8-K

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): December 30, 2008

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.)
701 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 200, Henderson, NV		89074
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (702) 990-3355

N/A

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

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Item 1.01.                                Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On December 30, 2008, Empire Resorts, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to that certain Agreement to Form Limited Liability Company and Contribution Agreement, among Concord Associates, L.P. and the Company, dated as of February 8, 2008 (the “Agreement”).  The Amendment, dated as of December 30, 2008, among other things, extends the termination date of the Agreement from December 31, 2008 to January 30, 2009, and deletes all other termination provisions.

The foregoing summary of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual text of such amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.                                Financial Statement and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits
	Exhibit No.	Exhibits
	99.1	Amendment to Agreement to Form Limited Liability Company and Contribution Agreement, among Concord Associates, L.P. and Empire Resorts, Inc., dated as of December 30, 2008.

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: December 30, 2008	By:	/s/ Ronald J. Radcliffe
		Name:	Ronald J. Radcliffe
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT TO FORM LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT made as of this 30th day of December, 2008 (this “Amendment”) to that certain Agreement to Form Limited Liability Company and Contribution Agreement dated as of February 8, 2008 among Concord Associates, L.P., a New York limited partnership having an office at c/o Cappelli Enterprises, Inc., 115 Stevens Avenue, Valhalla, New York 10595 (“Concord”) and Empire Resorts, Inc., a Delaware corporation having an office at 701 North Green Valley Parkway, Suite 200, Henderson, Nevada 89074 (“Empire”).

RECITALS

A.           On February 8, 2008, Concord and Empire entered into that certain Agreement to Form Limited Liability Company and Contribution Agreement (the “Agreement”).

B.           Pursuant to Section 19.3 of the Agreement, Concord and Empire agreed that the Agreement could be terminated if certain events did not occur on or before the corresponding dates set forth therein.

C.           Concord and Empire desire to modify the Agreement pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions hereinafter contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Concord, MRMI and Empire hereby agree as follows:

1.           All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Agreement.

2.           Section 2.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the following defined terms therefrom: “Moratorium”, “Section 19.3(a) Termination Notice”, and “Termination Payment”.

3.           Section 2.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following defined terms thereto:

“Moratorium” shall mean, whether by action of public authority or pursuant to private action, an injunction, moratorium, or other legal impediment of general application that either (a) precludes either Empire or Concord from proceeding with the transactions set forth pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (b) precludes Concord from proceeding with the approvals process and/or (c) would preclude Concord from developing the Concord Property pursuant to the Development Plan at Closing.

4.           Section 19.3 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“Termination.  In the event that the Closing Date has not occurred on or before January 30, 2009, this Agreement may be terminated by either Empire or Concord, by written notice; provided, that if a Moratorium has been imposed, then the Closing Date shall be extended for so long as the parties continue to diligently work toward the resolution and/or removal of any such Moratorium, but no later than December 31, 2010; provided, further, that if either Concord and/or Empire shall directly cause there to exist any Moratorium, then such other party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement if the Closing has not occurred on or before January 30, 2009 regardless of the existence of such Moratorium.”

5.           This Amendment, together with the Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the matters stated herein and may not be amended or modified unless such amendment or modification shall be in writing and signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.

6.           The terms, covenants and conditions contained in this Amendment shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns.

7.           This Amendment shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York.

8.           Except as amended and modified hereby, all terms of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and, as amended and modified hereby, are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.

9.           This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment to the Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

CONCORD ASSOCIATES, L.P.
By:  Convention Hotels, LLC, its General Partner
By: Catskill Resort Group, LLC, its Managing Member
By:	/s/ Louis R. Cappelli
	Name:	Louis R. Cappelli
	Title:	Manager

EMPIRE RESORTS, INC.
By:	/s/ David P. Hanlon
	Name:	David P. Hanlon
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer