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                        Independent Accountants' Consent
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The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Powerhouse Technologies, Inc.:

We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the registration  statements on
Form S-8 of Powerhouse  Technologies,  Inc. 1991  Employee  Stock  Purchase Plan
(33-41953 and Powerhouse Technologies, Inc. 1994 Stock Incentive Plan (33-86430)
our report dated February 19, 1999, relating to the consolidated  balance sheets
of Powerhouse  Technologies,  Inc. and  subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998 and
1997, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, stockholders' equity,
and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31,
1998,  which report  appears in the December 31, 1998 annual report on Form 10-K
of Powerhouse Technologies, Inc.





                                        /S/  KPMG LLP



Billings, Montana
March 26, 1999

