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Gaming and Leisure Properties Acquires Real Estate Assets of Bally’s Lincoln for $700.0 Million
Accretive Transaction Adds Further Scope to Bally’s Master Lease IIWYOMISSING, Pa., Feb. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLPI) (“GLPI”) announced today that it acquired the real estate assets of Bally’s Lincoln in Lincoln, Rhode Island, from Bally’s Corporation (“Bally’s”) for $700.0 million. GLPI has posted a presentation, with additional details of the Lincoln property transaction, which can be accessed at www.glpropinc.com. The initial cash rent of $5
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