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<DESCRIPTION>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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                                  EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We have issued our report dated February 27, 2003, accompanying the consolidated
financial  statements included in the Annual Report of Century Casinos,  Inc. on
Form  10-K for the year  ended  December  31,  2002.  We hereby  consent  to the
incorporation  by  reference  of said report in the  Registration  Statement  of
Century  Casinos,  Inc. on Form S-8 (File No.  333-13801,  effective  October 9,
1996).


/s/ Grant Thornton LLP

Grant Thornton LLP
Colorado Springs, Colorado
February 27, 2003

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