Boyd Gaming.
BYD.US | Gambling and betting activities
Boyd Gaming Corporation is a diversified gaming and hospitality company. It owns and operates gaming entertainment properties located in several states across the United States. These properties typically include hotel rooms, casino space with slot machines and table games, restaurants, bars, and ot...Show More
Better Health for All
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Boyd Gaming's core business, primarily gambling and alcohol sales, and allowing smoking on 84% of its gaming floor
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, causes severe and widespread negative health impacts, including addiction and respiratory issues. The vast majority of its revenue is derived from these activities. The company's investment in health innovation, specifically a $180,000 pledge in 2023 for problem gambling research
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, represents less than 0.01% of its annual revenue. Major health-harming externalities persist, particularly from addiction and widespread secondhand smoke exposure, with inadequate remediation for smoking. Despite these core business impacts, the company implements exceptional addiction safeguards, including self-limitation and exclusion for online gaming
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, supports research
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, and provides comprehensive recovery support through employee benefits and external partnerships
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. It offers comprehensive mental health programs for employees, including innovative EAP services
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, and provides public support for problem gambling
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. The company offers health plans for part-time employees
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, addressing health access disparities within its workforce. Risk disclosures for gambling are present
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, but transparency regarding the health risks of smoking on gaming floors is not evidenced. The company maintains strong data protection systems for health data, with wellness screening data explicitly confidential
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Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Boyd Gaming Corporation operates as a gaming and hospitality company, not a financial institution offering lending or deposit services to consumers. Consequently, all Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to financial products, services, and customer financial outcomes are not applicable to its core business model. The company does not provide consumer credit products, manage customer finance data, or operate financial service access points. While Boyd Gaming contributed $17.5 million to non-profit organizations in 2024
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and sourced 13% of its total biddable spend from minority-and/or-women owned businesses in 2024,
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these initiatives do not align with the specific definitions of 'community finance reinvestment' or 'financial literacy' as outlined in the rubric for financial services. The company also provides responsible gaming awareness training for employees, which is distinct from general financial literacy programs.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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Boyd Gaming's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio is 304:1, based on the CEO's total compensation of $11,495,978 and the median employee pay of $37,755 in 2024.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No evidence available to assess Boyd Gaming on Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing.
Honest & Fair Business
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Boyd Gaming demonstrates rapid complaint resolution, with customer inquiries addressed immediately by a lead manager.
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Department directors must respond to specific complaints within 24 hours, and non-specific complaints are handled by the Director of Marketing with a 24-hour response time.
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"Contact Us" page inquiries receive a response within 48 hours, social media inquiries within three hours during business hours (24 hours after-hours), and survey problems trigger an alert requiring a response within 72 hours.
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The Board of Directors has 5 out of 8 (62.5%) independent directors, and all Board Committee members are independent.
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The company has a comprehensive Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering Policy with a strict prohibition on all forms of bribery, corruption, kickbacks, and facilitation payments.
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It emphasizes compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Bank Secrecy Act, requires annual review and acknowledgment from all team members and lobbyists, and includes regular independent testing of AML procedures.
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Boyd Gaming maintains a whistleblower protection system, including a 24/7 toll-free independent hotline for anonymous reporting of suspected wrongdoing.
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The CEO annually communicates information about the hotline, and retaliation against whistleblowers is strictly prohibited.
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Kind to Animals
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No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles to assess Boyd Gaming against the 'Kind to Animals' ethical value. The articles do not contain information regarding cruelty-free certifications, animal testing, humane certifications for operations, wildlife conservation impact, ethical input substitution, supplier audits for welfare, cage-free sourcing, animal agriculture ethics, or public policy engagement related to animal welfare for Boyd Gaming. While one article mentions Boyd Gaming's ownership of racetracks and PETA's shareholder activism regarding horse welfare
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, there is no evidence of Boyd Gaming's specific actions or performance against any of the defined KPIs.
No War, No Weapons
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The provided articles for Boyd Gaming Corporation, a gaming and hospitality company, do not contain any information relevant to the 'No War, No Weapons' ethical value. There is no evidence regarding revenue from arms or defense contracts, dual-use technologies, sales to embargoed regimes, peacebuilding investments, conflict divestment policies, board oversight of defense activities, export certifications, lobbying related to arms control, humanitarian procurement, human rights due diligence in conflict areas, Arms Trade Treaty compliance, AI military safeguards, UN Guiding Principles alignment, dual-use screening, surveillance transparency, ethical red lines for weapons, exposure to controversial weapons, war-risk audits, conflict partner reviews, defense divestment, conflict minerals, peace technology investment, or procurement from conflict zones. Therefore, all KPIs for this value are omitted due to a lack of specific, concrete evidence.
Planet-Friendly Business
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Boyd Gaming reported a waste diversion rate of 69.7% in 2024, an increase from 49.9% in 2021.
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The company also states that 0% of its water withdrawal is sourced from water-stressed communities.
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For environmental compliance, the company has no reported violations since 2016.
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However, Boyd Gaming has not declared a net-zero carbon target year and has no SBTi-validated, science-based carbon reduction targets. While the company discloses Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, totaling 284,200 MT CO2e in 2024, and reports a reduction of nearly 40% in Scope 1 and 2 emissions since 2017, its total emissions increased by 10.05% from 2023 to 2024.
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The company uses 100% renewable energy for its corporate data servers, but a company-wide percentage of renewable energy use is not provided.
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Information regarding other KPIs is not sufficiently detailed or quantifiable to meet the rubric's scoring criteria.
Respect for Cultures & Communities
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No specific, quantifiable evidence was found in the provided articles to assess Boyd Gaming against the defined KPIs for 'Respect for Cultures & Communities'. The articles mention general donations to non-profit organizations
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and employee training, but do not provide data on formal partnerships with indigenous or local community groups
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, cultural appropriation incidents
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, cultural impact assessment protocols
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, local employment ratios
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, grievance mechanisms
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, cultural preservation investments
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, indigenous supplier engagement
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, or cultural sensitivity training completion rates
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Safe & Smart Tech
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The company experienced a data breach in September 2025, where an unauthorized third party removed employees' names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers, along with information about a limited number of other individuals.
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While the company stated it notified impacted individuals and regulators as required, a lawsuit was filed alleging delayed notification and failure to implement adequate cybersecurity procedures.
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Boyd Gaming implements comprehensive security measures, including continuous cybersecurity threat operations, a 24/7 Security Operations Center, and comprehensive incident response plans that are periodically tested.
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They conduct regular security testing, including auditing, assessments, tabletop exercises, threat modeling, vulnerability testing, penetration tests, and source code reviews, with third-party engagement.
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All team members with network or email access participate in mandatory cybersecurity training, which includes regular phishing simulations with tracked compliance rates, and receive monthly information security newsletters.
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For user data control, the company provides multiple channels for privacy inquiries, including a dedicated email, toll-free phone number, mailing address, and an online privacy request form, along with a link to update rewards profiles.
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However, the company collects a broad range of personal information, including biometric and precise geolocation data, and retains it for as long as needed or permitted by law, without specifying concrete data minimization efforts or retention periods.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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Boyd Gaming reported a company-wide waste diversion rate of nearly 50% in 2021.
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The company has implemented multiple waste reduction initiatives, including e-waste recycling, general reduce-and-reuse programs, plastic bag drives, and a partnership for recycling soap and plastic bottles.
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Specific locations like Aliante Casino also conducted garage sales for reuse.
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The company actively manages hazardous waste, with Belterra Resort recycling over 7,000 pounds of batteries and 900 pounds of light bulbs in 2023.
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No waste disposal violations have been reported.
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