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                                   EXHIBIT 3.1

                            Articles of Incorporation


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                            ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                               RTG VENTURES, INC.

         The undersigned, desiring to form a corporation (the "Corporation")
under the laws of Florida, hereby adopts the following Articles of
Incorporation.

                                    ARTICLE I
                                 CORPORATE NAME

                The name of the Corporation is RTG Ventures, Inc.

                                   ARTICLE II
                                     PURPOSE

         The Corporation shall be organized for any and all purposes authorized
under the laws of the state of Florida.

                                   ARTICLE III
                               PERIOD OF EXISTENCE

         The period during which the Corporation shall continue perpetual.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                                     SHARES

         The capital stock of this corporation shall consist of 20,000,000
shares of common stock $0.001 par value.

                                    ARTICLE V
                                PLACE OF BUSINESS

         The initial address of the principal place of business of this
corporation in the State of Florida shall be 200 East Robinson Street, Orlando,
Florida 32801. The Board of Directors may at any times and from time move the
principal office of this corporation.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                             DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

         The business of this corporation shall be managed by its Board of
Directors. The number of such directors shall not be less than one (1) and ,
subject to such minimum may be increased or decreased from time to time in the
manner provided in the By-Laws.

         The number or person constituting the initial Board of Directors shall
be (11). The Board of Directors shall be elected by the Stockholders of the
corporation at such a manner as provided


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in the By-Laws. The name and addresses of initial Board of Directors and
officers are as follows:

         Joseph Camillo             President/Director
         200 E.  Robinson St.
         Suite 450
         Orlando, FL 32801

                                   ARTICLE VII
                           DENIAL OF PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS

         No share holder shall have any right to acquire share or other
securities of the corporation except to the extent to such right may be granted
by an amendment to these Articles of Incorporation or by a resolution of the
Board of Directors.

                                  ARTICLE VIII
                              AMENDMENT OF -BY-LAWS

         Anything in these Articles of Incorporation, the By-Laws, or the
Florida Corporation Act notwithstanding, by-laws not be adopted, modified,
amended or repealed by the shareholders of the Corporation except upon the
affirmative vote of a simple majority vote of the holders of all the issued and
outstanding shares of the corporation entitled to vote thereon.

                                   ARTICLE IX
                                  SHAREHOLDERS

         9.1 Inspection of books. The Board of Directors shall make the
reasonable rules to determine at what times and place and under what conditions
the books of the shareholders of the Corporation except upon the affirmative
vote of a simple majority vote of the holders of all the issued and outstanding
shares of the corporation.

         9.2 Control Share Acquisition. The provisions relating to any control
share acquisition as contained in Florida Statutes now, or hereinafter amended,
and any successor provision shall not be applied to the Corporation.

         9.3 Quorum. The holders of shares entitled to one-third of the votes at
a meeting of shareholders shall constitute a quorum.

         9.4 Required Vote. Acts of shareholders shall require the approval of
holders of 50.01% of the outstanding votes of shareholders.


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                                    ARTICLE X
             LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

         To the fullest extent permitted by law, no director or officer of the
Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation of its shareholders
for damages for breach of any duty owed to the Corporation or its shareholders.
In addition, the Corporation shall have the power, in its by-laws or in any
resolution of its stockholders or directors, to undertake to indemnify the
officers and directors of this corporation against any contingency or peril as
may be determined to be in the best interest of this corporation, and ion
conjunction therewith, to procure, at this corporation's expense, policies of
insurance.

                                   ARTICLE XI
                                    CONTRACTS

         No contract or other transaction between this corporation and any
person, firm or corporation shall be affected by the fact that any officer or
director of this corporation is such other party or is, or at some time in the
future becomes, an officer, director or partner of such other contracting party,
or has now hereafter a direct or indirect interest in such contract.

                                   ARTICLE XII
                                 RESIDENT AGENT

         The name and address of the initial resident agent of this corporation
is;

                Joseph Camillo
                200 E.  Robinson St.
                Suite 450
                Orlando, FL 32801

                                  ARTICLE XIII
                                  INCORPORATOR

         The name and address of the person signing these Articles of
Incorporation as incorporator is:

                  Joseph Camillo
                  200 E.  Robinson St.
                  Suite 450
                  Orlando, FL 32801


                  /s/ Joseph Camillo
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Having been named as Resident Agent and to accept service of process for the
above stated corporation at the place designated in this certificate, I hereby
accept the appointment as Resident


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Agent and agree to act in this capacity. I further agree to comply with the
provisions of all statutes relating to the proper and complete performance of my
duties, and I am familiar with and accept the obligations of my position as
Resident Agent pursuant to F.S. 607.0501(3).

/s/ Joseph Camillo                          9/24/98
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Signature, Resident                         Date

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed to an executed these
Articles of Incorporation on September 24, 1998.

                                          /s/ Joseph Camillo
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                                              Joseph Camillo, Subscriber

Subscribed and Sworn on September 24, 1998.
Before me:


/s/ Nicole Johnson
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Nicole Johnson, Notary public


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