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<DESCRIPTION>EX-23.1 CONSENT OF BDO SEIDMAN, LLP
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Gaylord Entertainment Company 401(k) Savings Plan
Nashville, Tennessee

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-37051) of Gaylord Entertainment Company of our
report dated June 17, 2005 relating to the financial statements and supplemental
schedule of the Gaylord Entertainment Company 401(k) Savings Plan which appears
in this 2004 Annual Report on Form 11-K.

                              /s/ BDO Seidman, LLP

Dallas, Texas
June 28, 2005
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