8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 2, 2014

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.)

c/o Monticello Casino and Raceway, 204 State Route 17B, P.O. Box 5013, Monticello, NY	12701
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (845) 807-0001

Not Applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation to the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On April 2, 2014, Empire Resorts, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the commencement of a rights offering (the “Rights Offering”) of non-transferable subscription rights to holders of record of the Company’s common stock and Series B Preferred Stock to purchase up to 2,462,442 shares of the Company’s common stock. A copy of the Company’s press release is filed as Exhibit 99.8 hereto. In connection with the Rights Offering, the Company is filing items included as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K for the purpose of incorporating such items as exhibits in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-193176), to which the prospectus supplement dated April 2, 2014 relating to the Rights Offering is a part.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

5.1	Opinion of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
23.3	Consent of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1)
99.1	Form of Subscription Certificate
99.2	Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
99.3	Letter to Stockholders who are Record Holders
99.4	Letter to Stockholders who are Beneficial Holders
99.5	Letter to Clients of Stockholders who are Beneficial Holders
99.6	Nominee Holder Certification Form
99.7	Beneficial Owner Election Form
99.8	Press Release, dated April 2, 2014

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.

Dated: April 2, 2014

EMPIRE RESORTS, INC.
By:	/s/ Joseph A. D’Amato
Name:	Joseph A. D’Amato
Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit Index

5.1	Opinion of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
23.3	Consent of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1)
99.1	Form of Subscription Certificate
99.2	Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
99.3	Letter to Stockholders who are Record Holders
99.4	Letter to Stockholders who are Beneficial Holders
99.5	Letter to Clients of Stockholders who are Beneficial Holders
99.6	Nominee Holder Certification Form
99.7	Beneficial Owner Election Form
99.8	Press Release, dated April 2, 2014

EX-5.1

Exhibit 5.1

ELLENOFF GROSSMAN & SCHOLE LLP

1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 11^TH FLOOR

NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10105

                         April 2, 2014

Empire Resorts, Inc.

c/o Monticello Casino and Raceway

204 State Route 17B, P.O. Box 5013

Monticello, New York 12701

We have acted as counsel to Empire Resorts, Inc. (the “Company”) in connection with: (i) the registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-193176) (such registration statement, including the documents incorporated by reference therein, the “Registration Statement”) of the Company, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on January 3, 2014, as amended on February 3, 2014 and February 11, 2014, and as declared effective on February 11, 2014; (ii) the Prospectus Supplement, dated April 2, 2014 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), of the Company, filed with the Commission under Rule 424(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) related to the issuance and sale by the Company 2,462,442 non-transferable subscription rights (the “Subscription Rights”) to purchase 2,462,442 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Rights Shares”); and (iii) the current report on Form 8-K dated April 2, 2014 (the “Form 8-K”) pertaining to the offering of the Subscription Rights and Rights Shares (the “Rights Offering”) and which will include this opinion letter as an exhibit and result in it being filed by the Company with the Commission as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement by incorporation by reference.

In connection with the opinions expressed herein, we have examined:

(i) the Registration Statement;

(ii) the base prospectus contained in the Registration Statement (the “Base Prospectus”);

(iii) the Prospectus Supplement;

(iv) the form of subscription rights certificates, which evidence the Subscription Rights (the “Subscription Rights Certificates”); and

(v) the records of corporate proceedings of the Company that have occurred prior to the date hereof with respect to the Registration Statement, including the Base Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, and the Rights Offering (and the related agreements, instruments and documents to which the Company is a party).

We have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such corporate records, documents, agreements, instruments and certificates of public officials of the State of Delaware and of officers of the Company as we have deemed necessary or appropriate in order to express the opinions hereinafter set forth.

Based upon the foregoing and in reliance thereon, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and limitations set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:

1. The Subscription Rights when issued in accordance with the terms of the Subscription Rights Certificate and in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement, including the Base Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement, will be validly issued and valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.

2. The Rights Shares when issued and delivered against payment therefor, in accordance with the terms of the Subscription Rights Certificate and in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement, including the Base Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

The opinions expressed herein are limited to the laws of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as currently in effect, together with applicable provisions of the Constitution of Delaware and relevant decisional law, and no opinion is expressed with respect to any other laws or any effect that such other laws may have on the opinions expressed herein.

This opinion letter has been prepared, and is to be understood, in accordance with customary practice of lawyers who regularly give and lawyers who regularly advise recipients regarding opinions of this kind, is limited to the matters expressly stated herein and is provided solely for purposes of complying with the requirements of the Securities Act, and no opinions may be inferred or implied beyond the matters expressly stated herein. The opinions expressed herein are rendered and speak only as of the date hereof and we specifically disclaim any responsibility to update such opinions subsequent to the date hereof or to advise you of subsequent developments affecting such opinions.

We consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as Exhibit 5.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated April 2, 2014, which is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference of our firm under the caption “Experts” in the Prospectus Supplement and in each case in any amendment or supplement thereto. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 and Section 11 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, nor do we admit that we are experts with respect to any part of the Registration Statement within the meaning of the term “expert” as used in the Securities Act or the related rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

Very truly yours,

/s/ ELLENOFF GROSSMAN & SCHOLE LLP

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

RIGHTS CERTIFICATE #: NUMBER OF RIGHTS:            

THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE RIGHTS OFFERING ARE SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY’S PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED APRIL 2, 2014 (AS THE SAME MAY BE AMENDED, THE “PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT”) AND ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND BASE PROSPECTUS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM MORROW & CO. LLC, THE INFORMATION AGENT.

EMPIRE RESORTS, INC.

(Incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware)

Non-transferable SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS CERTIFICATE

Evidencing non-transferable Subscription Rights, each to Purchase Shares of Common Stock of Empire Resorts, Inc.

Subscription Price: $6.25 per Share

THE SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS IS EXPECTED TO EXPIRE IF NOT EXERCISED ON OR BEFORE 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON APRIL 30, 2014, SUBJECT TO EXTENSION OR EARLIER TERMINATION. THIS CERTIFIES THAT

the registered owner whose name is inscribed hereon and is the owner of the number of subscription rights (“Rights”) set forth above. Each Right entitles the holder thereof to subscribe for and purchase (the “Basic Subscription Right”) one share of common stock, par value of $0.01 per share, (“Common Stock”), of Empire Resorts, Inc., a Delaware corporation, at a subscription price of $6.25 per Share (the “Subscription Price”), pursuant to a rights offering (the “Rights Offering”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus Supplement. Holders who fully exercise their Basic Subscription Rights are entitled to subscribe for additional shares of Common Stock that remain unsubscribed for as a result of any unexercised Basic Subscription Rights pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Rights Offering, distributed proportionately among stockholders who exercised their over subscription rights, as described in the Prospectus Supplement (the “Oversubscription Right”). The Rights represented by this Subscription Rights Certificate may be exercised by completing the appropriate forms on the reverse side hereof and by returning the full payment of the subscription price for each share of Common Stock. If the subscriber attempts to exercise its Oversubscription Right and the Company is unable to issue the subscriber the full amount of shares of Common Stock requested, the Subscription Agent will return to the subscriber any excess funds submitted as soon as practicable following the termination of the Rights Offering, without interest or deduction.

This Subscription Rights Certificate is not valid unless countersigned by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the subscription agent.

WITNESS the seal of Empire Resorts, Inc. and the signatures of its duly authorized officers.

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:

Joseph D’Amato, Chief Executive Officer	Laurette J. Pitts, SVP, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

By:
	CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY

FORM ELECTION TO PURCHASE

PLEASE PRINT ALL INFORMATION CLEARLY AND LEGIBLY.

The registered holder of this Rights Certificate is entitled to exercise the number of Rights shown in the upper right hand corner of the Subscription Rights Certificate and may subscribe for additional shares of Common Stock upon the terms and conditions specified in the Prospectus Supplement. The undersigned hereby notified the Subscription Agent of its irrevocable election to subscribe for shares of Common Stock in the following amounts: To subscribe for shares of Common Stock pursuant to your Basic Subscription Right, please complete lines (a) and (c) below. To subscribe for shares pursuant to your Oversubscription Right, please also complete line (b).

(a)    EXERCISE OF BASIC SUBSCRIPTION RIGHT
	NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AND/OR SHARES OF COMMON STOCK UNDERLYING SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK	SUBSCRIPTION RATIO		SUBSCRIPTION PRICE			PAYMENT
Basic Subscription Right	x		1:15 x	$	6.25	=	$
(b)   EXERCISE OF OVERSUBSCRIPTION RIGHT: If you have exercised your Basic Subscription Right in full and wish to subscribe for additional Shares pursuant to your Oversubscription Right
	NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AND/OR SHARES OF COMMON STOCK UNDERLYING SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK	SUBSCRIPTION RATIO		SUBSCRIPTION PRICE			PAYMENT
Oversubscription Right	x		1:15 x	$	6.25	=	$
(c)    TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENT ENCLOSED $
The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Prospectus Supplement, dated April 2, 2014, in connection with the Rights Offering and agrees to its terms.

Signature(s) of Subscriber(s)

IMPORTANT: THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST CORRESPOND IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION, WITH THE NAME(S) AS PRINTED ON THE FRONT OF THIS RIGHTS CERTIFICATE.

If signature is by trustee(s), executor(s), administrator(s), guardian(s), attorney(s)-in-fact, agent(s), officer(s) of a corporation or another acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please provide the following information (please print). See the instructions.

Name(s):                                                                                                                                             

Capacity (Full Title):                                                                                                                         

METHOD OF PAYMENT (CHECK ONE):	¨	Cashier’s or Certified Check Drawn on a U.S. Bank
	¨	Wire transfer of immediately available funds directly to the account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Subscription Agent, for purposes of accepting subscriptions in this Rights Offering at JP Morgan Chase Bank, ABA: 021000021, Account #: 475-508866, Continental Stock Transfer FBO Empire Resorts, Inc., with reference to the rights holder’s name
	¨	U.S. Postal Money Order

DELIVERY TO DIFFERENT ADDRESS: If you wish for the Common Stock underlying your subscription rights, a certificate representing unexercised subscription rights to be delivered to an address different from that shown on the face of this Subscription Rights Certificate, please enter the alternate address below, sign and have your signature guaranteed

SIGNATURE GUARANTEED:      Signature(s):

IMPORTANT: The signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (bank, stock broker, savings & loan association or credit union) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program pursuant to Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON THE USE OF EMPIRE RESORTS, INC. SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS CERTIFICATES, CONSULT MORROW & CO., LLC THE INFORMATION AGENT, BY TELEPHONE (shareholders may call (855) 201-1081 and banks and brokerage firms may call (203) 658-9400) OR BY EMAIL (empire.info@morrowco.com).

EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

FORM OF NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY

FOR RIGHTS CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY

EMPIRE RESORTS, INC.

Instructions for using this form

This form, or one substantially equivalent hereto, must be used to exercise the subscription rights (the “Rights”) pursuant to the rights offering (the “Rights Offering”) as described in the prospectus supplement dated April 2, 2014 (as the same may be amended, the “Prospectus Supplement”) of Empire Resorts, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), if a holder of Rights cannot deliver the certificate(s) evidencing the Rights (the “Rights Certificate(s)”), to the subscription agent listed below (the “Subscription Agent”) prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 30, 2014, (the “Expiration Date”), as the same Expiration Date may be extended or earlier terminated. Such form must be delivered by hand or sent by first class mail or overnight courier to the Subscription Agent, and must be received by the Subscription Agent prior to the Expiration Date. See “The Rights Offering—Guaranteed Delivery Procedures” in the Prospectus Supplement.

Each Right allows the holder thereof to subscribe for one share (the “Basic Subscription Right”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”). If a Rights holder purchases all of the shares of Common Stock available to it pursuant to its Basic Subscription Right, it may also exercise an oversubscription right (the “Oversubscription Right”) to purchase a portion of any shares of Common Stock that are not purchased by shareholders through the exercise of their Basic Subscription Rights, up to the number of shares it purchased under the Basic Subscription Right.

Payment of the Subscription Price of $6.25 per share of Common Stock subscribed for upon exercise of such Rights must be received by the Subscription Agent in the manner specified in the Prospectus Supplement prior to the Expiration Date, even if the Rights Certificate(s) evidencing such Rights is (are) being delivered pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures thereof. See “The Rights Offering—Method of Exercising Subscription Rights” in the Prospectus Supplement.

The address of the Subscription Agent is as follows:

Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company

17 Battery Place, 8th Floor

New York, NY 10004

Attn: Corporate Actions Department

Telephone Number for Confirmation:

(917) 262-2378

If you have any questions, require assistance regarding the method of exercising Rights or require additional copies of relevant documents, please contact the Information Agent, Morrow & Co., LLC by telephone (shareholders may call (855) 201-1081 and banks and brokerage firms may call (203) 658-9400) or by email (empire.info@morrowco.com).

Delivery of this instrument to an address

other than as set forth above does not constitute valid delivery.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned hereby represents that the undersigned is the holder of one or more Rights Certificate(s) representing Right(s) and that such Rights Certificate(s) cannot be delivered to the Subscription Agent prior to the Expiration Date. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus Supplement, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby elects to (i) exercise the Basic Subscription Right to subscribe for an aggregate of                          share(s) of Common Stock and (ii) exercise the Oversubscription Right relating to such Rights, to the extent that shares of Common Stock are available therefor, for an aggregate of up to                          share(s) of Common Stock, subject to availability and allocation as described in the Prospectus Supplement.

The undersigned understands that payment of the Subscription Price of $6.25 per share of Common Stock subscribed for pursuant to the Basic Subscription Right and the Oversubscription Right must be received by the Subscription Agent prior to the Expiration Date, and represents that such payment, in the aggregate amount of $                         either (check appropriate box):

¨ is being delivered to the Subscription Agent herewith

or

¨ has been delivered separately to the Subscription Agent in the manner set forth below (check appropriate box and complete information relating thereto):

¨ Wire transfer of funds to the account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Subscription Agent, for purposes of accepting subscriptions in this Rights Offering at JP Morgan Chase Bank, ABA: 021000021, Account #: 475-508866, Continental Stock Transfer FBO Empire Resorts, Inc., with reference to the rights holder’s name

Name of transferor institution:                                                                                                                                                        

Date of transfer:                                                                                                                                                                                    

Confirmation number (if available) :                                                                                                                                             

¨ Cashier’s or Certified Check Drawn on a U.S. Bank

¨ U.S. Portal Money Order

Name of maker:                                                                                                                                                                                    

Signature(s)	Address
Names
(Please type or print) Rights Certificate No(s). (if available)	Area Code and Tel. No.(s)

2

GUARANTEE OF DELIVERY

(Not to Be Used for Rights Certificate Signature Guarantee)

The undersigned, a member firm of a registered national securities exchange or of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or a commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the United States, or a bank, stockbroker, savings and loan association or credit union with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program, pursuant to Rule 17Ad-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, guarantees that the undersigned will deliver to the Subscription Agent the certificates representing the Rights being exercised hereby, with any required signature guarantee and any other required documents, all within three (3) business days after the date hereof.

Dated:
(Address)	(Name of Firm)
(Area Code and Telephone Number)	(Authorized Signature)

The institution that completes this form must communicate the guarantee to the Subscription Agent and must deliver the Rights Certificate(s) to the Subscription Agent within the time period shown in the Prospectus Supplement. Failure to do so could result in a financial loss to such institution.

EX-99.3

Exhibit 99.3

EMPIRE RESORTS, INC.

c/o Monticello Casino and Raceway

204 State Route 17B, P.O. Box 5013

Monticello, New York 12701

April 2, 2014

Dear Common Stock holder and/or Series B Preferred Stock holder:

Enclosed are the prospectus supplement, dated April 2, 2014 (as the same may be amended, the “Prospectus Supplement”), and other materials relating to the rights offering (the “Rights Offering”) by EMPIRE RESORTS, INC. (the “Company”) to the holders of record of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) and the holders of record of its Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock” and such record holders of the Company’s Common Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, the “Record Holders”). Record Holders as of March 31, 2014 (the “Record Date”) will receive at no charge non-transferable subscription rights (the “Subscription Rights”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,462,442 shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”) at a subscription price of $6.25 per Share (the “Subscription Price”) for up to aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $15,390,000. Each Record Holder will receive one Subscription Right for each fifteen (15) shares of Common Stock held, or into which the Series B was convertible on, the Record Date. Each Subscription Right will entitle the Record Holder to purchase one (1) Share at the Subscription Price (the “Basic Subscription Right”).

Please carefully review the Prospectus Supplement and other materials and the instructions below, which describe how you can participate in the Rights Offering. You will be able to exercise your Subscription Rights to purchase additional shares of the Company’s Common Stock only during a limited period. You will find answers to some frequently asked questions about the Rights Offering in the Prospectus Supplement. The exercise of Subscription Rights is irrevocable.

The Rights Offering is expected to expire at to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 30, 2014 (the “Expiration Date”), subject to extension and earlier termination. After the Expiration Date, unexercised Subscription Rights will be null and void. The Company will not be obligated to honor any purported exercise of the Subscription Rights received by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Subscription Agent”) after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, regardless of when the documents relating to such exercise were sent.

There is no minimum number of Shares you must purchase. If you exercise your Basic Subscription Rights in full, you may also subscribe for additional Shares up to the number of Shares you purchased under your Basic Subscription Right at the same Subscription Price, subject to certain limitations (the “Oversubscription Right”). If an insufficient number of Shares is available to fully satisfy all Oversubscription Right exercises, the available Shares will be allocated proportionately among those who exercise their Oversubscription Rights based on the number of Shares each such person subscribed for under the Basic Subscription Right. See “The Rights Offering—Oversubscription Rights” in the Prospectus Supplement.

The number of Subscription Rights to which you are entitled is printed on the face of your Subscription Rights Certificate. You should indicate your wishes with regard to the exercise of your Subscription Rights by completing the appropriate portions of your Subscription Rights Certificate and/or Beneficial Owner Election Form and returning it to the Subscription Agent in the envelope provided pursuant to the procedures described herein.

YOUR SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS CERTIFICATE AND SUBSCRIPTION PRICE PAYMENT, BY CASHIER’S OR CERTIFIED CHECK DRAWN ON A U.S. BANK, U.S. POSTAL MONEY ORDER OR BY WIRE TRANSFER OF IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FUNDS, MUST BE ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY THE SUBSCRIPTION AGENT, OR GUARANTEED DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO YOUR SUBSCRIPTION CERTIFICATE MUST BE COMPLIED WITH, PRIOR TO

5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE. ONCE A RECORD HOLDER HAS EXERCISED THE BASIC SUBSCRIPTION RIGHT AND THE OVERSUBSCRIPTION RIGHT, SUCH EXERCISE MAY NOT BE REVOKED. SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS NOT EXERCISED PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE, AS EXTENDED, OF THE RIGHTS OFFERING WILL EXPIRE WITHOUT VALUE.

1. Method of Exercise and Payment.

Subscriptions by Record Holders

A record holder is a holder of our Common Stock or Series B Preferred Stock whose shares are registered in their name. To exercise your Subscription Rights, complete your Subscription Rights Certificate and send the properly completed and executed Subscription Rights Certificate evidencing such Subscription Rights, with any signatures required to be guaranteed so guaranteed, together with payment in full of the Subscription Price for each Share subscribed for pursuant to the Basic Subscription Right and the Oversubscription Right, to the Subscription Agent so that it will be actually received by the Subscription Agent prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date. Payment of the Subscription Price for the Basic Subscription Right and the Oversubscription Right will be held in a segregated account to be maintained by the Subscription Agent until the Shares are issued. All payments must be made in U.S. dollars for the full number of Shares being subscribed for by a cashier’s check or certified check drawn on a U.S. Bank, or U.S. Postal Money Order, payable to “Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (acting as subscription agent for Empire Resorts, Inc.)” or by wire transfer of immediately available funds directly to the account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company as agent for Empire Resorts, Inc., for purposes of accepting subscriptions in the Rights Offering, at JPMorgan Chase, ABA # 021000021, Account # 475-508866 FBO Empire Resorts, Inc. Subscription, with reference to the Subscription Rights holder’s name. Please reference your Subscription Rights Certificate Number on your check.

The Subscription Rights Certificate and payment of the Subscription Price (unless submitted by wire transfer) must be delivered to the Subscription Agent by hand, first class mail or overnight courier to the following address:

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

17 Battery Place, 8th Floor

New York, NY 10004

Attn: Corporate Actions Department

Telephone Number for Confirmation: (917) 262-2378

Subscriptions by Beneficial Owners

A beneficial owner is a holder of our Common Stock whose shares are registered in the name of a broker, custodian bank or other nominees. In such case, the broker, custodian bank or other nominees is the record holder of the Subscription Rights. To exercise your Subscription Rights, instruct your broker, custodian bank or other nominee to exercise your rights and deliver all documents and payment in full of the Subscription Price on your behalf for each Share subscribed for pursuant to the Basic Subscription Right and the Oversubscription Right, to the Subscription Agent so that it will be actually received by the Subscription Agent prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.

By making arrangements with your broker, custodian bank or other nominee for the delivery of funds on your behalf, you may also request such broker, custodian bank or other nominee to exercise the Rights Certificate on your behalf. Alternatively, you may cause a written guarantee, a copy of which is being furnished to you (the “Notice of Guaranteed Delivery”), from a member firm of a registered national securities exchange or a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or from a commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the United States or from a bank, shareholder, savings and loan association or credit union with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program, pursuant to Rule 17Ad-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (each, an “Eligible Institution”), to be received by the

Subscription Agent on or prior to the Expiration Time together with payment in full of the applicable Subscription Price. Such Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must state your name, the number of Subscription Rights represented by the Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates held by you, the number of Shares being subscribed for pursuant to the Basic Subscription Right, the number of additional Shares you wish to subscribe for pursuant to the Oversubscription Right and that you will guarantee the delivery to the Subscription Agent of any properly completed and executed Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates evidencing such Rights within three (3) business days following the date of the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. If this procedure is followed, the properly completed Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates evidencing the Rights being exercised, with any signatures required to be guaranteed so guaranteed, must be received by the Subscription Agent within three (3) business days following the date of the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. The Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be delivered to the Subscription Agent in the same manner as Rights Certificates at the address set forth above. Additional copies of the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be obtained upon request from the Subscription Agent at the address set forth above, or from Morrow & Co., LLC, the Information Agent, by telephone (shareholders may call (855) 201-1081 and banks and brokerage firms may call (203) 658-9400) or by email (empire.info@morrowco.com).

2. Issuance of Common Stock.

Following the receipt of a properly completed and executed Subscription Rights Certificate, together with the payment of the Subscription Price for the Shares subscribed for, and promptly after all pro rata allocations and adjustments contemplated by the terms of the Rights Offering have been effected, the following deliveries and payments will be made to the address shown on the face of your Subscription Rights Certificate, or, if you hold your shares in book-entry form, such deliveries and payments will be in the form of a credit to your account:

a. Basic Subscription Privilege: The Subscription Agent will deliver to each Record Holder who validly exercises the Basic Subscription Right each Share subscribed for pursuant to the Basic Subscription Right. See “The Rights Offering—Basic Subscription Right” in the Prospectus Supplement.

b. Oversubscription Privilege: The Subscription Agent will deliver to each Record Holder who validly exercises the Oversubscription Right each Share, if any, allocated to such Record Holder pursuant to the Oversubscription Right. See “The Rights Offering—Over-Subscription Right” in the Prospectus Supplement.

c. Excess Cash Payments: The Subscription Agent will mail to each Record Holder who exercises a Subscription Right any excess amount, without interest or deduction, received in payment of the Subscription Price for Shares that are subscribed for by such Record Holder. See “The Rights Offering—Basic Subscription Rights” in the Prospectus Supplement.

3. Sale, Transfer or Assignment of Subscription Rights.

Subscription Rights may not be sold, transferred or assigned; provided, however, that Subscription Rights are transferable to an affiliate of the holder or by operation of law (for example, the transfer of Rights to the estate of a recipient upon the recipient’s death).

4. Commissions, Fees and Expenses.

The Company will pay all fees and expenses of the Subscription Agent related to its acting in such role in connection with the Rights Offering. You are responsible for paying any other commissions, fees, taxes or expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of Subscription Rights or subscribing for Shares. Neither the Subscription Agent nor the Company will pay such expenses.

5. Execution.

a. Execution by Record Holder. The signature on the Subscription Rights Certificate must correspond with the name of the Record Holder exactly as it appears on the face of the Subscription Rights Certificate without any alteration, enlargement or change whatsoever. Persons who sign the Subscription Rights Certificate in a representative or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a registered holder must indicate their capacity when signing and, unless waived by the Subscription Agent in its sole and absolute discretion, must present to the Subscription Agent satisfactory evidence of their authority so to act.

b. Signature Guarantees. If you are neither a Record Holder (or signing in a representative or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a Record Holder) nor an eligible institution, such as a member firm of a registered national securities exchange or a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or a commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the United States, your signature must be guaranteed by such an eligible institution.

6. Method of Delivery to Subscription Agent.

The method of delivery of Subscription Rights Certificates and payment of the Subscription Price to the Subscription Agent for each Share subscribed for will be at the risk of the holders of Subscription Rights. If sent by mail, we recommend that you send those certificates and payments by overnight courier or by registered first class mail, properly insured, with return receipt requested, and that a sufficient number of days be allowed to ensure delivery to the Subscription Agent and clearance of payment prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.

7. Guaranteed Delivery Procedures and Special Provisions Relating to the Delivery of Subscription Rights through the Depository Trust Company.

The Subscription Agent will grant you three (3) business days after the Expiration Date to deliver the Subscription Rights Certificate if you follow the following instructions for providing the Subscription Agent notice of guaranteed delivery. On or prior to the Expiration Date, the Subscription Agent must receive payment in full in cash, as described under Section 1, “Method of Exercise and Payment,” above, for all Shares subscribed for through the exercise of the Basic Subscription Right and the Oversubscription Right, together with a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery substantially in the form accompanying the Subscription Rights Certificate either by mail or overnight carrier, that specifies the name of the Record Holder and the number of Shares subscribed for. If applicable, it must state separately the number of Shares subscribed for through the exercise of the Oversubscription Right and a member firm of a registered national securities exchange, a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or a commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the United States must guarantee that the properly completed and executed Subscription Rights Certificate for all Shares subscribed for will be delivered to the Subscription Agent within three (3) business days after the Expiration Date. The Subscription Agent will then conditionally accept the exercise of the Subscription Rights and will withhold the certificates for the Shares until it receives the properly completed and duly executed Subscription Rights Certificate within the three-business-day time period.

In the case of Subscription Rights that are held of record through the Depository Trust Company (the “Book-Entry Transfer Facility”), exercises of Subscription Rights under the Basic Subscription Right and the Oversubscription Right may be effected by instructing the Book-Entry Transfer Facility to transfer Subscription Rights from the Book-Entry Transfer Facility account of such holder to the Book-Entry Transfer Facility account of the Subscription Agent, together with certification as to the aggregate number of Subscription Rights exercised and the number of Shares thereby subscribed for pursuant to the Basic Subscription Right and the Oversubscription Right by each beneficial owner of Subscription Rights on whose behalf such nominee is acting, and payment of the Subscription Price for each Share subscribed for pursuant to the Basic Subscription Right and the Oversubscription Right.

Notices of Guaranteed Delivery and payments of the Subscription Price (unless submitted by wire transfer) should be mailed or delivered to the appropriate address (or, for wire transfer payments, to the appropriate account) as described under Section 1, “Method of Exercise and Payment” above.

8. Substitute Form W-9.

TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH IRS CIRCULAR 230, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT: (A) ANY DISCUSSION OF U.S. FEDERAL TAX ISSUES CONTAINED OR REFERRED TO HEREIN IS NOT INTENDED OR WRITTEN TO BE USED, AND CANNOT BE USED BY ANY TAXPAYER FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING U.S. FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL TAX PENALTIES, (B) SUCH DISCUSSION IS WRITTEN IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROMOTION OR MARKETING OF THE TRANSACTION OR MATTERS DISCUSSED HEREIN, AND (C) THE TAXPAYER SHOULD SEEK ADVICE BASED ON THEIR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES FROM AN INDEPENDENT TAX ADVISOR.

Each holder who elects to exercise Rights should provide the Subscription Agent with a correct Taxpayer Identification Number (“TIN”) on Substitute Form W-9, a copy of which is being furnished to each holder. Additional copies of Substitute Form W-9 may be obtained upon request from the Subscription Agent at the address set forth above or by contacting Morrow & Co., LLC, the Information Agent. Failure to provide the information on the form may subject such holder to a $50.00 penalty for each such failure and to U.S. federal income tax backup withholding (currently at a 28% rate) with respect to dividends that may be paid by the Company on shares of Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of Rights (for those holders exercising Rights).

If you have any questions concerning the rights offering, please contact Morrow & Co., LLC, the Information Agent, 470 West Avenue, 3^rd Floor, Stamford, CT 06902, by telephone (shareholders may call (855) 201-1081 and banks and brokerage firms may call (203) 658-9400) or (203) 658-9400 or by email (empire.info@morrowco.com).

Sincerely,

Empire Resorts, Inc.

EX-99.4

Exhibit 99.4

EMPIRE RESORTS, INC.

UP TO 2,462,442 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF NON-TRANSFERABLE RIGHTS

TO SUBSCRIBE FOR SUCH SHARES

THE SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS ARE EXERCISABLE UNTIL 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME,

ON APRIL 30, 2014, SUBJECT TO EXTENSION OR EARLIER TERMINATION.

April 2, 2014

To Securities Dealers, Commercial Banks,

Trust Companies and Other Nominees:

This letter is being distributed to securities dealers, commercial banks, trust companies and other nominees in connection with the rights offering (the “Rights Offering”) by Empire Resorts, Inc. (the “Company”) of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) of the Company, pursuant to non-transferable subscription rights (the “Rights”) distributed to all holders of record of shares of Common Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) on March 31, 2014 (the “Record Date”). The Rights and Common Stock are described in the accompanying offering prospectus supplement covering the Rights and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon their exercise dated April 2, 2014 (as the same may be amended, the “Prospectus Supplement”).

In the Rights Offering, the Company is offering an aggregate of 2,462,442 shares of Common Stock, as described in the Prospectus Supplement.

The Rights will expire, if not exercised prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 30, 2014 (the “Expiration Date”), subject to extension or earlier termination.

As described in the Prospectus Supplement, each beneficial owner of shares of Common Stock registered in the name of such beneficial owner or the name of a nominee is entitled to one Right for each fifteen (15) shares of Common Stock owned, or into which the Series B Preferred Stock was convertible, on the Record Date. Each Right allows the holder thereof to subscribe for one (1) share of Common Stock (the “Basic Subscription Right”) at the cash price of $6.25 per share (the “Subscription Price”). The Company will not issue Rights to acquire fractional shares of Common Stock, but rather will round down the aggregate number of shares for which a holder of Rights may subscribe to the nearest whole share. For example, if a Rights holder owned 85 shares of Common Stock as of the Record Date, such holder would receive 5 Rights and would have the right to purchase 5 shares of Common Stock at the Subscription Price for each share.

If a Rights holder purchases all of the shares of Common Stock available to such holder pursuant to its Basic Subscription Right, such holder may also exercise an oversubscription right (the “Oversubscription Right”) to purchase a portion of any shares of Common Stock that are not purchased by holders through the exercise of their Basic Subscription Rights (such shares, the “Unsubscribed Shares”), up to the number of shares such holder purchased under the Basic Subscription Right. To the extent the number of the Unsubscribed Shares is not sufficient to satisfy all of the properly exercised Oversubscription Right requests, then the available shares will be prorated among those who properly exercised their Oversubscription Right based on the number of shares each rights holder subscribed for under the Oversubscription Right.

Each Rights holder will be required to submit payment in full for all the shares it wishes to buy with its Basic Subscription Right and its Oversubscription Right. Because the Company will not know the total number of Unsubscribed Shares prior to the Expiration Date, if a Rights holder wishes to maximize the number of shares it may purchase pursuant to such holder’s Oversubscription Right, such holder will need to deliver payment in an amount equal to the aggregate Subscription Price for the maximum number of shares of Common Stock available to the Rights holder, assuming that no holders other than such Rights holder purchases any shares of Common

Stock pursuant to the Basic Subscription Right and Oversubscription Right. Any excess subscription payments received by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Subscription Agent”) will be returned, without interest, as soon as practicable after the termination of the Rights Offering.

The Company can provide no assurances that each Rights holder will actually be entitled to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of its Oversubscription Right in full. The Company will not be able to satisfy a Rights holder’s exercise of the Oversubscription Right if the Rights Offering is subscribed in full, and the Company will only honor an Oversubscription Right to the extent sufficient shares of Common Stock are available following the exercise of subscription rights under the Basic Subscription Rights, subject to the limitations set forth below:

• To the extent the aggregate Subscription Price of the maximum number of Unsubscribed Shares available to a Rights holder pursuant to the Oversubscription Right is less than the amount the holder of Rights actually paid in connection with the exercise of the Oversubscription Right, the Rights holder will be allocated only the number of Unsubscribed Shares available to it as soon as practicable after the Expiration Date, and the Rights holder’s excess subscription payment received by the Subscription Agent will be returned, without interest, as soon as practicable.

• To the extent the amount the Rights holder actually paid in connection with the exercise of the Oversubscription Right is less than or equal to the aggregate Subscription Price of the maximum number of Unsubscribed Shares available to the Rights holder pursuant to the Oversubscription Right, such Rights holder will be allocated the number of Unsubscribed Shares for which it actually paid in connection with the Oversubscription Right. See “The Rights Offering—Oversubscription Right.”

The Company is asking persons who hold shares of Common Stock beneficially and who have received the Rights distributable with respect to those shares through a broker, custodian bank, or other nominee, as well as persons who hold certificates of Common Stock or Series B Preferred Stock directly and prefer to have such institutions effect transactions relating to the Rights on their behalf, to contact the appropriate institution or nominee and request it to effect the transactions for them.

All commissions, fees and other expenses (including brokerage commissions and transfer taxes), other than fees and expenses of the Subscription Agent, incurred in connection with the exercise of the Rights will be for the account of the holder of the Rights, and none of such commissions, fees or expenses will be paid by the Company or the Subscription Agent.

Enclosed are copies of the following documents:

1. The Prospectus Supplement;

2. A letter to holders of the Rights as to the use of Empire Resorts, Inc. Rights Certificates;

3. A form of letter which may be sent to your clients for whose accounts you hold shares of Common Stock registered in your name or the name of your nominee (including a Beneficial Owner Election Form), with an attached form of instruction;

4. Nominee Holder Certification; and

5. A return envelope addressed to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Subscription Agent.

Your prompt action is requested. To exercise the Rights, you should deliver the properly completed and signed Nominee Holder Certification, with payment of the Subscription Price in full for each share of Common Stock subscribed for pursuant to the Basic Subscription Right and the Oversubscription Right, to the Subscription Agent, as indicated in the Prospectus Supplement. The Subscription Agent must receive the Nominee Holder Certification with payment of the Subscription Price, including final clearance of any checks, prior to the Expiration Date. A Rights holder cannot revoke, change or cancel the exercise of its Rights. Rights not exercised prior to the Expiration Date will expire.

Additional copies of the enclosed materials may be obtained from Morrow & Co., LLC, the Information Agent. The Information Agent may be contacted by telephone (shareholders may call (855) 201-1081 and banks and brokerage firms may call (203) 658-9400) or email (empire.info@morrowco.com). Any questions or requests for assistance concerning the rights offering should be directed to the Information Agent.

Very truly yours,

Empire Resorts, Inc.

EX-99.5

Exhibit 99.5

EMPIRE RESORTS, INC.

UP TO 2,462,442 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF NON-TRANSFERABLE RIGHTS

TO SUBSCRIBE FOR SUCH SHARES

THE SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS ARE EXERCISABLE UNTIL 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME,

ON APRIL 30, 2014, SUBJECT TO EXTENSION AND EARLIER TERMINATION.

To Our Clients:

We are sending this letter to you because we hold shares of EMPIRE RESORTS, INC. (the “Company”) common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) for you. The Company has commenced a rights offering of up to an aggregate of 2,462,442 shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Shares”) at a subscription price of $6.25 per Share (the “Subscription Price”) pursuant to the exercise of non-transferable subscription rights (the “Rights”) distributed to all holders of record of shares of the Common Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock as of March 31, 2014 (the “Record Holders”). The Rights are described in the Company’s prospectus, dated April 2, 2014 (as the same may be amended, the “Prospectus Supplement”), and evidenced by a subscription certificate (the “Subscription Certificate”) registered in your name or in the name of your nominee.

The Company has distributed one Right for each fifteen (15) shares of Common Stock outstanding, or into which the Series B Preferred Stock is convertible, on March 31, 2014. Each Right entitles the Record Holder to purchase one (1) Share at the Subscription Price (the “Basic Subscription Right”). Record Holders who exercise their Basic Subscription Right in full may also subscribe for additional Shares up to the number of shares purchased upon exercise of the Basic Subscription Right not subscribed for by other Subscription Rights holders in the Rights Offering at the same Subscription Price (the “Oversubscription Right”). The Company will not issue Rights to acquire fractional shares of Common Stock, but rather will round down the aggregate number of shares for which Record Holders may subscribe to the nearest whole share. Any excess subscription payment received by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Subscription Agent”) will be returned as soon as practicable after the termination of the Rights Offering. See “The Rights Offering–The Subscription Rights” in the Prospectus Supplement.

If you wish to exercise your Oversubscription Right, you should indicate the number of additional Shares you would like to subscribe for in the space provided on the enclosed Beneficial Owner Election Form. When you send in that form, you must also send the full purchase price for the number of additional Shares that you have requested (in addition to the payment due for Shares purchased through your Basic Subscription Right). If an insufficient number of Shares is available to fully satisfy all Oversubscription Right requests, the available Shares will be allocated proportionately among rights holders who exercise their Oversubscription Rights based on the number of Shares each such holder subscribed for under the Basic Subscription Right. To the extent you properly exercise your Oversubscription Right for an amount of Shares that exceeds the number of unsubscribed Shares available to you, any excess subscription payment received by the Subscription Agent will be promptly returned to you, without interest or deduction. See “The Rights Offering–The Subscription Rights” in the Prospectus Supplement. We are (or our nominee is) the Record Holder of the Common Stock and/or of the Series B Preferred Stock held by us for your account. We can exercise your Subscription Rights only if you instruct us to do so.

We request instructions as to whether you wish to have us exercise the Subscription Rights relating to the Common Stock we hold on your behalf, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus Supplement.

We have enclosed your copy of the following documents:

1. Letter to Rights holders from the Company;

2. Prospectus Supplement

3. Base Prospectus; and

4. Beneficial Owner Election Form.

The Subscription Rights will expire if not exercised prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 30, 2014, subject to extension and earlier termination (the “Expiration Date”). Any Subscription Rights not exercised prior to the Expiration Date will expire and will have no value. Any subscription for Shares made in the rights offering is irrevocable.

The materials enclosed are being forwarded to you as the beneficial owner of the Common Stock carried by us in your account but not registered in your name. Exercises of Subscription Rights may be made only by us as the Record Holder and pursuant to your instructions. Accordingly, we request instructions as to whether you wish us to elect to subscribe for any Shares to which you are entitled pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus Supplement. However, we urge you to read the Prospectus Supplement and other enclosed materials carefully before instructing us to exercise your Subscription Rights.

Your instructions to us should be forwarded as promptly as possible in order to permit us to exercise Subscription Rights on your behalf in accordance with the provisions of the rights offering prior to the Expiration Date.

If you wish to have us, on your behalf, exercise the Subscription Rights for any Shares to which you are entitled, please so instruct us by completing, executing and returning to us the “Beneficial Owner Election Form” included herewith.

If you have any questions concerning the rights offering, you may contact Morrow & Co., LLC, the Information Agent, by telephone (shareholders may call (855) 201-1081 and banks and brokerage firms may call (203) 658-9400) or by email (empire.info@morrowco.com).

EX-99.6

Exhibit 99.6

EMPIRE RESORTS, INC.

UP TO 2,462,442 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF NON-TRANSFERABLE RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE FOR SUCH SHARES

NOMINEE HOLDER CERTIFICATION

The undersigned, a bank, custodian bank or other nominee holder (the “Nominee Holder”) of rights (the “Subscription Rights”) to purchase shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”) of EMPIRE RESORTS, INC. (the “Company”), pursuant to the rights offering described in the Company’s prospectus, dated April 2, 2014 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), hereby certifies to the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as subscription agent for the rights offering, that the undersigned has exercised, on behalf of the beneficial owners thereof (which may include the undersigned), the Subscription Rights to subscribe for the number of Shares specified below under the basic subscription right, and on behalf of beneficial owners of Subscription Rights who have exercised their basic subscription rights in full, requests to subscribe for the number of additional Shares specified below pursuant to the oversubscription right, the terms of which are described further in the Prospectus, listing separately each exercised basic subscription right and any corresponding oversubscription right as to each beneficial owner (without identifying any such beneficial owner) for whom the Nominee Holder is acting hereby:

NUMBER OF SHARES OWNED ON RECORD DATE NUMBER OF SHARES SUBSCRIBED FOR PURSUANT TO BASIC SUBSCRIPTION RIGHT NUMBER OF SHARES SUBSCRIBED FOR PURSUANT TO OVERSUBSCRIPTION RIGHT

[Certification continues on the following page]

Name of Broker, Custodian Bank or Other Nominee

By:
	Authorized Signature
Name:
	(please type or print)

Provide the following information if applicable:

Depository Trust Company (“DTC”)

Participant Number

Participant

By:

Name:

Title:

DTC Subscription Confirmation Numbers

EX-99.7

Exhibit 99.7

EMPIRE RESORTS, INC.

UP TO 2,462,442 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF NON-TRANSFERABLE

RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE FOR SUCH SHARES

BENEFICIAL OWNER ELECTION FORM

I (We) acknowledge receipt of your letter and the enclosed materials relating to the offering of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”) of EMPIRE RESORTS, INC. (the “Company”), issuable upon the exercise of subscription rights (“Subscription Rights”).

In this form, I (we) instruct you whether to exercise Subscription Rights to purchase Shares distributed with respect to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company held by you for my (our) account, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the prospectus supplement dated April 2, 2014 ( as amended the “Prospectus Supplement”).

BOX 1.¨	Please do not exercise Subscription Rights for me (us).
BOX 2.¨	Please exercise Subscription Rights for me (us) and purchase Shares as set forth below: Number of shares of Common Stock owned as of the date hereof:

	NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON  STOCK		SUBSCRIPTION RATIO		SUBSCRIPTION PRICE			PAYMENT
Basic Subscription Right		x		1:15 x	$	6.25	=	$

IF YOU HAVE FULLY EXERCISED YOUR BASIC SUBSCRIPTION RIGHT ABOVE and you wish to purchase additional Shares, subject to availability and the conditions and limitations described in the Prospectus Supplement, please so indicate by completing the additional required information:

	NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK		SUBSCRIPTION RATIO		SUBSCRIPTION PRICE			PAYMENT
Oversubscription Right		x		1:15 x	$	6.25	=	$

TOTAL SUBSCRIPTION PAYMENT REQUIRED:
$	+	$	=	$
(Basic Subscription Right Payment)		(Oversubscription Right Payment)		(Total Required Payment)

FORM OF PAYMENT:
¨	Payment in the following amount is enclosed: $            .
¨	Please deduct payment of $             from my (our) following account maintained by you:
	(Type of Account)	(Account Number)

I (we) on my (our) own behalf, or on behalf of any person(s) on whose behalf, or under whose directions, I am (we are) signing this form:

• Acknowledge receipt of the Prospectus Supplement and irrevocably elect to purchase the number of Shares indicated above upon the terms and conditions specified in the Prospectus Supplement; and

• Agree that if I (we) fail to pay for the Shares that I (we) have elected to purchase, you may exercise any remedies available to you under the law.

Name of beneficial owner(s):

Signature of beneficial owner(s):    

If you are signing in your capacity as a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, agent, officer of a corporation or in any other fiduciary or representative capacity, please provide the following information:

Name:

Capacity:

Address:

Telephone No.:

EX-99.8

Exhibit 99.8

EMPIRE RESORTS ANNOUNCES COMMENCEMENT OF RIGHTS OFFERING

Monticello, New York, April 2, 2014—Empire Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ-GM:NYNY) (“Empire” or the “Company”) today announced that it has commenced a rights offering for approximate gross proceeds of $15,390,000. Empire has granted, at no charge to the holders of record of its common stock and Series B Preferred Stock on March 31, 2014, the record date for the rights offering, one non-transferable subscription right for each 15 shares of common stock owned, or into which the Series B Preferred Stock is convertible, as more fully described in the prospectus supplement relating to the rights offering. Each subscription right will entitle the holder to purchase one share of common stock at a subscription price of $6.25 per share. In addition, holders of subscription rights who fully exercise their basic subscription rights are entitled to oversubscribe for additional shares of common stock up to the number of shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of their basic subscription rights.

The subscription offering is expected to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 30, 2014, subject to extension or earlier termination. We will not issue subscription rights to acquire fractional shares of our common stock but rather will round down the aggregate number of shares for which you may subscribe to the nearest whole share. Kien Huat Realty III, Limited, the Company’s largest stockholder, has indicated it intends to exercise its basic subscription rights granted in the rights offering, although it is not obligated to do so.

Shareholders who hold their shares directly will receive a prospectus, together with a letter from the Company describing the rights offering, a subscription rights certificate and an IRS Form W-9. Those wishing to exercise their rights should review all materials, properly complete and execute the subscription rights certificate and deliver it and payment in full to the subscription agent:

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

17 Battery Place, 8th Floor

New York, NY 10004

Attn: Corporate Actions Department

Telephone Number for Confirmation: (917) 262-2378

Holders of subscription rights whose shares are held in street name through a broker, custodian bank or other nominee must instruct their broker, custodian bank or nominee whether or not to exercise subscription rights on their behalf. Those wishing to obtain a separate subscription rights certificate should promptly contact their broker, custodian bank or other nominee with that request, although it is not necessary to have a physical subscription rights certificate to elect to exercise rights if shares are held in street name.

Holders of subscription rights who wish to exercise subscription rights but will be unable to deliver the subscription rights certificate prior to the expiration date can deliver a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery in accordance with the directions in the prospectus.

This release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor will there be any sale of any securities referred to in this press release in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. The rights offering is being made only by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

A copy of the prospectus or further information with respect to the rights offering may be obtained by contacting Morrow & Co, LLC, the Information Agent. Stockholders may contact Morrow & Co., LLC by telephone at (855) 201-1081 and banks and brokerage firms by telephone at (203) 658-9400. Morrow & Co., LLC may also be reached by email at empire.info@morrowco.com.

About Empire

Empire Resorts, Inc. owns and operates, through its subsidiary Monticello Raceway Management, Inc., the Monticello Casino and Raceway, a harness racing track and casino located in Monticello, New York, and is 90 miles from midtown Manhattan.

Contact:

Charles Degliomini

Empire Resorts, Inc.

(845) 807-0001

cdegliomini@empireresorts.com