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Online gambling is in the crosshairs of Northeastern activist group

Lawyers and researchers at Northeastern's Public Health Advocacy Institute are opening a new front in their battle against online and mobile gaming, helping craft federal restrictions that could seriously curtail betting on sports events on smartphones. The group is working with New York Representative Paul D. Tonko to write a bill cracking down on…
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MGM reports $20 million in slot, table revenue for January

SPRINGFIELD - MGM Springfield reported collecting $20.7 million in gross gambling revenues from slot machines and table games during January, according to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, which released the revenue figures Thursday. That is down from $23.6 million the casino received in revenues for December and from the $22.8 million recorded…
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Got questions about Ontario’s online gambling industry? Don’t bet on getting the answers

When Ontario announced a few years ago that it was giving the green light to online gambling, politicians made familiar promises about the scheme. It would be great for consumers. Great for the province's tax revenue. Great for jobs, great for the local innovation economy. (They didn't say anything about how great it might be for our blood pressure…
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Got questions about Ontario’s online gambling industry? Don’t bet on getting the answers
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MGM Springfield reports $23.6M gambling take in December

SPRINGFIELD - MGM Springfield closed 2023 by generating $23.6 million in gross gambling revenue from slots and table games in December. That number, reported Tuesday by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, was the largest monthly total since $23.7 million was reported in April 2023. It beat the $21 million reported in November and the $22.5 million…
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MGM Springfield reports $23.6M gambling take in December
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MGM Springfield reports $21.5M gambling take in November

SPRINGFIELD - MGM Springfield reported $21.5 million in gross gambling revenue from slots and table games in the month of November, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported. The state's three resort casinos - MGM Springfield, Encore Boston Harbor and Plainridge Park race course - generated $94 million in gross gambling revenue in November from…
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MGM Springfield reports $21.5M gambling take in November
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Where Problem Gambling Meets Public Health

When Amy Gabrila arrives at the MGM casino in Springfield, Massachusetts, she makes the rounds on the gaming floor. She walks up and down rows of clanging slot machines as people pull levers and press buttons, hoping to win. If a player looks up, Gabrila asks how they are doing. "They may tell me, 'Oh no, I spent more than I meant to.' And I say,…
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As gambling expands in Massachusetts, some staff inside casino watch for players in trouble

Earlier this year, Massachusetts introduced sports betting as the state's latest form of legal gambling since passage of 2011 casino legislation. That law is often praised for a key stipulation: every year a portion of gambling revenues must go to mitigate its harms - including inside the casinos themselves. Today, when you walk into the MGM casino…
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Research on gambling problems was central to Massachusetts' casino law, but scope has been reduced

Massachusetts' 2011 casino legislation mandated research into the health and economic effects of the industry, to the praise of many who work on gambling problems. But the research budget has been going down even as gambling has expanded, leaving the body of knowledge more limited than some had hoped. In 2013, researchers in Massachusetts launched…
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Despite millions of dollars earmarked for gambling treatment in Massachusetts, few in state get help

This is the second in a three-part series. Read part one here. The Gandara Center is one of the only mental health clinics in Springfield, Massachusetts, that offers treatment for problem gambling. But even there, about a mile from the MGM Springfield casino, there's only one clinician certified in gambling treatment. And she's only treating five…
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September revenue at MGM Springfield casino incomplete following data breach

SPRINGFIELD - Thanks to a cyberattack that foiled a full accounting, MGM Springfield reported just $17.4 million in gross gambling revenue for September in figures released Monday by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. That figure was based only on slot machine data recorded in the Gaming Commission's central monitoring system and on revenue from…
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September revenue at MGM Springfield casino incomplete following data breach
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Encore Boston Harbor Casino Expansion Receives Approval

While Everett is currently doing everything in its power to economically revitalize its industrial waterfront into a large entertainment center, its Planning Board has officially granted final validation of Wynn Resorts' extension across the street from its Encore Boston Harbor Casino. Obtaining approval: Wynn finally managed to get approval for…
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Encore Boston Harbor Casino Expansion Receives Approval
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Gaming regulators discuss oversight of cycbersecurity at casinos

Nevada doesn't require casino companies to carry cybersecurity insurance, but most of them do as a cost of doing business. Gaming regulators from four states, including Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman Kirk Hendrick, weighed in on the regulation of companies Monday in an opening panel of the four-day Global Gaming Expo. Around 25000 industry…
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2024 Emerging Leaders of Gaming 40 Under 40 announced

Gaming News 27 September 2023 (PRESS RELEASE) -- The Innovation Group, organizers of the Emerging Leaders of Gaming program, and Global Gaming Business magazine have announced the honorees of the Emerging Leaders of Gaming 40 Under 40, a program that recognizes professionals under the age of 40 already making significant impacts in the casino…
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Massachusetts casinos generate $98 million in August 2023

Gaming News 18 September 2023 (PRESS RELEASE) -- The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported that the month of August 2023 at Plainridge Park Casino (PPC), MGM Springfield (MGM) and Encore Boston Harbor (EBH) generated approximately $98 million in Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR).Additionally, approximately $22.71 million in Taxable Sports Wagering…
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Massachusetts reports $98.6m in casino revenue for July

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has filed its financial report for July and revealed its three casinos - Plainridge Park Casino (PPC), MGM Springfield (MGM) and Encore Boston Harbor (EBH) generated a total of $98.6m in revenue. The state also saw $29.4m in revenue from sports betting. This amount was accumulated across eight online sports…
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Massachusetts reports $98.6m in casino revenue for July
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Las Vegas king Steve Wynn banned from Nevada's gambling industry

Casino magnate Steve Wynn was banned from the Nevada gambling industry, one that he had a sizable role in developing, in order to settle a 2019 sexual misconduct case with the state's authorities. Wynn was accused of making unwanted sexual advances towards multiple women under his unemployment. As part of the deal, he will also pay $10 million and…
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MA Online Casinos Possible, But Not Yet Says Industry Expert

Some industry experts believe that the online casino industry could be on the horizon in Massachusetts. But when will it be legalized? When will it launch? Kevin C. Conroy provided PlayMA with some insights on the potential of online casinos coming to Massachusetts. He says that while it is possible, it may be a while before Massachusetts online…
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MA Online Casinos Possible, But Not Yet Says Industry Expert
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Gaming Commission asks feds to shut down illegal gambling

GAMBLERS IN MASSACHUSETTS have a full menu of wagering options to choose from these days: physical casinos, sports betting in person or online, and the state lottery, which some officials are itching to bring online as well. One thing not on the menu, Bay State regulators want to make clear, is illegal gambling. Members of the Massachusetts Gaming…
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Gaming Commission asks feds to shut down illegal gambling
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Massachusetts gambling revenue totals $160M in April, up almost 5% from March

Massachusetts' casinos and sports betting operators combined to generate just over $160 million in gross gaming revenue (GGR) during the month of April, according to the latest monthly report from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. Revenue was up by almost 5% on a monthly basis when compared to $152.6 million during March. Of the $160 million in…
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Massachusetts gambling revenue totals $160M in April, up almost 5% from March
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How Many Slots At Massachusetts Casinos Now vs. Before COVID?

As of March 2023, the three Massachusetts casinos had a total of 4907 slot machines. That's according to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, which revealed that number during Thursday's meeting. This month marks the three-year anniversary of when the COVID-19 pandemic first took hold and forced business operations to change across the US and…
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Gambling problems in Mass. need addressing, public health experts say

BOSTON - Advocates and researchers concerned with increased access to sports betting are urging lawmakers to implement a public health approach in raising awareness about the dangers of problem gambling. They're also asking questions about the effectiveness of the state's current approach. During the first three days of mobile sports betting in…
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Gambling problems in Mass. need addressing, public health experts say
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Slot machine player loses bet on 93A suit against casino

A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit filed by a New York gambler who claims the cash-out procedures for Encore Boston Harbor's slot machines are rigged to shortchange players. According to plaintiff A. Richard Schuster, the problem with the slot machines at the Wynn Resort casino in Everett boils down to the fact that the kiosks at which players go…
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Slot machine player loses bet on 93A suit against casino
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Wynn Resorts led Massachusetts’ casino market share in July

Wynn Resorts Ltd. commanded a whopping 66 percent share of the Massachusetts casino market in July, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported Monday. The commonwealth announced gross gaming revenue was $98.7 million from the state's three casinos, with Wynn's Encore Boston Harbor in Everett winning $64.7 million, MGM Resorts International's MGM…
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5 Gambling Stories You May Have Missed In 2022

It's the time of year when outlets look back on the biggest stories of the last year and look ahead to what is on the horizon in the year ahead. But our outlook will be different. With so much to cover in the emerging U.S. online gambling space, plenty of noteworthy stories fell through the cracks or had a shorter-than-expected shelf life in…
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5 Gambling Stories You May Have Missed In 2022
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Casinos Target a Vulnerable Clientele: Older Asian Gamblers

MONTICELLO, N.Y. - Soon after the white coach bus pulled up on a recent Monday morning, the passengers stepped off into the frigid cold. Outside, they rushed to the nearest tree, railing, wall or grassy knoll to stash their plastic bags crammed with thermoses of rice and soup. With their lunches stowed away, they headed into the gleaming casino at…
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Casinos Target a Vulnerable Clientele: Older Asian Gamblers
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Wynn eyes expansion of Everett casino

Wynn Resorts' newest vision for the company's land across Broadway from its Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett includes two hotels with ballrooms, three parking garages, a theater, restaurants, clubs - 1.8 million square feet of development in all. Most notably, the latest plans also call for gambling, in the form of a poker room and…
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Bay State Casinos Post $25M in Tax Revenue for November 2022

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has posted the November results for the three casino properties that operate in the state under an official license, to wit the Plainridge Park Casino, Encore Boston Harbor, and MGM Springfield. The three properties generated an estimated $93 million in gross gaming revenue for the state, with the properties…
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Bay State Casinos Post $25M in Tax Revenue for November 2022
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MGM Springfield gambling revenue hits $23 million

SPRINGFIELD - MGM Springfield pulled in $22.9 million in total gambling revenue from its slots, table games in October, according to figures released Tuesday by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. That's the highest monthly total since $24.2 million in March 2022. Pre-pandemic in October 2019, the total gambling revenue was $21 million. Gaming…
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The New York Times

If New York City Gets Las Vegas-Style Casinos, What Else Will It Get?

Before too long, New Yorkers and the millions of tourists who visit the city every year may have a new way to test their luck - and part with their money - amid the bright lights and skyscrapers of Midtown Manhattan: hands of blackjack or spins of the roulette wheel inside a new casino with all the trappings of Las Vegas, down to the incessant…
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Massachusetts gaming commissioners push casinos to open more table games

Gambling regulators in Massachusetts want the state's resort casinos to open more table games. The MGM Springfield casino is licensed for 100 table games such as blackjack and roulette, but as of last month was operating fewer than half that number. That is not acceptable, said Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chair Cathy Judd-Stein. "The less table…
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Massachusetts' three casinos garner $91M in GGR in May; Encore Boston top contributor with $58M

As reported by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission on Wednesday, the three state casinos, Plainridge Park Casino, MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor generated approximately $91 million in gross gaming revenue, with Encore Boston as the top winner, having harvested $58 million in the fifth month of the year alone. Encore's revenue, which taxes…
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Massachusetts' three casinos garner $91M in GGR in May; Encore Boston top contributor with $58M
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Massachusetts casinos report monthly revenue up 3% to $99M in July; regulator urges operators to open more table games

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported Tuesday the financial results for the month of July 2022 at MGM Springfield, Plainridge Park Casino, and Encore Boston Harbor, which amounted to a total of approximately $99 million in gross gaming revenue. The figure represents a $3 million, or 3,1% increase from the $96 million in July 2021. Of the $99…
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GGR for Massachusetts Casinos Hits $94M in September

The gambling regulator in Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC), released its latest report outlining the gambling revenue figures reported by licensed operators for September. On Monday, the MGC revealed that the three venues, MGM Springfield, Encore Boston Harbor and Plainridge Park Casino, generated approximately $94 million…
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Plainridge sees best September revenues since 2018

PLAINVILLE -- Plainridge Park Casino had its best September in four years, according to figures the state gaming commission released Tuesday. The slots parlor reported gross gaming revenues of $12.19 million for the month, up from $11.96 million in August and ahead of the revenue of $11.99 million in September of last year. It was the best showing…
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ECGC to Examine Whether State Regulators are Keeping Up With Gaming Technology

A panel of state gaming regulators will discuss the challenges they face in keeping up with new technology at the East Coast Gaming Congress, September 21-23 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. There is a continuous influx of new games, new ways to play those games, and new ways to transact money, and gaming operators and suppliers want to…
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ECGC to Examine Whether State Regulators are Keeping Up With Gaming Technology
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“PlayMyWay” Launches at Encore Boston Harbor

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) in partnership with Encore Boston Harbor (EBH) and GameSense launched "PlayMyWay," a voluntary budgeting tool available on electronic games at EBH. PlayMyWay is designed to allow Wynn Rewards players the ability to monitor the amount of money they spend, and to support their decision to continue or stop…
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“PlayMyWay” Launches at Encore Boston Harbor
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Encore Boston Harbor rolling out PlayMyWay gambling limit program

Massachusetts' Encore Boston Harbor casino is rolling out a gambling limit program: visitors to the property can now set a cap when playing electronic games, including slots. The voluntary budgeting tool, called PlayMyWay, was launched by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission in partnership with the venue and GameSense. The solution is designed to…
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Encore Boston Harbor rolling out PlayMyWay gambling limit program
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PlayMyWay launches at Encore Boston Harbor

Gaming News 12 September 2022 (PRESS RELEASE) -- The Massachusetts Gaming Commission in partnership with Encore Boston Harbor and GameSense launched "PlayMyWay," a voluntary budgeting tool available on electronic games at EBH. PlayMyWay is designed to allow Wynn Rewards players the ability to monitor the amount of money they spend in real time and…
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'Play My Way' Now Live On Every Massachusetts Slot Machine

When Massachusetts gaming regulators and Encore-Boston Harbor on Monday rolled out the "Play My Way" responsible gaming software on the casino's more than 2700 slot machines, it completed a six-year process that makes the state the first in the nation to offer an optional responsible gaming program on every slot or electronic game machine in the…
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'Play My Way' Now Live On Every Massachusetts Slot Machine
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Encore Boston rolls out gambling limit program

EVERETT, Mass. (WWLP)- Visitors to the Boston Encore Harbor (EBH) casino can now set a limit when playing electronic games, including slots. "PlayMyWay," is a voluntary budgeting tool that allows players to set monetary limits and monitor the amount of money they spend in deciding to continue or stop play. The budgeting tool is also available at…
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Massachusetts releases July gambling numbers

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has offered the latest snippet from the Bay State's three casino properties for the month of July. Gross gaming revenue or GGR stood at approximately $98.7m for the period, with Plainridge Park Casino, MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor navigating the post-pandemic market. This marked a slight increase over…
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Massachusetts releases July gambling numbers
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Massachusetts casinos report monthly revenue up 3% to $99M in July

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported Tuesday the financial results for the month of July 2022 at MGM Springfield, Plainridge Park Casino, and Encore Boston Harbor, which amounted to a total of approximately $99 million in gross gaming revenue. The figure represents a $3 million, or 3,1% increase from the $96 million in July 2021. Of the $99…
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Massachusetts casinos report monthly revenue up 3% to $99M in July
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Casinos in Massachusetts Report $99M in GGR for July

The gambling regulator in Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC), released the latest results outlining the gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the state's three casinos in July. July was a good month for Plainridge Park Casino, Encore Boston Harbor, and MGM Springfield, which cumulatively reported $98.7 million in GGR. A breakdown…
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Casinos in Massachusetts Report $99M in GGR for July
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Massachusetts makes a losing bet on gambling

For the gambling industry, it was a jackpot. When the US Supreme Court ruled in 2018 that federal law prohibiting sports betting was unconstitutional, states across the country embraced the gambling industry. Lawmakers in Massachusetts and in 35 other states treat gambling revenue with the gleeful anticipation of a child waiting for Santa to…
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Massachusetts makes a losing bet on gambling
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Massachusetts casinos report $82M in GGR for January amid nationwide record

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported Tuesday the financial results for the month of January 2022 at MGM Springfield, Plainridge Park Casino and Encore Boston Harbor, which amounted to a total of approximately $82 million in gross gaming revenue. Encore Boston Harbor saw the most gross gaming revenue with a total of $53.9 million, derived…
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Massachusetts casinos report $82M in GGR for January amid nationwide record
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MGM June gambling take beats last year, pre-pandemic 2019

SPRINGFIELD - MGM Springfield reported $21.1 million in slot machine, table game and poker revenue for the month of June, according to figures released Friday by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. That figure was a few thousand dollars off from May numbers and higher than the taken last year in June 2021 which was $20 million and the $19.9…
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MGM June gambling take beats last year, pre-pandemic 2019
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Gaming revenue down at Plainridge in Plainville

PLAINVILLE - Gambling revenues at Plainridge Park Casino dipped for the second month in a row in May, according to state figures released Wednesday. Gross gaming revenue at the slots parlor was $11.7 million for the month, according to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. That's down from the $12.9 million the casino reported in April. The figure…
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Gaming revenue down at Plainridge in Plainville
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MGM Springfield generated more than $21M in gaming revenue in May

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - MGM Springfield generated more than $21 million in gross gaming revenue for the month of May. According to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, $17113181 was generated through slots and $4039067 was generated through table games. As a category 1 resort-casino, MGM Springfield is taxed on 25 percent of gross gaming…
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MGM Springfield generated more than $21M in gaming revenue in May
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March a Record Month For Massachusetts Casinos in Handle, Revenue

March was a record-breaker all the way around for Massachusetts casinos. The three commercial facilities in the state - MGM Springfield, Encore Boston Harbor and Plainridge Park - combined for more than $836 million in handle, a new mark, and surpassed $100 million in total revenue for the first time in state history. There are no options in the…
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March a Record Month For Massachusetts Casinos in Handle, Revenue
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MGC develops new tool to address problem gaming

SPRINGFIELD - Giving yourself some limits to your gaming is as easy as putting your MLife card into a slot machine and following a few prompts. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MCG) introduced its newest tool to address problem gambling on March 31 at MGM Springfield. Mark Vander Linden, director of research and responsible gaming for the MCG,…
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MGC develops new tool to address problem gaming
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Gaming Commission weighs regulating intensity, frequency of casino ads

Before the state's first resort casino even opened its doors, there was a "significant increase" in the number of people with gambling problems who relapsed in Massachusetts, and the Gaming Commission highlighted that situation Monday, as it began to consider updates to its rules around gambling and betting advertising. Until MGM Springfield opened…
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Gaming Commission weighs regulating intensity, frequency of casino ads
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Massachusetts Gaming Commission examines casino advertising practices

Before the state's first resort casino even opened its doors, there was a "significant increase" in the number of people with gambling problems who relapsed in Massachusetts and the Gaming Commission highlighted that situation Monday as it began to consider updates to its rules around gambling and betting advertising. Until MGM Springfield opened…
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Massachusetts Gaming Commission examines casino advertising practices
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Massachusetts Hits $1B Threshold from Casino Tax Collection

Eleven years have passed and the State of Massachusetts has been able to collect over $1 billion in tax revenue and assessments from its ample and sprawling casino and slots parlor industry. While the journey has been long, and the economic windfall steady, it has taken a while to cross the threshold. Nevertheless, the state has benefited in other…
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Massachusetts Hits $1B Threshold from Casino Tax Collection
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Plainville casino's revenues rebound in February

PLAINVILLE - Revenues at Plainridge Park warmed up in February, bouncing back from one of the worst months since the slots casino reopened last spring. Plainridge reported just over $10.95 million in gross gaming revenue last month, more than $1.1 million over January's numbers, according to a Massachusetts Gaming Commission report released…
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Plainville casino's revenues rebound in February
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Wynn Resorts cashes in on Everett casino in $1.7 billion deal

Wynn Resorts is selling off its Encore Boston Harbor casino property in Everett, though patrons shouldn't notice any difference at all. On Tuesday, Wynn announced a $1.7 billion sale to Realty Income, a large real estate investment trust, and aims to use the proceeds, in part, to help fund development plans across Broadway from the casino. But no,…
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Wynn Resorts cashes in on Everett casino in $1.7 billion deal
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Massachusetts Casino Revenue and Handle Decline in January

The three commercial casinos in Massachusetts started 2022 with a revenue and handle decline. The facilities in the Bay State combined for $681851372 in total handle for January, a 5.1% drop from the. The January total marked the first time since February 2021 that the handle from slot machines and table games combined dropped below $700 million,…
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Massachusetts Casino Revenue and Handle Decline in January
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January puts chill on revenues at Plainville casino

PLAINVILLE - Revenues at Plainridge Park Casino dipped in January, but they were up substantially in 2021 compared to the previous year, officials reported Tuesday. Revenue was just over $9.8 million for the month, according to financial data released Tuesday by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. That's the first time gross gaming revenue at the…
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January puts chill on revenues at Plainville casino
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Encore casino is reevaluating plans for entertainment venue, restaurant space

Plans for a large development across the street from Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett have been put on pause so the company can reevaluate if the development is the best use for the site, according to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC). The original plans, which the Commission was set to begin reviewing Jan. 12, include an 1800-seat…
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Encore casino is reevaluating plans for entertainment venue, restaurant space
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‘An invisible addiction.’ Amid pandemic, a rise in gambling addiction emerges

LAS VEGAS - The last bet Lou Remillard placed was a $2000 online sports wager on a Major League Baseball game. The 46-year-old Las Vegas restaurateur was drunk and broken at the time and said that he no longer cared to be alive. Having lost that final bet and facing tens of thousands of dollars in debt, Remillard for the first time walked into a…
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‘An invisible addiction.’ Amid pandemic, a rise in gambling addiction emerges
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Massachusetts casino revenue down to $88M in Nov. amid voluntary self-exclusion milestone

Gross gaming revenue dipped by approximately $8 million in Massachusetts in November when compared to October, according to figures reported by the state Gaming Commission. Combined GGR from all three casinos - MGM Springfield, Encore Boston Harbor and Plainridge Park Casino - was $88 million in November, down from $96 million the prior month. MGM…
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Massachusetts casino revenue down to $88M in Nov. amid voluntary self-exclusion milestone
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MGC to cover ex-employee’s fees in slots lawsuit

BOSTON (SHNS) - The Massachusetts Gaming Commission agreed Monday to cover the legal fees its former executive director incurs responding to a subpoena issued to him in connection with a lawsuit that claims Encore Boston Harbor shortchanged slot machine players. Neither the commission nor former executive director Edward Bedrosian are parties to…
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MGC to cover ex-employee’s fees in slots lawsuit
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Gambling addiction rises amid COVID pandemic

The last bet Lou Remillard placed was a $2000 online sports wager on a Major League Baseball game. The 46-year-old Las Vegas restaurateur was drunk and broken at the time and said that he no longer cared to be alive. Having lost that final bet and facing tens of thousands of dollars in debt, Remillard for the first time walked into a 12-step…
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Gambling addiction rises amid COVID pandemic
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More than 1,000 have asked to be banned from Massachusetts casinos

More than 1000 gamblers are admitting they need to stop rolling the dice and stay off the gaming floor. They've self-reported to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission that they have an addiction, a milestone that a gaming regulator said only touches the surface. There are 1020 people actively enrolled in the commission's Voluntary…
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More than 1,000 have asked to be banned from Massachusetts casinos
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More than 1,000 have asked to be banned from Mass. casinos

The list of people who have asked the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to prohibit them from the gaming floors of the state's casinos and slots parlor now includes more than 1000 names, a milestone that a gaming regulator said only touches the surface of problem gambling in the Bay State. There are 1020 people actively enrolled in the…
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More than 1,000 have asked to be banned from Mass. casinos
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Massachusetts Casinos Report Total Revenue of $96 Million in October

In October, the Massachusetts casino resorts reported a decent increase in their gross gaming revenue (GGR). MGM Springfield recorded a $2 million increase compared to September, as the Massachusetts Gaming Commission reports. MGM Springfield managed to record a total GGR of $21.4 million from table games and slots for the month of October. As a…
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Massachusetts Casinos Report Total Revenue of $96 Million in October
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Casinos cleared for full reopening this weekend

After about 440 days of being closed or operating under restrictions meant to stop the spread of COVID-19, the state's slots parlor and two resort casinos will be allowed to return to mostly normal pre-pandemic operations this weekend. "I wish you great luck over the course of this big weekend," Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chairwoman Cathy…
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Casinos cleared for full reopening this weekend
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Aquinnah seeks state gambling compact

The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah has asked Gov. Charlie Baker to enter into negotiations for a Class III casino compact, according to a letter sent by the tribe to Baker. In a letter dated Sept. 8, Aquinnah Wampanoag chairwoman Cheryl Andrews-Maltais requests the compact negotiations. A Class III casino under the state's gambling laws would…
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Aquinnah seeks state gambling compact
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Plainville casino numbers dip slightly

PLAINVILLE - Revenues at the state's only slots parlor continued their slow slide in October, according to figures released Monday, but were still running ahead of last year's figures for the month. According to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, gross gaming revenue at Plainridge Park Casino for last month was just over $11.7 million. That's…
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Plainville casino numbers dip slightly
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CT casinos have responsible gambling programs: 'It's something that we take very, very seriously'

For many, a trip to the casino is a pleasant night out, win or lose. For some, though, a gambling addiction can make it a lose-lose proposition. While there is treatment available for those who find themselves addicted to gambling, and help is there for families, as well, it's much harder to identify people whose wagering is out of control, say…
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CT casinos have responsible gambling programs: 'It's something that we take very, very seriously'
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Massachusetts casinos see slight revenue drop in September

assachusetts casinos have seen a dip in gambling revenue in September, according to a Massachusetts Gaming Commission report released last Friday. MGM Springfield posted $19.4 million in gross gaming revenue (GGR) throughout the period, $16.6 million corresponding to slots and $2.8 million to table gaming. The figures see total GGR down about 11%…
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Casinos just saw their best three months

The last three months rank as the top three for state gaming revenues since legal betting began more than six years ago, cumulatively generating nearly 10 percent of all of the casino gambling taxes collected to date, according the the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. The trend began in July, when the state's three casinos counted $95.74 million in…
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Massachusetts casinos see dip in September gambling revenue

SPRINGFIELD - MGM Springfield reported $19.4 million in gross gambling revenue from slots and table games in September, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported Friday. That was down about 11% from the $21.8 million it reported a month earlier in August 2021, but up about 10.2% from the $17.6 million MGM Springfield reported a year earlier in…
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Massachusetts casinos see dip in September gambling revenue
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MGC Releases July 2021 Gross Gaming Revenue for Plainridge Park Casino, MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported today that the month of July 2021 at Plainridge Park Casino (PPC), MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor generated approximately $96 million in Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR). PPC, a category 2 slots facility, is taxed on 49% of GGR. Of that total taxed amount, 82% is paid to Local Aid and 18% is allotted…
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MGC Releases July 2021 Gross Gaming Revenue for Plainridge Park Casino, MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor
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Let Massachusetts Veterans Have Slot Machines [OPINION]

Legislation is pending on Beacon Hill that would permit slot machines at veterans' halls in Massachusetts. The legislation would allow a veterans' organization to operate up to five slot machines for its members and invited guests if it secures a proposed "limited slot machine license" from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. Kingston Rep. Kathy…
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Let Massachusetts Veterans Have Slot Machines [OPINION]
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Ticker: Casino revenue down slightly; Joe Perry selling Duxbury digs, $4.5M

Revenue at the state's two resort casinos and one slots parlor in August took a small step backward from the highs of July, with the three gaming centers generating about $92 million compared to $95.74 million the month before. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission said Wednesday that the state's share of August's gaming revenue would be about $26.15…
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Ticker: Casino revenue down slightly; Joe Perry selling Duxbury digs, $4.5M
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August Massachusetts Casino Figures No. 2 Behind Record July

After a record-setting July, Massachusetts casinos saw their handles and revenues dip in August. But the month's numbers still hit No. 2 on the state's all-time list in both categories. The three commercial casinos in the Bay State - Plainridge Park in Plainville, Encore Boston Harbor in Everett and MGM Springfield - combined for $762758615 in…
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August Massachusetts Casino Figures No. 2 Behind Record July
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Massachusetts gambling revenue dips in August after strong July

SPRINGFIELD - After a strong July, gross gaming revenue at the three Massachusetts casinos dipped in August, including a $1.9 million decrease in revenues at MGM Springfield. The gross gaming revenue numbers were released Wednesday by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission as the three casinos continue to deal with COVID-19. MGM Springfield, Encore…
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Massachusetts gambling revenue dips in August after strong July
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CityCenter Las Vegas approval for MGM Resorts International

American casino operator MGM Resorts International has reportedly received unanimous consent from the Nevada Gaming Control Board to complete its planned $2.1 billion purchase of a 50% stake in the CityCenter Las Vegas development. According to a Wednesday from the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper, the envisioned proposition would see the Las…
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CityCenter Las Vegas approval for MGM Resorts International
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Massachusetts Casinos Hit Record High Revenue in July

Massachusetts reports a record high revenue in July from two resort casinos and a slot parlor. The two resort casinos and a single slot parlor in Massachusetts recorded $95.74 million in July. Besides the high revenue from gaming, they generated a record of $27 million in taxes and fees for the state. On Monday, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission…
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Massachusetts Casinos Hit Record High Revenue in July
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Casinos' slot-machine results follow upward trajectory

The southeastern Connecticut casinos' slot-machine revenues continued to recover from the pandemic last month. Foxwoods Resorts Casino "won," or kept, $36.5 million in slots revenue after paying out prizes in July, a 19.6% increase over the $30.5 million it kept the same month the previous year. It was the Mashantucket Pequot-owned casino's highest…
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Casinos' slot-machine results follow upward trajectory
Mass Live

Massachusetts gross gaming revenue jumps $12M; MGM Springfield up $3.5M

SPRINGFIELD - The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported Monday that gross gaming revenues rose by $12 million at the state's three casinos in July, including a $3.5 million jump at MGM Springfield compared to June. The three casinos - MGM Springfield, Encore Boston Harbor, and Plainridge Park Casino - generated approximately $96 million in gross…
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Massachusetts gross gaming revenue jumps $12M; MGM Springfield up $3.5M
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Nevada and Massachusetts Casinos Face Staff Shortages

Casinos in Massachusetts and Nevada are facing a shortage of employees as they look to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Many casino operators are currently competing with one another to make a significant number of hires in order to offset the shortfall. over 3000 positions in the Las Vegas Valley MGM Resorts International is attempting to…
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Nevada and Massachusetts Casinos Face Staff Shortages
Yogonet

Massachusetts casino revenue drops to $84M, poker won't return before the end of 2021

report released by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission provided the most recent revenue figures from MGM Springfield, Encore Boston Harbor and Plainridge Park. MGM Springfield's gross gambling revenue for June was $20.21 million. Less than May's revenue which was $21.25 million, and $21.93 million in April. These results are in line with the…
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Massachusetts casino revenue drops to $84M, poker could resume by the end of 2021

report released by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission provided the most recent revenue figures from MGM Springfield, Encore Boston Harbor and Plainridge Park. MGM Springfield's gross gambling revenue for June was $20.21 million. Less than May's revenue which was $21.25 million, and $21.93 million in April. These results are in line with the…
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The Sun Chronicle

Revenues at Plainville's casino rise in spite of capacity limits

PLAINVILLE - Gambling revenues at the state's three casinos - including Plainridge Park slot parlor - rose in December despite more restrictive limits on patrons and a curfew on operations. Gross gaming revenue for the month for the local venue was just under $9.2 million, compared to $7.6 million the month before - the worst full month of…
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Massachusetts Casinos Surpass Pre-pandemic Gross Gaming Revenue in May

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. In a report released on Tuesday this week, the Massachusetts Gaming…
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Massachusetts Casinos Surpass Pre-pandemic Gross Gaming Revenue in May
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MGM Springfield Revenue Nearly Flat In October

The MGM Springfield casino took in $17.5 million from gambling last month, a decrease of less than 1% from September, but revenues remains well down from pre-pandemic levels. When compared to October 2019, business was off 17.4% this past October. That's according to figures released by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission Monday. New rules aimed at…
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MGM Springfield Revenue Nearly Flat In October
Review Journal

COVID-19 casino restrictions will come to an end after three-day weekend

The Nevada Gaming Control Board made it official Wednesday: All restrictions related to COVID-19 mitigation protocols in casinos come to an end when the clock strikes midnight at the end of Monday. In a notice to gaming licensees, Gaming Control Board Chairman Brin Gibson said, "Each licensee shall comply with its respective county's general…
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COVID-19 casino restrictions will come to an end after three-day weekend
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Massachusetts gambling revenue up slightly in April

BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts' three casinos continued their pandemic recovery in April. The nearly $85 million in gross gambling gambling revenue at the state's casinos was up slightly from the $84 million in revenue in March, according to data released Monday by the state gambling commission. The state collected more than $24 million in taxes in…
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Massachusetts gambling revenue up slightly in April
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