Organization And Nature Of Business	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization and Nature Of Business	Organization and Nature of Business Basis for Presentation Empire Resorts, Inc. (“Empire,” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company,” “us,” “our” or “we”) was organized as a Delaware corporation on March 19, 1993, and since that time has served as a holding company for various subsidiaries engaged in the hospitality and gaming industries. On December 21, 2015, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Montreign Operating Company, LLC ("Montreign Operating"), was awarded a license (a “Gaming Facility License”) by the New York State Gaming Commission ("NYSGC") to operate a resort casino (the "Casino Project") to be located at the site of a four-season destination resort planned for the Town of Thompson in Sullivan County (the “Destination Resort”), which is described below. Montreign Operating is the sole holder of a Gaming Facility License in the Hudson Valley-Catskill Area, which consists of Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties in New York State. The Gaming Facility License became effective on March 1, 2016. The Destination Resort is to be located on property owned by EPT Concord II, LLC and EPR Concord II, L.P. , two wholly-owned subsidiaries of EPR Properties ("EPR"), which is unrelated to the Company. The Casino Project is part of the initial phase of the Destination Resort, which will also include an Indoor Waterpark Lodge (the “Waterpark”), a Rees Jones redesigned “Monster” Golf Course (the “Golf Course Project”) and an Entertainment Village, which will include hotel, retail, restaurant and other amenities (the “Entertainment Village Project” and, together with the Casino Project and the Golf Course Project, the “Development Projects”). In addition to the Casino Project, subsidiaries of Montreign Operating are responsible for developing the Entertainment Village Project and the Golf Course Project. Subsidiaries of EPR are responsible for developing the Waterpark. Through Empire’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Monticello Raceway Management, Inc. ("MRMI"), the Company currently owns and operates Monticello Casino and Raceway, a video gaming machine ("VGM") and harness horseracing facility located in Monticello, New York. The Company also generates racing revenues through 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. In a letter dated December 23, 2016, the New York State Gaming Commission (the "NYSGC") approved MRMI's racetrack and simulcast license renewal applications for calendar year 2017. Generally, the annual license renewal process requires the NYSGC to review the financial responsibility, experience, character and general fitness of MRMI and its management. Liquidity and Capital Resources The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis that contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The Company anticipates that its current cash and cash equivalents balances and cash generated from operations, as well as the net proceeds of the Term Loan Facility, the Kien Huat Montreign Loan and the $35 million required to be deposited into the lender-controlled account created under the Term Loan Facility, which are discussed below, will be sufficient to meet working capital requirements and the expected costs of the Development Projects for at least the next twelve months. Additionally, following the opening of the Casino Project to the public, which is expected to occur in March 2018, the Revolving Credit Facility will be available for use towards the working capital needs, capital expenditures and for other general corporate purposes of the Project Parties, subject to our ability to meet the conditions therein. Whether these resources are adequate to meet the Company’s liquidity needs beyond that period, including with respect to the costs of the Entertainment Village Project and the Golf Course Project, will depend on the Company’s growth and operating results and the final designs and progress of the Development Projects. In addition, cost overruns, delays in the construction schedule or changes in design are among the factors that may increase the projected costs of the Development Projects, which may also require us to raise additional capital. Pursuant to the Term Loan Facility, Montreign Operating is required to deposit $35 million into the lender-controlled account holding the net proceeds of the Term Loan Facility and the Kien Huat Montreign Loan, which amount will be used towards the Entertainment Village Project. Of this payment, $15 million is required to be deposited by June 30, 2017 and the remaining $20 million is required to be deposited by December 31, 2017. The $35 million must be funded in the form of a further equity contribution to Montreign Operating, for which the Company expects to raise additional equity capital by the dates on which the deposits must be made. Additionally, the Company expects to raise furniture, fixtures and equipment ("FF&E") financing of up to $40 million to complete the Development Projects. To raise additional capital necessary for the Development Projects, to meet obligations under the Term Loan Facility or for the general corporate purposes of the Company, we may seek to enter into strategic agreements, joint ventures or similar agreements or we may sell additional debt or equity in public or private transactions, including pursuant to the commitment of Kien Huat to backstop a rights offering of Empire in the amount of $35 million. The sale of additional equity could result in additional dilution to the Company’s existing stockholders, and financing arrangements may not be available to us, or may not be available in amounts or on acceptable terms. As of December 31, 2016, we had total current assets of approximately $17.3 million and current liabilities of approximately $51.5 million. As of December 31, 2016, our total assets included approximately $26.4 million of remaining net proceeds from the January 2016 Rights Offering which are presented on the balance sheet as a non-current asset.

Organization and Nature of Business

Basis for Presentation

Empire Resorts, Inc. (“Empire,” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company,” “us,” “our” or “we”) was organized as a Delaware corporation on March 19, 1993, and since that time has served as a holding company for various subsidiaries engaged in the hospitality and gaming industries.

On December 21, 2015, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Montreign Operating Company, LLC ("Montreign Operating"), was awarded a license (a “Gaming Facility License”) by the New York State Gaming Commission ("NYSGC") to operate a resort casino (the "Casino Project") to be located at the site of a four-season destination resort planned for the Town of Thompson in Sullivan County (the “Destination Resort”), which is described below. Montreign Operating is the sole holder of a Gaming Facility License in the Hudson Valley-Catskill Area, which consists of Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties in New York State. The Gaming Facility License became effective on March 1, 2016.

The Destination Resort is to be located on property owned by EPT Concord II, LLC and EPR Concord II, L.P. , two wholly-owned subsidiaries of EPR Properties ("EPR"), which is unrelated to the Company. The Casino Project is part of the initial phase of the Destination Resort, which will also include an Indoor Waterpark Lodge (the “Waterpark”), a Rees Jones redesigned “Monster” Golf Course (the “Golf Course Project”) and an Entertainment Village, which will include hotel, retail, restaurant and other amenities (the “Entertainment Village Project” and, together with the Casino Project and the Golf Course Project, the “Development Projects”). In addition to the Casino Project, subsidiaries of Montreign Operating are responsible for developing the Entertainment Village Project and the Golf Course Project. Subsidiaries of EPR are responsible for developing the Waterpark.

Through Empire’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Monticello Raceway Management, Inc. ("MRMI"), the Company currently owns and operates Monticello Casino and Raceway, a video gaming machine ("VGM") and harness horseracing facility located in Monticello, New York. The Company also generates racing revenues through 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.

In a letter dated December 23, 2016, the New York State Gaming Commission (the "NYSGC") approved MRMI's racetrack and simulcast license renewal applications for calendar year 2017. Generally, the annual license renewal process requires the NYSGC to review the financial responsibility, experience, character and general fitness of MRMI and its management.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis that contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The Company anticipates that its current cash and cash equivalents balances and cash generated from operations, as well as the net proceeds of the Term Loan Facility, the Kien Huat Montreign Loan and the $35 million required to be deposited into the lender-controlled account created under the Term Loan Facility, which are discussed below, will be sufficient to meet working capital requirements and the expected costs of the Development Projects for at least the next twelve months. Additionally, following the opening of the Casino Project to the public, which is expected to occur in March 2018, the Revolving Credit Facility will be available for use towards the working capital needs, capital expenditures and for other general corporate purposes of the Project Parties, subject to our ability to meet the conditions therein. Whether these resources are adequate to meet the Company’s liquidity needs beyond that period, including with respect to the costs of the Entertainment Village Project and the Golf Course Project, will depend on the Company’s growth and operating results and the final designs and progress of the Development Projects. In addition, cost overruns, delays in the construction schedule or changes in design are among the factors that may increase the projected costs of the Development Projects, which may also require us to raise additional capital. Pursuant to the Term Loan Facility, Montreign Operating is required to deposit $35 million into the lender-controlled account holding the net proceeds of the Term Loan Facility and the Kien Huat Montreign Loan, which amount will be used towards the Entertainment Village Project. Of this payment, $15 million is required to be deposited by June 30, 2017 and the remaining $20 million is required to be deposited by December 31, 2017. The $35 million must be funded in the form of a further equity contribution to Montreign Operating, for which the Company expects to raise additional equity capital by the dates on which the deposits must be made. Additionally, the Company expects to raise furniture, fixtures and equipment ("FF&E") financing of up to $40 million to complete the Development Projects. To raise additional capital necessary for the Development Projects, to meet obligations under the Term Loan Facility or for the general corporate purposes of the Company, we may seek to enter into strategic agreements, joint ventures or similar agreements or we may sell additional debt or equity in public or private transactions, including pursuant to the commitment of Kien Huat to backstop a rights offering of Empire in the amount of $35 million. The sale of additional equity could result in additional dilution to the Company’s existing stockholders, and financing arrangements may not be available to us, or may not be available in amounts or on acceptable terms.

As of December 31, 2016, we had total current assets of approximately $17.3 million and current liabilities of approximately $51.5 million. As of December 31, 2016, our total assets included approximately $26.4 million of remaining net proceeds from the January 2016 Rights Offering which are presented on the balance sheet as a non-current asset.