â€œBoston is one of the biggest sports cities in the world as far as Iâ€™m concerned. Â€œI think itâ€™s going to be phenomenal,â€ predicted Berg. There are WynnBET Sportsbooks in ten states. Wynn Vice President of Trading Alan Berg expects the WynnBET Sportsbook to be a very successful operation. This has been a wonderful team effort, and weâ€™re really excited to bring legal sports betting to the Commonwealth.â€

Holaday told the large gathering, â€œI want to thank you, ladies and gentlemen, fans, for coming out to celebrate this historic moment with us. â€œItâ€™s great to see so many people here as we commemorate the first sports bets in Massachusetts,â€ said McDonough. Sports broadcaster Sean McDonough served as the master of ceremonies for the event. Â€œThis is just another great day for the area,â€ said Ells. Itâ€™s really a good time.â€Īrtie Ells, a Chelsea resident, wanted to be a part of an historic day for Massachusetts. â€œItâ€™s fantastic to be a part of history. Â€œI bet a couple of Super Bowl props and parlays tonight for hockey, college basketball,â€ said Capone. launch of the betting kiosks inside the casino. Mike Capone of Malden was one of the first patrons to wager after Holaday personally led the countdown to the 10 a.m.

â€œI thanked him for breaking the Curse of the Bambino,â€ remarked DeMaria.īoston sports fans, who have enjoyed several championships by the New England Patriots, Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics, and Boston Bruins in this century, can now legally wager on professional and college sports at Encore â€“ and theyâ€™re excited about the opportunity. We made the same argument when we were bringing the casino to Everett â€“ why not keep the money here in the community? This sportsbook is a very nice facility.â€ĭeMaria said he had the opportunity to chat with Johnny Damon, one of the sports celebrities in attendance at Tuesdayâ€™s event. â€œPeople have been able to go to other states to wager on sports. Â€œThis has been long overdue,â€ said DeMaria, who led the way for the Encore resort/casino to be built in the city. Joseph McGonagle and Dan Ryan and an array of professional athletes at the grand opening of the new sportsbook which is another step in Encore bringing a spectacular Las Vegas-style experience to Everett. Holaday was joined by Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria, Speaker of the House Ron Mariano, State Reps. Aaron Michlewitz, Dan Ryan, Jerald Parisellla, and Joe McGonagle and Boston sports celebrities for a photo at Tuesdayâ€™s grand opening celebration of the WynnBET Sportsbook at Encore Boston Harbor. Speaker of the House Ron Mariano (center) joins Reps.

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