EXHIBIT 23.1(a)

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


The Board of Directors
Uproar Inc.:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on
Form S-8 of Uproar, Inc. of our report dated February 4, 2000, relating to the
consolidated balance sheet of Uproar Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31,
1999, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'
equity and comprehensive loss, and cash flows for the year then ended, which
report appears in the registration statement no 333-93315 on Form S-1.



                                                       /s/ KPMG LLP

New York, New York
July 13, 2000