form8k05558_11212009.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 21, 2009

 
EMPIRE RESORTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware
001-12522
13-3714474
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
c/o Monticello Casino and Raceway, Route 17B,
 P.O. Box 5013, Monticello, NY
12701
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (845) 807-0001

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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8.01
Other Events.
 
On November 21, 2009, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe (the “Tribe”) issued a press release announcing the results of a referendum of its members pursuant to which the members of the Tribe indicated, by a vote of 178 - 140, that they do not support the Tribe pursing off-reservation gaming in the Catskills region of the State of New York.  The full text of such release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits  
     
  Exhibit No. Exhibits
     
 
99.1
Press release issued by the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe on November 21, 2009.
 
 
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 
EMPIRE RESORTS, INC.
   
   
Dated: November 23, 2009
By:
 /s/ Joseph E. Bernstein
 
Name: Joseph E. Bernstein
 
Title: Chief Executive Officer