expert in gambling . please add a reason or a talk parameter to this template to explain the issue with the article . wikiproject gambling or its portal may be able to help recruit an expert . july 2011 empire resorts type public traded as nasdaq nyny industry gambling genre gaming holding company founded 2003 headquarters monticello sullivan county new york united states key people emanuel pearlman chairman joseph d amato ceo laurette pitts cfo charles degliomini executive vice president nannette horner chief compliance officer products monticello raceway revenue current sec filings owner kien huat realty sdn bhd 78.6 % number of employees 311 subsidiaries mrmi website http empireresorts.com monticello raceway empire resorts is a company that owns the monticello raceway racino in the catskill mountains 90 miles 140 km from new york city . headquartered in monticello new york empire is 78.6 % owned by kien huat realty sdn bhd of kuala lumpur malaysia . 1 contents 1 history 1.1 chronology 2 references 3 external links history edit empire resorts is a nasdaq global market company . the company s stock is traded under the ticker symbol nyny . its subsidiary monticello raceway management inc. owns and operates the monticello casino & raceway in monticello new york . the 230 acre 93 ha property located approximately 90 miles northwest of new york city includes a gaming and entertainment complex that features over 1 000 video lottery terminal vlt slot machines 2 electronic table games and one of the nation s largest all weather harness horse racing tracks . the casino features many of the same slot machine names found in the casinos of atlantic city and las vegas and offers live entertainment and dining . chronology edit 1958 monticello raceway began operations on its lightning fast half mile track june 27 1958 . 2001 new york state passes legislation allowing race tracks to host electronic slot machines . 2003 the company joins nasdaq via a reverse merger under the empire resorts inc. name and ticker symbol nyny . 2004 the company receives regulatory approval to open a casino at the monticello raceway site . a 34 million renovation is completed in six months and the new monticello casino & raceway is opened on june 30 . references edit msn money company profile . retrieved july 12 2011 . http www.gaming.ny.gov gaming index.php id 1 external links edit empire resorts monticello casino and raceway monticello raceway retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title empire resorts & oldid 743884352 categories companies established in 2003catskillsgambling companies of the united statescompanies based in new yorkcompanies listed on nasdaqhidden categories articles needing expert attention with no reason or talk parameterarticles needing expert attention from july 2011all articles needing expert attentiongambling articles needing expert attention navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 11 october 2016 at 20 38 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view