Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	May 07, 2019
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Registrant Name	EMPIRE RESORTS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000906780
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		34,413,459
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false