Mass. casino and slot parlor activity rebounds to pre-pandemic levels
Colin A. Young
BOSTON By any metric, March was the best month for the casinos and slots parlor in Massachusetts since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The slots parlor at Plainridge Park Casino, MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor jointly generated $83.957 million in gross gaming revenue last month, yielding just more than $23.92 million in taxes and fees for the state, the Gaming Commission announced Thursday. That s more than the state has collected from its three gaming licensees since February 2020, when gaming generated more than $24.32 million for the state s coffers.
The two casinos and one slots parlor are operating under a Gaming Commission formula that determines maximum capacity based on the number of gaming positions, number of employees and other factors, capped at 40% of their maximum capacity. The revenues announced Thursday likely reflect the impact of the commission s March 11 decision to