Casino Hours At Encore

The impact to the workforce at the Encore Boston Harbor casino is still being analyzed after the major rollback of hours by Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday due to escalating case numbers statewide – a rollback that will take effect on Friday and is still an uncertainty as to how it will affect the casino and other businesses in Everett.

First time at Encore as I recently moved to the area. I am an avid casino player from WV and SC. Seeing all of the reviews on here, I was amazed to see so many saying that the casino payouts were so bad. I took one day to go check it out. I have to agree with all of the other reviews. The casino is beautiful and the staff is nice and the layout. Encore at Wynn Las Vegas is adjusting its operating hours as a result of low demand created by the coronavirus pandemic. 19, the resort’s hotel, casino, restaurants and amenities. Encore at Wynn Las Vegas will alter its operating hours beginning Oct. 19, according to a release from the resort. After closing at noon on Monday, the resort’s hotel, casino, restaurants.

On Monday, Gov. Baker put a new stay-at-home curfew statewide from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., calling on businesses of many types to close by 9:30 p.m. to in-person services, including restaurants that are already hurting and the casino which had just gotten some gains in bringing back the Roulette game to its offerings.

The governor cited that cases are up statewide 278 percent since Labor Day, and hospitalizations are up 145 percent in the same time period.

“These measures are meant to disrupt rising trends now, so the Commonwealth can keep the economy and schools open for residents and to prevent the need to roll back to Phase I or Phase II of the reopening plan,” he said in a press conference on Monday afternoon.

All orders and advisories will be effective Friday, Nov. 6 at 12:01 a.m.

Encore Spokesperson Rosie Salisbury said they will analyze the business demand under the new regulations, but they fully support the governor’s new regulations.

“We’re still analyzing the impact to our operations and making adjustments accordingly,” said Salisbury. “We need to better understand what the business demand will be under this new operating model. Encore Boston Harbor supports and will adhere to the additional directives put forth by the Commonwealth aimed to reduce the ongoing risk to public health. As a result, the resort will adjust its operating hours to be in compliance with new regulations.”

The new casino operating hours will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week, beginning Friday, Nov. 6.

In addition, all hotel reservations at Encore Boston Harbor have been cancelled through Dec. 15. Wynn Resorts has a quarterly earnings call on Thursday, Nov. 5, and the matter is likely to come up during that call.

The early closure of businesses comes at a time when many restaurants and licensed establishments – such as bar and grill setups with alcohol sales – had been struggling with an 11 p.m. closing time across the board. Now, with a 9:30 p.m. closing time, many will struggle to keep the doors open.

The specifics of the business closures are as follows:

Effective Nov. 6, the following businesses and activities must close to the public each day between the hours of 9:30 p.m. and 5 a.m. A full list can be access at the state’s website.

*Restaurants (in-person dining must cease at 9:30 p.m., although takeout and delivery may continue for food and non-alcoholic beverages, but not alcohol)

*Liquor stores and other retail establishments that sell alcohol must cease alcohol sales at 9:30 p.m. (but may continue to sell other products)

*Adult-use marijuana sales must cease at 9:30 p.m. (not including medical marijuana)

*Indoor & outdoor events

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*Theaters/movie theaters (including drive-in movie theaters), and performance venues (indoor and outdoor)

*Youth and adult amateur sports activities

*Golf facilities

*Recreational boating and boating businesses

*Outdoor recreational experiences

*Casinos and horse tracks/simulcast facilities

*Driving and flight schools

*Zoos, botanical gardens, wildlife reserves, nature centers

*Close contact personal services (such as hair and nail salons)

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*Gyms, Fitness Centers and Health Clubs

*Indoor and outdoor pools

*Museums/cultural & historical facilities/guided tours

Gov. Baker’s announcement on Monday also included an updated face covering mandate in public places, and a reduction for gatherings – which have been a prime area for spreading COVID-19 this fall.

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The new gatherings order reduces the gathering size limit for gatherings at private residences: indoor gatherings at private residences are limited to 10 people and outdoor gatherings at private residences are limited to 25 people. The limit on gatherings held in public spaces and at event venues (e.g. wedding venues) remains the same. The new order also requires that all gatherings (regardless of size or location) must end and disperse by 9:30 p.m.

The new gatherings order also requires that organizers of gatherings report known positive COVID-19 cases to the local health department in that community and requires organizers to cooperate with contact tracing. The gatherings order authorizes continued enforcement by local health and police departments and specifies that fines for violating the gathering order will be $500 for each person above the limit at a particular gathering.

© David L. Ryan/Globe Staff Encore Boston Harbor as seen from the air.

Encore Boston Harbor Hours

Encore Boston Harbor plans to close its hotel amid new restrictions on the casino’s operating hours, which were instituted as part of new limitations announced by the state Monday in response to growing COVID-19 cases.

Encore president Brian Gullbrants said in a note to employees Monday that the hotel will close effective immediately, and that the resort will reduce its hours starting Friday. The casino, normally a 24-hour operation, will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day.

The reduced hours are a result of Governor Charlie Baker’s latest effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. As part of the new restrictions, which begin Friday, restaurants must halt table service by 9:30 p.m. each day, and other facilities such as gyms, theaters, and casinos will have to close at the same time.

Encore had already been operating its 671-room hotel at reduced capacity as the facility has sought to build its business back following a four-month closure mandated by the state at the outset of the pandemic. When Encore reopened in July, hotel rooms were available just four days per week.

But without an all-night gambling operation, Encore decided the hotel business would not stand alone.

Gullbrants wrote in his letter that the changes “reflect our initial assessment of business needs and we will continue to adjust and refine as necessary to meet guest demand.”

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Monday’s announcement is the latest blow to a casino industry roiled by the economic fallout from the virus. Encore only recently won approval to resume the popular table games craps and roulette, but is still operating with limited capacity and with a reduced slate of games.

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The casino, like others in the region, has also cut the size of its workforce amid the monthslong disruption in its business. In August, Encore laid off 385 people who had been on furlough for months. At that time, Encore said it had 2,700 employees still on the job, and another 915 who remained on furlough.

Encore has not said specifically how the hotel closure might affect staffing levels. The casino kept all of its staff on at full pay from its mid-March closure through June.

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Like other casino operators, Encore’s parent company, Wynn Resorts, has seen a huge decline in business because of the pandemic. The company, with properties in Macau, Las Vegas, and Boston, said it lost $637.6 million in this year’s second quarter, which covered the height of the pandemic’s first wave. Encore lost $99.4 million during that time.

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During the comparable quarter of 2019, Wynn Resorts had a profit of $94.6 million.