CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement 
(Form S-8) pertaining to the 1990 Stock Option Plan, the 1992 Director Option 
Plan and the 1993 Employee Stock Bonus Plan of Boomtown, Inc. and the 
Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Boomtown, Inc. 401 (k) Plan 
of our report dated November 15, 1996, with respect to the consolidated 
financial statements and schedule of Boomtown, Inc. included in its annual 
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended September 30, 1996.

Reno, Nevada
December 20, 1996