−Removed: Penn National Gaming, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, is a leading, diversified, multi-jurisdictional owner and manager of gaming and racing properties and video gaming terminal (“VGT”) operations.
−Removed: We currently offer live sports betting at our properties in Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi, Nevada, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
−Removed: We operate an interactive gaming (“iGaming”) division through our subsidiary, Penn Interactive Ventures, LLC (“Penn Interactive”), which recently launched an online casino (“iCasino”) in Pennsylvania through our HollywoodCasino.com gaming platform and entered into multi-year agreements with leading sports betting operators for online sports betting and iGaming market access across our portfolio of properties.
−Removed: Our MYCHOICE ® customer loyalty program currently has over 20 million members and provides such members with various benefits, including complimentary goods and/or services.
+Added: Penn National Gaming, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (“Penn National,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), is a leading, diversified, multi-jurisdictional owner and manager of gaming and racing properties, retail and online sports betting operations, and video gaming terminal (“VGT”) operations.
+Added: Our wholly-owned interactive division, Penn Interactive Ventures, LLC (“Penn Interactive”), operates retail sports betting across the Company’s portfolio, as well as online sports betting, online social casino, bingo and online casinos (“iGaming”).
+Added: In February 2020, the Company acquired 36% (inclusive of 1% on a delayed basis) equity interest in Barstool Sports, Inc.
+Added: (“Barstool Sports”), a leading digital sports, entertainment, lifestyle and media company, and entered into a strategic relationship with Barstool Sports, whereby Barstool Sports will exclusively promote the Company's land-based retail sportsbooks, iGaming products and online sports betting products, including the Barstool Sportsbook mobile app, to its national audience.
+Added: We launched an online sports betting app called Barstool Sports in Pennsylvania in September 2020 and in Michigan in January 2021.
+Added: We also operate iGaming in Pennsylvania and Michigan.
+Added: Our MYCHOICE® customer loyalty program (the "mychoice program") currently has over 20 million members and provides such members with various benefits, including complimentary goods and/or services.
+Added: The Company’s strategy has continued to evolve from an owner and manager of gaming and racing properties into an omni-channel provider of retail and online gaming, live racing and sports betting entertainment.
+Added: We believe our continued evolution into a best-in-class omni-channel provider of retail and online gaming and sports betting entertainment will be a catalyst for our core land-based business, while also providing a platform for significant long-term shareholder value.
References in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, to “Penn National,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us” refer to Penn National Gaming, Inc.
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Hollywood Casino York and Hollywood Casino Morgantown, both of which are expected to commence operations by the end of 2021.
−Removed: In February 2020, we closed on our investment in Barstool Sports, Inc.
−Removed: (“Barstool Sports”), a leading digital sports, entertainment and media platform, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement with Barstool Sports and stockholders of Barstool Sports, in which we purchased approximately 36% of the common stock of Barstool Sports for a purchase price of approximately $163 million.
−Removed: The purchase price consisted of approximately $135 million in cash and $28 million in shares of non-voting convertible preferred stock.
−Removed: Furthermore, three years after the closing of the transaction (or earlier at our election), we will increase our ownership in Barstool Sports to approximately 50% with an incremental investment of approximately $62 million, consistent with the implied valuation at the time of the initial investment.
−Removed: With respect to the remaining Barstool Sports shares, we have immediately exercisable call rights, and the existing Barstool Sports stockholders have put rights exercisable beginning three years after closing, all based on a fair market value calculation at the time of exercise (subject to a cap of $650.0 million and a floor of 2.25 times the annualized revenue of Barstool Sports, all subject to various adjustments).
−Removed: We also have the option to bring in another partner who would acquire a portion of our share of Barstool Sports.
−Removed: Upon closing, we became Barstool Sports’ exclusive gaming partner for up to 40 years and have the sole right to utilize the Barstool Sports brand for all of our online and retail sports betting and iCasino products.
−Removed: We expect to launch our online sports gaming app called Barstool Sports in August 2020 and anticipate that this transaction will facilitate the Company’s omni-channel growth.
+Added: On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus (known as “COVID-19”) outbreak to be a global pandemic.
+Added: To help combat the spread of COVID-19 and pursuant to various orders from state gaming regulatory bodies or governmental authorities, operations at all of our properties were temporarily suspended for single or multiple time periods during the year.
+Added: Once re-opened, properties operated with reduced gaming and hotel capacity and limited food and beverage offerings in order to accommodate social distancing and health and safety protocols.
+Added: During the fourth quarter of 2020, our properties temporarily suspended operations in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Illinois and were subject to increased operational restrictions in Ohio and Massachusetts (among other states).
+Added: Our Michigan property temporarily closed on November 17, 2020 and reopened on December 23, 2020.
+Added: Our Pennsylvania properties temporarily closed on December 12, 2020 and reopened on January 4, 2021.
+Added: Our Illinois properties temporarily closed on November 20, 2020 and began reopening with limited hours of operations beginning January 16, 2021 and throughout the week.
+Added: The property closures were pursuant to the various orders from state gaming regulatory bodies or governmental authorities to combat the rapid spread of COVID-19.
+Added: As of February 26, 2021, all of our properties were open to the public with the exception of Zia Park and Valley Race Park, which remain closed.
+Added: The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant disruptions to our business and had a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, the magnitude of which continues to develop.
+Added: During the year, substantial measures were taken to improve our financial position and liquidity as discussed in our Consolidated Financial Statements N ote 1, “Organization and Basis of Presentation ” .
+Added: In February 2020, we closed on our investment in Barstool Sports pursuant to a stock purchase agreement with Barstool Sports and stockholders of Barstool Sports, in which we purchased approximately 36% of the common stock of Barstool Sports for a purchase price of $161.2 million.
+Added: Within three years after the closing or earlier at our election, we will increase our ownership in Barstool Sports to approximately 50% with an incremental investment of approximately $62 million, consistent with the implied valuation at the time of the initial investment.
+Added: With respect to the remaining Barstool Sports shares, we have immediately exercisable call rights, and the existing Barstool Sports stockholders have put rights exercisable beginning three
+Added: years after closing, all based on a fair market value calculation at the time of exercise (subject to a cap of $650.0 million and a floor of 2.25 times the annualized revenue of Barstool Sports, all subject to various adjustments).
+Added: Upon closing, we became Barstool Sports’ exclusive gaming partner for up to 40 years and have the sole right to utilize the Barstool Sports brand for all of our online and retail sports betting and iGaming products.
+Added: For additional information, see Note 7, "Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Affiliates" .
+Added: On December 15, 2020, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with GLPI to purchase the operations of Hollywood Casino Perryville for $31.1 million.
+Added: The transaction is expected to close during the second or third quarter of 2021, subject to approval of the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission and other customary closing conditions.
+Added: Simultaneous with the closing of the transaction, we would lease the real estate assets associated with Hollywood Casino Perryville from GLPI with initial annual rent of $7.8 million per year subject to escalation.
+Added: For additional information on our acquisitions, see Note 6, “Acquisitions and Dispositions.”
In May 2019, we acquired Greektown Casino-Hotel (“Greektown”) in Detroit, Michigan, subject to a triple net lease with VICI Properties Inc.
−Removed: VICI) (“VICI” and collectively with GLPI, our “REIT Landlords”) (the “Greektown Lease”) and, in January 2019, we acquired Margaritaville Casino Resort (“Margaritaville”) in Bossier City, Louisiana, subject to a triple net lease with VICI (the “Margaritaville Lease” and collectively with the Master Leases, the Greektown Lease and the Meadows Lease (as defined in the “Triple Net Leases” section below), the “Triple Net Leases”).
+Added: VICI) (“VICI”, a REIT and collectively with GLPI, our “REIT Landlords”) (the “Greektown Lease”) and, in January 2019, we acquired Margaritaville Casino Resort (“Margaritaville”) in Bossier City, Louisiana, subject to a triple net lease with VICI (the “Margaritaville Lease” and collectively with the Master Leases, the Greektown Lease, the Meadows Lease, the Tropicana Lease and the Morgantown Lease, of which the Meadows Lease, the Tropicana Lease and Morgantown Lease are defined in the “Triple Net Leases” section below, the “Triple Net Leases”).
In October 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.
(“Pinnacle”), a leading regional gaming operator (the “Pinnacle Acquisition”).
−Removed: In conjunction with the Pinnacle Acquisition, the Company divested the membership interests of certain Pinnacle subsidiaries, which operated the casinos known as Ameristar St.
−Removed: Charles, Ameristar Kansas City, Belterra Resort and Belterra Park (referred to collectively as the “Divested Properties”), to Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE:
−Removed: Additionally, as a part of the transaction, GLPI acquired the real estate assets associated with Plainridge Park Casino and concurrently leased back such assets to the Company (the “Plainridge Park Casino Sale-Leaseback”).
−Removed: In connection with the sale of the Divested Properties and the Plainridge Park Casino Sale-Leaseback, the Pinnacle Master Lease , which was assumed by the Company concurrent with the closing of the Pinnacle Acquisition, was amended.
−Removed: The Pinnacle Acquisition added 12 gaming properties to our portfolio.
−Removed: In May 2017, we completed the acquisitions of 1 st Jackpot Casino (f/k/a Bally’s Casino Tunica) and Resorts Casino Tunica (which ceased operations in June 2019).
−Removed: In August 2016, we enhanced our social gaming offerings with the acquisition of Rocket Speed, Inc.
−Removed: (“Rocket Speed”), a leading developer of social casino games.
−Removed: In June 2015, we opened Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville, Massachusetts, and in August 2015, we completed the acquisition of Tropicana Las Vegas.
−Removed: 2015, we acquired Illinois Gaming Investors LLC (d/b/a Prairie State Gaming) (“Prairie State Gaming”), one of the largest VGT route operators in Illinois, which has since acquired four small VGT route operators based in Illinois.
+Added: In connection with the Pinnacle Acquisition, we added 12 gaming properties to our portfolio, providing us with greater operational scale and geographic diversity.
+Added: We assumed the Pinnacle Master Lease concurrently with the closing of the Pinnacle Acquisition.
We believe that our portfolio of assets provides us the benefit of geographically-diversified cash flow from operations.
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As noted above, the majority of the real estate assets used in the Company’s operations are subject to either the Penn Master Lease or the Pinnacle Master Lease.
−Removed: In addition, three of the gaming facilities used in our operations are subject to individual triple net leases.
+Added: In addition to the Penn Master Lease and the Pinnacle Master Lease, five individual gaming facilities used in our operations are subject to individual triple net leases.
Under triple net leases, in addition to lease payments for the real estate assets, the Company is required to pay the following, among other things:
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(3) taxes levied on or with respect to the leased properties (other than taxes on the income of the lessor);
+Added: (4) all tenant capital improvements;
and (5) all utilities and other services necessary or appropriate for the leased properties and the business conducted on the leased properties.
−Removed: The following summaries of the Master Leases are qualified in their entirety by reference to either the Penn Master Lease or the Pinnacle Master Lease , as applicable, and subsequent amendments, all of which are incorporated by reference in the exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
+Added: The following summaries of the Master Leases are qualified in their entirety by reference to either the Penn Master Lease or the Pinnacle Master Lease, as applicable, all of which are incorporated by reference in the exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Penn Master Lease
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In connection with the Pinnacle Acquisition, the Company assumed a triple net master lease with GLPI (“Pinnacle Master Lease”), originally effective April 28, 2016.
−Removed: Concurrent with the closing of the Pinnacle Acquisition on October 15, 2018, the Company entered into an amendment to the Pinnacle Master Lease to, among other things, (i) remove Ameristar St.
−Removed: Charles, Ameristar Kansas City and Belterra Resort, and (ii) add Plainridge Park Casino.
Pursuant to the Pinnacle Master Lease, the Company leases real estate assets associated with 12 of the gaming facilities used in its operations from GLPI.
−Removed: Upon assumption of the Pinnacle Master Lease , as amended, there were 7.5 years remaining of the initial ten -year term, with five subsequent, five -year renewal periods exercisable at the Company’s option.
−Removed: Meadows Lease, Margaritaville Lease and Greektown Lease
+Added: Upon assumption of the Pinnacle Master Lease, as
+Added: amended, there were 7.5 years remaining of the initial ten-year term, with five subsequent, five-year renewal periods exercisable at the Company’s option.
+Added: Furthermore, in conjunction with the Pinnacle Acquisition, GLPI acquired the real estate assets associated with Plainridge Park Casino and leased back such assets to the Company pursuant to an amendment to the Pinnacle Master Lease.
+Added: Morgantown Lease
+Added: On October 1, 2020, we sold the land underlying our Morgantown development project to GLPI in exchange for rent credits of $30.0 million.
+Added: Contemporaneous with the sale, the Company entered into a triple net lease with a subsidiary of GLPI for the land underlying Morgantown (“Morgantown Lease”).
+Added: The initial term of the Morgantown Lease is twenty years with six subsequent, five-year renewal periods, exercisable at the Company’s option.
+Added: Meadows Lease, Margaritaville Lease, Greektown Lease and Tropicana Lease
In connection with the Pinnacle Acquisition, the Company assumed a triple net lease of the real estate assets used in the operations of Meadows Racetrack and Casino (the “Meadows Lease”), originally effective September 9, 2016, with GLPI as the landlord.
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Both the Margaritaville Lease and the Greektown Lease have initial terms of 15 years, with four subsequent five-year renewal options on the same terms and conditions, exercisable at the Company’s option.
+Added: On April 16, 2020, we sold the real estate assets associated with our Tropicana Las Vegas ("Tropicana") property to a subsidiary of GLPI in exchange for rent credits of $307.5 million.
+Added: Contemporaneous with the sale, the Company entered into a leaseback of the real estate assets for nominal cash rent.
+Added: We are required to continue to operate the Tropicana for two years (subject to three one-year extensions at GLPI’s option) or until the real estate assets and the operations of the Tropicana are earlier sold by GLPI.
Operating Properties
The table below summarizes certain features of the properties owned, operated or managed by us as of December 31, 2020, by reportable segment (all area and capacity metrics are approximate):
−Removed: Real Estate Assets Lease or Ownership Structure
−Removed: Type of Facility
−Removed: Gaming Square Footage
−Removed: Gaming Machines
−Removed: Table Games (1)
+Added: Location Real Estate Assets Lease or Ownership Structure Type of Facility Gaming Square Footage Gaming Machines Table Games (1)
Northeast segment (2)
−Removed: Ameristar East Chicago
−Removed: East Chicago, IN
−Removed: Pinnacle Master Lease
−Removed: Dockside gaming
−Removed: Greektown Casino-Hotel
−Removed: Greektown Lease
−Removed: Land-based gaming
−Removed: Hollywood Casino Bangor
−Removed: Penn Master Lease
−Removed: Land-based gaming/racing
−Removed: Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races
−Removed: Charles Town, WV
−Removed: Penn Master Lease
−Removed: Land-based gaming/racing
−Removed: Hollywood Casino Columbus
−Removed: Penn Master Lease
−Removed: Land-based gaming
+Added: Ameristar East Chicago East Chicago, IN Pinnacle Master Lease Dockside gaming 73,000 1,796 75 288
+Added: Greektown Casino-Hotel Detroit, MI Greektown Lease Land-based gaming 100,000 2,362 62 400
+Added: Hollywood Casino Bangor Bangor, ME Penn Master Lease Land-based gaming/racing 31,750 726 14 152
+Added: Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races Charles Town, WV Penn Master Lease Land-based gaming/racing 115,000 2,292 74 153
+Added: Hollywood Casino Columbus Columbus, OH Penn Master Lease Land-based gaming 177,000 2,066 74 —
Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg (3)
−Removed: Lawrenceburg, IN
−Removed: Penn Master Lease
−Removed: Dockside gaming
−Removed: Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course
−Removed: Grantville, PA
−Removed: Penn Master Lease
−Removed: Land-based gaming/racing
−Removed: Hollywood Casino Toledo
−Removed: Penn Master Lease
−Removed: Land-based gaming
−Removed: Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway
−Removed: Penn Master Lease
−Removed: Land-based gaming/racing
−Removed: Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course
−Removed: Youngstown, OH
−Removed: Penn Master Lease
−Removed: Land-based gaming/racing
+Added: Lawrenceburg, IN Penn Master Lease Dockside gaming 149,500 1,521 58 463
+Added: Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course Grantville, PA Penn Master Lease Land-based gaming/racing 99,500 1,962 80 —
+Added: Hollywood Casino Toledo Toledo, OH Penn Master Lease Land-based gaming 125,000 1,848 69 —
+Added: Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway Dayton, OH Penn Master Lease Land-based gaming/racing 40,600 814 — —
+Added: Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course Youngstown, OH Penn Master Lease Land-based gaming/racing 50,000 1,127 — —
Marquee by Penn (4)
−Removed: Land-based gaming
−Removed: Meadows Racetrack and Casino
−Removed: Washington, PA
−Removed: Meadows Lease
−Removed: Land-based gaming/racing
−Removed: Plainridge Park Casino
−Removed: Plainville, MA
−Removed: Pinnacle Master Lease
−Removed: Land-based gaming/racing
+Added: Pennsylvania N/A Land-based gaming N/A 115 — —
+Added: Meadows Racetrack and Casino Washington, PA Meadows Lease Land-based gaming/racing 125,000 2,463 95 —
+Added: Plainridge Park Casino Plainville, MA Pinnacle Master Lease Land-based gaming/racing 50,000 1,181 — —
South segment
1 st Jackpot Casino
−Removed: Penn Master Lease
−Removed: Dockside gaming
−Removed: Ameristar Vicksburg
−Removed: Vicksburg, MS
−Removed: Pinnacle Master Lease
−Removed: Dockside gaming
−Removed: Boomtown Biloxi
−Removed: Penn Master Lease
−Removed: Dockside gaming
−Removed: Boomtown Bossier City
−Removed: Bossier City, LA
−Removed: Pinnacle Master Lease
−Removed: Dockside gaming
−Removed: Boomtown New Orleans
−Removed: New Orleans, LA
−Removed: Pinnacle Master Lease
−Removed: Dockside gaming
−Removed: Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast
−Removed: Penn Master Lease
−Removed: Land-based gaming
−Removed: Hollywood Casino Tunica
−Removed: Penn Master Lease
−Removed: Dockside gaming
−Removed: L’Auberge Baton Rouge
−Removed: Baton Rouge, LA
−Removed: Pinnacle Master Lease
−Removed: Dockside gaming
−Removed: L’Auberge Lake Charles
−Removed: Lake Charles, LA
−Removed: Pinnacle Master Lease
−Removed: Dockside gaming
−Removed: Margaritaville Resort Casino
−Removed: Bossier City, LA
−Removed: Margaritaville Lease
−Removed: Dockside gaming
−Removed: Ameristar Black Hawk
−Removed: Black Hawk, CO
−Removed: Pinnacle Master Lease
−Removed: Land-based gaming
−Removed: Cactus Petes and Horseshu
−Removed: Pinnacle Master Lease
−Removed: Land-based gaming
−Removed: Henderson, NV
−Removed: Penn Master Lease
−Removed: Land-based gaming
−Removed: Tropicana Las Vegas
−Removed: Las Vegas, NV
−Removed: Land-based gaming
−Removed: Zia Park Casino
−Removed: Penn Master Lease
−Removed: Land-based gaming/racing
+Added: Tunica, MS Penn Master Lease Dockside gaming 40,000 839 12 —
+Added: Ameristar Vicksburg Vicksburg, MS Pinnacle Master Lease Dockside gaming 70,000 1,102 24 148
+Added: Boomtown Biloxi Biloxi, MS Penn Master Lease Dockside gaming 35,500 605 20 —
+Added: Boomtown Bossier City Bossier City, LA Pinnacle Master Lease Dockside gaming 30,000 806 16 187
+Added: Boomtown New Orleans New Orleans, LA Pinnacle Master Lease Dockside gaming 30,000 1,132 31 150
+Added: Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast Bay St.
+Added: Louis, MS Penn Master Lease Land-based gaming 51,000 829 20 291
+Added: Hollywood Casino Tunica Tunica, MS Penn Master Lease Dockside gaming 54,000 900 10 494
+Added: L’Auberge Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA Pinnacle Master Lease Dockside gaming 71,500 1,305 49 205
+Added: L’Auberge Lake Charles Lake Charles, LA Pinnacle Master Lease Dockside gaming 70,000 1,469 85 995
+Added: Margaritaville Resort Casino Bossier City, LA Margaritaville Lease Dockside gaming 30,000 1,109 50 395
+Added: Ameristar Black Hawk Black Hawk, CO Pinnacle Master Lease Land-based gaming 56,000 1,050 38 536
+Added: Cactus Petes and Horseshu Jackpot, NV Pinnacle Master Lease Land-based gaming 29,000 743 21 416
+Added: M Resort Henderson, NV Penn Master Lease Land-based gaming 96,000 1,073 40 390
+Added: Tropicana Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV Tropicana Lease Land-based gaming 72,000 632 20 1,470
+Added: Zia Park Casino Hobbs, NM Penn Master Lease Land-based gaming/racing 18,000 754 — 154
Midwest segment
Ameristar Council Bluffs (5)
−Removed: Council Bluffs, IA
−Removed: Pinnacle Master Lease
−Removed: Dockside gaming
+Added: Council Bluffs, IA Pinnacle Master Lease Dockside gaming 35,000 1,421 22 444
Argosy Casino Alton (6)
−Removed: Penn Master Lease
−Removed: Dockside gaming
−Removed: Argosy Casino Riverside
−Removed: Riverside, MO
−Removed: Penn Master Lease
−Removed: Dockside gaming
−Removed: Hollywood Casino Aurora
−Removed: Penn Master Lease
−Removed: Dockside gaming
−Removed: Hollywood Casino Joliet
−Removed: Penn Master Lease
−Removed: Dockside gaming
+Added: Alton, IL Penn Master Lease Dockside gaming 23,000 705 12 —
+Added: Argosy Casino Riverside Riverside, MO Penn Master Lease Dockside gaming 56,000 1,200 42 258
+Added: Hollywood Casino Aurora Aurora, IL Penn Master Lease Dockside gaming 53,000 976 27 —
+Added: Hollywood Casino Joliet Joliet, IL Penn Master Lease Dockside gaming 50,000 1,100 26 100
Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway (7)
−Removed: Kansas City, KS
−Removed: Land-based gaming
+Added: Kansas City, KS Owned - JV Land-based gaming 95,000 2,000 41 —
Hollywood Casino St.
−Removed: Maryland Heights, MO
−Removed: Penn Master Lease
−Removed: Dockside gaming
+Added: Louis Maryland Heights, MO Penn Master Lease Dockside gaming 120,000 2,017 63 502
Prairie State Gaming (4)
−Removed: Land-based gaming
−Removed: River City Casino
−Removed: Pinnacle Master Lease
−Removed: Dockside gaming
+Added: Illinois N/A Land-based gaming N/A 2,047 — —
+Added: River City Casino St.
+Added: Louis, MO Pinnacle Master Lease Dockside gaming 90,000 1,945 53 200
Freehold Raceway (8)
−Removed: Standardbred racing
+Added: Freehold, NJ Owned - JV Standardbred racing — — — —
Retama Park Racetrack (9)
−Removed: None - Managed
−Removed: Thoroughbred racing
+Added: Selma, TX None - Managed Thoroughbred racing — — — —
Sam Houston Race Park (10)
−Removed: Thoroughbred racing
+Added: Houston, TX Owned - JV Thoroughbred racing — — — —
Sanford-Orlando Kennel Club (11)
−Removed: Greyhound racing
+Added: Longwood, FL Owned Greyhound racing/simulcasting — — — —
Valley Race Park (10)
−Removed: Harlingen, TX
−Removed: Greyhound racing
+Added: Harlingen, TX Owned - JV Greyhound racing — — — —
+Added: 2,411,350 48,032 1,323 8,791
(1) Excludes poker tables.
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(6) The riverboat is owned by us and not subject to the Penn Master Lease.
−Removed: Pursuant to a joint venture with International Speedway Corporation (“International Speedway”)
+Added: (7) Pursuant to a joint venture with NASCAR.
(8) Pursuant to a joint venture with Greenwood Limited Jersey, Inc., a subsidiary of Greenwood Racing, Inc.
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(10) Pursuant to a joint venture with MAXXAM, Inc.
+Added: (11) In the fourth quarter of 2020, we sold the land underlying the Sanford-Orlando Kennel Club racetrack which discontinued our live racing operations.
+Added: We continue to operate our simulcast racing business.
Northeast Segment
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Greektown Casino-Hotel is located in the Greektown district of Detroit, Michigan, and is one of four casino hotels in the Detroit-Windsor area.
−Removed: In addition to slot machines, table games and poker tables, Greektown Casino-Hotel features a 30-story hotel, 14,000 square feet of convention and banquet space, and several food and beverage options from casual to fine dining.
−Removed: Further, the property includes a parking structure accommodating 3,400 vehicles.
−Removed: Hollywood Casino Bangor features gaming amenities;
−Removed: including slot machines, table games and poker tables;
−Removed: a hotel with 5,100 square feet of meeting and multipurpose space;
−Removed: a casual dining restaurant;
−Removed: a small entertainment stage;
−Removed: and a four-story parking garage.
+Added: In addition to slot machines, table games, poker tables and a sportsbook for live sports betting, the property features a 30-story hotel, several food and beverage options from casual to fine dining, as well as 10,000 square feet of convention and banquet space.
+Added: Hollywood Casino Bangor is located less than five miles from the Bangor airport in Maine.
+Added: It features slot machines, table games and poker tables, as well as a hotel with 5,100 square feet of meeting and multipurpose space;
+Added: and dining and entertainment options.
Bangor Raceway, which is adjacent to the property, is located at historic Bass Park and includes a one-half mile standardbred racetrack and a 12,000 square foot grandstand capable of seating 3,500 patrons.
Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races is located within approximately an hour drive of the Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C.
−Removed: In addition to slot machines, table games and poker tables, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races includes a sportsbook for live sports betting.
−Removed: The complex also features live thoroughbred racing at a 3/4-mile all-weather lighted thoroughbred racetrack with a 3,000-seat grandstand, two parking garages for 5,800 vehicles and simulcast wagering.
−Removed: Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races dining options include a high-end steakhouse, a sports bar and entertainment lounge, and an Asian-themed restaurant.
−Removed: Hollywood Casino Columbus is a Hollywood-themed casino featuring slot machines, table games and 34 poker tables.
−Removed: Hollywood Casino Columbus also includes multiple food and beverage outlets, an entertainment lounge, and structured and surface parking for 4,600 spaces.
−Removed: Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg is located along the Ohio River in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, approximately 15 miles west of Cincinnati, Ohio.
−Removed: In addition to slot machines, table games, and poker tables, the Hollywood-themed casino riverboat includes a hotel;
−Removed: a sportsbook;
−Removed: dining options;
−Removed: including a restaurant, bar, nightclub, sports bar, and two cafés;
−Removed: and meeting space.
−Removed: We own and operate a hotel and event center, which was constructed by the City of Lawrenceburg Department of Redevelopment, located within one mile from Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg.
−Removed: The hotel and event center includes 18,000 square feet of multipurpose space and 19,500 square feet of ballroom and meeting space.
+Added: In addition to slot machines, table games and poker tables, the property includes a sportsbook for live sports betting, as well as a variety of dining options.
+Added: The complex also features live thoroughbred racing at a 3/4-mile all-weather lighted thoroughbred racetrack with a 3,000-seat grandstand and simulcast wagering.
+Added: Hollywood Casino Columbus is a Hollywood-themed casino located in Columbus, Ohio.
+Added: It features slot machines, table games and poker tables as well as multiple food and beverage outlets, and an entertainment lounge.
+Added: Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg is a Hollywood-themed casino riverboat located along the Ohio River in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, approximately 15 miles west of Cincinnati, Ohio.
+Added: In addition to slot machines, table games, and poker tables, the riverboat features a sportsbook for live sports betting, as well as a variety of dining options.
+Added: The hotel and event center, located within one mile from the casino, includes 18,000 square feet of multipurpose space and 19,500 square feet of ballroom and meeting space.
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course is located 15 miles northeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
−Removed: This gaming facility also includes an entertainment bar and lounge, a sports bar, a buffet, a high-end steakhouse and various casual dining options, as well as sports betting and a viewing area for live racing.
−Removed: The facility has ample parking, including a five-story self-parking garage, with capacity for 2,200 cars, and 1,500 surface parking spaces for self and valet parking.
+Added: This gaming facility also includes a variety of dining and entertainment options, as well as sports betting and a viewing area for live racing.
The property includes a one-mile all-weather lighted thoroughbred racetrack and a 7/8-mile turf track.
−Removed: In addition, the property offers off-track wagering (“OTW”) at separate facilities located in York, Pennsylvania and Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
−Removed: Hollywood Casino Toledo is a Hollywood-themed casino featuring slot machines, table games and 19 poker tables.
−Removed: Hollywood Casino Toledo also includes multiple food and beverage outlets, an entertainment lounge, and structured and surface parking for 3,300 spaces.
−Removed: Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway is a Hollywood-themed property featuring video lottery terminals (“VLTs”) and a 5/8-mile standardbred racetrack.
−Removed: Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway also includes various restaurants, bars, surface parking for 1,800 spaces and other amenities.
−Removed: Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course is a Hollywood-themed property featuring VLTs and a one-mile thoroughbred racetrack.
−Removed: Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course also includes various restaurants, bars, surface parking with 1,250 spaces and other amenities.
+Added: Hollywood Casino Toledo is a Hollywood-themed casino, located on the bank of the Maumee River, in Toledo, Ohio.
+Added: The property features slot machines, table games and poker tables, as well as multiple food and beverage outlets and an entertainment lounge.
+Added: Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway is a Hollywood-themed casino and raceway located in Dayton, Ohio.
+Added: It features video lottery terminals, a 5/8-mile standardbred racetrack, as well as various restaurants and bars, amongst other amenities.
+Added: Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course is a Hollywood-themed casino and raceway located in Youngstown, Ohio featuring video lottery terminals and a one-mile thoroughbred racetrack.
+Added: The property also includes various restaurants, and bars, amongst other amenities.
Marquee by Penn is our licensed VGT route operator with a network of 23 truck stop establishments in Pennsylvania.
Meadows Racetrack and Casino is located in Washington, Pennsylvania, approximately 25 miles south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
−Removed: In addition to gaming amenities, Meadows Racetrack and Casino offers a sportsbook for live sports betting, several dining options, including a steakhouse, food court and a bar.
−Removed: In addition, the property features an events and banquet center, a simulcast betting parlor, a harness racetrack and a bowling alley.
−Removed: The property also offers OTW at a separate facility in Pittsburgh.
+Added: In addition to gaming amenities, the property offers a sportsbook for live sports betting, several dining options, as well as an event and banquet center, a simulcast betting parlor, a harness racetrack and a bowling alley.
Plainridge Park Casino is located 20 miles southwest of the Boston beltway just off interstate 95 in Plainville, Massachusetts.
−Removed: In addition to gaming offerings, Plainridge Park Casino features various restaurants, bars, 1,600 structured and surface parking spaces, and other amenities.
−Removed: Plainridge Park Casino also includes a 5/8-mile live harness racing facility with a two-story clubhouse for simulcast operations, special events, and live racing viewing, which is 55,000 square feet.
+Added: In addition to gaming offerings, Plainridge Park Casino features various restaurants and bars, along with a 5/8-mile live harness racing facility with a two-story clubhouse for simulcast operations, special events, and live racing viewing.
South Segment
−Removed: 1 st Jackpot Casino, the closest Tunica-area casino to downtown Memphis, Tennessee, features slot machines, table games, a steakhouse, a buffet, a café, a sportsbook and a live entertainment venue.
+Added: 1 st Jackpot Casino is the closest Tunica-area casino to downtown Memphis, Tennessee.
+Added: It features slot machines, table games, a café, a sportsbook and a live entertainment venue.
Ameristar Vicksburg, which is the largest dockside casino in central Mississippi, is located along the Mississippi River approximately 45 miles west of Mississippi’s largest city, Jackson.
−Removed: In addition to gaming amenities, the property features a hotel, multiple dining facilities, a club lounge, a sportsbook, a live entertainment venue, and 1,800 square feet of meeting and event space.
−Removed: Boomtown Biloxi offers slot machines and table games as well as a buffet, a sports bar and grill, a Fat Tuesday, a noodle bar, a sportsbook and a recreational vehicle (“RV”) park.
−Removed: Boomtown Biloxi also features a 3,600 square foot event center and board room and has 1,450 surface parking spaces.
+Added: In addition to gaming amenities, the property features a hotel, multiple dining and bar facilities, an 1,800 square feet of meeting and event space, a sports book and an RV park.
+Added: Boomtown Biloxi, located in Biloxi Mississippi, offers slot machines and table games, and a sportsbook for live sports betting, as well as a variety of dining options.
+Added: The property also includes a recreational vehicle park, and a 3,600 square foot event center and board room.
Boomtown Bossier City features a hotel adjoining a dockside riverboat casino located less than one mile from the Louisiana Boardwalk.
−Removed: It also offers several dining options, ranging from a high-end steakhouse to casual dining restaurants, including a buffet, and 1,500 square feet of meeting and conference space.
+Added: It also offers several dining options, ranging from a high-end steakhouse to casual dining restaurants, and 1,500 square feet of meeting and conference space.
Boomtown New Orleans is located in the West Bank area across the Mississippi River and approximately 15 minutes from the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.
−Removed: In addition to gaming amenities, it also features a five-story hotel, a fitness center, four restaurants, a 500-seat entertainment venue, and over 14,000 square feet of meeting and conference space.
−Removed: Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast features slot machines, table games, and poker tables.
−Removed: The waterfront Hollywood Hotel includes a 10,000 square foot ballroom, and nine separate meeting rooms offering more than 14,000 square feet of meeting space.
−Removed: Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast offers live concerts and various entertainment on weekends.
−Removed: The property also features The Bridges golf course, a sportsbook, and various dining facilities, including a steakhouse, a buffet, a grill and a clubhouse lounge as well as an entertainment bar.
−Removed: Other amenities include a RV park and gift shop, lazy river, spa, and pool cabanas.
−Removed: Hollywood Casino Tunica features gaming offerings, a hotel and a 123-space RV park.
−Removed: Entertainment amenities include a steakhouse, a buffet, a grill, an entertainment lounge, a premium players’ club, a themed bar, a sportsbook, an indoor pool, and showroom as well as banquet and meeting facilities.
−Removed: In addition, Hollywood Casino Tunica offers surface parking with more than 1,600 spaces.
+Added: In addition to gaming amenities, it also features a five-story hotel, a fitness center, several restaurants, a 500-seat entertainment venue, and over 14,000 square feet of meeting and conference space.
+Added: Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast is located in Bay St.
+Added: Louis, Mississippi and features slot machines, table games, and a sportsbook for live sports betting.
+Added: The property also features a golf course, various dining options, and an RV park amongst other amenities.
+Added: The waterfront hotel includes a 10,000 square foot ballroom, and nine separate meeting rooms offering more than 14,000 square feet of meeting space.
+Added: Hollywood Casino Tunica is a Hollywood-themed casino, located less than 10 miles from Tunica County River Park.
+Added: In addition to gaming offerings, it features a sportsbook for live sports betting, a hotel, a 123-space recreational vehicle park, various dining and bar options, and banquet and meeting facilities.
L’Auberge Baton Rouge is located approximately ten miles southeast of downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
−Removed: L’Auberge Baton Rouge offers a fully-integrated casino entertainment experience.
−Removed: It also features a 12-story hotel, a fitness center, four dining outlets, a music bar, and 13,000 square feet of meeting and event space.
+Added: In addition to gaming options, the property features a 12-story hotel, a variety of dining choices, and 13,000 square feet of meeting and event space.
L’Auberge Lake Charles offers one of the closest full-scale casino hotel facilities to Houston, Texas, as well as to the Austin, Texas and San Antonio, Texas metropolitan areas.
The location is approximately 140 miles from Houston and approximately 300 miles and 335 miles from Austin and San Antonio, respectively.
−Removed: L’Auberge Lake Charles features six dining outlets, a golf course, a full-service spa, retail shopping, two bars, and more than 26,000 square feet of meeting and event space.
+Added: In addition to gaming amenities, the property features several dining outlets, a golf course, a full-service spa, and more than 26,000 square feet of meeting and event space.
Margaritaville Resort Casino is one of the premier gaming, lodging, dining and entertainment experiences in Northern Louisiana.
−Removed: The property provides an island-style theme and includes a 15,000 square foot 1,000-seat theater, 9,500 square feet of meeting space, and 1,500 parking spaces.
+Added: The property provides an island-style theme and includes a 15,000 square foot 1,000-seat theater, and 9,500 square feet of meeting space.
Ameristar Black Hawk is located in the center of the Black Hawk gaming district, approximately 40 miles west of Denver, Colorado.
−Removed: In addition to gaming amenities, the resort features a hotel, a full-service day spa, a fitness center, several dining outlets, a live entertainment bar, a 1,500 space parking structure, and 15,000 square feet of meeting and event space.
+Added: In addition to gaming amenities, the resort features a hotel, a full-service day spa, several dining outlets, a live entertainment bar, and 15,000 square feet of meeting and event space.
Cactus Petes and Horseshu (collectively, “the Jackpot Properties”) are located just south of the Idaho border in Jackpot, Nevada.
−Removed: The Jackpot Properties collectively feature two hotels, four dining options, a 4,000 seat amphitheater, a showroom, a live entertainment lounge, and meeting and event facilities.
+Added: The Jackpot Properties collectively feature two hotels, several dining options, a 4,000 seat amphitheater, a showroom, a live entertainment lounge, and meeting and event facilities.
M Resort , located approximately ten miles from the Las Vegas strip in Henderson, Nevada, is situated at the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and St.
Rose Parkway.
−Removed: The resort features slot machines, table games and a sportsbook.
−Removed: M Resort also offers a hotel, seven restaurants and six destination bars, more than 60,000 square feet of meeting and conference space, a 4,700 space parking structure, a spa and fitness center, a Topgolf Swing Suite, and a 100,000 square foot event center.
+Added: The resort features slot machines, table games and a sportsbook for live sports betting, as well as a hotel and a variety of dining and bar options.
+Added: The property also features more than 60,000 square feet of meeting and conference space, a spa and fitness center, and a 100,000 square foot event center.
Tropicana Las Vegas , located on the strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, is situated at the corner of Tropicana Boulevard and Las Vegas Boulevard.
−Removed: In addition to gaming, the resort features a hotel, a sportsbook kiosk, four full-service restaurants, a brunch buffet, a food court, a 1,100-seat performance theater, a 300-seat comedy club, over 100,000 square feet of exhibition and meeting space, a five-acre tropical beach event area and spa, and 2,100 parking spaces.
−Removed: Zia Park Casino includes slot machines, two restaurants, and a one-mile quarter/thoroughbred racetrack, with live racing from September to December, and a year-round simulcast parlor.
−Removed: In addition, Zia Park Casino features a hotel, which includes six suites, a business center, exercise/fitness facility and a breakfast venue.
+Added: In addition to gaming, the resort features a hotel, a sportsbook kiosk, full-service restaurants, a food court, and a variety of bar and lounge options.
+Added: The property also includes entertainment venues, over 100,000 square feet of exhibition and meeting space, and a five-acre tropical beach event area and spa.
+Added: Zia Park Casino is located in Hobbs, New Mexico, and features slot machines, a hotel, restaurants, a one-mile quarter/thoroughbred racetrack with live racing from September to December, and a year-round simulcast parlor.
Midwest Segment
Ameristar Council Bluffs is located across the Missouri River from Omaha, Nebraska and includes the largest riverboat in Iowa.
−Removed: In addition to gaming amenities, the property also features a hotel, a fitness center, four dining facilities, a sports bar, and a 5,000 square feet of convention and meeting space.
+Added: In addition to gaming amenities, the property also features a hotel, a fitness center, several dining facilities, a sports bar featuring a sportsbook with live sports betting, and 5,000 square feet of convention and meeting space.
Argosy Casino Alton is located on the Mississippi River in Alton, Illinois, approximately 20 miles northeast of downtown St.
−Removed: Argosy Casino Alton is a three-deck riverboat featuring slot machines and table games.
−Removed: Argosy Casino Alton includes an entertainment pavilion and features a large buffet venue, a restaurant, a deli and a 475-seat main showroom.
−Removed: The facility also includes surface parking areas with 1,350 spaces.
+Added: Louis, Missouri.
+Added: Argosy Casino Alton is a three-deck riverboat featuring slot machines, table games and a sportsbook for live betting.
+Added: Argosy Casino Alton includes an entertainment pavilion and features a deli, a VIP lounge and a 475-seat main showroom.
Argosy Casino Riverside is located on the Missouri River, approximately five miles from downtown Kansas City.
−Removed: In addition to gaming amenities, this Mediterranean-themed property features a nine-story hotel, a spa, an entertainment facility featuring various food and beverage areas, including a buffet, a steakhouse, a deli, a coffee bar, a Mexican restaurant, a VIP lounge and a sports/entertainment lounge and 19,000 square feet of banquet/conference facilities.
−Removed: Argosy Casino Riverside also has parking for 3,000 vehicles, including a 1,250 space parking garage.
+Added: In addition to gaming amenities, this Mediterranean-themed property features a nine-story hotel, a spa, an entertainment facility featuring various food and beverage areas, a VIP lounge and a sports/entertainment lounge and 19,000 square feet of banquet/conference facilities.
Hollywood Casino Aurora is located in Aurora, Illinois, the second largest city in Illinois, approximately 35 miles west of Chicago.
−Removed: This single-level dockside casino offers guests with gaming amenities, including a poker room.
−Removed: The facility features a steakhouse with a private dining room, a VIP lounge for premium players, a casino bar with video poker, a buffet, and a deli.
−Removed: Hollywood Casino Aurora also has a surface parking lot, two parking garages with 1,500 parking spaces, and a gift shop.
+Added: This single-level dockside casino offers guests gaming amenities, including a poker room and a sportsbook for live sports betting and features multiple dining and bar options.
Hollywood Casino Joliet is located on the Des Plaines River in Joliet, Illinois, approximately 40 miles southwest of Chicago.
−Removed: This barge-based casino provides guests with two levels of gaming experience as well as a deli and a VIP lounge.
−Removed: The land-based pavilion includes a steakhouse, a buffet and a sports bar.
−Removed: The complex also includes a hotel, 4,600 square feet of meeting space, a 1,100 space parking garage, surface parking areas with 1,500 spaces and an 80-space RV park.
−Removed: Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway , our 50% joint venture with International Speedway, features slot machines, table games and poker tables.
−Removed: Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway offers a variety of dining and entertainment facilities, a meeting room, and has a 1,250-space parking structure.
+Added: The complex includes a barge-based casino which provides guests with two levels of gaming experience, as well as a land-based pavilion with several dining and entertainment options.
+Added: In addition, the property includes a sportsbook for live betting, a hotel, 4,600 square feet of meeting space, and an 80-space RV park.
+Added: Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway , our 50% joint venture with NASCAR, is located in Kansas City, Kansas.
+Added: It features slot machines, table games and poker tables and offers a variety of dining and entertainment facilities, and a meeting room.
Hollywood Casino St.
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Louis, Missouri.
−Removed: The facility features slot machines, table games, poker tables, a hotel, nine dining and entertainment venues and structured and surface parking with 4,600 spaces.
+Added: The facility features slot machines, table games, poker tables, a hotel, and a variety of dining and entertainment venues.
Prairie State Gaming is our licensed VGT route operator in Illinois across a network of over 390 bar and/or retail gaming establishments in seven distinct geographic areas throughout Illinois.
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Sanford-Orlando Kennel Club.
−Removed: Sanford-Orlando Kennel Club is a 1/4-mile greyhound facility.
−Removed: The facility has capacity for 6,500 patrons, with seating for 4,000 and surface parking for 2,500 vehicles.
−Removed: The facility conducts year-round greyhound racing and greyhound, thoroughbred, and harness racing simulcasts.
+Added: The greyhound racetrack and related facility was sold to a land developer during the fourth quarter of 2020.
+Added: The remaining facility owned by the Company is used to operate a restaurant and to offer year-round simulcast racing operations.
Penn Interactive
−Removed: Penn Interactive is our iGaming division, which recently launched an iCasino in Pennsylvania through our HollywoodCasino.com gaming platform and includes the operations of Absolute Games, LLC (“Absolute Games”), a developer and operator of social bingo games.
−Removed: In addition, Penn Interactive recently entered into multi-year agreements with leading sports betting operators for online sports betting and iGaming market access across our portfolio of properties.
+Added: Penn Interactive is our interactive gaming division that operates our online sports betting app called Barstool Sportsbook as well as our iGaming platforms, which are currently live in Pennsylvania and Michigan.
+Added: Penn Interactive includes the operations of Absolute Games, LLC, a developer and operator of online social bingo and other casino games.
+Added: In addition, Penn Interactive has entered into multi-year agreements with leading sports betting operators for online sports betting and iGaming market access across our portfolio of properties.
Pursuant to these agreements, such sports betting operators have commenced operations in Indiana, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
−Removed: Penn Interactive also operates our internally-branded retail sportsbooks currently located in Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
−Removed: We anticipate opening retail sportsbooks at our properties in Colorado, Illinois and Michigan as soon as we receive all necessary regulatory approvals.
+Added: Penn Interactive also operates 16 internally-branded or Barstool-branded retail sportsbooks located at the Company's properties in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
We own a number of trademarks and service marks registered with the U.S.
−Removed: Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), including but not limited to, “Ameristar ® ,” “Argosy ® ,” “Boomtown ® ,” “Greektown ® ,” “Hollywood Casino ® ,” “Hollywood Gaming ® ,” “Hollywood Poker ® ,” “L’Auberge ® ,” “M Resort ® ,” and “MYCHOICE ® ,” among other trademarks.
+Added: Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), including but not limited to, “Ameristar®,” “Argosy®,” “Boomtown®,” “Greektown®,” “Hollywood Casino®,” “Hollywood Gaming®,” “L’Auberge®,” “M Resort®,” and “MYCHOICE®,” among other trademarks.
We believe that our rights to our trademarks are well-established and have competitive value to our properties.
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Among others, we have a licensing agreement with a third party to use the “Margaritaville ® ” trademark in connection with the operations of Margaritaville in Bossier City, Louisiana.
−Removed: Upon closing of the transaction with Barstool Sports in February 2020, we have the sole right to utilize the Barstool Sports brand for all of our online and retail sports betting and iCasino products.
+Added: Upon closing of the transaction with Barstool Sports in February 2020, we have the sole right to utilize the Barstool Sports ® brand for all of our online and retail sports betting and iGaming products.
In addition, subject to certain terms, conditions, and limitations, we have the exclusive right to use the “Tropicana Las Vegas ® ” and certain other trademarks within 50 miles of our Tropicana Las Vegas property.
−Removed: The gaming industry is characterized by an increasingly high degree of competition among a large number of participants operating from physical locations and/or through online or mobile platforms, including destination casinos, riverboat casinos;
−Removed: dockside casinos;
−Removed: land-based casinos;
−Removed: video lottery;
−Removed: sports betting;
−Removed: gaming at taverns in certain states, such as Illinois;
−Removed: gaming at truck stop establishments in certain states, such as Louisiana and Pennsylvania;
−Removed: historical horse racing in certain states, such as Arkansas, Kentucky and Virginia;
−Removed: sweepstakes and poker machines not located in casinos;
−Removed: fantasy sports;
−Removed: Native American gaming;
−Removed: and other forms of gaming in the U.S.
+Added: The gaming industry is characterized by an increasingly high degree of competition among a large number of participants operating from physical locations and/or through online or mobile platforms, and other forms of gaming in the U.S.
In a broader sense, our gaming operations face competition from all manner of leisure and entertainment activities, including shopping, athletic events, television and movies, concerts and travel.
Legalized gaming is currently permitted in various forms throughout the U.S.
−Removed: and on various lands taken into trust for the benefit of certain Native Americans in the U.S.
+Added: and on various lands taken into trust for the benefit of certain Native Americans and as well as various land taken into trust for the benefit of certain First Nations people in Canada.
Other jurisdictions, including states adjacent to states in which we currently have properties, have recently legalized, implemented and expanded gaming.
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Competition is discussed in further detail within “Item 1A.
−Removed: Risk Factors,” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and a discussion of the impact of competition on our results of operations and cash flows is included within “Item 7.
+Added: Factors,” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and a discussion of the impact of competition on our results of operations, and cash flows is included within “Item 7.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Information about our Executive Officers
−Removed: The persons serving as our executive officers and their positions with us are as follows:
−Removed: POSITION WITH THE COMPANY
−Removed: President and Chief Executive Officer
−Removed: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
−Removed: Carl Sottosanti
−Removed: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
−Removed: In August 2019, Mr.
−Removed: Snowden was appointed to the Board of Directors and became our President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2020.
−Removed: Snowden joined the Company in October 2011 as Senior Vice President-Regional Operations, became our Chief Operating Officer in January 2014, and was our President and Chief Operating Officer from March 2017 through December 2019, where he was responsible for overseeing all of our operating businesses, as well as human resources, marketing, and information technology.
−Removed: Prior to joining us, Mr.
+Added: As of February 26, 2021, the persons serving as our executive officers and their positions with us are as follows:
+Added: NAME AGE POSITION WITH THE COMPANY
+Added: Jay Snowden 44 President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
+Added: Todd George 51 Executive Vice President, Operations
+Added: Harper Ko 47 Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
+Added: In August 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors elected Mr.
+Added: Snowden as a Board member.
+Added: Effective January 1, 2020, Mr.
+Added: Snowden became the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.
+Added: Snowden joined the Company in October 2011 as Senior Vice President-Regional Operations and was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in January 2014.
+Added: In March 2017, Mr.
+Added: Snowden was named President and Chief Operating Officer and was responsible for overseeing all of our operating businesses, as well as human resources, marketing, and information technology.
+Added: Prior to joining the Company, Mr.
Snowden was the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Caesars and Harrah’s in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and prior to that, held various leadership positions with them in St.
−Removed: Louis, Missouri;
−Removed: San Diego, California;
−Removed: and Las Vegas, Nevada.
−Removed: Fair joined us in January 2014 as Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer and became our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in January 2017.
−Removed: Previously, Mr.
−Removed: Fair worked in development leadership positions for Universal Studios and Disney Development.
−Removed: Most recently, Mr.
−Removed: Fair was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Skiing Company, where he had oversight of ten ski mountain resorts which included ski operations, nine hotels, condominium operations, food and beverage operations, retail and rental operations, real estate brokerage and development.
−Removed: Fair will continue to serve as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer until March 3, 2020.
−Removed: Carl Sottosanti.
−Removed: Sottosanti is currently our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.
−Removed: In February 2014, Mr.
−Removed: Sottosanti was appointed to the position of Senior Vice President and General Counsel and became Secretary in November 2014.
−Removed: Prior to this appointment, Mr.
−Removed: Sottosanti served as Vice President, Deputy General Counsel since 2003.
−Removed: Before joining us, Mr.
−Removed: Sottosanti served for five years as General Counsel at publicly traded, Sanchez Computer Associates, Inc.
−Removed: and had oversight of all legal, compliance and intellectual property matters.
−Removed: From 1994 to 1998, Mr.
−Removed: Sottosanti was the Assistant General Counsel for Salient 3 Communications, Inc., a publicly traded telecommunications company.
−Removed: Sottosanti began his legal career in 1989 with the Philadelphia law firm Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis LLP.
−Removed: Employees and Labor Relations
+Added: Louis, Missouri, San Diego, California and Las Vegas, Nevada.
+Added: George has served as our Executive Vice President, Operations since January 2020.
+Added: George joined us in October 2012 as Vice President and General Manager of Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, transitioning to the role of Vice President and General Manager of Hollywood Casino St.
+Added: Louis in 2014.
+Added: In 2017, he was promoted to his previous role as Senior Vice President, Regional Operations, overseeing nine properties in the Company’s Midwest Region.
+Added: Prior to joining Penn National, Mr.
+Added: George spent 12 years in various management positions at Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., including leading the development and launch of Pinnacle’s two St.
+Added: Louis, Missouri properties.
+Added: Ko was appointed as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary on January 1, 2021.
+Added: Prior to joining Penn, Ms.
+Added: Ko was the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer – General Counsel and Secretary of Everi Holdings, Inc., a full-service casino gaming equipment and payment solutions provider from 2017 until December 2020.
+Added: Prior to joining Everi, Ms.
+Added: Ko served as Deputy General Counsel, Gaming for Scientific Games Corporation.
+Added: During her time there from November 2014 to December 2017, Ms.
+Added: Ko led the legal integration of Bally Gaming, Inc., SHFL entertainment Inc., and WMS Gaming Inc.
+Added: into the Scientific Games Gaming division and served as a strategic advisor to their Gaming unit executive management team on all material commercial transactions, customer and third-party issues, and regulatory compliance and litigation matters.
+Added: Employees and Human Capital Resources
+Added: The Company’s key human capital management objectives are to attract, retain and develop diverse and high quality talent.
+Added: Our commitment to an equal-opportunity and respectful workplace characterized by both diversity and inclusion, in which everyone feels valued, respected and supported, is a factor driving our success.
+Added: Our talent and development programs are designed to develop, support and maintain talent succession pipelines in preparation for key roles and leadership positions;
+Added: recognize, reward and support our team members through competitive pay and wellness programs;
+Added: enhance the Company’s philanthropic culture by encouraging participation and championing programs in the communities in which we work and live;
+Added: and invest in technology and resources to provide our team members with the most efficient tools to perform their jobs.
+Added: Some of the key programs and initiatives developed to attract and retain high quality talent include:
+Added: • Executive and High Potential Talent Review Process
+Added: • Diversity and Veteran Recruitment Initiatives
+Added: • AwardCo Recognition Program and Property Engagement Committees
As of December 31, 2020, we had approximately 18,321 full-time and part-time employees.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2019 , we had 31 collective bargaining agreements covering approximately 5,900 employees.
−Removed: Seven collective bargaining agreements are scheduled to expire in 2020, and we are currently renegotiating three collective bargaining agreements that expired in 2019.
+Added: As of December 31, 2020, we had 38 collective bargaining agreements covering approximately 2,779 active employees.
+Added: Nine collective bargaining agreements are scheduled to expire in 2021, and we are currently renegotiating three collective bargaining agreements that expired in 2020.
Although we believe that we have good employee relations, there can be no assurance that we will be able to extend or enter into replacement agreements.
If we are able to extend or enter into replacement agreements, there can be no assurance as to whether the terms will be on comparable terms to the existing agreements.
+Added: In addition, the Company established a special COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund under the Penn National Gaming Foundation to provide assistance to team members who have not been called back from furlough due to the ongoing restrictions associated with COVID-19.
+Added: The Company has raised $3.7 million from our Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, senior management and the Penn National Gaming Foundation.
+Added: In addition, we provided $13 million in one-time holiday cash bonuses in the fourth quarter to our non-executive team members companywide to help with the financial impact to their families from COVID-19.
+Added: We also created the Hurricane Laura Relief Fund with an initial contribution of $2.5 million to help our community and team members impacted by the storm, in addition to providing more than $6 million in full wages and benefits to our team members during the L'Auberge Lake Charles property closure.
+Added: Finally, on the social justice front, our Diversity Committee announced a new scholarship program for disadvantaged team members that will be funded with a $1 million annual commitment from our Company, and we launched a series of new inclusion-related initiatives.
Available Information
−Removed: We were incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1982 as PNRC Corp.
−Removed: and adopted our current name in 1994, when we became a publicly traded company.
−Removed: For more information about us, visit our website at www.pngaming.com .
+Added: We maintain a website at www.pngaming.com that includes more information about us.
The contents of our website are not part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Our filings are also available through a database maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov .
−Removed: Important Factors Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
−Removed: This document includes “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.
−Removed: These statements are included throughout the document, including within “Item 1A.
−Removed: Risk Factors,” and relate to our business strategy, our prospects and our financial position.
−Removed: 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.
−Removed: Specifically, forward-looking statements may include, among others, statements concerning:
−Removed: our expectations of future financial condition and results of operations, including our ability to reduce our debt;
−Removed: expectations for our properties, our development projects, or our iGaming initiatives, including the expected openings of our Pennsylvania Category 4 casino projects;
−Removed: the timing, cost and expected impact of planned capital expenditures on our results of operations;
−Removed: our expectations regarding the development of interactive gaming technology;
−Removed: our expectations with regard to the impact of competition;
−Removed: our expectations with regard to acquisitions, potential divestitures and development opportunities, as well as the integration of and synergies related to any companies we have acquired or may acquire;
−Removed: our ability to maintain regulatory approvals for our existing businesses and to receive regulatory approvals for our new businesses and partners;
−Removed: our expectations with regard to the impact of competition in online sports betting, iGaming and retail sportsbooks as well as the potential impact of this business line on our existing businesses;
−Removed: the potential benefits and challenges of the investment in Barstool Sports, including the benefits for the Company’s online and retail sports betting and iCasino products, the expected financial returns from the transaction with Barstool Sports;
−Removed: the performance of our partners in online sports betting, iGaming and retail/mobile sportsbooks, including the risks associated with any new business, the actions of regulatory, legislative, executive or judicial decisions at the federal, state or local level with regard to online sports betting, iGaming and retail sportsbooks and the impact of any such actions;
−Removed: and our expectations regarding economic and consumer conditions.
−Removed: As a result, actual results may vary materially from expectations.
−Removed: Although we believe that our expectations are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of our knowledge of our business, there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from our expectations.
−Removed: Meaningful factors that could cause actual results to differ from expectations include, but are not limited to, risks related to the following:
−Removed: the assumptions included in our financial guidance;
−Removed: the ability of our operating teams to drive revenue and margins;
−Removed: the impact of significant competition from other gaming and entertainment operations;
−Removed: our ability to obtain timely regulatory approvals required to own, develop and/or operate our properties, or other delays, approvals or impediments to completing our planned acquisitions or projects, construction factors, including delays, and increased costs;
−Removed: the passage of state, federal or local legislation (including referenda) that would expand, restrict, further tax, prevent or negatively impact operations in or adjacent
−Removed: to the jurisdictions in which we do or seek to do business (such as a smoking ban at any of our properties or the award of additional gaming licenses proximate to our properties, as recently occurred with Illinois and Pennsylvania legislation);
−Removed: the effects of local and national economic, credit, capital market, housing, and energy conditions on the economy in general and on the gaming and lodging industries in particular;
−Removed: the activities of our competitors (commercial and tribal) and the rapid emergence of new competitors (traditional, internet, social, sweepstakes based and VGTs in bars and truck stops);
−Removed: the costs and risks involved in the pursuit of such opportunities and our ability to complete the acquisition or development of, and achieve the expected returns from, such opportunities;
−Removed: our expectations for the continued availability and cost of capital;
−Removed: the impact of weather, including flooding, hurricanes and tornadoes;
−Removed: the risk of failing to maintain the integrity of our information technology infrastructure and safeguard our business, employee and customer data (particularly as our iGaming division grows);
−Removed: with respect to our iGaming and sports betting endeavors, the impact of significant competition from other companies for online sports betting, iGaming and retail sportsbooks;
−Removed: the Company may not be able to achieve the expected financial returns related to the Barstool Sports transaction;
−Removed: our ability to obtain timely regulatory approvals required to own, develop and/or operate sportsbooks may be delayed and there may be impediments and increased costs to launching the online betting, iGaming and retail sportsbooks, including delays, and increased costs, intellectual property and legal and regulatory challenges, as well as our ability to successfully develop innovative products that attract and retain a significant number of players in order to grow our revenues and earnings, our ability to establish key partnerships, our ability to generate meaningful returns and the risks inherent in any new business;
−Removed: the passage of state, federal or local legislation (including referenda) that would expand, restrict, further tax, prevent or negatively impact operations in or adjacent to the jurisdictions in which we do or seek to do business;
−Removed: with respect to our proposed Pennsylvania Category 4 casinos in York and Berks counties, risks relating to construction and our ability to achieve our expected budgets, timelines and investment returns, including the ultimate location of other gaming facilities in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;
−Removed: and the ability to realize the anticipated financial results and synergies as a result of such acquisitions, potential adverse reactions or changes to business or employee relationships, including those resulting from the transactions;
−Removed: and other factors included in “Item 1A.
−Removed: Risk Factors,” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K or discussed in our filings with the U.S.
−Removed: Securities and Exchange Commission.
−Removed: All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included in this document.
−Removed: We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
−Removed: In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this document may not occur.
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