Robert A. Berman
| Robert A. Berman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 8, 1959 US |
| Residence | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Notable work | Empire Resorts, Monticello Raceway |
| Spouse(s) | Valerie J Berman |
| Children | 2 |
Robert A. Berman (born December 8, 1959) is an American businessman known for his contributions to the casino industry in the US. He has owned and directed several prominent organizations and companies including, Empire Resorts and Monticello Raceway. He has also formed partnerships with numerous institutional investors, which led to the acquisition of hotel properties across the US. Berman’s plans to develop a casino 90 miles from New York City led to a contentious battle with Donald Trump that later led to Trump receiving the largest fine in the history of New York State’s lobbying commission. He was involved in several projects concerning the development of Native American gaming in the New York and Idaho area.
Robert A. Berman’s father, Pip Berman, was a building contractor known for expanding the Concord Resort Hotel and the Imperial Room nightclub where Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Joan Rivers and Jerry Seinfeld performed. At 19 years of age, Robert A. Berman received the first mass gathering permit to operate an outdoor music festival in Sullivan County, New York where a decade earlier the 1969 was held. Collaborating with music impresario Sid Bernstein on the site of the former Avon Lodge Hotel in Woodridge, New York, Berman opened Music Mountain hosting artists including The Doobie Brothers, members of the Grateful Dead as the Jerry Garcia band and Bobby and the Midnights, Ozzy Osbourne, The Allman Brothers Band, Carlos Santana and various others.
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