EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT  AUDITORS'  CONSENT

We  have issued our report dated February 8, 2002, accompanying the consolidated
financial  statements  included in the Annual Report of Century Casinos, Inc. on
Form  10-KSB for  the  year  ended  December 31, 2001.  We hereby consent to the
incorporation  by  reference  of  said  report  in  Registration  Statement  No.
333-13801  on  Form  S-8  of  Century  Casinos,  Inc.


/s/  Grant  Thornton  LLP
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Grant  Thornton  LLP
Denver,  Colorado
March  29,  2002

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