Boyd Gaming Corporation (the "Company") is a multi-jurisdictional gaming company which currently owns or operates several casino entertainment facilities in six states. The Company believes that the following key elements have contributed to the success of the Company in the past and are central to its future success: Value-Oriented Casino Entertainment Experience, Lively, Friendly Atmosphere, Emphasis on Slot Play, and Comprehensive Marketing and Promotion.

1941: Sam Boyd arrives in Las Vegas, starts working as a dealer; he later owns shares in the Sahara, Mint, and Union Plaza casinos

1962: Boyd and his son Bill, a practicing attorney, buy the Eldorado Casino in Henderson, NV

1975: Sam and Bill Boyd open the California Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas under the aegis of the Boyd Group, composed of 75 investors

1979: Boyd opens Sam's Town, a locals-oriented property on Boulder Highway at Nellis, inaugurating the development of the "Boulder Strip"

1983: Boyd begins operating the Stardust, at the behest of Nevada regulators

1985: Boyd officially acquires the Stardust

1985: Boyd acquires the Fremont in downtown Las Vegas

1988: Boyd Gaming incorporated in Nevada

1991: Management agreement for Goldriver Hotel and Gambling Hall in Laughlin is terminated

1991: High-rise tower expansion opens at the Stardust

1993: Boyd Gaming, Inc. issues public stock, and is traded on the NYSE

1993: Boyd Gaming acquires the Eldorado and Jokers Wild, which had been owned by members of the Boyd family; the Jokers Wild had recently opened on Boulder Highway in Henderson

1993: Sam Boyd dies

1993: Boyd Gaming acquires Main Street Station in downtown Las Vegas, begins renovating it

1994: Casino expansion at Jokers Wild, hotel expansion at California, $105 million casino and hotel expansion at Sam's Town Las Vegas

1994: On May 25, Sam's Town Tunica opens

1994: Boyd Gaming begins operating the Silver Star Hotel and Casino, owned by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians

1994: Treasure Chest Casino, a riverboat, opens in Kenner, Louisiana; Boyd owns 15% of the casino, and manages it

1995: Sam's Town Kansas City opens

1995: The Fremont Street Experience, which Boyd is instrumental in developing, opens in downtown Las Vegas in December

1996: Company announces plans for Sam's Town Reno and a joint project with Mirage Resorts in Atlantic City; the latter ultimately becomes the Borgata, while Sam's Town Reno is never built

1996: Main Street Station re-opens as a full-service hotel casino

1996: Boyd acquires the Par-A-Dice, a riverboat casino on the Illinois River in East Peoria, Illinois

1997: Boyd acquires the remaining 85% of the Treasure Chest

1998: Sam's Town Kansas City closes

1999: Renovation and expansion projects at Sam's Town Las Vegas; 550 motor inn rooms demolished during Stardust remodeling

1998: Boyd acquires the Blue Chip, a riverboat casino in Michigan City, Indiana

2000: Boyd agrees to terminate its management agreement with the Mississippi Band of Choctaw's Silver Star

2000: A 188-room hotel and parking faciltiy opens at the Blue Chip casino

2000: Renovation project completed at Sam's Town Las Vegas; 18-screen movie theater, childcare facility, parking garage, and buffet added

2000: Groundbreaking on the Borgata

2000: $21 million renovation of Sam's Town Tunica completed

2001: Acquired Delta Downs Racetrack in Vinton, Louisiana, and an off-track betting facility in Mound, Louisiana

2002: Slot operations at Delta Downs begin, with 1500 machines and a $33 million renovation

2002: Boyd purchases the former Isle of Capri property in Tunica, closes its casino, and utilizes its 225 hotel rooms

2003: Borgata opens in Atlantic City on July 3; the $1.1 billion property redefines the gaming industry there

2004: Boyd acquires Harrah's Shreveport and operates it as Sam's Town Shreveport

2004: Boyd Gaming acquires Coast Casinos, Inc, which owns the Barbary Coast, Gold Coast, Sun Coast, and Orleans hotel-casinos in Atlantic City; Coast becomes a fully-owned subsidiary of Boyd

2004: Hotel expansion opens at the Orleans, giving it over 1800 rooms

2005: South Coast opens in December on Las Vegas Boulevard, about five miles south of Mandalay Bay

2006: Boyd announces plans to close the Stardust in 2007 and redevelop the 63-acre site as Echelon Place, a $4.0 billion destination resort

2006: Boyd sells the South Coast back to Michael Gaughan

Las Vegas, Nevada

Stardust

California

Fremont

Main Street Station

Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall

Coast Casino properties:

Barbary Coast

Gold Coast

The Orleans

Suncoast

Note: As of 2004, Coast Casinos is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boyd Gaming

Henderson Nevada

Eldorado Casino

Jokers Wild Casino

Kenner, Louisiana

Treasure Chest Casino

Shreveport, Louisiana

Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall

Vinton, Louisiana

Delta Downs Racetrack and Casino

Tunica, Mississippi

Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall

East Peoria, Illinois

Par-a-Dice Hotel and Casino

Michigan City, Indiana

Blue Chip Casino and Hotel

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Borgata Hotel, Casino, and Spa (50% owner, operator)

Publicly-accessible sites

Google Finance profile

Yahoo company profile

InvestorGuide company profile

Boyd Gaming Investor Information

SEC filings (Boyd site) | SEC filings (finance.yahoo)

Annual Report (currently, 2004 only)

For more detailed information, check out these databases. Note: use is restricted to current UNLV faculty, staff, and students.

UNLV Gaming Collection main page

Financial filings

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Promotional and Public Relations materials

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