EXHIBIT 23.1

The Board of Directors
Casino Data Systems:

    We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements
(No. 333-66275 and No. 333-63577) on Form S-8 of Casino Data Systems of our
report dated February 23, 1999, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of
Casino Data Systems and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for
each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 1998, and the
related financial statement schedule, which report appears in the December 31,
1999, annual report on Form 10-K of Casino Data Systems.

                                          KPMG LLP

Las Vegas, Nevada
March 28, 2000