Gaming Commission

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...

According to Notos Group, the development group behind the proposal, the facility would be built on a 275-acre parcel off Glen Charlie Road just north of Route 25.

Massachusetts gambling regulators say their preliminary investigation shows the new Encore Boston Harbor casino isn’t cheating gamblers out of their winnings as a class action lawsuit alleges.

A Reading, Massachusetts attorney has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Boston-area’s only casino.

A Reading lawyer has filed a lawsuit against the Encore Boston Harbor Casino, accusing the parent companies of cheating its gamblers out of money at the Blackjack table, but casino officials insist they’re playing by the rules. The lawsuit accuses the casino of breaking the law by paying its customers odds of 6 to 5 instead of 3 to 2...

Massachusetts gambling regulators have given Wynn Resorts key approvals for opening its nearly $3 billion Boston-area casino. The state’s Gaming Commission on Wednesday authorized Wynn to conduct three trial gambling days next week after commission staff inspected Encore Boston Harbor’s 3,158 slot machines, 143 table games and 88 poker tables.

A report by Massachusetts casino regulators has found that Wynn Resorts executives concealed for years allegations of sexual misconduct against company founder Steve Wynn. The report by the state Gaming Commission’s investigative team doesn’t make a recommendation to regulators but concludes by saying the five-member panel should evaluate the company’s recent reforms in the context of the report’s...

Massachusetts gambling regulators are receiving a long-awaited investigative report into allegations of sexual misconduct against casino mogul Steve Wynn. The state Gaming Commission is expected to be handed the report for its review Friday after the state recently reached a settlement with the former Wynn Resorts CEO, who had sued in Nevada to block its release. But the report won’t...

One million visitors checked out Massachusetts’ first resort casino in its first six weeks of operation, MGM Springfield officials reported Thursday. The company reported the attendance figures and other early results for the casino that opened Aug. 24 near the Connecticut state line to state gambling regulators reviewing the facility’s initial days of operations.

Gambling revenues have dropped at MGM Springfield in the third month of operation at Massachusetts’ first resort casino. The state Gaming Commission reported Monday the casino near Connecticut generated $21 million in revenues from gambling in November, down from October’s $22 million and September’s $27 million.

Gambling revenues at MGM Springfield have dropped in the second full month of operation at Massachusetts’ first resort casino. The state Gaming Commission reported Thursday the casino near Connecticut generated $22 million in revenues from gambling, down 18.5 percent from $27 million in September.

A former deputy superintendent of the New Jersey State Police has taken over as interim head of the Massachusetts’ casino regulatory agency following the abrupt resignation of its longtime chairman. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission on Thursday selected Commissioner Gayle Cameron to step in for Stephen Crosby, who resigned late Wednesday over charges of bias in the agency’s ongoing investigation into...

Stephen Crosby has resigned as the chair of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.

The chair of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission stepped down Wednesday after being accused of pre-judging the outcome of an investigation into Wynn Resorts. Chairman Stephen Crosby announced his resignation in a public message to fellow commissioners and staff. Crosby said he had received a letter from Steve Wynn’s lawyer last week claiming he had already made up his mind about...

Massachusetts gambling regulators are reporting MGM Springfield generated $9.5 million from gambling operations in its first week open. The state Gaming Commission said in a revenue report Monday the casino earned $2.1 million in gross revenues from table games and $7.3 million from slot machines from its Aug. 24 opening to Aug. 31.

MGM officials say attendance and revenues from their nearly $1 billion casino in Springfield are exceeding expectations weeks after opening.

Officials at Wynn Resorts have suggested a new name of “Encore Boston Harbor” amid allegations of sexual misconduct against company namesake Steve Wynn.

Massachusetts lawmakers are considering taxing daily fantasy sports operators like Boston’s DraftKings.

Federal regulators are challenging the planned merger of FanDuel and DraftKings, saying the combination of the two largest daily fantasy sports sites would create a company controlling more than 90 percent of the market.

Massachusetts’ highest court has ruled a lawsuit challenging Wynn’s gambling license can move forward.