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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT 2015-2017 COMPANYWIDE GIVING: MORE THAN $42 MILLION

2 MAKING A DIFFERENCE. TOGETHER.

Today, Corporation is one of the largest and And while charitable giving is a central part of our most successful casino operators in the United States. culture, we strive to help in other ways as well.

But our mission has always been about more than size Through our diversity initiatives, we create career and or profit. From our earliest days, we have strived to share business opportunities for the diverse range of people our success with others, and to have a profound and who call our communities home. lasting impact on the communities where we operate. Through our commitment to sustainability, we help This was a philosophy that began with our co-founder preserve our natural resources, and protect the and first CEO, . It was Sam who brought the environment. United Way to southern in the 1950s, and the Boys & Girls Clubs to in the 1960s. And when And through our commitment to being an employer Sam helped found Boyd Gaming in 1975, he and his of choice, we provide thousands of good-paying jobs, family made sure that this commitment to giving back offering our team members a workplace where they feel became a core part of the Company’s culture and identity. valued, welcomed and able to pursue a rewarding career.

Today, we proudly carry on this legacy. On behalf of the entire Boyd Gaming family, we appreciate your interest in our Company and our On average, Boyd Gaming and its properties contribute Corporate Social Responsibility efforts. We look forward more than $14 million a year to thousands of non-profit to partnering with you in supporting and strengthening organizations in communities across the United States, the communities we call home. making a meaningful and positive impact on the lives of our neighbors.

William S. Boyd Keith Smith Marianne Boyd Johnson Executive Chairman President and Chief Executive Officer Vice Chairman of the Board, Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer

2 1 PHILANTHROPY

Giving back to our communities is a foundational part of our mission and our culture.

COMMUNITY & CULTURE In Northwood, Iowa, our For more than 40 years, Boyd Gaming and its team contributes to the Buffalo Center Historical Society, members have been committed supporters of the United an organization devoted to educating, preserving and Way. Each year, our Company and team members promoting the historic town of Buffalo Center and collectively donate more than $1 million to United surrounding communities. Way chapters across the country, helping support the communities in which we operate. Dubuque Main Street, a model urban Main Street program, is an organization supported by Boyd Gaming’s Nationwide, Boyd Gaming is proud to support our Diamond Jo Casino in Dubuque, Iowa. It is dedicated to military community through the USO. In Las Vegas, the development and ongoing support of the Dubuque our Orleans Arena partners with the local chapter to downtown area. provide complimentary or discounted show tickets throughout the year.

Boyd Gaming is also a prominent supporter of the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, a non-profit organization that provides legal representation, advice and education to low-income residents who are unable to afford legal services.

In Biloxi, Mississippi, our IP Casino Resort Spa is a major supporter of the Bacot McCarty Foundation, a non-profit that assists youth and education programs throughout the BOYD GAMING TEAM MEMBERS Mississippi Gulf Coast community. Through our support, VOLUNTEER THOUSANDS OF the Foundation is able to assist a number of organizations, HOURS ANNUALLY. such as the Mississippi Maritime Museum, Boys and Girls Club of Jackson County and the YMCA.

2 Since our Company was founded more than 43 years ago, Boyd Gaming and its team members have been committed supporters of the United Way. We are among the leading contributors to United Way chapters across the country, donating

approximately $5 million over the last 5 years. Boyd Gaming Executive Chairman Bill Boyd with Garth Winkler, CEO Emeritus of the United Way of Southern Nevada.

Celebrating the grand opening of the Boyd Gaming Meeting Room at the headquarters of United Way of Southern Nevada.

Boyd Gaming recently pledged $200,000 to Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, a non-profit law center dedicated to providing legal representation to those who cannot afford an attorney. The Center specializes in serving victims of domestic violence and Boyd Gaming Executive Chairman Bill Boyd with Kris Engelstad McGarry, consumer fraud, as well as children in the Engelstad Foundation Trustee; Barbara Buckley, Executive Director of the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada; and Patricia Lee, Legal Aid Center of Southern foster care system. Nevada Board Member.

2 3 Boyd Gaming is a prominent supporter of Opportunity Village, a non-profit organization serving southern Nevada residents with intellectual disabilities.

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Las Vegas. The Ruvo Center provides advanced care to In Las Vegas, Boyd Gaming is a long-time supporter of Nevadans with neurodegenerative diseases, and supports Opportunity Village, a local non-profit organization cutting-edge research into new treatment methods. dedicated to serving adults with intellectual and related disabilities in southern Nevada. Through its vocational Boyd Gaming regularly supports American Red Cross training, employment programs and enrichment disaster relief efforts across the nation. We provided programs, Opportunity Village is devoted to enhancing much-needed financial support to the Red Cross of the lives of those with intellectual disabilities, and the after widespread flooding, and to the Red Cross lives of the families who love them. in Mississippi after severe tornadoes in Hattiesburg. And in Las Vegas, we provide discounted hotel rooms to assist Boyd Gaming is a supporter of the Cleveland Clinic’s local Red Cross clients displaced from their homes by Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, located in downtown fires or other disasters.

4 Top: Boyd Gaming Senior Vice President of Operations Vince Schwartz presents $50,000 to American Red Cross in support of flood relief efforts in Louisiana.Bottom: The Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health recognizes Boyd Gaming Executive Chairman Bill Boyd with a Community Leadership Award, in honor of his long-time philanthropic efforts throughout the .

4 5 Holiday trees on display at Racetrack Casino Hotel in Vinton, Louisiana.

TREES OF HOPE A Boyd Gaming holiday tradition, Trees of Hope promotes the “season of giving” nationwide. Since we founded this program at Delta Downs Racetrack Casino Hotel in southwest Louisiana more than 10 years ago, Trees of Hope has expanded to 14 Boyd Gaming properties nationwide.

Benefiting nearly 100 non-profit organizations each year, Trees of Hope provides cash support to local charities, as well as invaluable exposure in their communities. Through Trees of Hope, Boyd Gaming has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to local charities serving the many communities we call home.

6 Tony Taeubel, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, presents a $2,000 first-prize check to A Home for Spot, a Las Vegas-based animal rescue organization.

6 7 The Arsenal of Democracy exhibit at the National World War II museum in New Orleans, sponsored by Boyd Gaming and Treasure Chest Casino.

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES supported by Boyd Gaming’s IP Casino Resort Spa, this In Louisiana, Boyd Gaming’s Treasure Chest Casino museum provides compelling exhibits and educational contributes to the Italian-American Fishing Rodeo experiences relevant to the Gulf Coast region. benefiting theNew Orleans Children’s Hospital, while Delta Downs Racetrack Casino Hotel supports the Through their partnership with Boyd Gaming’s Blue CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles. Chip Casino Hotel Spa in Michigan City, Indiana organizations such as the Michigan City Zoo and The Diamond Jo Casino supports the Meals on Wheels Salvation Army are able to enhance their services and program in Northwood, Iowa, helping provide regular programs to better serve the Michigan City community. meals and company to hundreds of local seniors in its community. As a longtime partner of Vacations Hawaii, the Great Aloha Run is able to assist charities throughout Hawaii COMMUNITY AND CULTURE and its military community. In New Orleans, The National WWII Museum recently honored Boyd Gaming and Treasure Chest as the named EDUCATION sponsors of one of the museum’s newest exhibit, The In Peoria, Illinois, Boyd Gaming’s Par-A-Dice Hotel Arsenal of Democracy: The Herman and George Brown Casino partners with Peoria Promise, a non-profit Salute to the Home Front. organization that supports economic development by encouraging local high school graduates to pursue In Shreveport, Louisiana, Boyd Gaming’s Sam’s Town college and/or vocational programs. Hotel and Casino supports the African-American History Parade, dedicated to preserving African- Through the Kansas All-Star Scholars Fund, Kansas American history for future generations. Star Casino Hotel Event Center helps defray school supply costs for students and teachers throughout Preserving the diverse cultural heritage of the Mississippi Sumner County, Kansas. Additionally, the Scholars Fund Gulf Coast and the legacy of Biloxi artist George E. provides a college scholarship to all qualifying Sumner Ohr, is the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art. Generously County students upon their graduation from high school.

8 As a long-time partner of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Boyd Gaming recently pledged $2.5 million toward the construction of a new, state-of-the-art home for the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality, widely considered to be one of the world’s elite hospitality education programs. The gift is the latest in a decades- long partnership between Boyd Gaming, the Boyd family and UNLV that includes Bill Boyd’s $30 million personal donation to launch the William S. Boyd School of Law.

BOYD GAMING SUPPORTS In Las Vegas, Boyd Gaming is a founding sponsor of The MORE THAN Smith Center for the Performing Arts, a world-class performing arts center celebrating artistic excellence, 2,500 CHARITIES EACH YEAR education and culture from around the world.

The new home of the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration at UNLV, opened in January 2018.

8 9 Boyd Gaming is proud to support thousands of non-profit organizations across the U.S. each year, including the following organizations that received $5,000 or more from the Company in 2017*.

AAA Scholarship Foundation CLIMB Community Development Corporation Abraham’s Tent Dwight D. Eisenhower Alzheimer’s Association Memorial Commission Easterseals American Cancer Society Emerald Coast Foundation American Heart Association Epicurean Charitable Foundation American Red Cross Family Foundation of Southwest Louisiana Armed Forces and Military Veterans Appreciation Inc. Feed My Sheep Back Bay Mission Friends of Hiller Park Bacot McCarty Foundation Friends of Rivertown Biloxi Excel By 5 Frontline Foundations, Inc. Biloxi First Global Gaming Women Biloxi Little Theatre Goodwill Booth Basketball Academy Greater Dubuque Development Boy Scouts of America Greater Peoria Honor Flight Boys and Girls Clubs of America Gulf Coast Symphony Camp Big Sky Gulf Coast Veterans Parade CASA Gulf Coast Women’s Center for Nonviolence Children’s Home Association of Illinois Habitat for Humanity Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce Peoria Promise Foundation Illinois Cancer Care Pink Heart Funds Las Vegas Business Academy Public Employees for Community Concerns Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada Rock U 2 Foundation Lynn Meadows Discovery Center St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Make-A-Wish St. Rose Dominican Health Foundation March of Dimes St. Vincent de Paul Community Pharmacy Mental Health Association of South Mississippi Susan G. Komen Metanoia Teach for America Midwest Food Bank The Economic Club of Las Vegas Mississippi Centers for Autism and The Public Education Foundation Related Developmental Disabilities The Salvation Army Mississippi Gulf Coast Community The Smith Center for the College Foundation Performing Arts Mississippi Gulf Coast Senior Prom Three Square Food Bank NAACP Tri-County Urban League National Center for Responsible Gaming United Way Nevada Broadcasters Association & Foundation UnityPoint Health Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation University of Nevada, Las Vegas Nevada Community Foundation University of Southern Mississippi Nevada Council on Problem Gambling USO Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art YMCA Opelousas Elderly Awareness Seminar

Opportunity Village *Charities receiving more than $50,000 per year are in bold. DIVERSITY

We proudly continue our long-standing commitment to Diversity.

Since the day we were founded, a commitment to diversity We have made significant progress toward this vision. has been a core part of Boyd Gaming’s culture. Today, 54% of our team members are women. Nearly half This commitment began well before the birth of our of our managers are women as well, including one-third Company, with our co-founder, Sam Boyd. As one of of our Midwest & South property general managers. the most prominent casino operators in downtown And we have three women on our Board of Directors, Las Vegas from the 1950s through the 1970s, Sam was including our Vice Chairman. well-known for repeatedly breaking down barriers in the gaming industry, creating new opportunities for We have made great strides creating opportunities for women and African-Americans. Sam and his son – minorities as well. Today, Boyd Gaming’s workforce is Bill Boyd – brought this long-standing commitment to “majority minority,” with 15% representation among three Boyd Gaming upon its founding, and kept the legacy separate minority groups (African-American, Hispanic of diversity alive as the Company grew and prospered. and Asian-American). More than one-quarter of our management positions – and one of our Board seats – Today, Marianne Boyd Johnson continues her father’s are currently held by people of color, and increasing and grandfather’s commitment to promoting diversity their representation in our leadership ranks is one of our as Boyd Gaming’s Chief Diversity Officer, with oversight highest priorities. of more than 20 property-level diversity committees across seven states. Under Marianne’s leadership, Boyd We are proud that the face of Boyd Gaming increasingly Gaming is proud to carry forward the legacy and vision mirrors the growing diversity of our nation. And yet we of the Boyd family, as outlined in our Corporate Diversity realize we have more work to do. Through our network of Mission Statement: property diversity committees, we will work to identify new ways to expand and enhance our diversity goals. We embrace diversity in every aspect of our business, from our team members, to our supply chain initiatives, We firmly believe our commitment to diversity makes us our philanthropic endeavors, and our customers. Our a stronger company. But embracing diversity is also the commitment to diversity strengthens our Company, our right thing to do, as we strive to continue the Company’s communities and our families. legacy of having a positive impact on the diverse communities we call home.

12 Boyd Gaming Diversity Goals

Increase minority representation Identify opportunities to increase by 5% in mid-level Company spend with certified management positions. Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Businesses.

Achieve 100% Increase recruitment team member participation and retention of veterans in diversity training. in our workforce.

12 13 Boyd Gaming Workforce Composition* ETHNIC DIVERSITY

White/Caucasian: Black/African-American: Hispanic/Latino: 47% 19% 15%

Asian-American: Other: 15% 4%

GENDER DIVERSITY

TOTAL WORKFORCE MANAGERS AND ABOVE Female: 54% Female: 49% Male: 46% Male: 51%

14 Boyd Gaming Workforce Composition* GENERATIONAL DIVERSITY

Silent Generation: Baby Boomer: Generation X: 2% 34% 28%

Millennial: Generation Z: 18% 17%

At Boyd Gaming, we seek to develop a workforce that is as diverse as the communities we serve. And we are making progress beyond the traditional metrics of diversity. A good example is the age representation of our workforce, which includes significant representation from five separate generations: the Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z. With a wide array of different perspectives on our team, we grow stronger as a Company—and we position ourselves for future success.

*Numbers may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

14 15 SUSTAINABILITY

We are committed to help protect the environment and conserve natural resources.

At Boyd Gaming, we are committed to doing our part that achieve a variety of attainments in green building to protect the environment and pursue sustainable and sustainability. business practices. To date, Hotel and Casino and California GREEN GLOBES CERTIFICATIONS Hotel and Casino have each earned four Green Several Boyd Gaming properties in southern Nevada Globes, which is equivalent to earning LEED Platinum have earned Green Globes Certification through the certification. Additionally, Gold Coast Hotel and Casino, Nevada Governor’s Office of Energy and the Green Suncoast Hotel and Casino, Cannery Casino Hotel and Building Initiative. The Green Globes Certification, Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall have each earned which is equivalent to the U.S. Green Building Council’s three Green Globes, which is equivalent to receiving Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) LEED Gold certification. certification, is a rating qualification reserved for spaces

The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Suncoast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

16 Boyd Gaming Linen and Uniform Services facility in Henderson, Nevada.

In recognition of Boyd Gaming’s efforts to save water and improve water efficiency in southern Nevada, the Company recently received the Water Conservation Coalition’s Water Hero Award.

LEED TRENDSETTERS Two Boyd Gaming properties in southern Nevada set new standards of excellence in achieving LEED certification.

The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas was the first arena in Nevada to achieve LEED Gold, while our Linen

The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. & Uniform Services in Henderson, Nevada, was the nation’s first LEED Silver industrial laundry. WATER SAVINGS In southern Nevada, Boyd Gaming has upgraded its ELECTRICAL SAVINGS utility water chemical treatment programs at eight The Company has reduced its annual electricity usage by properties, reducing water consumption by 50 million nearly 20 million kilowatt-hours over the last three years, gallons each year. These savings are equivalent to the with plans to lower annual consumption by an additional average amount of water used by approximately 500 5 million kWh each year. These savings are equivalent to households in one year. the annual electrical usage of more than 1,800 homes.

16 17 VALUING OUR TEAM MEMBERS

An engaged and valued workforce is critical to our success.

“Treating people right” has always been a core We live and celebrate our unique Boyd Gaming culture philosophy of our Company. And that begins with how in other ways as well. we treat our team members, who are the foundation of our success. We regularly celebrate our team members’ successes. At our annual Service Awards, our senior leadership We have long sought to make Boyd Gaming more team celebrates with every team member reaching a key than just another job. We want Boyd Gaming to be a milestone with our Company (starting with the 10th year place where team members feel welcomed, valued of service). To celebrate individual achievement, every and engaged, a place where they can stay and build Boyd Gaming property honors a front-of-house and back- rewarding careers. of-house team member each month.

At the heart of this philosophy is our unique workplace And at every property, one monthly winner receives culture, built upon a universal commitment to value the coveted Team Member of the Year Award, complete every team member as a unique individual – to treat with an all-expense-paid trip to Hawaii and a personal everyone with genuine respect, and to engage with dinner with Bill Boyd and Marianne Boyd Johnson. them on a personalized level. At Boyd Gaming, everyone is on first name terms, regardless of position – We compensate our team members appropriately. We and every team member is welcome to avail themselves pay competitive wages, and offer our team members a of an Open Door Policy that extends to every level of 401(k) plan with a matching contribution and paid time the Company, up to and including our Chief Executive off. Additionally, 71% of our team members are full-time, Officer and our Executive Chairman. making them eligible for benefits packages that include life insurance, medical, dental and vision coverage. But we don’t wait for team members to make And when management positions become available, we appointments, as our leadership team team is highly prioritize promoting from within. engaged, visible and approachable in the workplace. Our senior executives and general managers routinely We’re here to help. Every full-time and part-time Boyd engage with team members and customers across Gaming team member is eligible to receive financial our properties, led by the example of our Executive assistance through our Team Member Crisis Fund, Chairman, Bill Boyd. funded through the personal contributions of thousands

18 Boyd Gaming’s Engaged Workforce

Team members reporting high job engagement: 81%

Nearly 9% of our team Full-time team members: members have 20+ years of 71% tenure with the Company.

of fellow team members. When a crisis affects many team members at once – such as Hurricane Harvey in 2017 – Boyd Gaming has regularly supplemented the Crisis Fund with additional Company contributions. Average team member tenure: As a team, we give back generously to our communities. On average, Boyd Gaming team members contribute 7.6 years approximately $1 million through United Way each year – and our team members regularly participate in property-organized volunteer events, including Special Olympics field days and blood drives.

This philosophy has helped us build one of the most engaged workforces in our industry, with 81% of Contributions to team members reporting high job engagement on our Team Member Crisis Fund: last Team Member Opinion Survey. And it has helped us build one of the longest-tenured workforces in our Nearly $150,000 industry. Today, our 20,000 team members average per year more than seven years of service with Boyd Gaming – and nearly 9% have been with us for more than 20 years.

18 19 OUR PROPERTIES

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