EXHIBIT 5.1

August 1, 2000

Board of Directors
Power Kiosks, Inc.
181 Whitehall Drive
Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 9T1

Gentlemen:

At your request,  we have examined the Registration  Statement on Form S-8 to be
filed by you with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on or about August 1,
2000, in connection with the  registration  under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended,  of 105,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock,  $0.0001 par value to
be sold by you pursuant to the Company's Year 2000 Consultant Stock Compensation
Plan. (the "Purchase Plan").

As your counsel,  we have examined the proceedings  relating to and action taken
by you in connection with the adoption of the Purchase Plan.

It is our opinion  that the  105,000  shares of the Stock that may be issued and
sold by the  Company  pursuant  to the Plan,  when issued and sold in the manner
provide in the Plan, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable.

We  consent  to the  use of  this  opinion  as an  exhibit  to the  Registration
Statement  and  further  consent  to all  references  to us in the  Registration
Statement and any  amendments  thereto.  In providing  this  consent,  we do not
thereby  admit that we are  within the  category  of  persons  whose  consent is
required  under  Section  7 of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  or the  rules  and
regulations of the Commission thereunder.

                                   Very truly,

                                   /s/ Mintmire & Associates
                                   Mintmire & Associates