EXHIBIT 23.1


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration 
Statements of Casino America, Inc. of our report dated June 17, 1997, with 
respect to the consolidated financial statements of Casino America, Inc. 
included in Casino America's Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended April
27, 1997:

*  Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Form S-8 No. 33-61752 (the 1992 Stock 
   Option Plan, as amended);

*  Form S-8 No. 33-80918 (the 1993 Stock Option Plan; the Director's Plan; and 
   the Stock Bonus Plan);

*  Form S-8 No. 33-86940 (the Employee Stock Purchase Plan; the 1993 Stock 
   Option Plan; the Consulting Agreement, dated October 1, 1993, with Theodore
   E. Deutch; the Consulting Agreement, dated October 1, 1993, with Scott
   Crawford; and the Consulting Agreement, dated November 10, 1994, with Becker
   & Poliakoff, P.A.); and

*  Form S-8 No. 33-93088 (the Retirement Trust and Savings Plan).


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