Wynn Resorts officially revealed the new name for the Boston Harbor casino in Everett at a Massachusetts Gaming Commission hearing, the Boston Globe reported.

Excerpt: “Gina Scaramella, the director of the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, described the name change as ‘a positive step forward for the company and the Commonwealth, and it shows that we’ve reached a tipping point in how our culture responds to sexual harassment and assault.’”

Read the full story, “Wynn Resorts has a new name for the Everett casino: Encore Boston Harbor,” online at the Boston Globe.

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