. […]
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Why help only the Mashpee Wampanoag?
IT HAS BEEN A GREAT WEEK for the Mashpee Wampanoag in their quest to open a tribal casino in Taunton. The US House of Representative passed the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal […]
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Wynn casino could open a week or two late
This story was updated at 9 p.m. WYNN RESORTS CEO Matt Maddox told financial analysts on Thursday that the company’s Everett casino and hotel are on schedule to open as […]
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Wynn Resorts on hook for $1.3m in legal fees
THE MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION paid about $1.25 million to five outside law firms defending the agency and one of its top employees in a lawsuit brought by Steve Wynn, but […]
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What you need to know about the Wynn decision
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission issued its decision about Wynn Resorts Tuesday night. On Wednesday, commissioners took questions from the press. Here’s a Q&A attempting to answer some of the questions […]
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Fate uncertain, Wynn doles out $1m to 10 groups
WYNN RESORTS doled out nearly $1 million in donations to nine Massachusetts nonprofits and the city of Everett over the last two weeks despite uncertainty about whether the company will […]
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Wynn Resorts security chief gone after spying admission
THE FORMER FBI AGENT who headed up Wynn Resorts’ security operation no longer has a job at the international casino business four days after telling regulators he spied on employees […]
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High stakes as Gaming Commission begins deliberations
AS IT BEGINS DELIBERATIONS on what to do with Wynn Resorts, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission can do pretty much whatever it wants. It can declare the company unsuitable and revoke […]
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Maddox’s explanations doubted by some commissioners
WYNN RESORTS CEO Matt Maddox said on Thursday that he wasn’t aware of the way Steve Wynn and some of the company’s employees had bought the silence of women who alleged […]
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Wynn CEO faces skeptical commissioners
DURING A BRUISING cross-examination with his company’s Boston area casino license hanging in the balance, Matt Maddox, the new CEO of Wynn Resorts, acknowledged “how ridiculous” it looks now that […]
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How Steve Wynn covered his tracks
“THAT’S THE QUESTION, isn’t it?” asked Steve Wynn in an October 2017 deposition. That was Wynn’s response when he was asked why he paid a manicurist and her husband $7.5 […]
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Report cites ‘significant, repetitive’ failures at Wynn Resorts
THE MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION on Tuesday began a sprawling review of Wynn Resorts, delving into the alleged sex crimes of the company’s founder, the way it jettisoned an executive working […]
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Report cites significant, repetitive ‘failures’ at Wynn Resorts
WYNN RESORTS maintained a culture of cover-up when it came to allegations of sexual misconduct against the company’s founder, according to an extensive report compiled by Massachusetts gambling regulators. The […]
