Penn National Gaming to Participate in 2008 Barclays Capital Gaming, Hospitality and Leisure Credit Conference on Thursday September 4

Management's presentation will be accessible at www.pngaming.com ("Financial Info") and will be archived for 90 days.

About Penn National Gaming

Penn National Gaming owns and operates gaming and racing facilities with a focus on slot machine entertainment. The Company presently operates nineteen facilities in fifteen jurisdictions, including Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ontario. In aggregate, Penn National's operated facilities feature over 25,400 slot machines, approximately 400 table games, over 1,880 hotel rooms and more than 930,000 square feet of gaming floor space.

SOURCE: Penn National Gaming, Inc.

Penn National Gaming, Inc. William J. Clifford, 610-373-2400 Chief Financial Officer or Jaffoni & Collins Incorporated Joseph N. Jaffoni, Richard Land 212-835-8500 penn@jcir.com