HG Vora Capital Management nominated three independent directors to Penn Entertainment’s board ahead of the company’s 2025 annual meeting. Penn said its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee would review the candidates under its standard procedures; no meeting date had been set.
Penn’s board may change if HG Vora’s three nominees are selected after committee review.
Quarter ended 30 September 2026
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The Nevada Gaming Commission approved former governor Brian Sandoval and gaming attorney A.G. Burnett for board roles at Resorts World Las Vegas, while also approving Genting Berhad chief executive Kong Han Tan and Genting Plantations chief executive Keon Hui Lim, according to a media report. Sandoval and Burnett discussed the property’s compliance oversight and engagement with its parent company; Burnett said Resorts World’s anti-money-laundering oversight had failed, rather than its compliance programme.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board voted unanimously on 11 February to recommend licensure for four Resorts World Las Vegas board members, according to the report. The group is due to appear before the Nevada Gaming Commission on 26 February; the recommendation is not a final licence decision.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board unanimously granted preliminary approval for nonrestricted gaming licences covering William Hill race and sports wagering at three Terrible’s properties in Indian Springs, Carlin and Searchlight. The Nevada Gaming Commission is expected to consider the applications on 19 November; the approvals remain subject to conditions, including surveillance inspections and an approved reserve agreement before wagering begins.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) unanimously approved nonrestricted gaming licences for off-track parimutuel race and sports wagering at three Terrible’s properties, in Indian Springs, Carlin and Searchlight. The approval is preliminary and relates to a partnership between Terrible’s casinos and William Hill, a subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment.
Nevada Gaming Control Board members recommended that the Nevada Gaming Commission grant Parag Vora a limited three-year finding of suitability after a hearing about HG Vora Capital Management’s investment in PENN Entertainment. The 2-1 recommendation includes monthly reporting on certain contacts with Nevada licence holders and a $50,000 fund for regulatory monitoring expenses; Vora accepted the conditions.
PENN Entertainment plans to increase its lobbying activity in Texas after the US midterm elections, chief executive Jay Snowden said during the company’s third-quarter earnings call. He said the company was prepared to expand its presence as legalisation discussions develop, but election results do not ensure legislation will advance. Texas would need a constitutional amendment approved by two-thirds of both legislative chambers and then a statewide vote to legalise casino gambling or sports betting.
PENN Entertainment intends to intensify its Texas lobbying after the U.S. midterm elections, chief executive Jay Snowden said. The company was also prepared to expand its presence as gambling legalisation talks progress, following decades of investment in the state.