Penn National Gaming Announces Management Changes at Three Gulf Coast Properties

Penn National Gaming, Inc. (Nasdaq: PENN) today announced a series of property management changes at properties in Mississippi and Louisiana. Effective May 18, 2010, Chett Harrison will become the General Manager of Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis following his tenure as General Manager at Boomtown Biloxi. Concurrently, Richard Neal, currently Assistant General Manager at Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge will assume the General Manager position at Boomtown Biloxi while John Chaszar will become General Manager of Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge, moving from his current position as General Manager at Hollywood Bay St. Louis. All three appointments are subject to customary regulatory approval.

Chett Harrison joined Penn National in January 2001 when he was named the Director of Marketing at Boomtown Biloxi. He was subsequently promoted to Assistant General Manager of the property in August 2006 and to General Manager of the facility in January 2007. Prior to joining Penn National, he spent 6