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Update June 2023: In early June, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission heard arguments for and against a 13-acre, $1.7 billion expansion of Encore Boston Harbor but took no formal action. 

To be located across the street from Encore Boston Harbor, the East of Broadway development project is expected to include 20,000 square feet of restaurant space, a sports wagering facility, a dedicated poker room, a live entertainment venue and nightclub, a 2,200-space parking garage and a 400-foot elevated pedestrian bridge connecting the new facility with the existing casino. Phase 2 of the project would include the construction of two hotels, one with 500 rooms and a second with 300 rooms, each of which would include ballrooms, restaurants, retail areas and garages with 450 spaces.

Whether or not the new facility will need a seperate gaming license due to the placement of the poker room and sports book, is what commissioners are trying to determine.

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Proponents of the expansion cite more high-paying jobs and additional tax revenue that would be generated, while opponents said Wynn Resorts Ltd. has not lived up to its commitments of new jobs since Encore first opened in June 2019, that traffic and the need for police services have increased and that taxes have gone up, not down since the property opened.

Las Vegas-based gambling company Wynn Resorts is planning to expand its Encore Boston Harbor property located in Everett, Massachusetts on the historic Mystic River waterfront. The proposed 142,000 sq ft expansion, which is being called "East of Broadway," would reportedly include sports betting and poker rooms, a nightclub, a 979-seat theater and a 2,137-space parking garage. The new venue will be connected to the $2.6 billion five-star luxury resort casino by a pedestrian bridge. The city's planning board gave final approval to Wynn Resorts' expansion in a vote on Oct. 2, 2023. The Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Office will also need to approve the project in order to move forward. 

We'll keep you updated here. 

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