PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC
8-K, EX-2.6, 2000-08-23
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 2.6

                  SECOND AMENDMENT TO ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

         This  Second  Amendment  to  Asset  Purchase  Agreement  (this  "Second
Amendment") is made and entered into as of this 1st day of August, 2000, between
Boomtown Inc., a Delaware corporation  ("Seller"),  and BTN, Inc., a Mississippi
corporation ("Buyer").

         A. Seller and Buyer entered into that certain Asset Purchase Agreement,
dated as of December 9, 1999,  as amended by that  certain  First  Amendment  to
Asset Purchase Agreement,  dated December 17, 1999 (together,  the "Agreement"),
with respect to certain  assets used by Seller in the  operation of the Boomtown
Biloxi  Casino in Biloxi,  Mississippi  and more  particularly  described in the
Agreement.

         B.  Seller and Buyer desire to amend the Agreement as set forth below.

         NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, Seller and Buyer agree as follows:

1.   Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein, but not defined herein, shall
     have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Agreement.

2.   Cash  Portion  of  the  Purchase  Price.  Notwithstanding  anything  to the
     contrary  contained in Section 3.3.1 of the Agreement,  the Cash Portion of
     the Purchase Price shall be  $67,700,000 in cash,  subject to adjustment as
     provided in Section 3.3.2 of the Agreement.

3.   Tax  Allocation.  The second  sentence of Section 3.8 of the  Agreement  is
     hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety as follows:

          "In the absence of  Agreement  within  thirty (30) days of the Closing
     Date, the allocation of the Purchase Price shall be determined by appraisal
     to be performed by a "Big Five"  accounting  firm  mutually  acceptable  to
     Buyer and Seller."

4.   Sinopoli  Options.  Buyer  shall pay Seller at Closing  the sum of $11,000,
     consisting  of $10,000 in option  fees and  $1,000 in  commissions  paid in
     connection  with that certain Option  Contract listed on Exhibit A attached
     hereto.

5.   Tidelands Lease Rent. Buyer and Seller acknowledge the increase in rent due
     under  the  Tidelands  Lease  Agreement  for the  period  from July 1, 2000
     through  June 30, 2002,  in the amount of $288,000.  Buyer and Seller agree
     that Buyer will receive an adjustment  (credit) at Closing in the amount of
     $200,000 with respect to said rent increase as the final resolution of this
     issue.

6.   Schedules.  Buyer  and  Seller  hereby  agree  to  the  amendments  to  the
     Disclosure Schedules reflected on Exhibit B attached
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7.   Payment of Accrued  Wages,  Bonus and  Expenses.  Buyer  acknowledges  that
     Seller shall pay to Buyer, pursuant to Section 11.2.3 of the Agreement, the
     collective  amount of accrued but unpaid wages,  accrued bonuses and earned
     but unused  vacation  (together with related  payroll  deduction)  owing to
     Hired Employees as of the Closing Date. Such payment shall be made with the
     Post-Closing Adjustment.

8.   Casino  Cash.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of  Section  2.1.3  of the
     Agreement,  the Casino Cash shall be determined as of 3:00AM on the Closing
     Date.

9.   Simultaneous  Amendment of Other Asset Purchase  Agreement.  The parties to
     the Other Asset Purchase  Agreement,  Casino Magic Corp. and BSL, Inc., are
     simultaneously entering into a second amendment to the Other Asset Purchase
     Agreement and the  effectiveness  of this Second  Amendment is  conditioned
     upon the execution and delivery of such second amendment to the Other Asset
     Purchase Agreement.

10.  Relationship  to  the  Agreement.  This  Second  Amendment  supercedes  any
     inconsistent  provisions  contained  in the  Agreement.  Except as  amended
     hereby, the Agreement is in full force and effect.

11.  Counterparts. This Second Amendment may be executed in counterparts, which,
     when taken together shall be one and the same instrument.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  this Second Amendment has been executed as of the
date first above written.

SELLER                                  BUYER

BOOMTOWN INC.,                          BTN, INC.,
a Delaware corporation                  a Mississippi corporation


By:   /s/Loren Ostrow                   By:   /s/ Joseph A. Lashinger, Jr.
Its:    Secretary                       Its:  Vice President and General Counsel





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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                OPTION CONTRACTS

Option Agreement between Himbert J. Sinopoli Realty, Inc. (Optionee) and Robert
 Andersen ("Optionor") dated April 14, 2000.







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