MGM Resorts International has gone in-house to find the new president and COO of its Empire City Casino in Yonkers, New York.
Ed Domingo, Empire City’s chief financial officer and a former senior vice president and CFO at Bellagio on the Las Vegas Strip, is taking over for Uri Clinton.
It was announced in December that Clinton, who also was involved with MGM’s effort to seek approval to build a $675 million casino in Bridgeport, Connecticut, was resigning after less than a year in charge of Empire City.
MGM acquired the giant racino along with the adjoining Yonkers Raceway in 2018 for around $850 million, with the aim of pursuing a license to offer live table gaming on the doorstep of New York City. MGM, Las Vegas Sands and Resorts World, which owns Resorts World New York City mega-racino at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, are leading a lobbying effort to get the state government to rescind a seven-year moratorium on full-scale casinos in the Big Apple.
“This is a very exciting time as we work towards securing a full commercial casino license that will expand our offerings and grow Empire City into a full-fledged entertainment and gaming destination,” Domingo said. “Having worked in casino resorts in major metropolitan areas, I recognize the extraordinary opportunity the downstate New York market presents.”
Domingo brings two decades of industry experience to his new post, which included stints with Caesars Entertainment and Rush Street Gaming before he joined MGM at Bellagio.
He holds a bachelor’s degree from Duke University, a law degree from New York University School of Law and a master’s from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
