Encore Boston Harbor Furloughs 3,000 Staff Days Before Reopening. Casino resort cited “very difficult decisions” despite plans to reopen Everett property in days; Parent company Wynn Resorts paid staff for 75 days between March and May, costing $3m a day; Eight of Encore Boston Harbor's 18 outlets expected to reopen July with restrictions. Encore Boston Harbor Will Open June 23. The scheduled date for the long-anticipated opening of Encore Boston Harbor Resort will be June 23, 2019. After three years of construction at a cost of $2.6 billion, Encore Boston Harbor will become an immediate destination casino with an expected draw of 8 million visitors annually.
- Encore Casino Everett Opening Day
- Encore Casino Everett Ma Opening Date
- Encore Casino Everett Ma Opening Date
- Encore Boston Harbor site on the Mystic River in February 2019 Encore Boston Harbor (previously referred to as Wynn Everett and Wynn Boston Harbor) is a luxury resort and casino located in Everett, Massachusetts, and owned by Wynn Resorts.
- If everything goes according to the plan as approved this week by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Wynn Boston Harbor Casino will be opening on or around June 29. Thus, will end an extraordinary closure of the casino which began on March 15 when the Coronavirus began hitting us with full force.
- The news comes just one week after the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) voted 5-0 on June 23 to accept the opening procedures for its casino licensees, including Encore. Casinos in Massachusetts will be opening in Phase 3 of Gov. Charlie Baker’s re-opening plan, and that will come no sooner than July 6.
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EVERETT, MA — Encore Boston Harbor will reopen Sunday, July 12 at 9 a.m., pending approval from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, the casino announced Friday. It will open as part of Phase 3 of the state's reopening plan, which begins Monday.
In addition to implementing its own Health and Safety Plan, the casino will abide by directives set forth by the Gaming Commission. Several measures such as social distancing, touchless technologies and cleaning protocols have been implemented across the resort.
This includes:
- Non-invasive thermal temperature scans at all guest and employee entrances (no guest or employee with a temperature of 100.4 or more will be allowed in the resort)
- Mandatory face coverings for all employees and guests, with complimentary face coverings available for guests
- Enhanced cleaning and disinfecting of guest areas throughout the day
- Multiple hand sanitizer stations and disinfecting wipes available throughout the resort
- Appropriate and comfortable physical distancing in all gaming and dining areas
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Casino officials said Monday they expect to reopen the gaming area and food and beverage outlets around the casino. The hotel will operate on a limited basis.
Encore Casino Everett Ma Opening Date
After furloughing about 10 percent of its full-time workforce at the start of June, the casino plans to furlough another 3,000 workers, head of Public Affairs Eric Kraus told The Boston Globe. Some employees working in the reopened amenities and restaurants will return to work, while those who work in areas for which a reopening date is uncertain will be furloughed.