Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Burke Desiree A.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. [ GLPI ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) SVP, CAO and Treasurer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 845 BERKSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 200	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/5/2021
(Street) WYOMISSING, PA 19610 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock (1)	1/5/2021		A		50000	A	$0	140762	D
Common Stock	1/5/2021		F		21742	D	$40.61	119020	D
Common Stock (2)	1/5/2021		A		9616	A	$0	128636	D
Common Stock	1/5/2021		F		4182	D	$40.61	124454	D
Common Stock	1/6/2021		S(3)		33692	D	$41.16 (4)	90762	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Reflects performance-based restricted stock earned and paid on January 5, 2021. The award had a performance period beginning on January 2, 2018 and ending December 31, 2020. The shares which vested at the end of the performance period was based upon the Company's three-year total shareholder return ranking among the three-year return of the companies included in the MSCI US REIT Index and Triple-Net REIT peers.
(2)	Represents receipt of dividends related to performance-based restricted stock that accrued during the applicable performance period on the shares earned and paid on January 5, 2021.
(3)	This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.
(4)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $41.11 to $41.29 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc., any security holder of Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth in the footnote to this Form 4.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Burke Desiree A. 845 BERKSHIRE BLVD. SUITE 200 WYOMISSING, PA 19610			SVP, CAO and Treasurer

Signatures
/s/Desiree A. Burke		1/7/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date