Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
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 _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3883 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY, NINTH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/13/2019
(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 02/13/2019   A   3,925 (1) A $ 0 (1) 238,567 D  
Common Stock               39,917 I By Trust * (2)
Common Stock               39,917 I By Trust * (3)
Common Stock               38,627 I By Trust * (4)
Common Stock               39,917 I By Trust * (5)
Common Stock               38,427 I By Trust * (6)
Common Stock               24,519 I By Trust * (7)
Common Stock               91,324 I By Trust * (8)
Common Stock               5,182,040 I By Limited Partnership (9)
Common Stock               1,935,778 I By Trust (10)

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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     Executive Vice President  

Signatures

 Brian A. Larson, Attorney-in-Fact for Marianne Boyd Johnson   02/15/2019
**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) The Reporting Person was awarded 3,925 Restricted Stock Units for no consideration pursuant to the Issuer's 2012 Stock Incentive Plan. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Issuer common stock upon vesting. The Restricted Stock Units will vest in full upon the third anniversary of the date of award. The Restricted Stock Units are subject to the forfeiture and other terms and conditions contained in the award agreement and the 2012 Stock Incentive Plan.
(2) By Marianne Boyd Johnson as Trustee of the Aysia Lynn Boyd Education Trust Dated 7/1/97.
(3) By Marianne Boyd Johnson as Trustee of the Taylor Joseph Boyd Education Trust Dated 7/1/97.
(4) By Marianne Boyd Johnson as Trustee of the William Samuel Boyd Education Trust Dated 7/1/97.
(5) By Marianne Boyd Johnson as Trustee of the T'Mir Kathleen Boyd Education Trust Dated 7/1/97.
(6) By Marianne Boyd Johnson as Trustee of the Josef William Boyd Education Trust Dated 7/1/97.
(7) By Marianne Boyd Johnson as Trustee of the Justin Boyd Education Trust Dated 11/1/99.
(8) By the Johnson Children's Trust Dated 6/24/96, Bruno Mark, Trustee.
(9) By BG-00 Limited Partnership, of which the Marianne Boyd Gaming Properties Trust, of which the reporting person is the trustee, settlor and beneficiary, is the general partner thereof.
(10) By the Marianne E. Boyd Johnson Gaming PropertiesTrust, of which the reporting person is the Trustee, Settlor and Beneficiary, excluding shares held by W.M. Limited Partnership, BG-99 Limited Partnership, BG-00 Limited Partnership, BG-01 Limited Partnership and BG-02 Limited Partnership, which are included in note (9) hereof.
 
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 or other entity which owns such securities.

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