LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Empire Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: NYNY) today announced that on January 4, 2008, the company's partner, the St. Regis Mohawk's Tribe, received a letter from the Department of the Interior denying the Tribe's application to place 29.31 acres at the Monticello raceway into trust for the purposes of building a casino in accordance with the Indian Gaming ...Monday January 14, 2008 - 13:24 EST (Rolling Good Times)