Gaming floors at Encore Boston Harbor, MGM Springfield and Plainridge Park Casino are expected to close to gamblers at 6 a.m. Sunday, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission announced.

Massachusetts’ three casinos are expected to cease gambling operations by Sunday morning after a unanimous vote from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission Saturday prompted by the spread of the new coronavirus.

A visitor to Massachusetts’ newest resort casino tested positive for coronavirus, officials said Thursday evening. The patient visited Encore Boston Harbor on March 5, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission said in a statement. The Boston Globe reports that the individual who went to the casino is Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell, who confirmed earlier Thursday that he tested positive for COVID-19….

Encore Boston Harbor is taking steps after a visitor tested positive for COVID-19.

A Boston luxury hotel and casino announced Tuesday it will implement precautionary measures and closely monitor all coronavirus developments. Encore Boston Harbor will begin screening the temperatures of staff and guests entering the resort in the near future, according to a statement released by the resort. The hotel and casino will refer anyone with a temperature of 100 degrees or…

Two state troopers were injured early Saturday morning while arresting an unruly patron in the poker room at Encore Boston Harbor, Massachusetts authorities say. Encore security requested assistance from the Massachusetts State Police gaming enforcement unit shortly after 2 a.m. for help with a man who had become irate and aggressive toward casino security. As the troopers attempted to take…

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A Boston pedestrian was hit by a car outside the Encore Boston Harbor Resort early Sunday morning, authorities say. The victim suffered non-life threatening injuries and was brought to Massachusetts General Hospital, according to Boston police. The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. Police say that they are still looking for the driver of the vehicle.

Encore Boston Harbor will replace some bartenders with automatic drink-dispensing machines in hopes of speeding up alcohol beverage service for gamblers under a set of alcohol license amendments approved by regulators Thursday.

Four people have been indicted in connection with a violent assault in an elevator at the Encore Boston Harbor casino last year. According to Attorney General Maura Healey’s office, Matthew Haley, 27, of Cambridge, and Jose Mercado, 32, of Boston, were indicted Thursday by a Middlesex County Grand Jury on one count each of assault and battery by means of…

Wynn Resorts is in the process of “rightsizing” operations at Encore Boston Harbor, the $2.6 billion casino that opened just six months ago but has so far fallen short of revenue projections, a company official said Thursday. Eric Kraus, the casino’s senior vice president of communications, told the state’s Gaming Commission that one change the casino is pursuing is...

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A federal judge in Massachusetts has dismissed a $3 billion lawsuit accusing Wynn Resorts of cheating to win its casino license for Encore Boston Harbor. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Patti Saris says Sterling Suffolk Racecourse’s allegations do not constitute racketeering violations under the federal RICO act.

Water leaked from the ceiling of a poker room Friday at Encore Boston Harbor. The Everett, Massachusetts, casino confirmed that the room where the leak took place was cleared out. The incident did not impact the rest of the resort, officials said.

Water poured from the ceiling of a poker room at Encore Boston Harbor.

Videos posted to social media show water pouring from the ceiling of a poker room at Encore Boston Harbor.

The president of Encore Boston Harbor has decided to step down, Wynn Resorts has announced. Robert DeSalvio, who has led the casino and resort for five years, will be replaced by Brian Gullbrants, who was in charge of the food and beverage operations at Encore, the Las Vegas-based company said Wednesday.

Nine people were arrested between Friday and Sunday at Encore Boston Harbor, Massachusetts’ newest casino, on various charges including drug possession, assault and trespassing, according to state police. Three people from Lowell were charged with assault and battery connected to a fight in the valet area at the Everett casino, state police spokesman David Procopio said.

Massachusetts’ two major casinos are reporting gambling revenue increases while the state’s smallest and oldest gambling hall’s revenues dropped. August revenue numbers released Monday by the state’s Gaming Commission show that Encore Boston Harbor posted $52.5 million in gross gambling revenues during the month, an 8% increase from July, which was the Wynn-owned resort’s first full month of...

The opening of Encore Boston Harbor and its many restaurants has brought new competition to Boston’s dining scene. With more 5,000 positions initially advertised, the casino has prompted many longtime servers to leave some of the city’s most popular spots.