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BOSTON (State House News Service) - Between Massachusetts' three gambling centers combined, there are now fewer traditional casino-style games available than there were before the pandemic, though the legalization of sports betting has added a new type of gambling to the mix. Compared to when the Gaming Commission required Plainridge Park Casino,…

Between Massachusetts' three gambling centers combined, there are now fewer traditional casino-style games available than there were before the pandemic, though the legalization of sports betting has added a new type of gambling to the mix. Compared to when the Gaming Commission required Plainridge Park Casino, MGM Springfield and Encore Boston…

FRAMINGHAM - The Learning Center for the Deaf invites you to a night of games, celebration and good company as it hosts a Casino Night spring fundraiser. The event will take place Thursday, May 18 at TLC's main campus in Framingham. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased by visiting TLCDeaf.org. Sponsorship packages are…

Manufacturer of casino equipment Galaxy Gaming, Inc. announced today that its 3 Dice Baccarat game has made its international debut with Aspers Casino Westfield in Stratford City, London. The installation of 3 Dice Baccarat tables at the land-based casino operated by the Aspers Group marked the first international placement for the innovative game…

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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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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…

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…

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission announced Tuesday thefinancial results of the state's casinos for October 2022, amounting to a combined $97 million in gross gaming revenue. Out of the venues operating during the month, MGM Springfield raked in $22.9 million from its slots and table games, its best result in months. The property's revenue for…

BOSTON - Massachusetts officials say to think twice before gifting a lottery ticket to a child or teen this year because like alcohol and substances, gambling can impact brain development. "When young teens experiment with alcohol, substances and vaping, they put themselves at a higher risk for addiction later in life," according to the Mass.…

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…

MGM Springfield has just 269 card dealers, table games and poker supervisors and managers working as of last month, a headcount that still trails the 444 table games and poker employees it had in March 2020. That March was just before COVID restrictions shut down the casino and forced deep layoffs. Those 269 employees are not enough, said…

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The former leader of a Massachusetts Native American tribe, Cedric Cromwell, has been convicted of accepting bribes from the Rhode Island architecture and design company working closely with the tribe to build a $ 1 billion casino on the tribe's land. Exercise equipment and luxury hotel stay: Cromwell, 57, former chair of the Mashpee Wampanoags…

Ideally, no one walks into a casino expecting to lose money. And with plenty of practice and a touch of luck, you can sometimes increase your chances of cashing out a bigger stack of chips than you brought to the table. But if you look past all the action of the gaming floor and the thrill of seeing your number hit, you might be setting yourself up…

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…

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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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…

Gambling across America is booming right now, with changes to legislation and advances in technology growing the industry like never before. Massachusetts is no exception, with state lawmakers first passing a bill in 2011 to expand gambling, targeting annual revenue of $300 to $500 million. While Mass is yet to catch up with its neighboring states…

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…

PLAINVILLE -- Plainridge Park Casino had its best September in four years, according to figures released Tuesday by the state Gaming Commission. 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…

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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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…

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…

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…

Forget worrying about the Patriots' real football skills. Come the fall, sheer luck will be in play for fans when Patriots-themed slot machines hit Massachusetts casino floors. A multi-year deal between the Patriots and Aristocrat Gaming announced Tuesday morning comes on the heels of a recent licensing deal between the gaming company and the NFL…

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…

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…

The state's three gaming centers raked in nearly $100 million in gross gaming revenue last month with more than $27.6 million bound for the state's coffers, the Gaming Commission announced Monday. Of the $99 million that Plainridge Park Casino, MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor counted as gaming revenue in July, the lion's share came from…

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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…

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…

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…

The state's three gaming centers raked in nearly $100 million in gross gaming revenue last month with more than $27.6 million bound for the state's coffers, the Gaming Commission announced Monday. Of the $99 million that Plainridge Park Casino, MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor counted as gaming revenue in July, the lion's share came from…

PLAINVILLE -- Plainridge Park Casino revenues for July were up slightly over the month before, according to figures released Monday by the state Gaming Commission. The state's lone slots -only parlor reported gross gaming revenue of just under $12.5 million last month, an improvement over June's total of $11.96 million but just behind the $12.9 the…

The state's three casinos raked in nearly $100 million in gross gaming revenue last month with more than $27.6 million bound for the state's coffers, the Gaming Commission announced Monday. Of the $99 million that Plainridge Park Casino, MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor counted as gaming revenue in July, the lion's share came from Encore.…

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…

A Winston-Salem man won the $110000 Cash 5 jackpot on a $1 ticket in the July 28 drawing, state officials said. Eric Newton of Winston-Salem bought a Quick Pick ticket on the lottery's website. He arrived at lottery headquarters in Raleigh on Friday to claim his prize. After tax withholding, Newton walked away with $78111. Cash 5 is one of four…

While it works on a parallel track to oversee the addition of legal sports betting to the state's gambling universe, the Mass. Gaming Commission on Thursday took a closer look at how the offerings at the state's casinos stack up against their initial promises and pre-pandemic levels. The state's 2011 expanded gaming law has room for further…

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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Bedfordshire Police is appealing for witnesses following a robbery at a casino in Luton. The incident took place on Sunday morning (July 24). It was reported that at roughly 7am, a man was in Merkur Slots in George Street when he approached a member of staff at the casino who was undertaking maintenance of one of the slot machines. He then stole an…

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PLAINVILLE - Revenue ticked up again at the state's only slots parlor last month, continuing a recovery from a dismal start to the year. Plainridge Park Casino reported gross gaming revenue of nearly $11.97 million for June, according to figures released by the state gaming commission on Friday. That's up from May's revenue of $11.73 million and…

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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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…

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…

The Townsend Smith Hospice Foundation has announced a winner for its weekly Catch the Ace raffle. The Townsend Smith Hospice Foundation (TSHF) is holding the weekly raffle to help build their new location. Tyler Harvey won $126 when he pulled the six of diamonds. It's a weekly progressive raffle. Each week, a winner is given a card from a deck.…

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The jackpot keeps growing for the Catch the Ace raffle. The Townsend Smith Hospice Foundation (TSHF) is holding the weekly raffle to help build their new location. Sherry Stevenson won $150 when she pulled the jack of spades. Fundraiser coordinator for the TSHF Mallory Crippen says Sherry continues to support the charity. It's a weekly progressive…

PLAINVILLE - After months of ups and downs, revenue at Plainridge Park Casino has leveled off, the state Gaming Commission reported Monday. The casino, the state's lone slots-only parlor, had gross gaming revenue of $12.9 million in April, just under $30000 less than the month before. And that's up from $12.5 million in revenue for April of 2021,…

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A jury has convicted a former Mashpee Wampanoag leader on extortion and bribery-related charges concerning the awarding of casino project contracts. [Image: Shutterstock.com] A former Massachusetts Native American tribal leader has been convicted for his role in a casino bribery scandal. The Thursday conviction of the former Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe…

As reported by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, the state's three gambling centers had a good month during March according to the financial results for the period. Plainridge Park Casino, MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor cumulatively generated more than $102 million in gaming revenue, about $28.6 million of which will be due to the…

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…

BOSTON - Casinos were among the hardest-hit businesses when the pandemic took hold more than two years ago, but the impacts of their shutdown here were not spread evenly throughout the workforce and the industry has not yet fully recovered, researchers told the Mass. Gaming Commission on Thursday. The Gaming Commission last year made a study of the…

There were 4783000 tickets sold for the first drawing of The Game, but only seven had the winning numbers - 302424. And among those seven winners, only one could say they were the very first Massachusetts Lottery winner in history. Fifty years ago Wednesday, on the morning of Thursday, April 6, 1972, the Massachusetts Lottery held its first-ever…

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,…

SPRINGFIELD - A Holyoke man must pay the MGM Springfield $30025 in restitution after he was convicted of swindling the casino by "bet capping." Daniel Ruiz, 41, entered a guilty plea in Hampden Superior Court on March 24 to charges of larceny by a single scheme and one count of cheating and swindling. In addition to the restitution payment, Ruiz…

As casino executives and gaming regulators prepared to mark the official launch of the PlayMyWay program at MGM Springfield on Thursday afternoon, about 200 gamblers had already enrolled to use the voluntary gambling budget tool. The program that's been available to players at Plainridge Park Casino since 2016 allows gamblers to set a slot machine…

WESTFIELD - For the men and women of the 104th Fighter Wing Air National Guard it was a night to cut loose for a few hours as more than 300 civilian and military visitors filled the Shortstop Bar & Grill to enjoy a night of friendly casino-style gaming. Master Sgt. Jason Ballon, of the 104th Fighter Wing said proceeds will be given to the nonprofit…

The latest winner of the Townsend Smith Hospice Foundations (TSHF) Catch the Ace progressive 50/50 raffle is Liz Kogan. The longtime volunteer won the money with a group of friends known as the'The Super S Team'. Kogan pulled the eight of spade to win $120. Here's a rundown of how the raffle works: Participants purchase tickets which correspond…

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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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…

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…

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…

Cascades Casino in North Bay held a "soft open" on March 9, and a grand opening is planned for later this spring. The $31-million facility has faced lengthy delays due to COVID, but has now opened the doors to the gaming floor and MATCH restaurant. "I feel the reception is going to be amazing," said James Sweeney, the casino's general manager of…

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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,…

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,…

Revenue was down across the board last month but Massachusetts' three gambling centers still generated roughly $82 million from gaming, with nearly $23 million due as the state's monthly take. The Mass. Gaming Commission reported Tuesday that Plainridge Park Casino, MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor together generated $82.4 million in gross…

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…

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…

Published February 7, 2022 at 12:29 pm Funding for Halton Healthcare Milton District Hospital, the Town's Sports Hall of Fame, the Country Heritage Agricultural Society and more will all be at risk should Ontario move forward with its proposed iGaming regulations, according to a new report. This is because a portion of their funding comes from the…

As the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians push ahead with a proposed casino -a $280 million venue along Interstate 5, in north Salem-, the project is set to face opposition from the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde: they claim the facility would be unfair competition to other tribes in Oregon, and that it could harm the state's largest casino…

PLAINVILLE - Plainridge Park Casino had its best December in two years, according to the state Gaming Commission. Plainridge had revenues of just over $11 million in gross gaming revenue for last month, a slight increase over November's figure of nearly $10.9 million and a healthy showing compared to last December's $9.1 million, according to…

BOSTON (State House News Service) - Gaming revenues were up across the board last month as Plainridge Park Casino, MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor together generated nearly $100 million in revenue of which about $26.5 million is due to the state, the Gaming Commission reported Tuesday. Of the $95.65 million in gaming revenue produced in…

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…

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…

BOSTON (AP) - As he begins his first full year in office, the new head of a Massachusetts tribe says he intends to take a cautious approach to gambling while turning attention to social challenges and other economic opportunities for its members. Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Chairman Brian Weeden, who is 29 and is the youngest ever to old the post, said…

A high roller gambler has claimed that almost $21000 in cash went missing during his recent visit to the MGM Springfield casino resort in Massachusetts. Richard Angelica said he was at Gillette Stadium to watch the New England Patriots and upon his return to MGM Springfield, his key card was no longer working. of the $30000 in cash he had in the…

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Gross gaming revenue dipped by approximately $8 million in Massachusetts in November compared to October, though MGM Springfield experienced a rise in numbers, according to the state gaming commission. Combined gross gaming revenue from all three casinos - MGM Springfield, Encore Boston Harbor and Plainridge Park Casino - was…

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…

PLAINVILLE - Plainridge Park Casino saw its revenues slip slightly again last month. According to figures released by the state Wednesday, Plainridge took in just over $10.97 million in revenue during November, down from $11.74 million the month before. Those numbers repeat a familiar pattern seen over the five-year run of the state's only slots…

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Plainridge Park Casino is facing a deliberate campaign from Rhode Island to lure Massachusetts customers to its casinos. Given this intense competition from the likes of Twin River and Tiverton, right over our southern border, it is time to act to protect Massachusetts jobs and revenue from leaving the state. A bill now pending before the…

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…