The opening of Encore Boston Harbor and Eldorado Resorts’ announcement of a planned $17.3 billion acquisition of Caesars Entertainment made for a big Sunday news cycle.
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While gaming industry observers applaud SLS Las Vegas’ name change to Sahara, they also acknowledge that owner Alex Meruelo has plenty of work ahead of him.
For the next three years, Matt Maddox will have somebody looking over his shoulder on day-to-day operations of the new resort as part of a settlement reached by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission in April and agreed to by the company in May.
With the opening of Encore Boston Harbor in the rear-view mirror, Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox can turn his attention to what’s next for the Las Vegas-based casino operator.
SLS Las Vegas owner Alex Meruelo has taken the Strip resort full circle, renaming the 1,720-room property Sahara Las Vegas in a flashy evening unveiling event.
Paul Anderson, the former executive director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, is joining Boyd Gaming Corp. as a senior vice president.
A record passenger count at McCarran International Airport boosted tourism in May, but gaming numbers continued to lag on the Strip and statewide.
Eldorado Resorts’ acquisition of larger Caesars Entertainment Corp. would form an industry giant with 60 domestic casino–resorts and gaming facilities in 16 states.
Professional sports and the gaming industry took another big step forward with the NHL’s approval of casino owner Alex Meruelo acquiring the Arizona Coyotes.
Encore Boston Harbor, Wynn Resorts Ltd.’s entry into the New England market, opened its doors amid a flurry of daytime fireworks on a sunny Sunday morning.
Arrivals in new water shuttles and daytime fireworks will be part of Sunday’s opening of the $2.6 billion, 671-room Encore Boston Harbor in Everett.
Just as it looks like a replica of Encore Las Vegas, the inside of Encore Boston Harbor also looks like a replica of its Las Vegas sister property.
Work crews are now on the job 24/7, pressing to complete the 1.25 million-square-foot hotel-casino project and open the doors by December 2020.
Encore Boston Harbor isn’t planning a fireworks-lit nighttime debut, instead planning a Sunday-morning opening to avoid commuter traffic jams.
Sunset Station will become the fifth Station Casinos property to have workers represented by the Culinary Union after a representation vote on Thursday.