A woman walks past a giant Popeye sculpture by artist Jeff Koons displayed in a corridor at the Encore Boston Harbor casino.

Kearney said the brioche roll is 'amazing,' by the way.įor two hours, Encore's executive vice president of operations, Brian Gullbrants, led reporters down marble-and-gold hallways - dotted with ATMs and scratch-ticket vending machines - through slot parlors and restaurants, and even into the 'chairman's villa,' the resort's top-line hotel suite that starts at $15,000 per night. (Charles Krupa/AP)Ĭhef Taylor Kearney listed some of the lavish ingredients piled atop a pound-and-a-half of lobster meat: 'Black truffle aioli, tons of shaved black truffle, black truffle zest, gold leaf, beautiful osetra caviar.' Casino workers listen during a news conference near the gaming floor at the Encore Boston Harbor casino on Friday. The Vegas-ified version of a signature local dish is just one of many ostentatious offerings at the Encore Boston Harbor resort and casino, which opened its doors Friday for highly choreographed press tours ahead of Sunday's public ribbon cutting. What do you get when you cross Boston with Las Vegas?

The Wynn Resorts casino is scheduled to officially open to the public on Sunday, June 23. Facebook Email Flowers adorn the walkways at the Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett on Friday.

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