The Mississippi Gaming Commission and the Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission have given approval to the upcoming acquisition by Penn National Gaming of Pinnacle Entertainment.

Pinnacle owns 16 gaming locations in Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Penn is involved in gaming and racing venues and VLT operations in 17 US jurisdictions. It runs 36,200 gaming machines, 810 table games and 4,800 hotel rooms.