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<DESCRIPTION>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CPA'S
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                                  EXHIBIT 23.1

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We have issued our report  dated  February  13,  2004  (except for Note 6, as to
which  the date is March  4,  2004),  accompanying  the  consolidated  financial
statements  included in the Annual Report of Century Casinos,  Inc. on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2003. 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
March 4, 2004


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