Then known as the Boyd Group, the company initially had 75 investors.īoyd Gaming embarked on its first expansion in 1979, when it opened the first Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall-branded property Sam's Town Las Vegas on Boulder Highway at Nellis Boulevard.
A Western Pacific Airlines jet in the Sam's Town color scheme, c. 1997Īlthough the Boyd family had been involved in the Las Vegas casino industry for decades, Boyd Gaming Corporation wasn't founded until January 1, 1975, when the company was formed to develop and operate the California Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas.
