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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
</font>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 8-K</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT
REPORT</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the<br>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Date of
Report&#151;March 23, 2007<br>
</font></b>(Date of earliest event reported)</p>

<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PENN
NATIONAL GAMING, INC.<br>
</font></b>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>

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(610) 373-2400<br>
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simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 to Form 8-K):</font></p>

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under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p>

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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
240.13e-4(c))</p>


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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 1.01</font></b>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <b>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On March 23, 2007,
BTN, Inc. (&#147;BTN&#148;), a wholly owned subsidiary of Penn National Gaming, Inc. (the
&#147;Company&#148;), entered into an amended and restated ground lease (the &#147;Amended
Lease&#148;) with Skrmetta MS, LLC, the owner of the land upon which Boomtown Biloxi
casino conducts a significant portion of its operations.&#160; The lease amends the prior ground lease,
dated October 19, 1993, as amended (the &#147;Ground Lease&#148;), between Raphael
Skrmetta as landlord and Mississippi - I Gaming, L.P.&#160; Mr. Skrmetta previously transferred his
interest in the property to Skrmetta MS, LLC and Mississippi-I Gaming, L.P.
previously transferred its interest under the Ground Lease to BTN. The Amended
Lease requires BTN to maintain a minimum gaming operation on the leased
premises and pay rent equal to 5% of adjusted gaming win after gaming taxes
have been deducted.&#160; The term of the
Amended Lease expires on January 1, 2093.&#160;
The landlord will subsequently purchase property owned by BTN and
certain other wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company in the vicinity of
Boomtown Biloxi casino for $12.8 million.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Ground Lease
was the subject of litigation between BTN and Mr. Skrmetta pending in the U.S.
District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, which has been
previously disclosed in the Company&#146;s periodic reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.&#160; As a
result of the execution of the Amended Lease, all litigation between landlord
and BTN will be dismissed.</font></p>


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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></u></b></p>

<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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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PENN NATIONAL GAMING, INC.</font></p>
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