It opened in February 2018 with over 100,000 feet of gaming including over 1,600 slot machines, and 150 live tables. Since we moved to North Carolina, a new casino went up not too far from where I lived in New York: Resorts World Catskills in Monticello, New York. Once a month, the casino would give us free play, and once a month we would head to the casino to play. The casino was, literally, less than five minutes from his apartment. When Pete and I lived in New York, he lived in Yonkers, where Empire City Casino is. My family loves gambling, and I inherited that trait. This Resorts World Catskills review is not sponsored.