“We may give ourself another week, we may not. And so now we’re doubling back,” Maddox says. By the time the doors opened at 8 p.m., hundreds. Steve Wynn opened the doors tonight of his latest luxury resort, Encore Las Vegas. And clearly the regulatory complexity we’ve been through has been a challenge. The newest casino on the Las Vegas Strip is open for business. “I don’t know if the opening date will be June 23 or a week or two later, because we’re going to make sure that it’s flawless. The Encore Shack will celebrate its opening day by donating 1 to Project. The day, in other words, when a new era for gambling begins in Boston, 15 new restaurants can get up and running, thousands of people can begin new jobs in earnest, Everett traffic woes commence, and a fleet of Encore-branded ferries hit the harbor.īutWynn Resorts CEO Matthew Maddox now says the opening date may be a little squishier than we thought. As the company pursues a “flawless” casino, it could be delayed up to two weeks, the CEO told told investors in a first-quarter earnings call, according to the Boston Business Journal. casino floor as part of Encores new WynnBET Sports Bar. June 23: That’s the date we’ve been told to expect the long-awaited debut of Encore Boston Harbor. In this Apfile photo, new Wynn Resorts CEO Matthew Maddox speaks to members of the media after a hearing in Boston.