Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
CAPPELLI LOUIS
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EMPIRE RESORTS INC [NYNY] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O CAPPELLI ENTERPRISES, INC., 115 STEVENS AVENUE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/13/2009
(Street)

VALHALLA, NY 10595		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Call Options (obligations to sell) $ 3 11/13/2009   S     100,000 11/13/2009 12/31/2010 Common Stock 100,000 $ 10 (1) 0 I By LRC Acquisition LLC (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CAPPELLI LOUIS
C/O CAPPELLI ENTERPRISES, INC.
115 STEVENS AVENUE
VALHALLA, NY 10595		   X      
LRC Acquisition LLC
C/O CAPPELLI ENTERPRISES, INC.
115 STEVENS AVENUE
VALHALLA, NY 10595		       X
Cappelli Resorts LLC
C/O CAPPELLI ENTERPRISES, INC.
115 STEVENS AVENUE
VALHALLA, NY 10595		       X

Signatures

 /s/ LOUIS R. CAPPELLI   11/19/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 LRC ACQUISITION LLC /s/ LOUIS R. CAPPELLI, Managing Member   11/19/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 CAPPELLI RESORTS LLC /s/ LOUIS R. CAPPELLI, Managing Member   11/19/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This amount is in addition to an agreement by the holder of the call options reported in this Form 4 to make additional credit available to LRC Acquisition LLC pursuant to an existing credit agreement between the holder and LRC Acquisition LLC.
(2) Louis R. Cappelli serves as the managing member and majority owner of LRC Acquisition LLC and Cappelli Resorts LLC, and indirectly owns the shares of Empire Resorts, Inc. ("Empire") common stock reported on this Form 4. LRC Acquisition LLC directly owns 4,200,000 of the shares reported on this Form 4 (the "LRC Shares"). Cappelli Resorts LLC directly owns 1,174,512 of the shares reported on this Form 4 (the "Cappelli Resorts Shares"). Each of LRC Acquisition LLC and Cappelli Resorts LLC beneficially owns less than ten percent (10%) of the outstanding shares of Empire. Each of LRC Acquisition LLC and Cappelli Resorts LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported on this Form 4 other than the LRC Shares and the Cappelli Resorts Shares, respectively.

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