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Empire Resorts names new directors

MONTICELLO, New York -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Empire Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: NYNY) announced today that effective June, 30, 2008, Bruce Berg has been appointed to its board of directors. Berg is Executive Vice President of Cappelli Enterprises, a major development company in the New York region and the leading developer in Westchester County.

Berg has extensive experience in all aspects of real estate development, leasing, management and construction. Prior to joining Cappelli in 1999, he served as Director of Development for Disney Development Company and previously served as Director of Market Development for AMF Bowling. He began his career as Project Manager for Xerox Realty Corporation in 1983.

With Cappelli Enterprises he has been responsible for overseeing the approvals, design, licensing, and leasing of numerous major projects including The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester, a 950,000-square-foot mixed-use hotel/condo/office project, and City Center, a 1.3 million-square-foot residential, retail, entertainment and dining complex both of which are in downtown White Plains, NY. He is also responsible for the approvals and design of the Concord Resort Masterplan. While at Disney, Mr. Berg obtained approvals for the Disney Studios Masterplan, a two-million-square-foot office, sound stage and back of house project, as well as developing the Disneyland Headquarters building in Anaheim and the Mighty Ducks practice facility in Anaheim. With Xerox he served as Project Manager on the El Segundo and Orange County Xerox Centers, which encompassed more than 1 million square feet of office space.

David P. Hanlon, CEO and president of Empire Resorts, said, "We are thrilled to have someone with Bruce's credentials join our board of directors. His real estate development background will serve as a great asset as we relocate our Monticello gaming and raceway facilities to the new Concord project in the Town of Thompson, NY. We welcome him during this exciting time, as we prepare to make history in re-establishing the Catskills as a premier region for tourism."

Berg resides with his wife Laurie and two children, Joshua and Danielle in Chappaqua, NY.

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