Boyd Gaming News

The recession and credit crisis have halted construction of Boyd Gaming's Echelon, a multibillion-dollar resort that was being built in Las Vegas.

BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today its proprietary Market Maker Friction Factor Report for July 9, 2009.

Boyd Gaming Corporation announced today that the conference call to review the Company's second quarter 2009 results will take place on Wednesday, August 5 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern.

Two months after picking themselves up off the floor, stocks in gambling-related companies are losing steam again.

Gov. Mitch Daniels warned Friday that all nonessential government functions -- including casinos, the lottery, Bureau of Motor Vehicles and state parks -- will close at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday if state legislators can't agree on a budget by the June 30 deadline.

The Western Athletic Conference is moving its season-ending women's and men's basketball tournaments to Las Vegas.

You remember the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006. No? That was the measure that outlawed online gambling , to which Victor Palmer said "Nuts!" The entrepreneur wanted to subvert what he saw as a deep bow by Congress to the casino industry.

Every once in a while something happens in gambling that is unusual enough to capture public imagination and grab mass public attention.

Casino stocks were trading mixed on Friday after a report showing that Nevada gaming revenue declined 14% in April.

Magician Rick Thomas, pictured performing in 2003 at the Tropicana, says he wouldn't mind securing another Las Vegas gig after his 50-city North American tour wraps up.

Las Vegas Gaming Wire LAS VEGAS, Nevada a '- South Point owner Michael Gaughan will join his father as a member of the Gaming Hall of Fame later this year.

Sun Topics Ask Mr. Sun Mr. Sun, Driving by downtown on U.S. 95 recently, I noticed a flashing neon sign at the top of the California.

NEVADAN AT WORK: Coast Casinos veteran says value key to surviving economic times May 31--The first casino Kerrie Burke visited when she came to Las Vegas was the Gold Coast.

VITAL STATISTICS Name: Kerrie Burke. Position: Vice President and general manager of Gold Coast.

Boyd Gaming Corporation Option bulls are looking to score coveted call options on the multi-jurisdictional gaming company amid a share price rally of more than 5.5% to $10.78. Investors bracing for further upside movement in the stock purchased more than 3,900 calls at the June 12.5 strike price for an average premium of 37 cents per contract.

The renewed quest on Beacon Hill to legalize gambling has attracted a fresh set of casino interests to Massachusetts, promising another high-dollar lobbying blitz in coming months by developers sensing potential for a big jackpot.

New Jersey regulators have fired a shot across the bow of MGM Mirage with a recommendation that the gambling giant's joint venture partner in Macau be found "unsuitable." The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement told the New Jersey Casino Control Commission that Pansy Ho, the company's partner in Macau, is unsuitable and that it should break ...

See John L. Smith blog . Claudine Williams, the first woman to run a Strip casino and considered one of the pioneers who shaped the gaming industry and Las Vegas, died Wednesday after a long illness.

ST. LOUIS, May 7, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.

Boyd Gaming Corporation May 6, 2009 12:00 pmA ET Executives Keith E. Smith a ' President, Chief Executive Officer Paul J. Chakmak a ' Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Analysts Steven Kent - Goldman Sachs Felicia Hendrix - Barclays Capital David Katz - Oppenheimer Presentation Operator Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome ...