Boyd Gaming Corporation Pays Homage to 'The King of Stockcar Racing'

  Nevada Properties Feature Gaming Chips Bearing Likeness of Legendary Racer
           Richard Petty in Honor of Sam's Town 300 and NASCAR Week

    LAS VEGAS, Feb. 26 Boyd Gaming Corporation today announced
that they are once again producing limited edition gaming chips bearing the
likeness of legendary NASCAR driver Richard Petty.  The $5 chips will be in
play at all Boyd Gaming's Nevada-based properties in honor of NASCAR week and
the Sam's Town 300.
    Each Boyd Gaming casino will feature a different Richard Petty gaming chip
that will be available immediately to the public for a limited time only.
Hard-core NASCAR and Petty collectors will have to visit each individual
casino in order to collect the entire set.
    "For many years, Richard Petty has been referred to as the King of
stockcar racing and our customers are very serious NASCAR fans," said Dan
Stark, Director of Marketing for Boyd Gaming Corporation.  "With all the
excitement surrounding NASCAR week in Las Vegas, it seemed only appropriate to
once again produce gaming chips honoring a real icon of racing."
    The Boyd Gaming casinos featuring the special gaming chips are the
Las Vegas-based properties Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Stardust Resort
and Casino, Main Street Station Casino, Brewery and Hotel, California Hotel
and Casino, and Freemont Hotel and Casino, and the Henderson-based properties
Joker's Wild Casino and Eldorado Casino.
    Other events surrounding around the Sam's Town 300 NASCAR week include the
Sam's Town 300 (March 3), the Coca-Cola Wall of Speed (February 23-March 3),
Speedway Children's Charities NASCAR Driver Auction (March 1), Travis Tritt in
concert at Sam's Town Live! (March 1-3), and a fan photo and autograph session
with Richard and Kyle Petty (March 2).

    Headquartered in Las Vegas, Boyd Gaming Corporation is a leading
diversified owner and operator of 11 casino entertainment properties located
in Nevada, Mississippi, Illinois, Indiana, and Louisiana.  Boyd Gaming is also
developing "The Borgata" (AOL keyword: borgata or http://www.borgata.com), an
entertainment destination resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, through a joint
venture with MGM MIRAGE.