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0001186738
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000906553
BOYD GAMING CORP
001-12882
6465 SOUTH RAINBOW BOULEVARD
LAS VEGAS
NV
89118
7027927200
BOYD WILLIAM R
Member of immediate family of any of the foregoing
Common
Wells Fargo Clearing Services
1. North Jefferson
St. Louis
MO
63103
5000
339293.59
101028444
08/01/2023
NYSE
Common
11/07/2022
Grant
Issuer
N
5000
11/07/2022
NA
Y
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08/01/2023
Taylor J. Boyd