Organization and Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization and Basis of Presentation

Organization and Basis of Presentation

Organization: Penn National Gaming, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (“Penn National,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), is a leading, diversified, multi-jurisdictional owner and omni-channel provider of gaming and racing properties, online gaming, retail and online sports betting operations, and video gaming terminal (“VGT”) operations. Our wholly-owned interactive division, Penn Interactive Ventures, LLC (“Penn Interactive”), operates retail sports betting across the Company’s portfolio, as well as online sports betting, online social casino, and online casinos (“iGaming”). The Company holds a 36% (inclusive of 1% on a delayed basis) equity interest in Barstool Sports, Inc. (“Barstool Sports”), a leading digital sports, entertainment, lifestyle and media company, and entered into a strategic relationship with Barstool Sports, whereby Barstool Sports is exclusively promoting the Company's land-based and online casinos and sports betting products, including the Barstool Sportsbook and Casino mobile app, to its national audience. We launched the Barstool Sportsbook and Casino app in six additional states, bringing our total to ten live states, three of which offer online casino play. Our mychoice® customer loyalty program (the “mychoice program”) currently has over 24 million members, and rewards and recognizes such members for their loyalty to both retail and online gaming and sports betting products with dynamic offers, experiences, and service levels. The Company’s strategy continues to evolve from an owner and manager of gaming and racing properties into an omni-channel provider of retail and online gaming, sports betting entertainment, and sports content.

As of September 30, 2021, we owned, managed, or had ownership interests in 43 gaming and racing properties in 20 states. This includes the addition of Hollywood Casino York, located in York, Pennsylvania, which opened on August 12, 2021 and Hollywood Casino Perryville, located in Perryville, Maryland, acquired as of July 1, 2021.

In addition, we are licensed to offer live sports betting at our properties in ten states. The majority of the real estate assets (i.e., land and buildings) used in our operations are subject to triple net master leases, the most significant of which are the Penn Master Lease and the Pinnacle Master Lease (as such terms are defined in Note 9, “Leases,” and collectively referred to as the “Master Leases”), with Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (Nasdaq: GLPI) (“GLPI”), a real estate investment trust (“REIT”).

Update on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic: As of September 30, 2021, all of our properties have reopened, and the majority of our properties are operating at full capacity while adhering to state mandated health and safety protocols.

Basis of Presentation: The unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.

Results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the results that would be achieved during a full year of operations or in future periods. These unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.