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