Penn National Gaming to Report Second Quarter Results and Host Conference Call and Webcast on July 27

Penn National Gaming, Inc. (PENN: Nasdaq) announced today that it will release its 2017 second quarter financial results at 7:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, July 27, 2017 and will host a conference call and simultaneous webcast at 9:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Both the call and webcast are open to the general public.

The conference call number is 212/231-2908; 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 owns, operates or has ownership interests in gaming and racing facilities and video gaming terminal operations with a focus on slot machine entertainment. The Company also recently expanded into social online gaming offerings via its Penn Interactive Ventures, LLC division and its recent acquisition of Rocket Speed Inc. At March 31, 2017, the Company operated twenty-seven facilities in seventeen jurisdictions, including California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia, and Ontario, Canada. At March 31, 2017, in aggregate, Penn National Gaming operated approximately 35,000 gaming machines, 800 table games and 4,600 hotel rooms.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can be identified by the use of forward looking terminology such as “expects,” “believes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “seeks,” “may,” “will,” “should” or “anticipates” or the negative or other variations of these or similar words, or by discussions of future events, strategies or risks and uncertainties. Specifically, forward-looking statements may include, among others, statements concerning future transactions, development projects, portfolio growth and required regulatory approvals, as well as other factors as discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, each as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not intend to update publicly any forward-looking statements except as required by law. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this press release may not occur.

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Penn National Gaming, Inc.William J. FairChief Financial Officer610/373-2400orJCIRJoseph N. Jaffoni, Richard Land212/835-8500 or [e-mail]