Exhibit 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We have issued our report dated March 10, 2006, accompanying the consolidated
financial statements of Atlantic Coast Entertainment Holdings, Inc., contained
in the Registration Statement and Prospectus. We consent to the use of the
aforementioned reports in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and to the
use of our name as it appears under the caption "Experts."

/s/ Grant Thornton LLP

Reno, Nevada
April 27, 2006