Exhibit 32.2


                      CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C.  ss.1350),
the undersigned, Ronald J. Radcliffe, Chief Financial Officer of Empire Resorts,
Inc.,  a Delaware  corporation  (the  "Company"),  does hereby  certify,  to his
knowledge, that:

The Annual Report Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 2005 of the Company
(the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the information contained in the Report
fairly presents,  in all material respects,  the financial condition and results
of operations of the Company.

March 30, 2006


By:  /s/ Ronald J. Radcliffe
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     Ronald J. Radcliffe
     Chief Financial Officer