Resorts World Catskills is a
hotel
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and
casino
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located in
Monticello,
New York
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History
It opened on February 8, 2018, and is owned and operated by
Empire Resorts. It was built on the former site of the
Concord Hotel. The property features of gaming space with 112
table game Table game may refer to:
* Table game (casino), games of chance that are played against the casino and operated by one or more live dealers
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s and over 2,150
slot machines, and an 18-story hotel tower with 332 suites.
The property was originally to be named Montreign Resort Casino but announced in April 2017 that it would instead license the Resorts World name from
Genting Group
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, the majority owner of Empire Resorts.
In mid-2018, construction was begun on the Entertainment Village, a building next to the casino containing retail space, restaurants, and 105 hotel rooms.
The project opened in December 2018 as The Alder at Resorts World Catskills.
In August 2019, an SEC filing indicated that Empire Resorts, the casino's parent company, was considering bankruptcy. During the period between the casino's February 2018 opening and June 2019, the company reported $211.5 million in losses. The ''Times Herald-Record'' asserted that the losses occurred "due to gross gaming revenues that lagged 45 percent below company projections in year-one alone, in a Northeast market over-saturated with gambling options".
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2018 establishments in New York (state)
Buildings and structures in Sullivan County, New York
Casinos in New York (state)
Hotels in New York (state)
Tourist attractions in Sullivan County, New York