Pairing theScore with Barstool Sports provides Penn National with two of North America’s most powerful and unique sports media assets, with the capabilities to generate best-in-class engagement and enhanced customer acquisition and retention across its media and gaming properties. Adding theScore’s fully integrated media and betting platform and cutting-edge technology will further strengthen Penn National’s existing ecosystem and ability to seamlessly serve its customers. theScore is the third most popular sports media app in North America and number one in Canada. The acquisition of theScore fortifies Penn National’s digital media and gaming strategy, creating a complete one-stop entertainment destination. (“theScore”) for total consideration of approximately U.S.$2.0 billion in cash and stock.

(PENN: NASDAQ) (“Penn National” or the “Company”) today completed its previously announced acquisition of Score Media and Gaming Inc. and TORONTO-( BUSINESS WIRE)-Penn National Gaming, Inc. on future Cordish casino developments, as well as potential financing partnerships between the entities on other real estate and operating businesses in Cordish’s portfolio.WYOMISSING, Pa. The transaction includes a binding partnership between Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. The Maryland transaction is anticipated to close by the end of the month. The transactions for the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh properties are expected to close in early 2022, PBJ.com reports.

Cordish will immediately lease back all the properties and continue to own and oversee all gaming operations at the facilities. is purchasing the real estate assets associated with Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland, Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia and Live! Casino Pittsburgh, including applicable long-term leases. Wyomissing-based Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. for $1.81 billion, including the newly built casino and hotel in South Philadelphia, reports the Philadelphia Business Journal. is acquiring three Live! Casino properties from Baltimore-based The Cordish Cos.

Casinos owned by penn national gaming