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Organization And Nature Of Business	12 Months Ended
Organization And Nature Of Business	Dec. 31, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization and Nature Of Business	Organization and Nature of Business Basis for Presentation Empire Resorts, Inc. (“Empire,” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company,” “us,” “our” or “we”) was organized as a Delaware corporation on March 19, 1993, and since that time has served as a holding company for various subsidiaries engaged in the hospitality and gaming industries. Our indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, Montreign Operating Company, LLC doing business as Resorts World Catskills "Montreign Operating"), owns and operates Resorts World Catskills, a casino resort (the "Casino"), which is located in Sullivan County, New York, approximately 90 miles from New York City. Montreign Operating is the sole holder of a gaming license (a "Gaming Facility License") in the Hudson Valley-Catskill region, which consists of Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties in New York State. Through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Monticello Raceway Management, Inc. ("MRMI"), we own and operate Monticello Casino and Raceway, which began racing operations in 1958 in Monticello, New York, which is proximate to the Casino. Monticello Casino and Raceway currently features a video gaming machine ("VGM") and harness horseracing facility. We also generate racing revenues through pari-mutuel wagering on the running of live harness horse races, the import simulcasting of harness and thoroughbred horse races from racetracks across the country and internationally, and the export simulcasting of its races to offsite pari-mutuel wagering facilities. Liquidity and Capital Resources Historically and prospectively, our primary sources of liquidity and capital resources have been and will continue to be cash flow from operations, borrowings from banks and proceeds from the issuance of debt and equity securities. Based on our current level of operations and our expected results of operations of the Casino over the next 12 months, we believe that cash generated from operations and cash on hand, together with amounts available under our Term Loan Facility, Revolving Credit Facility and Bangkok Bank Loan, will be adequate to meet our anticipated debt service requirements, capital expenditures and working capital needs for the next 12 months. However, we cannot be certain that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations, that our anticipated earnings from the Casino will be realized, or that future borrowings will be available under our Term Loan Facility or otherwise to enable us to service our indebtedness or to make anticipated capital expenditures. Our future operating performance and our ability to service our debt will be subject to future economic conditions and to financial, business and other factors, many of which are beyond our control.