Boyd Gaming Launches Full-Service Supplier Portal

Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) today announced the launch of its supplier portal on boydgaming.com . This e-procurement program will provide vendors and prospective businesses with an internet-based supplier application and maintenance form and allow the Company to manage its business-to-business relationships more efficiently, including the certification process for minority and women-owned vendors.

Rick Darnold, Boyd Gaming's Vice President of Strategic Sourcing, commented on the Company's web addition, "We are a much larger company today than just a few years ago and the supplier part of our business has become an increasingly complex area. The supplier portal allows us to manage our vendor relationships more closely and effectively, as well as making it easier for our current and prospective businesses to understand our needs and the requirements necessary to do business with us."

According to the Company, the supplier portal is also an integral part of its new diversity initiative. In addition to providing complete and updated supplier application and maintenance forms, it also provides a certification process for minority and women-owned businesses. With the addition of the new e-procurement program, companies will find all of the necessary information for certification within the Company's diversity section of its web site.