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1928–1993. Samuel A. Boyd (April 23, 1910 – January 15, 1993) was an American entrepreneur, casino manager and developer. He was noted for introducing successful marketing, gambling and entertainment innovations into the casino gambling industry, as well as building one of the largest and most successful casino empires in the world.
Boyd Gaming Corporation is an American gaming and hospitality company based in Paradise, Nevada. The company continues to be run by founder Sam Boyd's family under the management of Sam's son, Bill Boyd (born 1931), who currently serves as the company's executive chairman after retiring as CEO in January 2008.
Chairman Emeritus Bill Boyd co-founded Boyd Gaming Corporation in 1975 with his father, Sam Boyd. A practicing attorney for 15 years, he turned his attention to gaming full-time in 1975 and served as Chief Executive Officer of Boyd Gaming from 1993 to 2008, leading the Company through a period of significant national expansion.
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Sam Boyd. Samuel A. Sam Boyd was born April 23, 1910 in Enid, Oklahoma. He married Mary Neumann in 1931 and within a year welcomed their only child, Bill. Boyd moved his family to Las Vegas in 1941, where he held a series of jobs from dealing penny roulette at the Jackpot club to working as a shift boss at the Flamingo and later at the Sahara.
May 26, 2020 · Erik Anderson May 26, 2020. Anna Kendrick (left) with Sam Boyd (right) on the set of LOVE LIFE (Courtesy of HBO Max) It’s a daunting task to essentially kick off a whole new network, but that’s what Sam Boyd is about to do, and with his first television show, no less. No pressure, right?
Jan 7, 2019 · S. ummer usually quiets Las Vegas. But on a 101-degree day in June, gamblers stream into the downtown California Hotel, the original property of publicly traded Boyd Gaming. Bill Boyd, the...
Family patriarch, Sam Boyd, was an original investor in the Sahara and the Mint. Sam’s son, Bill, joined with his father in developing the Union Plaza Hotel and later created Boyd Gaming. Bill is now chairman and CEO of the corporation that bears his family name. Bill Boyd’s three children all are involved in the family business.
