Boyd agreed in December to buy Valley Forge for $281 million. Mississippi could launch sports betting as early as Wednesday.īoyd will also look to bring sports betting to the Valley Forge Casino Resort in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania once it completes that acquisition in September, Smith said. The Las Vegas-based casino operator will have sports betting ready to go at IP Casino Resort Spa and Sam’s Town Tunica once Mississippi officials give the green regulatory light, Boyd CEO Keith Smith said during the second quarter earnings call Thursday. said it expects to launch sports betting early next month in Mississippi and will continue to scoop up gaming assets as its seeks to grow. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)īoyd Gaming Corp. Boyd Gaming's Main Street Station in downtown Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 27, 2014.