![]() ![]() ![]() Sam and Bill Boyd wanted a property to bear their family name. The Boyd's string of successes quickly followed. Sam was a partner with his son, and others, in the Union Plaza Hotel & Casino and the Eldorado Casino (opened in 1962). The California Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas was opened in January 1975. In 1973, after more than 15 years as a practicing attorney, Bill decided to join his father on a full-time basis in the hotel/gaming business, forming the Boyd Gaming Corporation. In 1957 the Sahara built the Mint downtown Sam became a partner by purchasing just over three-percent and becoming general manager of the property. He married Mary Neumann in 1931 and within a year welcomed their only child, Bill.īoyd 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. ![]()
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