<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001186747-19-000052.txt : 20191112
<SEC-HEADER>0001186747-19-000052.hdr.sgml : 20191112
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20191112171010
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001186747-19-000052
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20191108
FILED AS OF DATE:		20191112
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20191112

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			JOHNSON MARIANNE BOYD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001186742

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12882
		FILM NUMBER:		191210723

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BOYD GAMING CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000906553
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	HOTELS & MOTELS [7011]
		IRS NUMBER:				880242733
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3883 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		NINTH FLOOR
		CITY:			LAS VEGAS
		STATE:			NV
		ZIP:			89169
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7027927200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3883 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		NINTH FLOOR
		CITY:			LAS VEGAS
		STATE:			NV
		ZIP:			89169

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BOYD GROUP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19941130
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        <issuerName>BOYD GAMING CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>BYD</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>3883 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>LAS VEGAS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NV</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>89169</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Executive Vice President</officerTitle>
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                    <value>5323</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The reporting person's beneficial ownership has been reduced by 39,917 number of shares and is no longer being reported in her Form 4 as she stepped down as trustee of the Aysia Lynn Boyd Education Trust Dated 7/1/97 on August 13, 2019.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">By Marianne Boyd Johnson as Trustee of the Taylor Joseph Boyd Education Trust Dated 7/1/97.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">By Marianne Boyd Johnson as Trustee of the William Samuel Boyd Education Trust Dated 7/1/97.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The reporting person's beneficial ownership has been reduced by 39,917 number of shares and is no longer being reported in her Form 4 as she stepped down as trustee of the T'Mir Kathleen Boyd Education Trust Dated 7/1/97 on September 25, 2019.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">By Marianne Boyd Johnson as Trustee of the Josef William Boyd Education Trust Dated 7/1/97.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">By Marianne Boyd Johnson as Trustee of the Justin Boyd Education Trust Dated 11/1/99.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">By the Johnson Children's Trust Dated 6/24/96, Bruno Mark, Trustee.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">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.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">By the Marianne E. Boyd Johnson Gaming PropertiesTrust, of which the reporting person is the Trustee, Settlor and Beneficiary, excluding shares held by BG-00 Limited Partnership, which are included in note (8) hereof.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>*  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.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Brian A. Larson, Attorney-in-Fact for Marianne Boyd Johnson</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2019-11-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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