State regulators expect casino crowds to return with 24-hour operations
Updated Jan 28, 2021;
Posted Jan 28, 2021
A worker wearing a face masks sanitizes the slot machines as MGM Springfield. (Hoang 'Leon' Nguyen | The Republican)(Hoang 'Leon' Nguyen / The Republican)
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MGM Springfield, Encore Boston Harbor and Plainridge Park casinos are still not drawing big enough crowds to bump up against the state’s 25% capacity limit.
But Bruce Band, assistant director and gaming agents division chief for the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, said Thursday he expects crowds to grow as the state’s three resort style casino’s resume 24-hour-a-day operation.
He said three hours between 9 p.m. and midnight are prime gambling hours.