EMPIRE RESORTS, INC. (NASDAQ:NYNY) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02.
On November 16, 2017, Empire Resorts, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that, effective December 4, 2017, Laurette Pitts resigned from her position as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. There were no disagreements between the Company and Ms.Pitts on any matters relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
About EMPIRE RESORTS, INC. (NASDAQ:NYNY)
Empire Resorts, Inc. is a holding company for various subsidiaries engaged in the hospitality and gaming industries. The Company, through Monticello Raceway Management, Inc. (MRMI), owns and operates Monticello Casino and Raceway, which is an approximately 40,000 square foot video gaming machine (VGM) and harness horseracing facility located in Monticello, New York, over 90 miles northwest of New York City. Monticello Casino and Raceway operates over 1,110 VGMs, which include approximately 1,070 video lottery terminals (VLTs) and over 40 electronic table game positions (ETGs). It is also engaged in pari-mutuel wagering on the running of live harness horse races, the import simulcasting of harness and thoroughbred horse races from racetracks across the country and internationally, and the export simulcasting of its races to offsite pari-mutuel wagering facilities. The Company, through Montreign Operating Company, LLC, holds a license to operate a resort casino.