US-based casino operator Empire Resorts has appointed Joseph E Bernstein as the company's chief executive officer.
Bernstein is to lead the company through its current restructuring process and will implement a range of gaming strategies in the Catskills region, including repositioning and improving the Monticello Casino and Raceway and pursuing the development of a Native American casino adjoining the facility. The new executive will also help the company pursue the legalistion of gaming in Sullivan County and future development projects.
Empire Resorts director, Louis R Cappelli, commented: “I am confident that Joe Bernstein, with his strong financial and legal expertise, vast development experience and specific experience with the company, is a brilliant choice to lead a new management team and boldly take Empire Resorts to the next level.”
