FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * CARLINO PETER M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC [PENN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 825 BERKSHIRE BLVD SUITE 200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/22/2007 (Street) WYOMISSING, PA 19610 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/22/2007   J   74,000 D $ 0 9,533,604 (1) (2) I Held by Trust (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CARLINO PETER M 825 BERKSHIRE BLVD SUITE 200 WYOMISSING, PA 19610	X	X	Chairman & CEO

Signatures

/s/Robert S Ippolito as attorney-in-fact for Peter M. Carlino		02/26/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares are owned by the Carlino Family Trust, a greater than ten percent owner of the issuer and indirectly owned by Peter M. Carlino, Harold Cramer, Peter D. Carlino, Richard J. Carlino and David E. Carlino, the trustees of the Carlino Family Trust. The Carlino Family Trust distributed 74,000 shares to certain beneficiaries of the trust. Peter M. Carlino is a trustee of the Carlino Family Trust and an officer and director of the issuer and is reporting this transaction on behalf of the Carlino Family Trust
(2)	The reporting person is also the indirect beneficial owner of (a) 212,660 shares owned by the Grantor Retained Annuity Trust(GRAT)of Marshia W. Carlino dated 01/19/2005 of which Peter M. Carlino is the Trustee and (b)452,997 shares owned by a GRAT of Peter M. Carlino dated 09/23/2005 and (c) 473,755 shares owned by a GRAT of Peter M. Carlino dated 05/19/2006 all of such shares were previosuly reported as beneficially owned prior to being contributed to the respective GRATs. Peter M. Carlino disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by the Carlino Family Trust and the three GRATs, and this report should not be deemed an admission that Peter M. Carlino is the beneficial owner of such securities for the purpose of section 16 or any other purpose. Mr. Carlino is also the indirect beneficial owner of 53,793 shares owned by his wife. In addition, Peter M. Carlino directly owns 609,494 shares.

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