Borgata/partypoker Network Tops New Jersey Online Market Again In April

-- Borgata Posts Standalone Share of 27.5%

-- Online Generating New Visitation for Land-Based Business

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May 14, 2014, 03:14 ET

LAS VEGAS, May 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) today announced the following results from Borgata's online gaming operations in the month of April.

Combined, Borgata and partypoker generated $4.1 million in online gaming revenue, leading the New Jersey online gaming market with a 36% share. Borgata's online revenue was $3.1 million, up slightly on a per-day basis from March. The property's standalone market share was 27.5%.

Keith Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of Boyd Gaming, said:

"We continue to successfully leverage online gaming as a way to expand our customer base. So far, we have created more than 55,000 online accounts, and nearly 75% are players who have not visited Borgata in at least a year. And we are starting to convert these players into new customers of our land-based business; to date, nearly 10% of them have made at least one trip to Borgata. As these customers experience the Borgata brand of hospitality, we are confident that many will want to return."

"Our online business helped drive significant gains in Borgata's poker revenues as well, as revenue from our land-based and online poker operations grew more than 40% year-over-year in April. The WPT Championship made a very successful debut at Borgata in April – doubling the number of entrants from last year -- and we also saw strong play in the New Jersey Championship of Online Poker."

"We continue to enhance our product, add new game titles, and refine our processes, bonus promotions and tournament schedules. Looking beyond New Jersey, we are encouraged that lawmakers in other states are now actively exploring online gaming, and we remain optimistic about the long-term growth potential for our Company."

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