EXHIBIT 23.4     
               
            CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS     
 
  We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our report dated October 31, 1996, with respect to the financial
statements of Mississippi-I Gaming, L.P. included in the Registration
Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of Hollywood Park, Inc. for the
registration of $125,000,000 Series B 9 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due
2007.
   
  We also consent to the incorporation by reference therein of our report
dated October 31, 1996 with respect to the financial statement schedule of
Mississippi-I Gaming, L.P. for the years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995
included in the Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of
Hollywood Park, Inc. for the registration of $125,000,000 Series B 9 1/2%
Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2007.     
 
                                                              Ernst & Young LLP
 
New Orleans, Louisiana
   
January 26, 1998