Encore Boston Harbor Brings In Over $16.7 Million In First Week

CBS 4 Boston

July 15, 2019

EVERETT (CBS) — Encore Boston Harbor made more than $16.7 million in gross gaming revenue during its first week of business, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission announced Monday. Encore opened in Everett on June 23.

The new casino’s $16,789,943.88 in revenue for that week was impressive, considering the state’s other casino, MGM Springfield, made $19,954,469.30 for the entire month of June.

When MGM Springfield opened last year, it generated $9.5 million in gambling revenues during its first week.

Massachusetts collected $15,821,940.62 in taxes from Encore, MGM Springfield, and the Plainridge Park Casino in June. To date, the casinos have brought in $387 million in taxes for the state.

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