Exhibit 99.1

                     CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                       18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
             SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of J Net
Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company") for the quarter ended December 31, 2002 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, Allan R. Tessler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. SS 1350, as adopted pursuant to SS
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)
          or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and result of operations
          of the Company.

Dated:  February 14, 2003    By: /s/ Allan R. Tessler
                                 ____________________
                                 Allan R. Tessler
                                 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

     This certification accompanies this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not,
except to the extent required by such Act, be deemed filed by the Company
for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.