{"id":645,"date":"2017-05-02T13:30:11","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T13:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/?p=645"},"modified":"2017-05-12T14:54:24","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T14:54:24","slug":"penn-national-gaming-focus-expansion-domestic-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/penn-national-gaming-focus-expansion-domestic-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Penn National Gaming To Focus On Further Expansion In Domestic Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Penn National Gaming<\/a> reaffirmed its commitment to expand and diversify its portfolio as it released results for the first-quarter of 2017 showing stronger than expected performance.<\/p>\n

The company has exceeded its own guidance for the first quarter EBITDA by $17 million The Pennsylvania-based company has said that it will continue with its plans to finish the Phase 1 expansion of its property Tropicana Las Vegas<\/a> in which it\u2019s investing $40 million but added that it was putting off further investment until it can see the results of launching celebrity chef Robert Irvine<\/strong>\u2019s first Las Vegas restaurant.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Tim Wilmott<\/strong> Penn CEO said <\/p>\n

Since acquiring Tropicana Las Vegas in 2015, we have leveraged the property\u2019s high-quality room base and our player database while enhancing key amenities and the overall guest experience. Based on extensive customer research, our capital spend to date has been focused on improving the casino floor experience and expanding and upgrading food and beverage offerings.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The company is opening the Robert Irvine Public House<\/strong> which will be a 260-seater high-end tavernin the summer as well as a quick service food outlet. Wilmott also noted that the property would get a boost in June when a pedestrian bridge between the Tropicana and the MGM Grand is reopened.<\/p>\n

Robert Irvine<\/strong><\/p>\n