EXHIBIT 23 CONSENT OF KPMG LLP The Board of Directors and Shareholders Wells-Gardner Electronics Corporation: We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (#2-72090, #2-09137, #33-63920, #33-61535, #33-02981 and #333-72629) of Wells-Gardner Electronics Corporation of our reports dated January 27, 2000, relating to the balance sheets of Wells-Gardner Electronics Corporation as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1999, and the related schedule, which reports are included in or incorporated by reference in the December 31, 1999 annual report on Form 10-K of Wells-Gardner Electronics Corporation. Chicago, Illinois March 15, 2000