Encore Boston Harbor has been operating in excess of the safety recommendations of the U.S. The health and welfare of our guests and employees has been our primary concern throughout this health crisis. A limited number of employees and management will remain at the resort to secure, sanitize and maintain the facility. The Company will pay all full-time employees during this period as it evaluates the impact of the temporary closure. All other non-gaming operations will cease beginning midnight on Sunday. The gaming areas will close beginning 5:59 a.m. EVERETT, MA (March 14, 2020) – In consultation with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Encore Boston Harbor today announced that it will be closed to the public for two weeks.