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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We have issued our report dated August 25, 2000, accompanying the financial
statements of Venture Catalyst Incorporated included in its Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2000. We hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference of said report in this Registration Statement of
Venture Catalyst Incorporated on Form S-3 and to the use of our name as it
appears under the caption "Experts".
/s/ Grant Thorton, LLP
Irvine, California
November 2, 2000
