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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                               CONSENT OF KPMG LLP


The Board of Directors
Wells-Gardner Electronics Corporation


We consent to incorporation by reference in this registration statement on Form
S-8 of Wells-Gardner Electronics Corporation of our reports dated January 30,
1998, relating to the balance sheets of Wells-Gardner Electronics Corporation
as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the related statements of operations,
shareholders' equity, and cash flows, and the related financial statement
schedule, for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31,
1997, which reports appear in or are incorporated by reference in the December
31, 1997 annual report on Form 10-K of Wells-Gardner Electronics Corporation.


                                                  /s/ KPMG LLP


Chicago, Illinois
February 18, 1999