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 * Snowden Jay A	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) President and COO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 825 BERKSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 200	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 10/18/2017
(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)	10/18/2017		M		10000	A	$8.88	46281	D
Common Stock   (1)	10/18/2017		S		10000	D	$25.04   (2)	36281	D
Common Stock   (1)	10/18/2017		M		91531	A	$8.88	127812	D
Common Stock   (1)	10/18/2017		S		91531	D	$25.08   (3)	36281	D
Common Stock   (1)	10/19/2017		M		8469	A	$8.88	44750	D
Common Stock   (1)	10/19/2017		S		8469	D	$25.00   (4)	36281	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
Non Qualified Stock Options (right to buy)	$8.88	10/18/2017		M			10000	(5)	1/3/2019	Common Stock	10000	$0	0	D
Non Qualified Stock Options (right to buy)	$8.88	10/18/2017		M			91531	(6)	10/11/2018	Common Stock	91531	$0	8469	D
Non Qualified Stock Options (right to buy)	$8.88	10/19/2017		M			8469	(6)	10/11/2018	Common Stock	8469	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The transactions on this Form 4 were made pursuant to a stock trading plan established pursuant to rule 10b5-1.
(2)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $25.00 to $25.14. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Penn National Gaming, Inc., any security holder of Penn National Gaming, 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.
(3)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $25.00 to $25.20. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Penn National Gaming, Inc., any security holder of Penn National Gaming, 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.
(4)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $25.00 to $25.03. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Penn National Gaming, Inc., any security holder of Penn National Gaming, 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.
(5)	The option award, representing a right to purchase 10,000 shares, became exercisable in four equal installments on the anniversary date of the grant, beginning January 3, 2013.
(6)	The option award, representing a right to purchase 150,000 shares, became exercisable in four equal installments on the anniversary date of the grant, beginning October 11, 2012, and would have expired on October 11, 2018.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Snowden Jay A 825 BERKSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 200 WYOMISSING, PA 19610			President and COO

Signatures
/s/ Christopher Rogers as attorney-in-fact for Jay A. Snowden		10/20/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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