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EXHIBIT 23.1
CORBIN & WERTZ
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
TO MTR GAMING GROUP, INC.
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this Form S-8 registration statement of our
report dated February 27, 1998 included in the Company's Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1997 and to all references to our Firm included in
this registration statement.
/s/ Corbin & Wertz
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Corbin & Wertz
Irvine, California
December 5, 2000
