X0303 4 2010-01-12 0000906553 BOYD GAMING CORP BYD 0000940434 BOYD WILLIAM S 3883 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY NINTH FLOOR LAS VEGAS NV 89169 1 1 1 0 Executive Chairman Common Stock 2010-01-12 5 G 0 12144 D 16726697 I By Trust Common Stock 58501 I By Corporation Common Stock 28000 I By Corporation Common Stock 1035000 I By Limited Partnership * Common Stock 49080 D On January 12, 2010, the reporting person gifted 12,144 shares of Common Stock (the "Shares") from WSBGPT to the education trusts of the following grandchildren in the amounts specified in brackets: The Aysia Lynn Boyd 1997 Education Trust (1,518 shares), The Samuel Joseph Boyd, Jr., 1997 Education Trust (1,518 shares), The Taylor Joseph Boyd 1997 Education Trust (1,518 shares), The Josef William Boyd 1997 Education Trust (1,518 shares), The T'Mir Kathleen Boyd 1997 Education Trust (1,518 shares), The William Samuel Boyd 1997 Education Trust (1,518 shares), The Sean William Johnson 1997 Education Trust (1,518 shares), and The Justin Boyd 1999 Education Trust (1,518 shares). By William S. Boyd Gaming Properties Trust ("WSBGPT") of which reporting person is the trustee, settlor and beneficiary. By W.S.B., Inc., the reporting person's wholly owned corporation. By William S. Boyd Family Corporation, the reporting person's wholly owned corporation. By BG-09 Limited Partnership, of which each of the William S. Boyd Gaming Properties Trust ("WSBGPT") and the Marianne Boyd Gaming Properties Trust ("MBGPT") are the general partners thereof. * The reporting person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities of the Issuer except for those securities that are owned directly by the Reporting Person or to the extent of the Reporting Person's pecuniary interest in a trust or other entity which owns such securities. Brian A. Larson, Attorney-in-Fact for William S. Boyd 2010-01-21