Empire Resorts, Inc. Announces Appointment of Ryan Eller as President and Chief Operating Officer
March 27 2017 - 9:44AM
Business Wire
Empire Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ-GM:NYNY) (“Empire” and, together
with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) today announced the
appointment of Ryan Eller as President and Chief Operating Officer
of Empire effective immediately.
In his new role, Mr. Eller will oversee the development of the
Company’s resort casino in Sullivan County, New York and the
Company’s operations at the Monticello Casino and Raceway.Mr. Eller
brings to the Company extensive experience in the design,
development and operation of casinos, VGM facilities such as
Monticello Casino and Raceway and integrated resort projects.
During the four years prior to joining the Company, Mr. Eller
served in various executive officer positions with Genting New York
LLC (“Genting NY”), which operates Resorts World Casino New York
City (“RWNYC”). During his tenure at Genting NY, Mr. Eller oversaw
RWNYC’s planning with respect to a $315 million expansion to add
1,000 video lottery terminals, a new hotel and convention complex.
Concurrently with his position at Genting NY, Mr. Eller served as
senior vice president of development of Genting Americas Inc.
(“Genting Americas”).
In his role with Genting Americas, Mr. Eller oversaw the design
and development of the Resorts World Las Vegas integrated resort, a
$4 billion project on the Las Vegas Strip. From 2012 to 2013, Mr.
Eller served as executive vice president and chief financial
officer of Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise, a wholly-owned
enterprise of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, which
operates three casinos including the Pearl River Resort, a fully
integrated casino and resort facility. From 2007 to 2012, Mr. Eller
served as treasurer and executive director of finance of PCI Gaming
Authority, a business enterprise created by the Poarch Bank of
Creek Indians, where he helped design, open and operate three
casino and hotels representing capital investments over $600
million. From 2006 to 2007, Mr. Eller served as regional manager,
planning and analysis at Caesar’s Entertainment, Inc.
Mr. Eller served in the United States Marine Corps from 1997 to
2004 where he attained the rank of Major, holds an MBA with honors
from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree with
distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking
Information
Statements in this press release that are not historical facts
are “forward-looking statements” that may involve material risks
and uncertainties. The Company wishes to caution readers not to
place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which
statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, and as such, speak only as of the date made.
For a full discussion of risks and uncertainties, which could cause
actual results to differ from those contained in the
forward-looking statements, please see Empire’s filings with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation
to update publicly any of these forward-looking statements to
reflect actual results, new information or future events, changes
in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting
forward-looking statements, except to the extent required by
applicable laws. If we update one or more forward-looking
statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make
additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking
statements.
About Empire Resorts
The Company was awarded a gaming facility license by the New
York State Gaming Commission to develop and operate a resort casino
to be located at the site of a four-season destination resort being
developed in the Town of Thompson in Sullivan County, approximately
90 miles from New York City. The Company 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 resort casino will include an 18-story casino, hotel and
entertainment complex with approximately 130 table games, 2,150
state of the art slot machines, a poker room and private gaming
salons. Guest amentities will include 332 luxury rooms, which
includes 12 penthouse suites, 8 garden suites and 7 two-story
villas, two indoor pools, a spa and fitness center -- all designed
to meet 5-star and 5-diamond standards. Guests will be able to
choose from over 10 varied bar and restaurant experiences,
including fine dining, and an Italian-infused steakhouse created by
celebrity chef Scott Conant. Guest can also enjoy year-round live
entertainment at the over 2,500 seat event center, casino bar,
restaurants and lounges.
The Company also owns and operates Monticello Casino and
Raceway, a 45,000-square foot video gaming machine and harness
horseracing facility located in Monticello, New York, approximately
90 miles northwest of New York City. Further information is
available at www.empireresorts.com and
www.monticellocasinoandraceway.com.
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Empire Resorts, Inc.Charles Degliomini,
845-807-0001cdegliomini@empireresorts.com
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