Penn National Gaming, incs. is a multi-jurisdictional owner and operator of gaming properties, as well as horse racetracks and associated off-track wagering facilities, or OTWs.

The Company was incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1982 as PNRC Corp. and adopted its current name in 1994. In 1997, it began a transition from a pari-mutuel company to a diversified gaming company with the acquisition of the Charles Town property and the introduction of video lottery terminals in West Virginia. It now owns or operates nine gaming properties located in Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ontario and West Virginia that are focused primarily on serving customers within driving distance of the properties. It also owns one racetrack and six OTWs in Pennsylvania, one racetrack in West Virginia, one racetrack in Maine, and, through a joint venture, owns and operates a racetrack in New Jersey

1972: Penn National Race Course opens in Grantville, Pennsylvania

1983: Penn begins using telephone account wagering

1991: Penn opens its first Off-Track Wagering Faclity (OTW) in Erie, Pennsylvania

1994: Penn National Gaming becomes a publicly-traded company

1996: Penn purchases Pocono Downs and OTW

1997: Penn purchases Charles Town Races (West Virginia), installs slots, and renames in Charles Town Races and Slots

1999: Penn buys 50% ownership in Freehold (New Jersey) Racetrack

2000: Penn acquires Casino Magic Bay St. Louis and Boomtown Biloxi (Mississippi)

2001: Penn acquires Casino Rouge (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) and management contract for Casino Rama (Ontario, Canada)

2002: Penn acquires Bullwhackers Casino (Black Hawk, Colorado)

2002: Casino Magic Bay St. Louis adds new hotel tower; new hotel opens at Casino Rama; Charles Town expansion adds casino space, restaurants, and garage

2003: Penn acquires Hollywood Casinos Corp., and its casinos in Aurora, Illinois, Shreveport, Louisiana, and Tunica, Mississippi

2003: Phase Two expansion at Charles Town finished; Bullwhackers renovation completed

2004: Penn acquires Bangor Race Track (Maine)

2005: Penn sells Pocono Downs and its OTWs

2005: The Park at Charles Town Races and Slots opens, bringing slot count to 4,400

2005: Penn sells the Hollywood Casino Shreveport

2005: Penn acquires Argosy Gaming, including casinos in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Missouri

2005: Penn opens Hollywood Slots at its Bangor (Maine) racetrack

Casinos

Argosy Alton (Alton, Illinois)

Argosy Lawrenceburg (Lawrenceburg, Indiana)

Argosy Riverside (Riverside, Missouri)

Argosy Sioux City (Siox City, Iowa)

Boomtown Biloxi (Biloxi Mississippi)

Bullwhackers Casinos (Black Hawk, Colorado)

Casino Magic--Bay St. Louis (Bay St. Louis, Mississippi)

Casino Rouge (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

Empress Casino (Joliet, Illinois)

Hollywood Casino Aurora (Aurora, Illinois)

Hollywood Casino Tunica (Tunica, Mississippi)

Casino Rama (Ontario, Canada--manage only)

Racetracks with Slots

Charles Town Race and Slots (Charles Town, WV)

Hollywood Slots and Bangor Raceway/OTB (Bangor, Maine)

Non-Slot Racetracks

Penn National Race Course (Grantville, PA)

Freehold Raceway (Freehold, New Jersey)

Raceway Park (Toledo, Ohio)

Off-Track Wagering Facilities (Pennsylvania)

Chambersburg

Johnston

Lancaster

Reading

Williamsport

York

Account Wagering Services

e-Bet

Telebet

Publicly-accessible sites

Google Finance profile

Yahoo company profile

Reuters company profile

InvestorGuide company profile

Penn National Investor Relations

SEC filings (PENN Site) | SEC filings (finance.yahoo)

Annual Reports (199-2004)

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