Boyd Gaming Names Two New Board Members

Boyd Gaming Names Two New Board Members
- Luther Mack and Ronnie Wilson Join Boyd Gaming's Board - 


LAS VEGAS, Oct. 27  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boyd Gaming Corporation  today
announced that Veronica Wilson and Luther Mack were elected to the Company's
Board of Directors.

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Ms. Wilson, 51, is the former Chief Executive Officer of the Aladdin Hotel and
Casino on the Las Vegas Strip and has nearly 30 years of senior management
experience in gaming.  She is the past president of the international
Association of Hospitality Accountants, Nevada Chapter.  Today, she is president
and chief executive of the Blind Center of Nevada, an organization offering an
array of services and programs that address the needs of people with visual
impairments.

Mr. Mack, 64, is the owner and operator of 10 McDonald's restaurants in northern
Nevada and Chairman of the Nevada Athletic Commission.  He also serves on the
board of directors for Washoe Medical's Hospital Health Plan and Wells Fargo
Nevada Community Board.  He has previously served on a number of boards,
including Harvey's Resort and Casino, Pioneer Citizens Bank, Governor's Task
Force on Tax Policy for the State of Nevada, University of Nevada Reno's
Foundation Board, to name a few. With his election to Boyd Gaming's board, Mr.
Mack has resigned his seat on the Nevada Athletic Commission.  He has served on
the Commission for 14 years, the last two as its chairman.

William S. Boyd, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Boyd Gaming, said,
"Both Ronnie (Veronica) and Luther are accomplished professionals in their
respective fields.  We are especially pleased that they have joined our Board of
Directors and look forward to the benefits of their guidance in the future, as
we focus our Company's development following the successful opening of Borgata
in Atlantic City."

Headquartered in Las Vegas, Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE:BYD) is a leading
diversified owner and operator of 13 gaming entertainment properties located in
Nevada, New Jersey, Mississippi, Illinois, Indiana and Louisiana. Boyd Gaming
recently opened Borgata Hotel, Casino and Spa at Renaissance Pointe (AOL
keyword: borgata or http://www.theborgata.com/), a $1.1 billion entertainment
destination hotel in Atlantic City, through a joint venture with MGM MIRAGE. 
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Additional news and information on Boyd Gaming can be found at
http://www.boydgaming.com/ . 

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