{"id":874,"date":"2019-11-20T06:55:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T06:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=874"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:00:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:00:51","slug":"encore-boston-harbor-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/encore-boston-harbor-october","title":{"rendered":"Encore Boston Harbor\u2019s dominance slows down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Encore Boston Harbor registered US$45.8 million in gross gaming revenue in October, but it\u2019s the lowest figure since its opening.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>US.- The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has released the financial figures from October, showing that Encore Boston Harbor once again dominated the gambling scene in the state. However, the casino posted its lowest figure since opening in late June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Encore Boston Harbor registered US$45.8 million in gross gaming revenue (GGR), which is US$5 million less than the previous month. Table games accounted for US$22.5 million in GGR, down from the US$27 million in September. Slots generated US$22.2 million in GGR in October, approximately US$500k more than in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the third quarter of the year, the\u00a0<strong><em>casino<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0generated US$114.9 million in operating revenues. Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox said that each quarter they will tweak their marketing, focus on growing their database, work on controlling expenses and increase revenues. \u201cSo I am very excited about the transition that we\u2019ve been through and the future of this company as we move forward into 2020,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MGM Springfield generated US$21.9 million in GGR in October, while Plainridge Park Casino posted US$11.2 million. These numbers position Encore Boston Harbor as the leading facility in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three casinos sent US$22.2 million to Massachusetts in terms of taxes, and the local commission said that since they opened, the state has collected US$480 million in total taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Encore Boston Harbor\u2019s president stepped down<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, the resort\u2019s president Robert DeSalvio&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/encore-boston-harbor-casino\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>announced his decision to step down<\/em><\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;from the company. The move came just five months after the facility opened its doors. Brian Gullbrants was named president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBob DeSalvio\u2019s ability to partner with community leaders and elected officials, assemble a world-class team and lead them to produce and launch a project of the highest quality is remarkable,\u201d Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox said in a statement provided by the company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Encore Boston Harbor registered US$45.8 million in gross gaming revenue in October, but it\u2019s the lowest figure since its opening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Encore Boston Harbor reported its lowest gross gaming revenue (GGR) of US$45.8 million in October since its June opening, despite leading the Massachusetts market. Wynn Resorts' CEO outlined strategic adjustments including marketing optimization and database growth, while the property also saw a change in its presidency.","focusai_entities":"Encore Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Wynn Resorts, Matt Maddox, MGM Springfield, Plainridge Park Casino, Robert DeSalvio, Brian Gullbrants","focusai_location":"Massachusetts, Boston, Springfield","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (0.95), marketing_crm (0.9), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Decline Factors?","query":"What specific market dynamics or operational factors contributed to Encore Boston Harbor's GGR decline in October, and how does this compare to initial projections for the Massachusetts market?"},{"label":"Leadership Transition Impact?","query":"How is the leadership transition at Encore Boston Harbor, specifically the appointment of Brian Gullbrants, expected to influence the property's operational strategy and market positioning in 2020?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16331,163,162],"tags":[512,2054,2319],"class_list":["post-874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-elsewhere-news","category-finance-news","category-north-america","tag-gaming","tag-revenue","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=874"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777009469,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874\/revisions\/777009469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}