The Board of Directors of Empire Resorts Inc. announced to increase the size of the Board from six to seven directors. In connection therewith, and upon the recommendation of its Nominating and Governance Committee, the Board appointed Keith Horn to fill the vacancy and serve as a director until the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is elected and qualified. Prior to joining the company's Board, Mr. Horn, served as chief operating officer and a member of the management committee of Elliott Management Corporation.

From 2011 to 2015, Mr. Horn served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Managed Funds Association, and was also a member of such Board's Executive Committee and served as chairman of its nominating committee and chairman of its international affairs committee. Prior to joining Elliott, beginning in 1987, Mr. Horn spent 16 years at Merrill Lynch serving in various capacities, including global head of Leveraged Finance, head of Latin America Debt, chief of staff to the chairman and president and a managing director in High Yield Finance and Investment Banking.