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Country Music Awards Honors Sam's Town Mississippi as 'Casino of the Year'

The Academy, dedicated to promoting country music around the world to the business community and music fans, inaugurated this special non- performance category to acknowledge companies that have helped promote the country music industry.

``We couldn't be more excited to receive this distinction,'' says William S. Boyd, Chairman and CEO of Boyd Gaming Corporation. ``This is the first time in the history of the ACM's Casino of the Year award that a casino located outside of Las Vegas has captured this prestigious honor. Our River Palace Entertainment Center at Sam's Town Tunica has hosted some of the biggest names in the country music field -- all to packed houses -- and we plan to continue our tradition of showcasing top country music talent.''

Nominees for the ACM Casino of the Year award are selected by a panel of blue ribbon ACM judges. To be eligible, a casino must have bought or promoted at least 20 country concerts during the calendar year of the award, be in good standing with all agents, and aggressively help to promote country music ticket sales.

The 36th Annual Academy of Country Music awards will be carried live May 9th at 8:00 pm EDT on CBS. The presentation ceremonies will emanate from the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California and will be hosted this year by LeAnn Rimes.

Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, located on the Casino Strip just south of Memphis, Tennessee in Tunica, Mississippi, sports 850 elegant hotel rooms and encompasses over 1.1 million square feet, with over 90 percent of its facilities dedicated to non-gaming activities. In addition to its entertainment areas -- Roxy's Live and the 1,600-seat River Palace Entertainment Center -- Sam's Town Tunica includes the 6,000-square-foot Retail Logo Emporium that features the distinctive work of Mississippi artisans, including custom jewelry and pottery, and a restaurant complex that includes outstanding artwork and an indoor bubbling brook.

Headquartered in Las Vegas, Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) 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'' a $1 billion entertainment destination resort in Atlantic City, through a joint venture with MGM MIRAGE.

Additional news and information on Boyd Gaming can be found at BoydGaming.com

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