Penn National Gaming Names Roscoe Greene Senior Vice President and Assistant General Manager of Hollywood Casino-Aurora

WYOMISSING, Pa. & AURORA, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 2005--Penn National Gaming, Inc. announced today that Roscoe Greene has been named, subject to securing all necessary regulatory approvals, Senior Vice President and Assistant General Manager of Hollywood Casino in Aurora, Illinois.

As Assistant General Manager, Mr. Greene will support General Manager Patt Medchill in overseeing the day-to-day operations of the property. Mr. Greene will also be responsible for the implementation of new programs in key areas, such as personnel training and employee team building, customer service and satisfaction and managing the facility's food and beverage offerings.

Mr. Greene brings more than 30 years of experience in the gaming and hospitality industry to his new role at Hollywood Casino-Aurora, with particular focus in administration, slots and table games, food and beverage operations and hotel management. Prior to joining Hollywood Casino-Aurora, Mr. Greene worked as Senior Vice President and General Manager for Bally's Casino New Orleans. He also has held a number of executive-level positions with Ceasars Entertainment in Las Vegas and Laughlin, Nevada.

Mr. Greene also brings a distinguished record of community service. As a member of the local New Orleans community, Mr. Greene served as Vice Chairman of both the Gulf South Minority Supplier Development Council and the National Urban League. In addition, he served as an active board member of the United Negro College Fund. Mr. Greene is also an ordained minister.

"Roscoe brings a strong managerial background and a wealth of experience to his new position as Senior Vice President and Assistant General Manager of Hollywood Casino-Aurora. We are pleased to welcome him to the team, and I know he is looking forward to becoming a contributing member of the local Aurora community," stated Kevin DeSanctis, President and Chief Operating Officer of Penn National Gaming.

About Penn National Gaming

Penn National Gaming owns and operates casino and horse racing facilities with a focus on slot machine entertainment. Reflecting the recent addition of five Argosy Gaming Company properties, the Company presently operates seventeen facilities in thirteen jurisdictions including Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ontario. In aggregate, Penn National's facilities feature over 20,000 slot machines, over 450 table games, over 2,100 hotel rooms and over 650,000 square feet of gaming floor space. Although the Company's Casino Magic - Bay St. Louis, in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi and the Boomtown Biloxi casino in Biloxi, Mississippi remain closed following extensive damage incurred as a result of Hurricane Katrina, all property statistics are inclusive of these properties. Property statistics also include Argosy's Alton Belle Casino in Alton, Illinois and Empress Casino Joliet in Joliet, Illinois, which Penn National plans to divest pursuant to the merger approval. Property statistics do not include contributions from Argosy Casino - Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana which Penn National is divesting.