“We’ve taken a lot of measures to make sure that everyone can have access to the building,” said Holaday. Encore b=Boston Harbor President Jenny Holaday says the casino hired additional food and beverage staff, ticket writers, and all the managers and supervisors needed for not only running the sports book but the 120 kiosks located throughout the casino. Once the state legislature gave sports betting the green light, Cncore transformed its sports bar into a sports book. Ever since the state approved sports betting back on July 31st, Encore Boston Harbor has been working around the clock to get ready, for when the first bet will be placed at the Everett casino next Tuesday.įrom the Super Bowl through March Madness, it’s the high season of sports betting, so yea, we opened just in time,” said Jenny Holaday, President of Encore Boston Harbor.Įver since Encore opened in June of 2019, a big piece of the traditional casino has been missing-until now. Sports betting goes live next week, and the state granted licenses to allow in-person betting at its three casinos.
