Pffff, this is a joke.
“National Competition: Why Go To Everett, Mass., When You Can Go To Las Vegas?”
-Umm because Vegas is corny and instead of wandering around aimlessly from casino to casino you could instead take a trip to Boston and not only get your gambling in, but catch a sox game, visit the harbor islands, go to a nearby beach, shop on newbury st, take the kids to the aquarium, visit a museum... etc. Plus how many times can you go to Vegas? Once is enough. Id rather try somewhere new and go to a new city to do more than just degenerate stuff. I think this is an advantage for Boston. Vegas is copy and paste 100x, slots everywhere, and the strip gets sooooo old in 5 seconds. I know I got tired of it quick. So why not get away during the day and recharge walking around the common, then come back refreshed and hit the tables again at night. No other city has a Casino of this level in this proximity. You could even stay in a hotel downtown or wherever else you want to stay away from the gambler crowd and take the water taxi over to gamble when you want. The problem is that people havent figured it out yet, because its totally unique. So people are looking at it with the wrong perspective.
“Regional Competition: Why Go Somewhere With Exceedingly Less To Offer?”
-Boston? Less to offer than Vegas? Hahahahahahshahahaha... see above.
“Hotel Rooms: Less Isn't More”
-Again, they dont get it. You have a world class city full of hotels to stay in a water taxi/uber/train ride... away. Go stay at our beautiful brand new 4 seasons if youd like...
“Dining, Events and Gaming: Infrastructure Is Lacking”
-Yet again, take a train, uber, car, water taxi, nobody says you have to stay on the premises. I know in Vegas we walked miles in every direction. If I can do that, people can take a train for miles.
“Location: Is This Advantage As Substantial As It Appears?”
-Yes. Its one of a kind at the moment in the US. Boston has millions of visitors every year and ranks as one of the most visited cities, for good reason. When the orange line bridge opens patrons will be able to go to museums, sporting events, shows, parks...etc.
This was the most telling imo: “These numbers are intended to model the resort running smoothly in a "steady state." According to Wynn, Encore Boston Harbor won't enter a "steady state" until roughly 36 months out -- around Q1 2021.“
-Nobody knows if its a flop or a home run yet, its premature. But since this is a totally new thing its going to take a bit for people to figure this out and also them to figure out how to market it and where their place is in the ecosystem. Theyll be fine if they try to become a part of the greater city vs an island resort on the outskirts. The more integrated they are with the rest of the night life and entertainment the better. They should be marketing to the millions of tourists also. If you can get a steady flow of locals and semi locals, tourists, business people, students, students family...etc theyll be fine. Boston even has Amtrak for potentially the northeast corridor getting their gamble on too. Hold off on the death certificate for a little bit longer...
