POWER OF ATTORNEY
For Executing Forms, 3, 4 and 5

     Know all persons by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints Saul V. Reibstein, Carl Sottosanti
and Christopher Rogers, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

(1) prepare and/or execute for and on behalf of the undersigned,
in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director
of Penn National Gaming, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and
5 to report transactions in the Company's securities reportable by
the undersigned in accordance with the provisions of Section 16(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder; and

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete the
preparation and execution of any such Form 3, 4 or 5,
and any amendment thereto, and the timely filing of any such Form 3, 4
or 5, and any amendment thereto, with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission and any other authority, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact
on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney
shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions
as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his or her discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of
any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do
if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of
Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact
in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are
not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended or the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4
and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 31st day of December, 2014.

/s/David A. Handler
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David A. Handler
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