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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * JOHNSON MARIANNE BOYD   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BOYD GAMING CORP [BYD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice Chairman and Executive VP (Last) (First) (Middle) 3883 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY, NINTH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/15/2010 (Street) LAS VEGAS, NV 89169 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 11/15/2010   J   48,883 D $ 0 (1) 1,568,262 I By Limited Partnership * (2) Common Stock 11/15/2010   J   1,528 D $ 0 (3) 1,566,734 I By Limited Partnership * (2) Common Stock 11/15/2010   J   34,111 D $ 0 (4) 1,532,623 I By Limited Partnership * (2) Common Stock 11/15/2010   J   34,111 D $ 0 (5) 1,498,512 I By Limited Partnership * (2) Common Stock 11/15/2010   J   34,111 D $ 0 (6) 1,464,401 I By Limited Partnership * (2) Common Stock 11/15/2010   J   93,899 D $ 0 (7) 0 I By Annuity Trust * (8) Common Stock 11/15/2010   J   121,077 D $ 0 (9) 1,542,339 I By Limited Partnership * (10) Common Stock 11/15/2010   J   3,784 D $ 0 (11) 1,538,555 I By Limited Partnership * (10) Common Stock 11/15/2010   J   84,489 D $ 0 (12) 1,454,066 I By Limited Partnership * (10) Common Stock 11/15/2010   J   84,489 D $ 0 (13) 1,369,577 I By Limited Partnership * (10) Common Stock 11/15/2010   J   84,489 D $ 0 (14) 1,285,088 I By Limited Partnership * (10) Common Stock 11/15/2010   J   128,163 D $ 0 (15) 0 I By Annuity Trust * (16) Common Stock 11/15/2010   J   192,718 D $ 0 (17) 1,103,395 I By Limited Partnership * (18) Common Stock 11/15/2010   J   192,718 D $ 0 (19) 910,677 I By Limited Partnership * (18) Common Stock 11/15/2010   J   6,022 D $ 0 (20) 904,655 I By Limited Partnership * (18) Common Stock 11/15/2010   J   70,282 D $ 0 (21) 834,373 I By Limited Partnership * (18) Common Stock 11/15/2010   J   70,282 D $ 0 (22) 764,091 I By Limited Partnership * (18) Common Stock 11/15/2010   J   70,282 D $ 0 (23) 693,809 I By Limited Partnership * (18) Common Stock 11/15/2010   J   199,209 D $ 0 (24) 0 I By Limited Partnership * (25) Common Stock 11/15/2010   J   162,099 D $ 0 (26) 103,925 I By Limited Partnership * (27) Common Stock 11/15/2010   G V 94,910 D $ 0 (28) 940,090 I By Limited Partnership * (29) Common Stock 11/15/2010   G V 75,058 D $ 0 (30) 865,032 I By Limited Partnership * (29)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
JOHNSON MARIANNE BOYD 3883 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY NINTH FLOOR LAS VEGAS, NV 89169	X	X	Vice Chairman and Executive VP

Signatures

Brian A. Larson, Attorney-in-Fact for Marianne Boyd Johnson		11/16/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Transfer of 48,883 shares of Common Stock of Boyd Gaming Corporation ("Common Stock") from the BG-99 Limited Partnership ("BG-99 LP") of which The Marianne Boyd Gaming Properties Trust ("MBGPT") is the general partner, to the BG-99 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust 3 ("BG-99 GRAT 3"), of which the reporting person is the trustee. The effect of the foregoing transaction was to change the reporting person's beneficial ownership from one form of indirect ownership to another. The reporting person is the trustee, settlor and beneficiary of MBGPT.
(2)	By the BG-99 LP, of which MBGPT, is the general partner thereof.
(3)	Transfer of 1,528 shares of Common Stock from the BG-99 LP, of which MBGPT is the general partner, to W.S.B., Inc., a wholly owned corporation of William S. Boyd.
(4)	Transfer of 34,111 shares of Common Stock from the BG-99 LP, of which MBGPT is the general partner, to The Samuel J. Boyd Gaming Properties Trust, of which Samuel J. Boyd is the Trustee, Settlor and Beneficiary.
(5)	Transfer of 34,111 shares of Common Stock from the BG-99 LP, of which MBGPT is the general partner, to MBGPT. The effect of the foregoing transaction was to change the reporting person's beneficial ownership from one form of indirect ownership to another.
(6)	Transfer of 34,111 shares of Common Stock from the BG-99 LP, of which MBGPT is the general partner, to The William R. Boyd Gaming Properties Trust, of which William R.Boyd is the Trustee, Settlor and Beneficiary.
(7)	Transfer of 93,899 shares of Common Stock from BG-99 GRAT 3, of which the reporting person is the trustee, to William S. Boyd, the settlor of BG-99 GRAT 3. **
(8)	By the BG-99 GRAT 3, of which the reporting person is the trustee.
(9)	Transfer of 121,077 shares of Common Stock from the BG-01 Limited Partnership ("BG-01 LP") of which MBGPT is the general partner, to the BG-01 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust 3 ("BG-01 GRAT 3"), of which the reporting person is the trustee. The effect of the foregoing transaction was to change the reporting person's beneficial ownership from one form of indirect ownership to another.
(10)	By the BG-01 LP, of which MBGPT, is the general partner thereof.
(11)	Transfer of 3,784 shares of Common Stock from the BG-01 LP to W.S.B., Inc., a wholly owned corporation of William S. Boyd
(12)	Transfer of 84,489 shares of Common Stock from the BG-01 LP to The Samuel J. Boyd Gaming Properties Trust, of which Samuel J. Boyd is the Trustee, Settlor and Beneficiary.
(13)	Transfer of 84,489 shares of Common Stock from the BG-01 LP to MBGPT. The effect of the foregoing transaction was to change the reporting person's beneficial ownership from one form of indirect ownership to another.
(14)	Transfer of 84,489 shares of Common Stock from the BG-01 LP to The William R. Boyd Gaming Properties Trust, of which William R. Boyd is the Trustee, Settlor and Beneficiary.
(15)	Transfer of 128,163 shares of Common Stock from BG-01 GRAT 3 to William S. Boyd, the settlor of BG-01 GRAT 3. **
(16)	By the BG-01 GRAT 3, of which the reporting person is the trustee.
(17)	Transfer of 192,718 shares of Common Stock from the BG-02 Limited Partnership ("BG-02 LP") of which MBGPT is the general partner, to the BG-02 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust 2 ("BG-02 GRAT 2"), of which the reporting person is the trustee. The effect of the foregoing transaction was to change the reporting person's beneficial ownership from one form of indirect ownership to another.
(18)	By the BG-02 LP, of which MBGPT, is the general partner thereof.
(19)	Transfer of 192,718 shares of Common Stock from BG-02 LP to the BG-02 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust 3 ("BG-02 GRAT 3"), of which the reporting person is the trustee. The effect of the foregoing transaction was to change the reporting person's beneficial ownership from one form of indirect ownership to another.
(20)	Transfer of 6,022 shares of Common Stock from the BG-02 LP to W.S.B., Inc., a wholly owned corporation of William S. Boyd
(21)	Transfer of 70,282 shares of Common Stock from the BG-02 LP to The Samuel J. Boyd Gaming Properties Trust, of which Samuel J. Boyd is the Trustee, Settlor and Beneficiary.
(22)	Transfer of 70,282 shares of Common Stock from the BG-02 LP to MBGPT. The effect of the foregoing transaction was to change the reporting person's beneficial ownership from one form of indirect ownership to another.
(23)	Transfer of 70,282 shares of Common Stock from the BG-02 LP to The William R. Boyd Gaming Properties Trust, of which William R. Boyd is the Trustee, Settlor and Beneficiary.
(24)	Transfer of 199,209 shares of Common Stock from BG-02 GRAT 2 to William S. Boyd, the settlor of BG-01 GRAT 2. **
(25)	By the BG-02 GRAT 2, of which the reporting person is the trustee.
(26)	Transfer of 162,099 shares of Common Stock from BG-02 GRAT 3 to William S. Boyd, the settlor of BG-02 GRAT 3. **
(27)	By the BG-02 GRAT 3, of which the reporting person is the trustee.
(28)	Gift of 94,910 shares of Common Stock from BG-09 LP, of which each of MBGPT and the William S. Boyd Gaming Properties Trust ("WSBGPT") are the general partners, to the BG-09 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust 1 ("BG-09 GRAT 1"), of which the reporting person is the trustee. The effect of the foregoing transaction was to change the reporting person's beneficial ownership from one form of indirect ownership to another.
(29)	By the BG-09 LP, of which MBGPT and WSBGPT are the general partners thereof.
(30)	Gift of 75,058 shares of Common Stock from BG-09 LP to the BG-09 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust 2 ("BG-09 GRAT 2"), of which the reporting person is the trustee. The effect of the foregoing transaction was to change the reporting person's beneficial ownership from one form of indirect ownership to another.
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, partnership or other entity which owns such securities.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        **  Each transfer by the Grantor Retained Annuity Trust is made pursuant to the provisions of the applicable trust agreement and the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The first of two Form 4s filed this date .

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