Exhibit 23


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT

Board of Directors
RTG Ventures, Inc.

        We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of RTG Ventures,
Inc. on Form SB-2, as amended of our report dated August 30, 2002 appearing
herein.

Dated: November 19, 2002

/s/ James E. Scheifley
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James E. Scheifley & Associates, P.C.
Certified Public Accountants