QuickLinks -- Click here to rapidly navigate through this documentExhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Wells-Gardner Electronics Corporation on Form S-3 of our report dated January 27, 2004, on our audit of consolidated financial statements of Wells-Gardner Electronics Corporation, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2003, which report appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Wells-Gardner Electronics Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2003. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the Registration Statement.
/s/ BLACKMAN KALLICK BARTELSTEIN, LLP
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Chicago, Illinois | |
Dated: October 20, 2004 | |
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM