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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We have issued our report dated August 25, 2000, accompanying the financial
statements of Venture Catalyst Incorporated appearing in the fiscal 2000 Annual
Report of the Company to its shareholders included in the Annual Report on Form
10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2000, which are incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-82169) (Venture Catalyst
Incorporated 1995 Stock Option Plan, as Amended). We consent to the
incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of the
aforementioned report.
/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
Irvine, California
October 2, 2000
