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                                  EXHIBIT 23.1 
                                       
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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration 
Statement on Form S-8 for the BRC Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings 
Plan and Trust of our report dated March 16, 1998 appearing in BRC Holdings, 
Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Dallas, Texas

September 3, 1998 

