A key ingredient for Boyd Gaming's success is -- or was -- stardust. One of the country's leading casino operators, Boyd demolished the iconic Stardust Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip in 2007 to make way for a new development, Echelon Place, which is set to open in 2010. The company's 16 properties include locations in Las Vegas, Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Louisiana, and Mississippi, and together have some 23,000 slot machines and 500 table games; the casinos typically feature multiple restaurants, lounges, and showrooms. Boyd ... owns Coast Casino, as well as 50% of Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel Casino with MGM MIRAGE. Chairman and CEO William S. Boyd and his family own 36% of Boyd Gaming.