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PENN Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: PENN) generates a steady flow of news across its casinos, racetracks, and interactive gaming operations. As a gaming and entertainment company with properties in 28 jurisdictions throughout North America, PENN issues updates on financial results, strategic partnerships, digital product developments, property expansions, and corporate governance matters.
News coverage for PENN often includes quarterly and annual earnings releases, where the company reports segment performance for its Northeast, South, West, Midwest, and Interactive divisions. These releases highlight trends in retail casino revenues, interactive gaming results, and non-GAAP metrics such as Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR, as well as information on share repurchase activity and liquidity.
Another key category of news involves digital and omnichannel initiatives. PENN has announced product features and integrations for its online sports betting platforms, including ESPN BET and theScore Bet, along with enhancements like FanCenter and player insights tools. Press releases also cover the evolution of PENN’s digital strategy, such as the mutual early termination of its U.S. online sports betting agreement with ESPN and the planned rebranding of its U.S. sportsbook offering to theScore Bet, accompanied by a focus on iCasino and Canadian operations.
Property and development updates are a recurring theme, with announcements about new land-based casinos, hotel expansions, and amenities at properties like M Resort Spa Casino Las Vegas and Hollywood Casino Joliet. Racing-related news from Sam Houston Race Park details Thoroughbred stakes schedules, Texas-bred racing programs, and live meet information.
Investors and followers of PENN can use this news feed to review corporate organizational changes, board and shareholder meeting outcomes, litigation-related disclosures, and other regulatory announcements. Bookmarking the page allows users to monitor how PENN’s regional casinos, interactive segment, and racing operations evolve over time.
PENN Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) has appointed former Louisiana Gaming Control Board Chair Ronnie Jones to its Compliance Committee as an independent, non-director member. Jones brings 45 years of public service experience, including over 30 years with the Louisiana State Police and serving as LGCB Chair from 2013 to 2020.
During his tenure at LGCB, Jones oversaw gaming operations across 15 riverboat properties, land-based casinos, 4 racetrack facilities, and over 2,000 video poker establishments. He was named North American Regulator of the Year in 2017 by the International Masters of Gaming Law. The Compliance Committee is chaired by Thomas N. Auriemma and includes board members Johnny Hartnett and Carlos Ruisanchez.
PENN Entertainment (Nasdaq: PENN) announced the closure of its Hollywood Casino Joliet riverboat location on July 29, 2025, ahead of opening a new $185 million land-based casino on August 11, 2025. The new facility, part of Rock Run Collection near Chicago, will feature 1,000 slots and 43 live table games, including high-limit gaming areas and an ESPN BET sportsbook.
The upgraded venue will introduce premium dining options, including Sorellina by Giada De Laurentiis and Boulevard Food & Drink Hall. Additional amenities include a 10,000 square foot event center and 1,330 parking spaces. During the transition, customers can visit nearby Hollywood Casino Aurora and Ameristar East Chicago locations, with unused chips redeemable at the new location through December 31, 2025.
HG Vora Capital Management (HG Vora) has released a comprehensive presentation advocating for urgent change in PENN Entertainment's (NASDAQ: PENN) Board of Directors ahead of the 2025 Annual Meeting on June 17, 2025.
HG Vora, which owns approximately 4.80% of PENN's outstanding shares (7,250,000 shares), has nominated three independent director candidates: William Clifford, Johnny Hartnett, and Carlos Ruisanchez. The firm is urging shareholders to vote using their GOLD proxy card to support these nominations, emphasizing the need for improved oversight and accountability in PENN's current leadership.
PENN Entertainment (Nasdaq: PENN) has scheduled its 2025 second quarter financial results announcement for August 7, 2025. The company will release its financial results at 7:00 a.m. ET, followed by a conference call and simultaneous webcast at 9:00 a.m. ET.
The conference call will be accessible via phone at 203-518-9843 (conference ID: PENN) and through the company's website at www.pennentertainment.com. The Q&A session will be exclusively for analysts and investors, and a replay will be available on the company's website for thirty days following the call.