EXHIBIT 32.1


                    Certification of Chief Executive Officer
                           Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350
                 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

         I, Richard P. Brown, Chief Executive Officer of GB Holdings, Inc., (
the "Registrant") certify that to the best of my knowledge, based upon a review
of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2004 of the
Registrant (the "Report"):

         (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13 (a)
              or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

         (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
              material respects, the financial condition and results of
              operations of the Registrant.


    /s/   Richard P. Brown
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Name: Richard P. Brown

Date:   August 13, 2004
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