MGM announced the purchase agreement last May, but it hasn’t detailed what its plans are to expand the facility. The Rooneys had considered trying to build out the property themselves, but ultimately hired JP Morgan in 2017 to review their options. Rooney, president and CEO of Empire City Casino, said in a statement. “What’s incredibly exciting is the amount of opportunity MGM Resorts will bring to the employees at Empire City, as well as Westchester County, the city of Yonkers, and the State of New York,” Timothy J. The Rooney family had owned the race track since 1972, but sold it as MGM expects to eventually further develop the 97-acre property, 47 percent of which is currently developed. The Casino, with 5,200 video-lottery terminals, is 15 miles from Times Square in Manhattan, the Las-Vegas based gambling giant noted. “We are pleased to welcome the 1,200 employees at Empire City Casino to the MGM Resorts family,” Jim Murren, chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts, said in a statement. The deal was finalized after the state Gaming Commission on Monday approved the transfer of the licenses for gaming and horse racing from the Rooney family to MGM. BCW Member Empire City Casino was purchased by MGM Resorts this week.
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