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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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 * Reibstein Saul	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC [ PENN ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) EVP-Finance, CFO & Treasurer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 825 BERKSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 200	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/14/2016
(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)	1/14/2016		M		12500	A	(1)	28300	D
Common Stock	1/14/2016		D		12500	D	$14.28	15800	D
Common Stock								150	I   (2)	By Spouse

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
Phantom Stock Unit	(1)	1/14/2016		M			12500	1/14/2016	1/14/2016	Common Stock	12500	(1)	25000	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	The recipient receives a cash payment for each unit equal to the fair market value on the vesting date of one share of the Company's Common Stock. Of the original award of phantom stock units, 12,500 units vested on each of January 14, 2015 and January 14, 2016. The remaining phantom stock units will vest as follows: 12,500 units on January 14, 2017 and 12,500 units on January 14, 2018.
( 2)	Mr.Reibstein disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the shares owned by his spouse, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Reibstein Saul 825 BERKSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 200 WYOMISSING, PA 19610			EVP-Finance, CFO & Treasurer

Signatures
/s/ Christopher Rogers as attorney-in-fact for Saul Reibstein		1/19/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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