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Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants
West Coast Entertainment Corporation
9998 Global Road, 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19115
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statement of West Coast Entertainment Corporation on Form S-8 (File Nos.
333-31831, 333-14405, 33-14411 and 333-1109) of our report dated May 12, 2000 on
our audits of the consolidated financial statements of West Coast Entertainment
Corporation as of February 6, 2000 and January 31, 1999, which report is
included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
BDO Seidman, LLP
Los Angeles, California
May 22, 2000