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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">825 Berkshire Blvd.,
Suite 200, Wyomissing Professional Center, Wyomissing, PA 19610</font></b></p>

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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))</p>

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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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2007, Penn National Gaming, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) completed a claim settlement
agreement (the &#147;Claim </font>Settlement
Agreement&#148;) with Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Company, Arch Insurance Company,
Everest Reinsurance (Bermuda) Ltd., Princeton Excess and Surplus Lines
Insurance Company, U.S. Fire Insurance Company, XL Insurance Company Ltd., HCC
International Insurance Co. PLC (Houston Casualty) and certain underwriters at
Lloyd&#146;s (together, the &#147;Insurers&#148;) with respect to the business interruption
and property damage claims under the Company&#146;s all-risk property
insurance program resulting from
Hurricane Katrina&#146;s impact on the Company&#146;s Casino Magic-Bay St. Louis
(now Hollywood Casino-Bay St. Louis) and Boomtown Biloxi properties (the &#147;Hurricane
Katrina Claims&#148;).&#160; Pursuant to the Claim
Settlement Agreement, which has an effective date of December 31, 2006, the
Insurers agreed to pay the Company an aggregate of $100 million on or before
January 30, 2007, which is in addition to the $125 million in reimbursements
the Company has already received from the Insurers in connection with the
Hurricane Katrina Claims, and both the Company and the Insurers agreed to
release each other from, and covenanted not to sue each other regarding, any
other claims arising from the Hurricane Katrina catastrophe.</p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.</font></p>

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