Exhibit 23.3

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement on
Form S-3, covering the registration of 159,407 shares of common stock, of our
report dated April 2, 2004 included in the annual report on Form 10-K of 21st
Century Holding Company for the year ended December 31, 2003, and to the
reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the prospectus.

                                        DeMeo, YOUNG, McGRATH

Boca Raton, Florida,
February 2, 2005