BOYD GAMING CORP — Director's Dealing 2010

Nov 3, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BOYD GAMING CORP (BYD)
CIK: 0000906553
Period of Report: 2010-11-01

Reporting Person: JOHNSON MARIANNE BOYD (Director, Executive Vice President, 10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-11-01	Common Stock	A	20210	—	Acquired	110354	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-11-01	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$8.34	A	89360	Acquired	2020-11-01	Common Stock (89360)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	31529	Indirect
Common Stock	31529	Indirect
Common Stock	30239	Indirect
Common Stock	31529	Indirect
Common Stock	31529	Indirect
Common Stock	30039	Indirect
Common Stock	16131	Indirect
Common Stock	91324	Indirect
Common Stock	130247	Indirect
Common Stock	45016	Indirect
Common Stock	7086	Indirect
Common Stock	6491	Indirect
Common Stock	73306	Indirect
Common Stock	722353	Indirect
Common Stock	1617145	Indirect
Common Stock	2307438	Indirect
Common Stock	1663416	Indirect
Common Stock	1296113	Indirect
Common Stock	1035000	Indirect
Common Stock	1574625	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The Reporting Person was awarded 20,210 Restricted Stock Units for no consideration pursuant to the Issuer's 2002 Stock Incentive Plan. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Issuer common stock upon vesting. The Restricted Stock Units will vest in full upon the third anniversary of the date of award. The Restricted Stock Units are subject to the forfeiture and other terms and conditions contained in the award agreement and the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan.

F2: By Marianne Boyd Johnson as Trustee of the Aysia Lynn Boyd Education Trust Dated 7/1/97.

F3: By Marianne Boyd Johnson as Trustee of the Taylor Joseph Boyd Education Trust Dated 7/1/97.

F4: By Marianne Boyd Johnson as Trustee of the William Samuel Boyd Education Trust Dated 7/1/97.

F5: By Marianne Boyd Johnson as Trustee of the Samuel Joseph Boyd, Jr. Education Trust Dated 7/1/97.

F6: By Marianne Boyd Johnson as Trustee of the T'Mir Kathleen Boyd Education Trust Dated 7/1/97.

F7: By Marianne Boyd Johnson as Trustee of the Josef William Boyd Education Trust Dated 7/1/97.

F8: By Marianne Boyd Johnson as Trustee of the Justin Boyd Education Trust Dated 11/1/99.

F9: By the Johnson Children's Trust Dated 6/24/96, Bruno Mark, Trustee.

F10: By William R. Boyd and Myong Boyd Children's Trust dated 8/1/93, of which the reporting person is the trustee.

F11: By BG-99 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #3, of which the reporting person is the trustee.

F12: By BG-01 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #3, of which the reporting person is the trustee.

F13: By BG-02 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #2, of which the reporting person is the trustee.

F14: By BG-02 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #3, of which the reporting person is the trustee.

F15: By W.M. Limited Partnership, of which the Marianne Boyd Gaming Properties Trust, of which the reporting person is the trustee, settlor and beneficiary, is the general partner thereof.

F16: By BG-99 Limited Partnership, of which the Marianne Boyd Gaming Properties Trust, of which the reporting person is the trustee, settlor and beneficiary, is the general partner thereof.

F17: By BG-00 Limited Partnership, of which the Marianne Boyd Gaming Properties Trust, of which the reporting person is the trustee, settlor and beneficiary, is the general partner thereof.

F18: By BG-01 Limited Partnership, of which the Marianne Boyd Gaming PropertiesTrust, of which the reporting person is the trustee, settlor and beneficiary, is the general partner thereof.

F19: By BG-02 Limited Partnership, of which the Marianne Boyd Gaming Properties Trust, of which the reporting person is the trustee, settlor and beneficiary, is the general partner thereof.

F20: 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.

F21: By the Marianne E. Boyd Johnson Gaming PropertiesTrust, of which the reporting person is the Trustee, Settlor and Beneficiary, excluding shares held by W.M. Limited Partnership, BG-99 Limited Partnership, BG-00 Limited Partnership, BG-01 Limited Partnership and BG-02 Limited Partnership, which are included in notes (18) through (22) hereof.

F22: Options granted under the Issuer's 2002 Stock Incentive Plan. Vesting plan calls for options to become exercisable at the rate of 33.333% per year on the first day of each successive 12 month period commencing one year from grant date.