“It’s been a fabulous success,” said Lance George, the facility’s general manager. The parlor’s managers focused on the bigger picture. “We assume it’s going to be like this through the weekend,” he said. Plainville Police Chief Jim Alfred said traffic on Route 1 outside the casino was backed up for about a half-mile in both directions and on the exit ramps from Interstate 495 to Route 1.
Reilly was also one of those who struggled to find a place to play in the afternoon, when crowds briefly tested Plainridge’s ability to serve them as long lines formed at the food court, the cash-out machines, and some bathrooms. Reilly said he would rather gamble - and lose his money - in his home state rather than taking the couple’s usual trips to Twin River in Rhode Island.Īs for the odds he faces as a gambler, Reilly said, “We don’t do it for a living.” Dave Reilly, 66, who arrived from Lowell with his wife Linda, is just the kind of guy Plainridge is looking for.
