On Feb 8, Empire Resorts Inc, controlled by Lim Kok Thay, chairman of Genting Bhd, will open Resorts World Catskills, a USD 1.2 billion casino, hotel and entertainment complex at the site of the old Concord Resort Hotel, the largest of the upstate New York resorts and the latest effort of Genting Group to gain a bigger foothold in the US. The resort will include a 100,000 square-foot casino with more than 150 game tables and 2,150 slot machines, a 332-room hotel, and a 2,500-seat theatre. On Feb 8, Empire Resorts Inc, controlled by Lim Kok Thay, chairman of Genting Bhd will open Resorts World Catskills, a USD 1.2 billion casino, hotel and entertainment complex at the site of the old Concord Resort Hotel, the largest of the upstate New York resorts.