EXHIBIT 23.1


                 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



We consent to the use of our report dated February 16, 1996 (except with respect
to Note 15 as to which the date is March 29, 1996) of Alpha Hospitality
Corporation and our report dated February 4, 1994 of Bryanston Group, Inc. in
this post-effective Amendment No. 1 to the  Registration Statement of Alpha 
Hospitality Corporation (Registration No. 333-3606) on Form S-1 appearing in 
the Prospectus.

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




/S/ ROTHSTEIN, KASS & COMPANY, P.C.
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ROTHSTEIN, KASS & COMPANY, P.C.

Roseland, New Jersey
January 24, 1997