EXHIBIT 99.1

                                  CERTIFICATION

I, M. Brent Stevens, certify that:

1.   I have  reviewed  this  quarterly  report on Form 10-Q of Peninsula  Gaming
     Company, LLC;

2.   Based on my knowledge,  this  quarterly  report does not contain any untrue
     statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to
     make the statements  made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such
     statements  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
     this quarterly report;

3.   Based on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
     information  included  in this  quarterly  report,  fairly  present  in all
     material respects the financial  condition,  results of operations and cash
     flows of the  registrant  as of, and for,  the  periods  presented  in this
     quarterly report;

4.   The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer  and  I are  responsible  for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

          a.  designed such  disclosure  controls and  procedures to ensure that
              material  information  relating to the  registrant,  including its
              consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made known to us by others  within
              those  entities,  particularly  during  the  period in which  this
              quarterly report is being prepared;

          b.  evaluated  the   effectiveness  of  the  registrant's   disclosure
              controls and  procedures  as of a date within 90 days prior to the
              filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

          c.  presented  in this  quarterly  report  our  conclusions  about the
              effectiveness  of the disclosure  controls and procedures based on
              our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.   The registrant's  other certifying  officer and I have disclosed,  based on
     our most recent  evaluation,  to the  registrant's  auditors  and the audit
     committee of  registrant's  board of directors (or persons  performing  the
     equivalent function):

          a.  all  significant  deficiencies  in  the  design  or  operation  of
              internal  controls which could adversely  affect the  registrant's
              ability to record,  process,  summarize and report  financial data
              and have  identified  for the  registrant's  auditors any material
              weaknesses in internal controls; and

          b.  any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves  management or
              other  employees who have a significant  role in the  registrant's
              internal controls; and

6.   The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I have  indicated in this
     quarterly report whether or not there were significant  changes in internal
     controls  or in other  factors  that could  significantly  affect  internal
     controls  subsequent to the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including
     any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
     weaknesses.

     Date  May 15, 2003                            By: /s/ M. BRENT STEVENS
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                                                       M. Brent Stevens
                                                       Chief Executive Officer