INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of Riviera Black Hawk, Inc.
on Form S-4 of our report dated  February 19, 1999,  (which report  expresses an
unqualified  opinion and includes an explanatory  paragraph referring to Riviera
Black Hawk,  Inc.'s  status as a  development  stage  company)  appearing in the
Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

We also  consent to the  reference  to us under the  heading  "Experts"  in such
Prospectus.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Las Vegas Nevada
June 24, 1999