Penn National Gaming to Report Fourth Quarter Results and Host Conference Call and Webcast on January 29

Penn National Gaming, Inc. (PENN: Nasdaq) announced today that it will release its 2014 fourth quarter financial results at 7:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, January 29, 2015 and will host a conference call and simultaneous webcast at 10:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, January 29, 2015. Both the call and webcast are open to the general public.

The conference call number is 212/231-2904; please call five minutes in advance to ensure that you are connected prior to the presentation. Interested parties may also access the live call on the Internet at www.pngaming.com; allow 15 minutes to register and download and install any necessary software. Questions and answers will be reserved for call-in analysts and investors. A replay of the call can be accessed for thirty days on the Internet at www.pngaming.com.

About Penn National Gaming

Penn National Gaming, through its subsidiaries, owns, operates or has ownership interests in gaming and racing facilities with a focus on slot machine entertainment. The Company presently operates twenty-six facilities in seventeen jurisdictions, including Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia, and Ontario. At September 30, 2014, in aggregate, Penn National Gaming's operated facilities featured approximately 31,000 gaming machines, 760 table games and 3,100 hotel rooms.

Forward-Looking Statements

The discussion in this conference call and webcast may include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements can be identified by the use of forward looking terminology such as “expects,” “believes,” “estimates,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “should” or “anticipates” or the negative or other variation of these or similar words, or by discussions of future events, strategies or risks and uncertainties. Such forward looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about Penn National Gaming and its subsidiaries, and accordingly, any forward looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors described in Penn National Gaming’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All subsequent written and oral forward looking statements attributable to Penn National Gaming or persons acting on the Company’s behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included herein. Penn National Gaming undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward looking statements except as required by law.

Penn National Gaming, Inc.Saul V. Reibstein, 610-373-2400Chief Financial OfficerorJCIRJoseph N. Jaffoni, Richard [e-mail]