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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
Officer
Director
Common
Wells Fargo Clearing Services
1 N. Jefferson Ave.
St. Louis
MO
63103
50000
3201333.76
96053191
02/28/2024
NYSE
Common
05/20/2022
Grant
Issuer
N
31097
05/20/2022
N/A
Common
11/10/2021
Grant
Issuer
N
18903
11/10/2021
N/A
Y
Shares sold in the account of William Boyd Gaming Prop Trust, William R. Boyd TTEE.
02/28/2024
William R. Boyd