LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: BOYD CHAIRMAN THANKS SUPPORTERS

To the Editor,

I want to thank Cape Girardeau for your hard work and support for riverboat gaming and Boyd Gaming Corporation. Every time we visit, it seems that we make more friends and find more supporters. Many of you tell me and other Boyd Gaming representatives that you voted YES because of our project.

Our proposal for a downtown riverboat complex has been submitted to the city council, and now they will decide if Boyd or another developer is chosen. Your support for us during the election was overwhelming, and I want to ask again for your support.

We've been in Cape Girardeau for more than a year talking with you about our development and our company. We've been committed to the community from the start. From the beginning we told you of our plans to help revitalize downtown and make this city a complete tourist destination.

If you have a chance over the next several weeks, please let your city council know how you feel about Boyd Gaming and our development. With your support, Cape said YES to riverboat gaming and our project. Again with your support, we can win one more vote and be selected as the city's choice as Cape's riverboat gaming developer.

WILLIAM S. BOYD

Chairman

Boyd Gaming Corporation