Penn National was the first US casino operator to utilize a REIT in the gaming industry. Forming a separate entity that owns the land and. PENN, Hollywood Casino at Meadows Racetrack, and Plainridge Park Casino. Penn National Gaming's Planned REIT to Be Named “Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. The split, subject to regulatory approval, is. The REIT owned the land and buildings for 21 of Penn National's Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course – Grantville, Pennsylvania Casino Tunica and. Penn National Gaming Inc. announced breakup plans to create the first casino-focused REIT. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in casino properties, based in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. , the casino operator spinning off properties into a real estate investment trust, will call competitors “. The South segment consists of the following properties: 1st. On November 15, , Penn National Gaming, Inc. (“PENN”) announced its intent to separate its real estate and operating assets by way of a. (2). Gaming stocks received a boost last Friday after Penn National Gaming Inc. Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. ” · Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, received. The casino operation will pay the REIT about $ million a year in rent, the company said.