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Championship Event To Offer $2 Million Guaranteed Prize Pool

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa today announced details of its fourth annual Borgata Winter Poker Open. The 17-day tournament starts January 13, 2009, and will culminate with the Borgata Championship Event, January 25 - 29. On the heels of Borgata's highly successful Poker Open in September, which offered the largest guaranteed prize pool ever by a casino-hotel, Borgata will once again up the ante by offering players a guaranteed prize pool of $2 million in this year's Winter Open Championship event ($3,000 Buy-In + $200 Entry).

'This year's Winter Poker Open will offer a broad range of events to appeal to our customers, and for the first time in a seasonal event, Borgata will offer players a guaranteed prize pool of $2 million in the Championship Event,' said Ray Stefanelli, Director of Poker Marketing for Borgata. 'We are confident that our 2009 WPO will attract both loyal and new players, and continue to position Borgata as the preeminent destination for poker on the East Coast.'

The five-day Championship Event ($3,000 Buy-In + $200 Entry) features two starting days and 50,000 in chips. This year, Borgata will offer 46 distinctive events ranging from Deep Stack tournaments, Omaha High and Pot Limit tournaments to Ladies Limit, H.O.S.E. and Senior Events.

Players may reserve their seats online for Main Events from January 1 - 6 by visiting www.theborgata.com. On-site registration for all events begins Friday, January 10, 2009, and will be available until January 28.

Special hotel room rates are available to tournament players; for more details, please call 1.866.MYBORGATA. For the complete tournament schedule visit www.theborgata.com.

About Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa

Borgata is a joint venture of Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) and MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGM). Located at Renaissance Pointe in Atlantic City, it features 2,000 guest rooms and suites, 161,000 square feet of gaming, 200 gaming tables, 4,100 slot machines, 14 destination restaurants, 11 retail boutiques, a 54,000 square foot spa, 70,000 square feet of event space, and parking for 7,100 cars.

For more information on Borgata or to obtain a copy of this press release, please visit www.theborgata.com or use AOL keyword: borgata. Additional news and information on Boyd Gaming can be found at www.boydgaming.com; additional information on MGM MIRAGE can be found at www.mgmmirage.com.

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