I promptly lost $3, earning a paltry 3 cents in winnings. I now have first-hand experience about how that could happen, because I tried my hand playing the most sophisticated slots I’ve ever seen - huge, curved machines wildly different from the old drop-a-coin ones, so sophisticated that I had to get the slots consultant (yes, they do have one) to help me play. The first eight days brought in about $2 million a day - $93 million on slots alone. Thousands turned out for the Encore Harbor Boston’s grand opening and the place has been humming ever since. The still new-ish destination casino finally opened a month ago after years of negotiations, lawsuits, a community vote and a lot of public discussion about the impact of casinos on culture and community.įull disclosure: I was disappointed when state lawmakers passed the bill to allow casinos in the state - worried that the promises of gambling revenue plumping up state coffers and creating plentiful, well-paying jobs would never come to pass, and concerned that the shiny new facility would be make it even harder for gambling addicts. I’m describing the Encore Boston Harbor by the numbers. Oh, and 3,000 slot machines, 144 game tables and 88 poker tables.

Millions of dollars of artwork displayed outside and inside a 27-floor sparkling glass tower, which seems to rise from the sea. Take the MBTA Blue Line to the Orange Line via State, then relax on our free Encore Shuttle from Wellington MBTA Station to the resort.A carousel made of 83,000 flowers - a whimsical feat of craftsmanship created by a celebrity designer. Take the MBTA Red Line to the Orange Line via Downtown Crossing, where our free, frequent Encore Shuttle will bring you from Wellington MBTA Station to our front door. Take the MBTA Orange Line to Wellington where our free, frequent Encore Shuttle will bring you to our front door. Take the MBTA Orange Line to Wellington, where our free, frequent Encore Shuttle will bring you to the resort.

Hop on the Providence/Stoughton Commuter Rail to Back Bay. Or, from Wonderland, take the MBTA to Aquarium and hop on the Encore Premium Harbor Shuttle for service directly to the resort from Long Wharf in downtown Boston, at the MBTA dock located near Christopher Columbus Park. Take the Newburyport Commuter Rail to North Station or park your car at the Wonderland MBTA parking lot and ride the T. Hop on the MBTA Orange Line to Wellington, where our free, frequent Encore Shuttle will bring you to our front door. Take the Amtrak Downeaster to North Station.

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