Empire Resorts, Inc. Participates in Problem Gambling Awareness Month

Empire Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ-GM:NYNY)(“Empire”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries (together with Empire, the “Company”), are participating in Problem Gambling Awareness Month (“PGAM”).

The National Council on Problem Gambling (“NCPG”) sponsors the PGAM campaign, a grassroots public awareness and outreach campaign. The goal of this campaign is to educate the general public, and health care professionals, about the warning signs of problem gambling and to raise awareness about the help that is available both locally and nationally. The theme of this year’s PGAM campaign is “Have the Conversation.”

“This year’s PGAM theme, ‘Have the Conversation,’ lends itself to so many possibilities. As a gaming facility, we are having the conversation with the New York Council on Problem Gambling, the New York State Gaming Commission, our staff and our guests,” said Nanette Horner, Empire’s Chief Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Chair of the Company’s Responsible Gaming Committee. “We are pleased to participate in PGAM because it underscores our commitment to engage our employees and guests in order to raise awareness about problem gambling and, importantly, promote the availability of help and hope locally, statewide and nationally.”

The Company’s Responsible Gaming Committee organized creative activities, to last throughout the month, that aim to educate employees about responsible gaming and how it applies to the work they do every day. Activities include responsible gaming contests with games such as word search and cryptogram, quizzes about gambling and pop culture and a game about gambling myths, facts and probabilities. Employees are wearing PGAM buttons and PGAM and other informational posters are displayed throughout the property. PGAM also kicks off the Company’s renewal training in the New York Council on Problem Gambling’s Problem and Responsible Gambling training for casino employees.

“We encourage health care providers, families, friends and gaming operators to ‘Have the Conversation’ and are pleased that Empire’s efforts show that they have embraced this PGAM theme and are dedicated to educating their staff on the issue of problem,” said New York Council on Problem Gambling Executive Director, Jim Maney.

“We appreciate Empire’s support of responsible gaming and their participation in PGAM,” said Keith Whyte, Executive Director of NCPG. “Their innovative and creative programs encapsulate our vision for this grassroots campaign. We encourage other operators in New York and elsewhere to emulate Empire’s efforts.”

About Empire Resorts, Inc.

Empire owns and operates, through its subsidiary Monticello Raceway Management, Inc., the Monticello Casino & Raceway, a harness racing track and casino located in Monticello, New York, and is 90 miles from midtown Manhattan. For additional information, please visit www.empireresorts.com.

About New York Council on Problem Gambling

The New York Council on Problem Gambling is a not-for-profit independent corporation dedicated to increasing public awareness about problem and compulsive gambling and advocating for support services and treatment for persons adversely affected by gambling. Learn more about the New York Council on Problem Gambling at www.nyproblemgambling.org.

About National Council on Problem Gambling

NCPG is the national advocate for problem gamblers and their families. Founded in 1972, NCPG is neutral on legalized gambling and leads state and national stakeholders in the development of comprehensive policy and programs for all those affected by problem gambling. NCPG’s vision is to improve health and wellness by reducing the personal, social and economic costs of problem gambling.