Empire Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: NYNY) announced that Kenneth M. Dreifach was appointed to its board of directors on June 1, 2009. Mr. Dreifach will serve as an independent director.
Dreifach is Deputy General Counsel of Linden Lab, operators of the Second Life virtual world platform where he heads the company's regulatory, anti-fraud and anti-money laundering, compliance, privacy and litigation efforts. From 2006 to 2007, Dreifach was a partner at the law firm of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, where he advised clients in the gaming, technology and financial sectors regarding a wide range of regulatory, compliance, litigation and government enforcement matters. Between 1999 and 2006, he worked for the Internet Bureau of the New York Attorney General's office, including more than five years as Chief of the Internet Bureau where he directed the office's technology-related litigation, enforcement and policy efforts. Earlier in his career, Dreifach served as a judicial clerk for Judge Phyllis Kravitch, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. . He holds a J.D. from New York University School of Law and a B.A. from Wesleyan University.
Empire Resorts CEO Joseph Bernstein stated, 'Ken Dreifach possesses valuable experience in the areas of litigation, government regulation, compliance litigation and corporate governance. He was invited to rejoin our Board after recent management, board and operational changes were successfully completed. We are delighted he has agreed to return.'
Empire Resorts owns and operates Monticello Casino & Raceway, a harness racing facility in Sullivan County with over 1,500 video gaming machines, as well as dining and other amenities. Empire Resorts is involved with Concord Associates, LLC in the proposed Concord Hotel & Resort, planned as a major gaming and destination resort in the Catskills.
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