I wasn’t so sure, based on the easy listening music selection, from Christopher Cross to Sade to James Taylor, being piped into the casino. Swellesley commented that the Encore seemed to be catering to our demographic. A decent, largely middle-aged crowd filled slot machine seats and circled gaming tables, though many of both were inactive as well. The main casino floor sparkles with hundreds and hundreds of slot machines surrounded by table games like roulette and blackjack, all illuminated by red lantern chandeliers. We decided to take a pre-lunch noonish stroll around the facility, skipping the outdoor harbor walk on this frigid day. Self-parking is free and easy in a garage that connects to the resort and casino. Getting to and from Everett, where the casino sits among smokestacks and the Boston Harbor, took less than 45 minutes at 11:30am and 3:30pm in what turned out to be a 5-hour adventure overall. But it seemed like a safe bet that a visit to the Encore Boston Harbor casino & resort, along with our of-age Swellesley Jr., might be a fun outing on a Saturday featuring temps in the teens.

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