Effective July 17, 2019, Gregg Polle resigned from his position as a director of Empire Resorts, Inc. (the Company) for personal reasons. To ensure the continued independence of the Company's Board of Directors, effective on the same day, Ryan Eller, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, resigned from his position as a director of the Company. There were no disagreements between the Company and Mr. Polle or Mr. Eller on any matters relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices. Mr. Edmund Marinucci, a director of the Company, was appointed to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to fill the vacancy created on that committee by Mr. Polle's resignation.