 WYOMISSING, Pa., Sept. 28, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. NASDAQ: GLPI the Company, announced today that JoAnne A. Epps has been appointed to the Board of Directors as a new independent director. Ms. Epps brings the total number of directors to eight, seven of whom are considered independent according to the listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. 