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Penn National Gaming Announces Reopening of Its 10 Casinos in Louisiana and Mississippi
Casinos in Louisiana successfully reopened on May 18; Mississippi casinos scheduled to open Thursday, May 21 Reopened facilities represent over 25% of Penn’s
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nCasinos in Louisiana successfully reopened on May 18; Mississippi casinos scheduled to open Thursday, May 21\n\n\nReopened facilities represent over 25% of Penn’s leading portfolio of regional casinos\n\n\n WYOMISSING, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nPenn National Gaming, Inc. (NASDAQ: PENN) (“Penn National” or the “Company”) announced today that on May 18, 2020, the Company successfully reopened its five casino properties in Louisiana. The Company also announced that it plans to reopen its five casinos in Mississippi on Thursday, May 21, 2020, pending final regulatory approval. The reopened facilities represent over 25% of the Company’s portfolio of regional casino assets.\n\n\nPenn National has implemented property-specific comprehensive social distancing and safety protocols, developed in close consultation with state regulators and public health officials. Examples of these procedures can be found at www.pngaming.com/covid-19. Additionally, each property that has received approval to reopen has provided more details for on-site health and safety protocols on its corresponding property website.\n\n\n“As the largest operator of casinos in Louisiana and Mississippi, we are excited and grateful to be able to reopen our doors and welcome back our team members and loyal guests to our facilities,” said Jay Snowden, President and Chief Executive Officer for Penn National. “We are continuing to work closely with our regulators and state and local leaders to prepare for the eventual reopening of all of our properties nationwide, and I want to thank the team at Penn who has worked tirelessly over the last several weeks to prepare for this process.”\n\n\nThe Louisiana properties that reopened include Boomtown Casino Bossier City, Boomtown Casino New Orleans, L’Auberge Casino Baton Rouge, L’Auberge Casino Lake Charles and Margaritaville Casino Bossier City. The Mississippi properties scheduled to reopen this week include 1st Jackpot Casino Tunica, Ameristar Casino Hotel Vicksburg, Boomtown Casino Biloxi, Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast and Hollywood Casino Tunica. Each state’s gaming facilities must operate at a limited capacity at this time, per state and regulatory guidelines.\n\n\nOther states are beginning to prepare for the resumption of gaming operations, including West Virginia, which is anticipated to reopen on June 5, 2020. The Company ...