Dan Rooney’s Sports Bar at Empire City Casino Wins Best Live Music Award, Expands Entertainment

YONKERS, N.Y. - Sept. 9, 2013 - PRLog -- Dan Rooney’s Sports Bar at Empire City Casino was presented with the 2013 Best Live Music Award at a recent reception held by the Yonkers Chamber of Commerce. The restaurant opened in March as part of Empire City Casino’s $50 million expansion and has quickly become a favorite among diners, not only for its award winning cuisine - the Dan Rooney’s Burger was the pick of famed chef panelists at last year’s Greenwich Food & Wine Festival Burger Bash - but also for its unique live entertainment.

Empire City announced that Dan Rooney’s will expand their live music program adding Country Music Thursday Nights to the award-winning entertainment lineup beginning September 19.

The widely-popular dueling piano performances on Friday and Saturday nights which sparked the Best Live Music Award will continue from 9:00pm-12:15am on both nights. The Klash of the Keys Happy Hour specials continue from 9:00pm-11:00pm.

Get your cowboy boots ready when the country band performances debut on Thursday, September 19 from 8:00pm to midnight with Nashville Drive. The following week, Thursday, September 26, the Rachael Allyn Band will perform.

About Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway:
Empire City Casino, one of the largest entertainment and gaming destinations in the country, features 5,300 of the hottest slots, electronic  craps, roulette, baccarat and sic bo; year-round harness racing & International simulcasting from North America’s leading harness and thoroughbred venues; nightly live entertainment including party, tribute & Latin bands, dueling pianos, comedy, karaoke & more.  A plethora of dining options include authentic Italian cuisine at Nonno’s Trattoria; trackside dining with live betting at Empire Terrace Restaurant; and convenient options at the International Food Court or the Grab ‘n Go.  A new $50 million expansion added Dan Rooney’s, a high-energy sports bar; Pinch, in collaboration with Ducasse Studio, features 100 New York craft beers; and Alley 810, a craft cocktail lounge rounds out the entertainment options with retro bowling lanes.  Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway is located at 810 Yonkers Avenue (at Central Avenue) in Yonkers, New York, Westchester County (I-87 to Exit 2), open seven days a week from 9:00am to 4:00am.  Visit www.empirecitycasino.com or call 914.968.4200 for more information.